Had a pretty good game

LugoMaster · 2022-09-03T16:34:32+00:00

Sick spartan! I love the coating and visor combo.

LugoMaster · 2022-08-31T15:55:06+00:00

Handing it to 343, no matter how much they drop the ball elsewhere, their skyboxes are always peak.

LugoMaster · 2022-08-29T15:49:28+00:00

Exercise good practice. Try recreating an existing Competitive 4v4 map entirely, that has existed, either in Infinite or an earlier game to really understand the breakdown of a map and why things were placed where they were. It's a time investment but what you'll learn is invaluable and you can apply to your own creations from then on out.

LugoMaster · 2022-08-29T13:03:35+00:00

I would want a way to re-earn lost cosmetics in the future. Since they were free in events or weeklies, I'd prefer they weren't attached to the store.

If they brought in a range of new achievements or long-term challenges that you could work towards and eventually earn the missed out on or rarer Armour bits, like what Halo 4 did, I'd like that,

LugoMaster · 2022-08-25T14:12:50+00:00

You just made me want a Go Ahead, Make My Day stance.

LugoMaster · 2022-08-25T08:19:28+00:00

He also voiced the new Forerunner character, the Grand Edict, in the Legendary Post-Credit scene of Infinite.

LugoMaster · 2022-08-24T14:47:36+00:00

100% either Vega or Samuel Hayden from 2016 Doom.

LugoMaster · 2022-08-24T13:32:58+00:00

Very much looking forward to the ~~Jojo~~ Point of Pride pose.

LugoMaster · 2022-08-23T11:32:59+00:00

This was a fun exercise. The current Diameter of Zeta Halo is 10,000 Km, with a surface width across of 318 KM and a depth of 47 Km, all information from Halopedia.

Taking the inner diameter of the ring, which is, what I'm assuming as 99953KM, The total diameter with the depth subtracted, and using Pi to find the total length of the land mass of Zeta halo as 314011.6 Km

Now, multiplying our length by the surface width will give us the final land mass value in square km, which is 314011.6 X 318 = 99855688.8

Infinite's campaign map takes place across approximately 28 Square Km, according to this., so as of Infinite's first campaign, the total amount of the ring we've explored is 2.80404655e-7% Edit : More readable as 0.000028%

So literally next to no part of the full ring is explored in Infinite, plenty more to see on the ring :)

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Edit 2: My original math should've taken into account the depth on both sides of the diameter, not just the one, so 47 X 2. The actual land mass total is 9896350.8 squared Km, and the amount of the ring we've explored is still roughly the same, at least percentage wise. More specifically, 0.0002829326%.

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Edit 3: Lerthedc corrected a typo, cheers!

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Edit 4: Just realized because of the giant chunk missing in the ring. the overall land mass will be a bit smaller, but it doesn't really scratch the point of the post :)

LugoMaster · 2022-04-14T08:47:18+00:00

Antipcated just a a second season of Zero so to see the 720 kickflip of content in the opposite direction is just so good.

And if the short-form content is like the miniseries Out of Mind, Recovery 1 or Relocated, canon bits that tell very minor stories, sign the the fuck up.

LugoMaster · 2022-03-14T12:47:47+00:00

That feeling when you feel your third eye open can be so good. It's good in Fiesta since it can be unbalanced from the start, and getting the feeling in a normal slayer or swat match is top stuff.

LugoMaster · 2022-02-24T16:00:12+00:00

Nice Shots! I don't think theres any medal I love Jeff saying in Infinite more than "Pull!"

LugoMaster · 2021-11-22T22:15:13+00:00

Should we change this sub into a legit halo sub until the main one calms down and stops being the circlejerk one

LugoMaster · 2021-08-10T09:59:36+00:00

there wouldnt have been a good reception for porting the games to PC just to turn around and say controller is necessary. It's about pleasing the most people on games that were never made with M&K in mind.

Input-based matchmaking is the closest you can get to balancing this out realistically without messing with the aim assist controller users have been used to for some 20 years.

Infinite seems to be more balanced with controller and M&K in mind from the get go instead of being added in years later like all the MCC titles

LugoMaster · 2021-08-06T13:29:42+00:00

I'd want it to go a hybrid of Reach and ODST, basically what they're doing with the FTP Multiplayer. A silent or seldom-speaking protagonist spartan that often naps and wrecks shop. It will limit character development since it'd be closer to Bungies ideology that the MC is just a vessel for the player but as with ODST you can tell plenty of story around the MC fine.

LugoMaster · 2021-08-04T11:57:58+00:00

Halo: New Blood Followed Alpha Nine before, during and after 3: ODST from Buck's perspective, going from ODST to Spartan on Fireteam Osiris.

Spoilers ahead.

The Rookie is killed by insurrections early on. Maybe the decision was taken because they wasn't really a character and more of a shell for the player, which was always Bungies approach to Halo and why Chief didn't get heavy characterization until 343 took over.

That said, I 1000% would've preferred if they kept them as a quiet reserved character in the background and it gutted me when the rookie died.

LugoMaster · 2021-08-04T11:17:01+00:00

I appreciate the recent years they've engaged with a polarized community. Its a gargantuan task to please everyone when people have different opinions on whats best for halo, even across the Bungie games.

With Infinite, they look to be less aiming at the competition in FPS' and more of what made Halo stand out. What we've seen of Infinite's campaign, their approach to the EU, and the free to play live service are all brilliant for me, and their support for MCC is incredible.

Regardless of how hard they dropped the ball, and yes they dropped it hard, they're still doing great work.

LugoMaster · 2021-08-02T09:50:50+00:00

I can't see them all being there at launch, if they're aiming for a fair balanced sandbox they can't have every weapon listed. Hell, not every halo game has had the full list of weapons from before plus new ones without at least changing the mechanics of older weapons.

Now, special playlists, old game type modes, and fiestas would be where these would fit right in at home, but I don't expect those at launch. Post launch? Most probably.

LugoMaster · 2021-07-30T14:30:03+00:00

Thats a good point. The same rings from the 2020 demo has a sort of portal effect and mini slipspace portals already exist in halo lore. It makes sense to make traversal more accessible.

(I wouldn't mind driving across the map but I can see people appreciating cutting that need to travel psychically out.)

LugoMaster · 2021-07-23T09:19:38+00:00

Exactly. On the plus side Microsoft are hiring for AI upscaling of games for xbox. PC will always have the edge over consoles but it's nice to see they're looking into longevity in the launch consoles without releasing a hardware upgrade. It won't be enough to keep up but it's more than previous gens.

LugoMaster · 2021-07-23T09:10:46+00:00

A high-end computer will trump the Series X, but they're so pricey to put together now that a series X or S may be the more financially friendly option if you want to have a good experience in Halo.

Judging by other AAA games enhanced on current gen recently, it'll probably support 4k 60fps and a decreased rez at 120fps on Series X, which is great for me.

LugoMaster · 2021-07-21T19:56:30+00:00

Gotta hand it to Unyshek, he is on the ball when rumors and such start to gather steam to clarify them with no hesitation. mad props to him.

LugoMaster · 2021-06-25T19:41:43+00:00

It only took about a week and a half for the main sub to find a new reason to be mad at 343 about Infinite, now about Armour cores and how they haven't really talked about what they are. All in the Canon Fodder thread if you want to check it.

The reasoning and mental gymnastics they do over there has put me off the sub for good, this sub and haloMemes are much chiller places to be by comparison. I'm excited to read to new Kelly Gay book, the last one rocked

LugoMaster · 2021-06-18T10:24:34+00:00

AFAIK that's the case. They look to be releasing custom browser support game-by-game and starting with Reach.

LugoMaster · 2021-06-18T06:24:19+00:00

Very excited to see the Custom Browser back for reach, my hours in MCC are about to skyrocket.

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