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Report In! / Re: Christopher Barrett AMA TBA

« on: August 23, 2014, 00:18:29 »

Christopher Barrett- Artist at Bungie

Destiny -- Art Director (2014)
Halo: Reach - Additional Environment Art (2010)
Halo 3: ODST - Additional Art Direction (2009)
Halo 3 - Campaign Environment Lead (2007)
Halo 2 - Lead Environment Artist (2004)
Halo: Combat Evolved - Artist (2001)
Myth II: Soulblighter - Multiplayer Artist (1998)

That should help guide us as to what he'll know more about, or what sort of questions to consider.

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Destiny Pre-Release Discussion / Re: Destiny Beta

« on: August 20, 2014, 06:56:27 »

I found it enjoyable, but the Beta was only a taste for me. To get a full idea I'm gonna have to wait until launch, but I like what I see so far.

Still, I think I'm a bit scared.

This is exactly how I feel! A majority of those I talk to are trembling with excitement toward's this game's release, yet I just don't know how I'll react. There's several things I'll have to adjust to with the frenetic game flow. I want to be excited, but I just can't.

In terms of the negatives (my favorite!), I dislike how you can only chat with your fireteam. The size limit of them is understandable, but I wish there was an option to switch between in-game chat and fireteams. It's like being in a Xbox Live party in-game only and with fewer people.

The scenery in game looks gorgeous, but I struggled to find ammo throughout it! Maybe it's something I didn't adapt to, but I hated having to lay low during a group firefight or have to wait for minions to spawn during those boss fights.

Also that Rail-gun-esque secondary is hella hard to use. Bungie pls fix your game.

And in regards to whoever wondered about the Beta profile transferring to the full game, I understand that this isn't happening. But give it a month or two after launch and it won't even cross your mind 

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Destiny Pre-Release Discussion / Re: Pre-Orders: Editions, Expansion Pack, Temporary Exclusives & Other Tales

« on: August 20, 2014, 06:41:38 »

20 gigabytes?! My Xbox doesn't even have that many!

Keep in mind this is Xbox One, much bigger downloads than 360. Plus Microsoft just recently announced a 1 TB Xbox w/o Kinect, but it's COD: AW edition as far as I know.

In regards to the special editions, I find them fitting. I personally prefer the timed exclusives. I'd also be interested if anyone here is looking to get the most expensive edition. I'd be curious about the bonuses it comes with.

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Report In! / Re: Well heres something that a site noted

« on: September 05, 2013, 01:10:17 »

In that specific instance Jedichef provided (thanks btw), it's Vergil communicating, which I assume is disrupting the Superintendent feed by showing those static images. The thing that strikes me as odd about this is something I found on the Huragok Wikipedia page:

The abilities of the Huragok are not limited to fixing things; they are also able to absorb data from a computer or an A.I., and combine it with their own biological "data"

I don't know how aware other people are of that last part, but methinks maybe it's the Huragok Sign Language, which is mentioned later on down the page. Those symbols can be found in-game through the VISR. Here's an example:

Notice the symbol on the top right appears to be the same as the 3rd one across on the Supercode picture.

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Report In! / Re: Well heres something that a site noted

« on: September 03, 2013, 03:48:19 »

Here


Here's the Covenant Alphabet for comparison-


 And Forerunner, (Halo CE-Halo 3 era)-

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Report In! / Re: SGP: Secret detonator on CM:AS

« on: June 27, 2013, 20:18:31 »

This detonator is towards the end of the level, I'd say. What if it was only part of a chain event? Such as you had to accomplish task(s) before this, such as killing all enemies, or keeping all allies alive. And then everyone would hit the switch and you'd teleport to a mysterious dark room with a half-naked Jason Jones floating up and down, across from a Marty O' Donnell dancing in a sea of hearts with soft techno music coming from somewhere behind you. There's several variables for things we could attempt with the unique first environment of this level.

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Halo 4 General Discussion / Re: Debating the Merit of Halo 4

« on: June 27, 2013, 19:58:25 »

i may be mistaken, but I think it is actually SR1 09. SPartan 1 who is level 9. I had the same confusion for a bit.

On xbox, excuse errors.

Definitly over 100. That was just an outrageous example. I am rank ~18, and I am consistently in games with people rank 30-80

I think you have to start playing several games each day for the hidden rank system to sort itself out. Then again, the visible ranking system is only based on playtime, so don't be fooled. I only recently started playing for around 2 hours at least every day or so, and now it's matching me up quite evenly. It may be like Reach's Arena system, if you ever played that. Had to play at least 3 games each day to get a score, and had to get a score 7 times or so in one month to earn a Division Standing. Then it would be able to pair you against others in the same Division. It may be something like that.

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Halo 4 General Discussion / Re: Debating the Merit of Halo 4

« on: June 14, 2013, 15:02:06 »

I applaud 343's work on Halo 4. They have something for everyone (except the MLG crowd). Speaking from a person who doesn't closely follow the Halo story line or hasn't read any of the books, I can tell there was a plethora of information to dissect and they did a good job of taking the Halo fiction seriously. And casual gamers can have a field day with this game, there's a variety of modes and playlists to play. A lot of things 343 did to Halo was stuff I wouldn't have, but yet am still content with.

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Destiny Pre-Release Discussion / Re: Destiny Concept art out (officially, too)

« on: December 06, 2012, 04:48:41 »

When did Bungie start making their own Hoth?

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Report In! / Re: SGP: Secret detonator on CM:AS

« on: October 18, 2012, 03:34:20 »

Hopefully he responds the second time.what did you message him?

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Destiny Pre-Release Discussion / Re: Bnet: Patching up the Destiny Map (Also something else worth reading :P )

« on: October 18, 2012, 03:27:31 »

Well it's interesting, but what could be made of this? Someone should find out where Lorraine was born or lived, to at least see if it was her doing.

And Imppa, we're down, but not out. We just need John to wake up.

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BOBs / Re: The Official Lord Friendship's BOB Video Guide Thread

« on: September 15, 2012, 02:00:06 »

That's a shame to hear. And it's a shame because the links to your videos are broken Edit: Thanks Scat.

But truly. It's sad to know that you are leaving us, but it's good to know that you're still out there. It was good knowing you while it lasted, so I say so long and thanks for all the fish*!

I'll be sure to try to follow your Youtube account. Better yet, I'm sure you can use another subscriber

*By fish I mean help. Sweet, fishy, help.

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Work-In-Progress (Halo: Reach) / Re: Tip Of The Spear - Zealot in Falcon turret.

« on: September 12, 2012, 20:59:23 »

Is there a tutorial on how to do this on B.net? That would probably help me understand some of it (why the 3rd guy can't get in the second falcon in time).

I'd be interested in putting aside some time to try this with others.

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Intel / Re: Shotcodes, Half-Life and Metroid Prime + recent neat findings

« on: August 05, 2012, 05:55:06 »

Well I've been trying to work on this when I actually can get around to doing it, and so far I've only scoured Winter Contingency and Nightfall. I've ended up finding about 7 different possible shotcodes, including one, as bizarre as it may be, in a sink. They're in my fileshare for anyone who's willing to find a way to access it, I don't know if you can view fileshares online anymore, but here's a link to my profile anyways. I'm sure there's more out there, and Scat has even said there's more on Exodus. The thing is I'm going to be on vacation for the next 2 weeks by the time you fine folk are reading this, so all progress from my end will come to a halt. For now. But hopefully someone else can work on this?

-Typed from an iPod

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Halo 4 General Discussion / Halo 4 Campaign at E3 with new enemies!

« on: June 04, 2012, 18:08:25 »

Let's just say I got chills from watching it.

Wow. I didn't know what to expect from 343, but I think this is looking fantastic. Definitely reminded me of Sierra 117 Mission from H3, mixed with something like Dead Planet. There was still the traces of Halo, but I think they were focused on showing the new things.

What are your thoughts on this?

P.S. Someone over at B.net spotted the Halo 4 box art in the Dashboard with the words "Play Trial", so looks like we'll be getting a demo.