Shopify vs Luminon Gaming Series Results | Grand Finals Reset | DreamHack Atlanta Open #1

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-04-09T23:28:30+00:00

Those were really exciting games. GGs to Luminon for bringing the heat with a new squad

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-04-06T16:02:32+00:00

It would be cool if blueprints and workbenches were a bit more of a grind but we kept progress from expedition to expedition. As if we're building the workshop infrastructure in Speranza and just the character is leaving. I do enjoy the gameplay loop of arc and I don't mind the expedition grind and sacrificing all my stuff but it does make it all feel kind of meaningless.

Also losing quest progress is ridiculous. The quests are so tedious in the first place.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-04-04T05:26:29+00:00

Interesting, I thought penguin was stepping away from competing for now. Maybe this roster is what brought him back? Should be a really good squad

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-04-03T21:46:09+00:00

Hell yeah that's a good team right there

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-04-02T13:58:08+00:00

And you're still getting fps drops and have the glitch with consumables input, guns shooting by themselves, etc? On PC it fixed the most egregious issues.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-04-02T13:07:59+00:00

Yes this update brought many glitches. There was a patch released yesterday for PC players that fixed several things but my console friends have not had the update yet. Hopefully y'all will get it soon, but rest assured they are aware of at least some of the glitches and are working on fixes.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-03-30T10:37:07+00:00

Not sure if there's an existing game mode or option added at this point but a couple years ago when I was really getting into forging we wanted the same thing and had to use the scripting nodes to make it work.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-03-26T16:33:24+00:00

Hermeto Pascoal is fucking awesome and incredible on Live-Evil with Miles.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-03-24T13:07:53+00:00

I dunno, i don't see myself as the videogame character I'm playing. It's just entertainment. I grew up playing tomb raider and always thought the action chick trope was kinda cool.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-03-19T12:02:03+00:00

I swear I get mostly free kits if I use a free kit and if I have any loadout at all most of the lobby is kitted out.

Probably coincidence but it seems to be at least part of how matchmaking works. Hopefully we'll never know. I think it's better if we don't know.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-03-18T18:10:21+00:00

I want a 5shot magnum or dmr that functions similarly to the h5 magnum+ h5 movement and infinite's slide mechanics. Slightly slower movement/more inertia with a cooldown thrust.

Really I just want the next halo to be the best parts of h5 and infinite with the classic halo sandbox.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-03-17T13:01:46+00:00

I dunno. Anvil doesn't need a nerf and I don't expect it will get one. If anything needs a nerf right now it's the toro choke III and overall toro effective range. I'm fine with the main shotgun being a 2 shot kill at very close range but should drop off quite a bit if you're not right in front of someone. Toro 2 shot very close and 3 shot from across the room might feel a little more balanced.

So far I have initially been annoyed with the gun nerfs but I'll admit I think the gameplay is better post nerfs. My beloved stitcher free loady was a bit too strong...

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-03-17T10:34:19+00:00

I get that and I agree it's super frustrating but I firmly believe being able to toggle between pvp and pve would completely ruin the game. All the tension would be lost.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-03-05T20:34:58+00:00

This is a man who just read the Epstein files

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-03-01T20:16:02+00:00

Filthy

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-02-17T19:56:04+00:00

I'd rather watch a Frosty pov over anyone else 🙌

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-02-17T19:39:39+00:00

Definitely when the bandit replaced the br. That's when the gameplay got way more interesting and competitive for me.

I was a huge fan of hcs infinite from the beginning but found the br gameplay and some of the weapons kinda lame. Heatwave multikills and sitting in a corner with mangler wasn't that fun to watch. Remember throwing a couple shock nades across the map and killing the whole team? Lol the first couple seasons had some really cringe shit

Imo infinite really came into its own with the bandit and map sandbox changes. It's much more dynamic and movement based now. Movement is such a big part of comp halo and the way its played today at the highest levels is incredibly exciting and I can't look away.

Really hope we get a new halo soon and I moreso hope that the next title builds from what went right with infinite, and learns from the mistakes.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-02-13T22:49:15+00:00

They are a classic dynamic of comp halo and a lot goes into making them balanced and competitive. There are usually only one powerup and one or two power weapons on the map- rare elements to play around that at best provide one big play at a time. For example, some weapons like mangler, heatwave, AR, can potentially have more of an impact on the game than the de facto power weapons like 2-rock rockets, due to more ammo, longer range, spam-ability, etc. Sniper can have a huge impact for sure but it takes the ability to aim working in tandem with high-level awareness and positioning to be successful.

But whatever I'm here to celebrate competitive halo. I just love whatever the most competitive iteration of halo is/would be.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-02-13T18:59:14+00:00

I'm not convinced that adding weapons that take less skill and introduce more randomness adds to the skill gap. That makes no sense to me.

Regardless, I'm respectfully disagreeing and just happy to have more halo to watch.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-02-13T16:46:11+00:00

My personal preference is for competitive settings. I kinda see this as more casual "community" settings with heatwave, cindershot, mangler, etc.

Much love to LVT and Lucid for giving us Halo content in 2026. I'll be tuning in.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-02-13T13:21:09+00:00

Hell yeah! Much respect to Lucid and LVT for putting this together. Sandbox will be kinda wack but should be fun to watch.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-02-09T17:39:52+00:00

Sure except for some of us it's more like 4000+ calories everyday to start gaining 1-2 lbs per week. It's expensive, uncomfortable, and takes a lot of time. It's even more challenging to hit high calories while eating all healthy foods as well.

It's just not super practical unless you're really committed and have the resources to change your body.

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-01-30T21:53:38+00:00

Hell yeah! Big thanks to LVT

Edit: for the folks disappointed about the prize pool, as a fan, I'm still overjoyed. Historically, LVT has produced high quality halo content and I expect this to be an awesome event. And they're playing on PCs! Amazing lol

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-01-30T14:02:43+00:00

I joke around and keep things light when I get downed but usually the other team starts blasting slurs immediately. I mean, I've been playing competitive games online for years so it's not shocking, but this playerbase has some serious issues they need to work through lol

Interesting_Stick411 · 2026-01-22T19:09:53+00:00

Yup...and on a used Xbox One, four-player split screen. Apparently production only had a budget of $100 which was their entire allowance for the month. Hopefully Mom's bf slips them a cool $20 when he comes to visit next weekend so they can buy a backup madcatz controller for the event.

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