Halo 4

[domoarigato12]

me gusta! Gotta say I enjoy it. Team SWAT is my zone.
Post here for anything Halo 4 related.

On that note: are they going to implement arenas at some point? like how SWAT came out on week 2.

[Aranneas]

got to play a bit of it on my roommate's console the other day. disclaimer: haven't played halo since h2.

CTF feels really annoying. slayer is a lot faster paced than what i remember but lots of fun. roommate had a team already going that has apparently been together for a while. since I'm a decent shot I was able to contribute a bit but I still felt really outclassed since I haven't played a shooter in a good long while.

weapon balance feels really weird for me. I was doing better with the carbine than anything else; all the other scope weapons feel too slow firing for me. carbine is too fast as well though. didn't find one with a good balance for my own style. I was seeing a couple players really kicking butt with the new light rifle but I couldn't get to work for me in the 2.5ish hours I was on.

[empressxinsaneo]

I'm gonna play this weekend finally.. so excited!! I loved Slayer when I first started playing because of the grenades, but now headshots in Swat. I'm still not that great though. (started playing Halo this year).

[greg975]

I got up to level 54 and I must say that I love it. My only complaints I think of are:

-Some maps need changes (especially Complex).
-The Forerunner handgun charged can be annoying, some players do entire games with it.
-Some challenges are a repeat although the game's so recent (and that "kill the king 18 times in a game" challenge is weird, do they use it to find boosters?).
-Why no "Rumble Pit" and a "Crazy King" mode instead?
-The Assault Rifle is annoying, I think it needs some tweaking. I know some people will say "it's not over-powered, it'll beat you only depending on the range" but I've lost too many times against the AR at ranges I strongly believe I should have won with the BR (and I do aim for the head). In my contact list, the guy with the best K/D ratio uses only the AR, coincidence?
-Why do they spend the time and money to create modes you can't get in matchmaking? They'll be released later (like SWAT)? I don't understand why adding them later, but at least 343i should tell gamers what they planned, if I didn't read a post in a forum I wouldn't know about SWAT coming up.
-One of the worst thing is the "host system", I got so many games with either the "loading screen" when the game has to find another host or lots of lag. They had that problem in Reach and it's back in Halo 4 what the hell?!
-Why is there a 2 way CTF but not 1 way? I prefer the latter, it's not as messy as the action's focused on 1 flag not people rushing in all directions with the confusion coming with.

Except from that I think it's an awesome game, I liked Reach but I *love* Halo 4, the gameplay changed the way I hoped. The Promethean vision is great to stop campers, the weapons don't always drop at the same places and moments, the ordinance drops make a pretty nice addition and the graphics are gorgeous.

[KnoxSe7eN]

I am still on my solo legendary play through of the campaign. I have soloed all the released Spartan Ops so far. I think they did a good job with Halo. I look forward to seeing where 343 takes it.

I have not played any multiplayer what so ever so far though.

I keep seeing people complain about how the DMR is overpowered. Also see people saying they are hitting daily XP caps.

Greg have you found any use for the pulse grenade? I don't think I have killed one enemy with it. lol

[greg975]

Originally Posted by KnoxSe7eN

I keep seeing people complain about how the DMR is overpowered. Also see people saying they are hitting daily XP caps.

Greg have you found any use for the pulse grenade? I don't think I have killed one enemy with it. lol

Personally I don't think it's over-powered, maybe you can think so if you don't use it properly while others beat you with it, headshots are as effective as they should be. Again, I think it's all about the range, it's like AR > BR > DMR, but the AR is too accurate at certain ranges from my point of view.

Any use for the pulse grenade? It's the grenade type I got the most kills with. They're great if you can time your throws properly or get lucky but they're also useful as "area denial" weapons. If you need to retreat or control a territory, you can stop pretty much anyone by throwing a pulse grenade. It's very good in fights too, if the enemy gets into your grenade his entire shield will be gone, one shot and you won the duel. It took me a while to use them properly but now I love them, much more than the plasma ones requiring that you stick them to the opponent to get anything.

In my previous post I was talking about the forerunner handgun? Guess what, I just played a game before posting this and... There was a guy using ONLY this weapon until he could get an ordinance drop! Of course he wasn't running around with it, most of the time he'd wait for you to turn around the corner. The worst thing is those "players" (if you can use the word "player"...) using this weapon with the active cammo and "camping methods"...

[EDIT:] Another problem I have with Halo 4, as I said, some maps are much better than others so people tend to vote for them every time, this makes pretty repetitive games as it's always the same maps you play.

And you're right about the daily XP cap, it's annoying, I reached it every single day last week. -.-'

[Pfoiffee]

Overall, it's a decent effort by 343i. Enjoyed the campaign from start to finish, Spartan Ops is ok, though the first episode wasn't all that exciting for me. Hopefully it will get more interesting in the next few episodes.

Also, DAT RAILGUN!!!

Now as far as Multiplayer is concerned... the first week post-launch I had tonnes of fun, but now it has become very frustrating for me. The main issue I believe is with the constant laggy games. The big mistake they made was not adding a region filter (although I would have preferred they let us host dedicated servers, as it would be rid of terrible lag altogether). I'm getting fed up with being thrown into matches with foreign hosts, and constantly being killed. How hard is it to add this, really?

There are a bunch of other problems I can think of, but I'll just leave it at that. Considering this is 343i's first game (Halo CE Anniversary was a remake, so it doesn't count), I will give them the benefit of a doubt, and hopefully they will get it right next time.

[greg975]

Originally Posted by Pfoiffee

The first week post-launch I had tonnes of fun, but now it has become very frustrating for me. The main issue I believe is with the constant laggy games.

Same here, it's annoying to start running 5 meters and then having that "teleportation effect" bringing you back where you came from, of course after that moment of lag you suddenly die without knowing when or why.

343i Y U NO HAVE SERVERS?!

Another complain about Halo 4 but it probably goes with any FPS:
The community... A game started on Ragnarok, a BTB game so everyone rushed to get the Mantis, I took it first and an a...ho... started sticking his grenades on the Mantis because HE wanted it! How old are you to have such behavior?? Not only was it utterly stupid but it was also giving a handicap to his own team lacking the Mantis while the other one's using it... There's also that going joining a SWAT game which already started but he wanted to be with his clan in the other team... So he got the good idea of attacking us to help his friends (hurting without killing so he can't be banned), and he most likely told his mates where we were through their chat group...

[KnoxSe7eN]

Originally Posted by greg975

Any use for the pulse grenade? It's the grenade type I got the most kills with. They're great if you can time your throws properly or get lucky but they're also useful as "area denial" weapons.

Interesting, I have only played the campaign and Spartan Ops so far. So I haven't played any War Games yet. Never considered cooking the grenade. That makes me feel stupid.

As for the DMR or any other weapon. I have no first hand input as to if and how they should be nerfed in War Games. It wont matter for me anyway. I am sure my K/D ratio will be in the negatives when I start.

Can you imagine co-oping with most of the people in this thread. It might be difficult. We are all from different regions. I am not even talking lag but accents lol

[greg975]

Originally Posted by KnoxSe7eN

Never considered cooking the grenade. That makes me feel stupid.

As for the DMR or any other weapon. I have no first hand input as to if and how they should be nerfed in War Games. It wont matter for me anyway. I am sure my K/D ratio will be in the negatives when I start.

Can you imagine co-oping with most of the people in this thread. It might be difficult. We are all from different regions. I am not even talking lag but accents lol

-Cooking the grenades? As far as I know it means holding them in your hand so you can throw them right when it's about the explode. I don't do that (correct me if I'm wrong but it can't be done in Halo 4). By timing I meant choosing when to throw them because pulse grenades do the most damage when enemies get inside them when... I need the find the right words... When the grenades explode or implode if you see what I mean. After a game's over try them, you can enter your pulse grenades without changing your K/D ratio so just see what they do to you.

-Don't worry, my K/D ratio is negative too. lol. But this ratio isn't the most important thing. It doesn't say if you're improving, if you're having fun, if your team sucks etc. etc. In the "King of the Hill" mode your ratio might be terrible because you're so focused on controlling the zone although everyone spams grenades in the hill, good luck keeping a good K/D ratio.

-Co-op with people from Anime-Planet? It could be great because people are friendly in this forum, but, as you said, the accents can be a problem. Personally I hate mine and the more I'm thinking of "how French it is" the more I'm becoming embarrassed so it gets worse and worse, such a vicious cycle. ^^' I tried once with Pfoiffee in Halo: Reach, it seemed too difficult for him to understand my accent, I never tried again.