Halo Discussion thread

[Zilla]

Also, I can't get a good enough view to see what the tag says, could somebody zoom in, increase sharpness, etc. to see if it is of importance?

 

[PICTURE]

 

You can try changing the sharpness, but I don't think anything is there...

 

 

 

Dang, well we have to wait until release or if France gets it leaked again.

 

also, here is a GIF of the VGA Trailer and Campaign Trailer, courtesy of HBO

 

 

I like it I liked how many people used to say "Reach won't ever look like the VGA trailer" Also, unlike the VGA, it is Rendered in the in-game engine instead of being pre-rendered, especially since every cutscene you are in is with your personal armor (as it crosses over from Multiplayer, to Campaign, to Firefight, etc. Very nice improvement.

[Overdoziz]

It looks worse, like how they removed some particles and shadows, but it doesn't look half bad in comparison.

[sarg1010]

OH. OH MY GOD.

 

HHHHHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH

 

SPACESHIP COMBAT

 

AS IN YOU FLY A SPACESHIP AND SHOOT [cabbage]. OH GOD. THIS IS GOING TO BE [bleep]ING AMAZING.

 

*braingasm*

[Dizzle229]

OH. OH MY GOD.

 

SPACESHIP COMBAT

 

*braingasm*

 

I never buy games at full price. This time I will.

 

While the Halo 3/ODST tag team has my current vote for not only best game in the series, but one of the best of all time, it will CERTAINLY be blown away by this.

[K112]

OH. OH MY GOD.

 

SPACESHIP COMBAT

 

AS IN YOU FLY A SPACESHIP AND SHOOT [cabbage]. OH GOD. THIS IS GOING TO BE [bleep]ING AMAZING.

 

*braingasm*

 

Not to be rude but your about a month late :shades:

That was revealed at E3 in June.

 

If you want something else that's cool and more recent though, there's a few civilian vehicles coming to reach, most notably the forklift truck, one of the more useless vehicles present in the firefight map "courtyard".

 

[Zilla]

Here's a little thing Urk has been working on, it's called "Incompetent Cartographer" He goes in depth of some places you can Forge and makes a pretty cool map, he is still building it so I'll add more parts when he adds them.

 

Incompetent Cartographer

 

Incompetent Cartographer 2

 

Incompetent Cartographer 3

 

It's a really good read, and will give you a little head start on how Forge works when it comes out.

 

[Overdoziz]

Well if even he can make a map like that...

[K112]

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Little Something I made

[Zilla]

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Little Something I made

 

Looks nice.

 

I found something interesting, it could possibly be the most dangerous enemy of all...

 

 

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You can't really miss them, look at the bottom right, also take a look at the nice scenery too, maybe something is there I haven't noticed. I guess it also explains this achievement.

 

[Zilla]

The Weekly Update, all Achievements names, descriptions, and pictures shown. Contains potential spoilers, so if you don't want to see, DON'T READ. Trust me, especially the Mission ones. Also the Space Ostrich is the Moa. This will be fun.

 

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Last week I dropped nearly 20,000 words to keep all you demanding mother suckers satisfied. This week, Im reigning it back in. Ill admit it I just cant keep pace with Grand Master Sketch. Besides, we just unleashed an epic cinematic trailer, The Battle Begins, and it should keep you occupied well into the weekend. What more do you want!

 

 

 

Soon youll be seeing this spot making an appearance on the magical picture box that dominates your living room. Those who lamented the short running time should note that its crafted and cut precisely to commercial length. Sixty seconds is all the time we had to work with. Its really for the best anyway. Any additional footage and wed be treading heavy into full on Spoiler Country.

 

And, of course, were not done yet. 46 days to go. I hear we've got incoming. Embargoes are being lifted as we speak and tons of new Halo: Reach information and multimedia should be hitting the web right now. Someone even told me you might be seeing some footage from the Sanctuary remake, Asylum, soon. Yup, it's on the disk and why yes, it is still super fun.

 

 

Achievement Unlocked!

 

But since I know you crave even more immediate Halo: Reach information, Im going to take Sketch and Lukes monumental achievement from a few weeks back and crank it up to full on blow out mode. (Which, oddly enough, is exactly where Urk Juniors been taking his diapers these past few days.)

 

WARNING!

If you dont want to see all the achievements before you play, scroll straight past the images below and head directly to the next section.

 

 

1. Completed the Campaign on Normal difficulty.
2. Completed the Campaign on Heroic difficulty.
3. Completed the Campaign on Legendary difficulty.
4. Completed every mission in Halo: Reach alone, on Legendary.
5. Completed the 2nd mission on Normal or harder.
6. Completed the 3rd mission on Normal or harder.
7. Completed the 4th mission on Normal or harder.
8. Completed the 5th mission on Normal or harder.
9. Completed the 6th mission on Normal or harder.
10. Completed the 7th mission on Normal or harder.
11. Completed the 8th mission on Normal or harder.
12. Completed the 9th mission on Normal or harder.
13. Completed the 10th mission on Normal or harder.
14. Cleared the 2nd mission without setting foot in a drivable vehicle.
15. Killed 2 vehicles at once with the Target Locator in the 3rd mission.
16. Hijacked a Banshee during the Reach Campaign.
17. Killed the Elite Zealot before he escaped during the 5th mission.
18. Performed an Assassination against an Elite to survive a fall that would've been fatal.
19. Destroyed the Corvette's engines & escort in under 3 minutes in the 6th mission on Heroic or harder.
20. Finished the 9th mission on Legendary with the Scorpion intact.
21. Earned a Triple Kill while Jetpacking in Campaign, Firefight or Matchmaking.
22. Killed 7 Moa during the 2nd mission of the Campaign.
23. Killed 3 of the anti-aircraft batteries during the 8th mission.
24. Used a Health Pack to replenish life after taking body damage.
25. Performed an Assassination on an enemy.
26. Killed 10 enemies in a Firefight or Campaign session with the M6G pistol.
27. Killed 10 enemies in a Firefight or Campaign session with the DMR.
28. Traded weapons with an AI ally in Campaign.
29. Killed 10 enemies in Firefight or Campaign with a supercombine explosion.
30. Let a teammate spawn on you 5 times in an Invasion Matchmaking game.
31. Earned a First Strike Medal in a Matchmaking game.
32. Won a game of Invasion in the 1st phase.
33. Earned a Killing Spree in multiplayer Matchmaking.
34. Earned a Killionaire medal in Firefight.
35. As an Elite, killed 5 Spartan players in Matchmaking.
36. Scored 15,000 points in Score Attack Firefight Matchmaking.
37. Scored 50,000 points in a Firefight game.
38. Scored 200,000 points in a Firefight game.
39. Scored 1,000,000 points in a Firefight game.
40. Completed a Firefight set on Legendary without dying.
41. Purchased an item from the Armory that required the rank of Lt. Colonel.
42. Reached the rank of Corporal in the UNSC.
43. Reached the rank of Captain in the UNSC.
44. Used the File Browser to upload a file to your File Share.
45. Completed all of the Daily Challenges in a given day.
46. Purchased an item from the Armory.
47. Recommended a file to someone.
48. Advanced a Commendation to a Silver state.
49. Completed a Weekly Challenge.

 

 

Competent Cartographers

 

While Ive been keeping myself busy by trying to achieve mediocrity in Halo: Reachs fully upgraded Forge mode, some of the rest of the team has been building some awesome spaces in their new found spare time. I asked them to submit a few of their fancy creations so you could take a little look-see.

 

They complied. Nice guys, eh? Check out some of their handiwork:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before you get too wound up, I should note that even though Im putting these creations on display, it does not mean that youll see these maps making their way into matchmaking. Even though these were lovingly crafted by our employees and testers, theyre still put through the same rigors our expertly crafted multiplayer spaces demand. If they make the grade, youll likely see more of them down the line. I'll make sure to show 'em off. If notthey go to the great garbage bin in the sky box.

 

 

Relegated Revenant

 

I planned on blowing out the Revenant a bit today, too. Yup, its the cherry red Covenant vehicle powered by a violent thunderstorm (that also fires hadoukens). Sketch wants to save it for later. Maybe he knows something I dont. Wonder if my wife is having a second baby. Thatd be something.

 

Anyway, maybe itll make an appearance next week. No promises.

 

 

Dont Make the Internet a Promise

 

It was a beautiful dream. A podcast for each and every month this year. Alas, it just wasnt meant to be. But we have a good excuse! The podcast rig is actually stuffed in a box, somewhere out there, in transit, on the way to

 

 

Our New Studio!

 

While its no secret that were saying goodbye to beautiful downtown Kirkland, the departure is anything but teary-eyed. Last week we treated ourselves to a sneak peek and explored the new space.

 

For a number of reasons, this move has been a long time coming. First and foremost, were huge. Were literally bursting out of this awesome space weve called home in Kirkland these last few years. But for me personally, the best part about the guided tour was the realization that wed finally have more than two urinals to share between 150 dudes. Do the math. Yeah.

 

And though its no full on studio tour, replete with Starbucks fireside chats and glimmering championship belts, our very own artist extraordinaire Jason Sussman took the time to snap some shots during our rendezvous with relocation and we thought you might want to browse em yourself. Sketch has been talking a mean streak about giving you the video tour, but for now, these will have to do.

 

Into the Great Wide Open

Moving On Up

 

It's full of light!

Tickets, please.

Explore the Space!

Pillars of Awesome

Overlook

For a lot of folks at Bungie, 434 Kirkland Way wasnt just a place where we came to work every day, it was our home away from home. This building houses a lot of memories a significant portion of our time spent creating the Halo universe and developing Halo games happened right here between these walls. This, to quote every single celebrity ever to grace MTV Cribs, is literally where the magic happened.

 

 

So, its with somewhat heavy hearts that we watch the movers break it all down, box it all up, and move it all to our new digs in Bellevue. She was a good ship. She will be missed.

 

Cone's coming along for the ride.

 

But although this is where the magic happened, this isnt our first relocation. Were no strangers to shifts in time zones and space. Regardless of the work environment we find ourselves in, our team remains intact, ensuring that Bungies future is indeed bright.

 

And that magic? Were boxing it up and bringing it with us to Bellevue.

 

 

NON FACETE NOBIS CALCITRARE VESTRVM PERINAEVN

 

See you on the other side, Seventh Column.

 

 

Blame Stosh

 

I hear Stosh is moving into his own s[bleep] office in Bellevue. One of the spacious, glass numbers on the upper mezzanine right next to Harold. Our little guy is all growed up! To celebrate, lets light some candles, Bungie style!

 

 

 

 

Blame Jandro

 

Speaking of Bungie style, Jandro sent me a sweet snippet of animation he cooked up late one night. To set it up, heres a little story:

 

So, as cinematics is one of the last teams to roll off the project, we often end up having many late nights to ourselves where our own madness gets the best of us during the AM hours while the rest of the team is at home fast asleep. One of these evenings birthed this video. Dave Lieber is the mastermind behind this and for morale of the rest of the team decided (or just felt possessed) to create this thing. Just one of the many things that get created in cinematics land that are completely pointless to the game, but just as important to help keep us making awesome -blam!-.

 

Naughty words dont work on Bungie.net, Jandrobut hyperlinks do!

 

RAWk!

 

Blame David Allen

 

I dont know whats going on in the picture below, but David Allen said hed trade me all those sweet shots of the Forge World maps if I ran it. So:

 

lolarz Totally worth it.

 

And thats totally it for us today. Bon voyage. See you next week.

 

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About the final missions name:

 

[hide=Spoilers] I think it's a good chance they all die in it, hence the name.

 

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[H2PM]

Well of course they died.

 

Just watch the unboxing of the Legendary Edition.

 

Not only that. But they have been hinting at that everyone, or at least someone, dies.

[Zilla]

Well of course they died.

 

Just watch the unboxing of the Legendary Edition.

 

Not only that. But they have been hinting at that everyone, or at least someone, dies.

 

I've seen the unboxing, and they said a while back "you know the beginning, you know the end." and for people who are interested in the books know that almost all the Spartans on Reach die.

 

Also that reminds me, the Fall of Reach occurs on September 14th, 2552. Seems a nice little thing Bungie did for the game release.

 

Here's something else I found. 10 New Screenshots, 5 Campaign and 5 Firefight. Things I noticed: 600 Round Assault Rifle, Custom Noble Six, and that Farmer looks like he crapped his pants. Emile appears to be ready to blow his brains out, his page does say he interacts "badly" with people outside of Noble team.

[Dizzle229]

All Halo fans know that the planet gets pwned at the end, but I've never read any of the books so I have to ask: Are ALL of the Spartans besides Chief confirmed dead at the end of Halo 3? Or are there others out there?

[sarg1010]

All Halo fans know that the planet gets pwned at the end, but I've never read any of the books so I have to ask: Are ALL of the Spartans besides Chief confirmed dead at the end of Halo 3? Or are there others out there?

Spoilars from the books, and a bit on Halo Reach below.

[hide]There are a few that survive in other books I believe. Ghosts of Onyx and Cole Protocol show it I think... Maybe not Ghosts though... since that is where the Spartan III's are introduced.

 

Also, the new batch, dubbed Spartan III's have survivors as well, seeing as most were wiped out as well... during an attack on a Covenant Ship Re-fueling station if I remember right. Spartan III's are a "cheaper, expendable" version of the Spartan II's. All of Noble Team are S3's, except Jorge, who is a S2. The S3's were trained by... ah crap... what was his name... KURT! Yes, Kurt, a former blue team member that served alongside John 117.

 

I haven't watched Halo: Legends, or read any of the novels (graphic or otherwise...) so I have no idea if those show any.

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[H2PM]

To be honest.

I really am interested in post Halo 3 events.

[Dizzle229]

To be honest.

I really am interested in post Halo 3 events.

Spoiler alert: The planet chief landed on was Earth. How else could I have gotten his autograph at the release of Halo 3? That WAS MC, right? RIGHT!?!?

[Zilla]

Love how Noble Six is just chilling watching that ship get MAC'd, I like his style.

[H2PM]

Love how Noble Six is just chilling watching that ship get MAC'd, I like his style.

[Zilla]

Luckiest shot ever.

 

 

Why can't things like that happen for me? :cry:

 

If that happened to me, I would probably quit, exterminated at the spawn with the rest of my teammates, without the enemy even seeing us. If I got the shot through I would have crapped my pants.

[sarg1010]

Do you watch the Halo Top 5 Zilla? On Waypoint? You should. Some of the things you see are just crazy...

 

Sword stuck... crazyness.

[Overdoziz]

Those guys from the Top 5 on Waypoint are trying to be funny so hard. Pretty sad, especially considering that the clips are pretty decent most of the time.

[sarg1010]

I always thought the replacement guy (in the later episodes... echotech or something I think) was pretty funny when describing the weapons.

 

Snipers were made to generally annoy. :thumbup: And schizmark is a ninja.

[Zilla]

HALO 2600

 

Fun little thing I found.

[H2PM]

Looking forward to this games score.

 

I love the music from all the Halo games.

[Zilla]

Here is the director's cut of the Birth Of A Spartan trailer, for those who haven't seen it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-23RVR_AqIs