Halo: Reach

[NiB]

Legendary solo wasnt hard enough for my taste.

True story.

But you also cut yourself because the pain makes you feel alive

Therefore....solo legendary is tedious,frustrating but eventually rewarding punishment

[TAT]

Finally got a few campaign levels done with my mate. Infuriatingly, he got ingame credits for completing the levels, whereas I didn't. The story is pretty cool if cliched in parts, and the environs have already been varied enough to still be interesting. Definitely one of the better looking games I've played recently - which the mid-level flybys really show off

[HiredMan]

Finally got a few campaign levels done with my mate. Infuriatingly, he got ingame credits for completing the levels, whereas I didn't. The story is pretty cool if cliched in parts, and the environs have already been varied enough to still be interesting. Definitely one of the better looking games I've played recently - which the mid-level flybys really show off

You probably did get the credits man. I dont think it shows them in the credit count at the end though.

I recall not seeing any credits pop up after I did a Legendary co-op level with NiB, but my points total at the bottom of the screen was a couple of thousand higher than when I started.

[TAT]

My credit total was identical before & after.

[NiB]

I remember getting about 10 credits for doing those first 3 levels in legendary co-op and feeling possed off considering the time put into em.

Also, we need to finish that legendary run HM...everytime I see you on your back on heroic for some reason

[HiredMan]

Yeah I'm playing with Antwan and his mate. Bit sick of it now though, lets hit the Legendary.

[FrozenSoul80]

Elite Slayer = Plasma Pistol spam.

Remind me to never vote for it again.

Don't talk shit about the plasma pistol. It's magical and never gets the respect it deserves. It disables shields and vehicles and kinda tracks the target. What's not to like?

[Spazzola]

Being hit by it?

[Cerebral]

Took a sweet screen shot of me head stomping an Elite (If they came to hear me beg...) but my Gold membership expired and it won't let me upload it. Balls.

[The Dark Cyan]

But you also cut yourself because the pain makes you feel alive

Therefore....solo legendary is tedious,frustrating but eventually rewarding punishment


Totally.

Nobody understands me and pain is the only true absoloute.

Also plasma pistol + Needle Rifle or DMR = Game over.

[aubergine]

30th Nov, Noble Map Pack, 800 points.
(http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-10-14-first-halo-reach-map-pack-revealed)
Hopefully not just more areas from the game.

[Natrak]

30th Nov, Noble Map Pack, 800 points.
(http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-10-14-first-halo-reach-map-pack-revealed)
Hopefully not just more areas from the game.

Looks like they're not from the campaign at all. Just as well, they'd be insane to release areas from the campaign as paid multiplayer DLC.

[Xanafalgue]

New maps look mighty fine

[Clockw0rk]

Two big maps, one small map. Pass. More 2-8 player levels please!

[HiredMan]

Nah mane, btb/invasion rulez

[sausage]

NOBLE map pack.


Noble.

eh

eh

[aubergine]

It's going to patch in Kinect support, will be renamed the Knoble Map Pack.

(that is a lie.)

[Clockw0rk]

Nah mane, btb/invasion rulez
Not when the most players we have in the flat is 7. I barely play online, it's all system link over here.

[CrimsonFury]

Another playlist update coming on Tuesday 19/10/10 (most likely Wednesday morning in Aus timezones). Key features include:


2 new forgeworld maps added: 1 Bungie made and 1 Community made
Team Snipers gets is own playlist and is removed from Team Slayer
Infection gets its own playlist and is removed from Rumble Pit
Firefight changed from 5 waves to 15 and has skull progression each round of 5 waves ODST style.
Friendly fire turned off in Firefight
Score attack timelimit increased from 12 to 15 mins (score attack remains 5 waves)

Many smaller changes including map tweaks can be found in the full details here: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=29272

[Natrak]

I don't know why they had to change the Firefight playlist when surely they could have just added a new one. I really liked what they did with Firefight in matchmaking, it was a lot easier to just get into for a quick game or two. I'm not sure how much I'm going to want to play if I have to stick around for 15 waves.

[aubergine]

A separate option would have been better, but I prefer the idea of longer games. Unfortunately the lag rapes me in my current household.

[CrimsonFury]

30 mins (the new timelimit for FF) is still fairly short IMO (compared to Classic which lasts until you run out of lives)

If you want short games play solo in score attack (15 mins\5 waves).

They didn't add another play list because they are already adding a ton (SWAT\Snipers\Living Dead) and they are planning to add 2 more Fightfire playlists in another update (Classic mode with limited lives and Versus Firefight where some players play as Elites whoose mission is to kill the Spartans)

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

noble dies btw

[HiredMan]

noble dies btw

Which one?? HURRRR

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

Not the main character

[AranchineD]

TAT dies.

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

RIP Noble, it was the best of times it was the blurst of times

[Ninjalada]

Team Slayer is still messed up. It has gone from being 45% swat/45% snipers/10 everything else to 45%slayer pro/45% elite slayer/10% everything else. A lot of the time the 3 options it gives you will all be slayer pro and when you choose 'none of the above', you get 3 elite slayer.

I'm guessing that people choose slayer pro a lot because it doesn't have armor lock, which is understandable.

[Lex]

So what gametypes do you actually like?

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

The one where he always wins

[Spazzola]

Those are?

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

exactly

[Ninjalada]

So what gametypes do you actually like?

Team Slayer.

Not Slayer Pro.
Not Elite Slayer.
Not Swat Slayer.
Not Snipers Slayer.

Team Slayer.

Ironically, Team Slayer is 99% not Team Slayer.

[Xanafalgue]

Good GRIEF.

[Spudzilla]

Just posting so I get a CP update for when Ninjalada posts

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

Team Slayer.

Not Slayer Pro.
Not Elite Slayer.
Not Swat Slayer.
Not Snipers Slayer.

Team Slayer.

Ironically, Team Slayer is 99% not Team Slayer.

Are you aware of how much you ****ing whine about multiplayer games, yet still play them anyway?

[Super Sleuth]

Hello gentleman, I've never played a Halo or been invited to a house but I can tell this clearly isn't a good game.

[SOX]

Having not really played online with my 360 since Halo 3, I fired up Reach yesterday and had a blast. It still plays identically to Halo 3 but the credit progression addresses my main beef of the brutal/slow win/loss progression in the previous game.

I find it refreshing to play a traditional (well only traditional to a point) deathmatch game after the years of CoD and it's class based stuff.

[Ninjalada]

Are you aware of how much you ****ing whine about multiplayer games, yet still play them anyway?

You say whine, I say fastidiously point out glaring design flaws. ;)

Maybe I'm just an optimist and hope that despite the flaws, I'll be able to get some ejoyment out of it.

[Clockw0rk]

You say whine, I say fastidiously point out glaring design flaws. ;)

Maybe I'm just an optimist and hope that despite the flaws, I'll be able to get some ejoyment out of it.
Sounds like whining to me.

[Antwandemarco]

Maybe I'm just an optimist



Hahaha

[Ninjalada]

Sounds like whining to me.

Sounds like fastidiously pointing out glaring design flaws to me.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

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[Ninjalada]

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Gold! Gold! Gold!

[Xanafalgue]

Less gold, more whingerlada.

[aubergine]

I wanted to see more of that.

[SOX]

That's how I feel everytime I boot it up.

[SOX]

In 2 weeks I've earnt a paltry 60,000cR and to get to the max rank you need to earn 20,000,000cR. At this rate it will take 12 years to get there..

[Lex]

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http://www.dageek.com/resources/uploads/image_module_image/large/86b6a4f97e0ca5f3ed200bc72315b36f.jpg

Could you be any madder?

[SOX]

I wish Forge World maps weren't picked 90% of the time. Halo 3 had more visually interesting maps IMO.

[SOX]

The Noble Map Pack is out on the 30th (not sure if that's the same for AU) for 800msp.

Also had a total fluke yesterday and managed to shoot a frag grenade mid air (http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=10404942&player=Durandal%20AU) with my needle rifle :)

[tau]

Does anyone play this? I got it ages ago, but it never really held my interest for very long at all. Thinking it was because I tried playing it solo. So, anyone up for some games later in the week of co-op?

[SOX]

I'll be up for some but Sunday would be the only day this week that'd work for me - next week would be fine all week.

[Clockw0rk]

My flatmate just got a wireless adaptor and gold so we'll be playing more. Yay!

[aubergine]

Perhaps we should set a community playdate.

Not Wednesday.

[Starscream]

^ Should not play with people from Japan. Unless you are Bronze and like to play in super slow motion.

[Xanafalgue]

Does anyone play this? I got it ages ago, but it never really held my interest for very long at all. Thinking it was because I tried playing it solo. So, anyone up for some games later in the week of co-op?

I can do Friday if you or anyone else is up for it. Wouldn't mind playing through it again (I'll use my mic :p )

[SOX]

^Can't do Friday but I can do Sunday + all of the next 5 weeks (gf is going overseas).
If you guys list your gamertags and I'll add them when I get a chance and it'll make the whole process easier :)

Mine is: Durandal AU

[HiredMan]

Yeah I'm up for the playdate, just set the time. I think I have all of you on my friends list, might've deleted you though SOX, will send inv if I have.

[Clockw0rk]

I'll try to be on there and I'll drag the flatmate too. Just set a time, earlier if possible as I'm in NZ.

[Xanafalgue]

I can do Sunday. I will be nursing a large hangover however, because I am MCing a sex toy party on Saturday night!

[SOX]

Why the shit name change?

[aubergine]

He was banned, I think it's proofreader.

I can do Sunday. I will be nursing a large hangover however, because I am MCing a sex toy party on Saturday night!

I think there needs to be a law stating you have to have gamertag information in your signature.

For the sake of our New Zealand neighbours, should we be looking at Sunday from say 7PM?

And there's daylight saving down south right now is there? So what the **** is 7pm in Queensland compared to NSW/VIC?

And therefore what time is what what in New Zealand what? WHAT?

Jesus.

[SOX]

He was banned, I think it's proofreader.


99% certain it's actually LARZ

[aubergine]

Who is Moggo nowadays?

Looks like the general Reach concensus is to come on Sunday sometime and hope for the best.

[Xanafalgue]

AM or PM?

[SOX]

I'll probably have a hangover so lets aim for PM.

[aubergine]

What's "AM"?

Oh right, the time after midnight but before bedtime.

[aubergine]

Just read that the Noble Map Pack is live. Not sure I can spare the $16 at the moment though, which seems ridiculous but there it is.

[Clockw0rk]

I won't be picking it up straight away, it's bound to be free sooner or later and two of the three maps are too big for the size of match I generally play.

[Clockw0rk]

He was banned, I think it's proofreader.



I think there needs to be a law stating you have to have gamertag information in your signature.

For the sake of our New Zealand neighbours, should we be looking at Sunday from say 7PM?

And there's daylight saving down south right now is there? So what the **** is 7pm in Queensland compared to NSW/VIC?

And therefore what time is what what in New Zealand what? WHAT?

Jesus.
It'll be 10pm, which I can maybe do.

[aubergine]

So really we should consider 5pm so Clockwork can go from 8pm?

The first thing I'm going to do once I figure out how to fold space is make it the same time everywhere on earth at once.

Then I'm going to travel 65 million light years away from earth and use a telephoto lens to take photos of dinosaurs so we'll know if t-Rex really was a giant chicken-thing or not.

[SOX]

Downloaded the Noble Map Pack this morning and checked out the achievements before heading to work - they are all going to be easy as piss to do, was expecting something a bit more challenging tbh.

[Clockw0rk]

Is this happening or can I gear up for an early night?

[aubergine]

Sorry, I was unexpectedly called away. Driving home now but hours away.

[Xanafalgue]

I am online. Got bored of MNC and BFBC2 though.

[aubergine]

Got home finally. Have been awake for 20 hours!

No, not drugs, just Fight Club degree insomnia.

[HiredMan]

I forgot... :(

[SOX]

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/Screenshot.ashx?fid=10714901&size=medium

What did Noble 6 look like for you guys? I'm quite attached to the female white/red Spartan I started with.

[SOX]

Hijacked Aub's banshee with the help of my jetpack a few times :) (http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=10846036&player=Durandal%20AU)

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/Screenshot.ashx?fid=10845861&size=medium
Also Anchor 9 sure does look pretty.

[aubergine]

I was so surprised to get banshees in multiplayer finally that I kept failing to make a connection between jetpacks and high-jacks. You're NOT king of the skies anymore.

I like the new maps but they need big teams.

I think we should try and have a huge custom match if we can get enough people at once.

[HiredMan]

I'm keen. I mostly play BTB and Invasion anyways so am interested in the new maps.

Set a time and I'll make room in my EVE schedule :)

[JC Henderson]

I'm keen. I mostly play BTB and Invasion anyways so am interested in the new maps.

Set a time and I'll make room in my EVE schedule :)

I'm keen but Hiredman I've seen your activity with EVE we got no chance of getting you in.

[HiredMan]

Awww c'mon. I only mined asteroids for 10 hours on Saturday!

Someone set a time and I'll play.

[aubergine]

I MIGHT be on on Friday night, am setting up a friend with a 360 and Reach, but he may not have his Internet connected.

Otherwise am planning to be on Saturday night. I'd usually go on at 8:30 but now remember that's 9:30pm in the wacky South.

[aubergine]

Planning to be on tonight. As kind of expected, friend didn't have his Internet set up. Newfangled games like Peggle and Pacman became the hits of the evening.

[SOX]

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/Screenshot.ashx?fid=11159562&size=medium

Aub and I dominating from the tower in Pinnacle.

[aubergine]

Almost looks like a sniping chorus line there.

[SOX]

You really gotta change that bear-fat-kid helmet thing. Easily the worst looking helmet in the game!

[aubergine]

It looks like a laughing frog to me.

[Xanafalgue]

If you're playing online campaign co-op with a friend, do the cutscenes show or does it just skip to gameplay? Same for Gears 2.

[HiredMan]

Cutscenes show I think

[Xanafalgue]

Okay thanks

[Clockw0rk]

Cutscenes show, host player can skip them.

[Xanafalgue]

Thanks!

[aubergine]

We seem to fail at organising Halo online games, but my xbox is on right now if anyone cares to try that.

[aubergine]

Am going to try going on again tonight from 8pm (which is probably 9pm in NSW/VIC and whatever O'ever in other states...)

[[m]averick]

Should try and organise a session, aub. I'll try and get on tonight from 9PM onwards. Tag is mrgaleAU

I'm not great, but I'm getting better. Rarely have a positive K/D spread online if that's an indicator.

EDIT: thought you wrote that today. Oh well, I'll still get on from 9PM.

[aubergine]

I work Wednesday nights until 10-11.

[[m]averick]

We should organise something for Sunday or Monday night. Although, I've kept a bit of an eye on these sorts of things and they never seem to get off the ground.

I think I'll just add some Hyper guys and see what happens.

[SOX]

I'm up for some Reach fun times (after New Years though cause I'm a bit busy before then). Add "Durandal AU".

[HiredMan]

I havent played this for ages, definitely up for a big Hyper session though. I could put a screaming all-caps ad in the thread title maybe?

[Xanafalgue]

Just played campaign co-op for the first time with a friend who is new to Xbox, so it is his first Halo game. Much fun with other people!

[[m]averick]

I havent played this for ages, definitely up for a big Hyper session though. I could put a screaming all-caps ad in the thread title maybe?


Yeah, I think that should be a goer. We'll work on the date being Sunday or Monday (I'm happy with both, holidays ftw) and hope that people show up for once :p

[aubergine]

I detect a lack of caring about new map pack.

[Spazzola]

Current balance: 650MS points
Required balance: 800MS points

Besides, the DLC does seem rather underwhelming.

[Clockw0rk]

Only interested in the Firefight map, I'll wait until it's free.
Or just not play it, that's another solid option.

I guess they're relying on Forge for all their small maps which is a bit shit, really.

[HiredMan]

Dont think I've actually played it since last year :/

[aubergine]

I've been playing it nearly every Friday with in-real-life friends, although we all have Bad Company 2 now and will probably try that for the first time tonight (we couldn't join each other last week I think because one of us hadn't downloaded the VIP code content, or something.)

[Clockw0rk]

I play it occasionally but not enough to justify the map packs since I usually play smaller team games.

[tau]

Can't believe I bought the limited edition crap thing. Played it for maybe an hour total ever.

[Xanafalgue]

Did you even finish the SP?

[tau]

That hour was with all aspects of the game. So possibly! haha burrnnnnn


(no, barely got very far at all, cbf with it)

[Xanafalgue]

The campaign is awesome, you should try again :)

[Xanafalgue]

Maybe in co-op!

[Spazzola]

Co-op legendary was quite fun.

[NiB]

Co-op legendary was quite fun.

Think I tried that with HM, we died lots

[Spazzola]

Bashing Hunters used to be my shining ability, now the roles are reversed :o

[aubergine]

Hashing Bunters? That doesn't make sense.

I thought the Reach single player was pretty good, for this series.