November 6th!! Bring it... :)

Awesome stuff!!

Too far away to care for the game lol...but nice to know when though.

lol speaks the guy who is mega hyped for Crisis Bow and Arrow edition coming in 2013 Spring lol...

:)

At least it comes with the game, and you don't have to pay more...

I am hyped for Crysis 3 "Rambow Edition" (get it right lol) and Halo 4 no matter how far away they are, but I focus my hype more on the the games that is coming in the close of say 2 months since those are the ones that I will be playing it.
Right now my hype is for Prototype 2 and Ghost Recon Future Soldier since, one is released next week and GR FS beta is in 2 days!

I usually get hyped during a reveal, seeing new footage, images, info...etc. but not something I constantly think about, I would go mad knowing I cant play them lol.

On election day, eh? Better not mess with my Obama vote. Haha, jk. Responsible people will go out there and vote for whoever their preferred candidate might be, regardless of when the game comes out. Now I'll be doing two things that day. Voting and buying Halo 4.

For the record, this release date is no accident or coincidence. On November 6th, Microsoft reveals that it was President Obama under Master Chief's helmet this entire time. :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t060JHOI2k&feature...



2 videos using Halo 4 MP to announce the date. Looks like 343 wants us to vote Master Chief for President on Election Day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx-kzU3y_Nc&feature...

My title is better :)

If Rambo isnt integrated into the word bow, no its not.
Rambo...soldier using guns AND bow...Rambow :)

American empire is losing importance faster and faster with every day passing by, you should stop being delusional. :)

I was hoping for September release, but that just means AC3 wil have to wait until December lol.

A sequal to a good game, dont hate because others like it, unless you feed off it like pure evil :P

PS. also a sequal to Crysis 1 :P

Halo 4 is more important than your next president, come on now ;p

wow did anyone expect it to be released in any other month ? aws the last 5 halo games not release in november halo 1 and ani was released on 15th november and halo 2 was 9th november?

that red vs blue video is excellent :) love that level looks stunning.

Some new Podcast info: Me Happy :)

Spartan Ops

If you liked Firefight, you will like this.

Things you unlock go back and forth. Character same in both SO and MM.

Can unlock items before you go into competitive.

Objective and story based. rather than just survival based.

Reward for many things.

Much more focussed on teamwork than FF was.

CG Series being made (SO linked).

PTS
-Points
-Projectile Tracking System

Halo April Sparkcast
-Brad Welsch, lead multiplayer designer
-Kevin Franklin, lead competitive multiplayer designer

"Random Weapon Drops"
Tradition power weapons magically appeared ~90 seconds
H4
-Ground up new spawning system
-Context of Infinity, accessible to new and classic players
-Initial weapon drops at start of match, control openings, team game strategy
-Timers set for when they pop in, communicate to player, no need for stopwatch
-Each map/mode specific weapons and drops for different maps
-Weapons will make sense, sniper for bigger maps
-Random seems to lean towards different weapons themselves, not different times/areas
-Can see which weapons have dropped where, takes away knowledge advantage
-Information not distracting, subtle UI elements
-Drops from space into the map
-Drop ins can kill you
-Weapon indicators disappear, you'll know a player has them

Respawns
-Control timing
-Lots of debate about 4v4 or 5v5 experience
-Can customize loadout during play
-In premier slayer experience
-Can customize spawn system
-"Premier experience" particular play accounts on particular maps
-Ultimate experience in every mode
-Maps can support any gametype, but each map is tailored to a certain gametype

Customs/LAN
-Turn off instant spawns
-Will support unlocking of weapons and unlocking AAs for tournaments
-"Career" mode in the game for grinding, no Warrant Officer 3 (l0l)
-Tournaments!
-Choice, concept, give players choices, what loadouts are for
-Empowering individual play styles
-"Preferences" favorite weapons, starting weapon discussion
-Once you put in the work and effort to unlock that BR, then you can use it
-Base weapons balanced for no "god tier" weapons
-All about how you play, sneaky, distance, etc
-Why have the BR and DMR? Different purpose, subtle differences, mechanical
-Each have their own distinct role
-BR better for jumping and fanning up, DMR for lateral movement
-DMR set RoF, DMR fires at a slower rate, balanced against BR
-BR has recoil, 3 bullet more upwards, distance between bullets will spread out
-BR not as effective at longer ranges, BR will lose to DMR
-Outer range of encounter space, DMR built to win
-Closer, BR will win
-AR also a beast, each gun has effective range
-Not every weapon can go in loadouts

AAs balanced
-Learned lessons for Reach
-How they're implemented in 4
-Similar, but different
-Changed because everyone has sprint
-Sprint by far most popular AA in Reach
-More interesting combinations
-Can't use sprint to flee combat
-Levels designed for faster mobility
-Sprint meter
-Slow down mechanic if getting shot, can't run up and double melee
-Can't run away as fast
-Base movement isn't slow, jumping higher, running/walking faster in H4 than Reach
-Looked at Halo 1 for specific weapons
-Looked at Halo 3 for movement benchmarks

Forerunner Vision
-Visor mode from ODST, situational awareness
-More like Sonar, won't go forever, specific distance, delay on knowledge
-Players within range of vision can hear you using it
-Counter each other, some can be used to counter (Rock, Paper, Scissors)
-More tradeoffs and the way they interact with each other
-Armor Lock didn't make the cut, ruined the flow and balance
-Every armor ability from Reach has been altered and changed in some way

-Assault Carbine, renamed
-Love using the gun
-Sound is terrifying
-Style has been in the game before
-Shield mangle, not head mangler
-Feels like a finisher, not a depleter

Can unlock items for competitive in Spartan Ops
-Take your character from PvP games is meaningful going into Spartan Ops
-Building a character you feel attached to
-Planning, being strategic in Spartan Ops

-Armor Lock didn't make the cut, ruined the flow and balance

i like these guys already.

Spartan Ops basically turns Firefight into something far more substantial, as opposed to the cheap toss in feature I always felt it was because there was a need to give people an extra reason to want to buy ODST.

Guess it's officially time to start playing Halo online for real :P



It reminds me of Counter-Strike's speed. I love how fast paced it looks. I'm really digging the strafing. If MP is looking like this, SP will be a treat :D

I can already tell that's much faster than Reach. It's clearly more fast paced. I don't play Halo MP, but I know what it's like. It isn't that fast. I could already get a sense of this from the first reveal video, but this cements it further. It's one thing that they said it would be faster and that jump would be higher like it use to be, but I feel we have enough compiled evidence now to know they are indeed telling the truth.

This game is notably faster than Halo Reach. Not sure what the text is about in the center of the screen. Are they announcing the kill? Or is it something else?

Oh okay, killing spree and headshot. Not a big deal, I suppose. I doubt that's final, but I could live with it.

Was the shield being hit splash effect always that pronounced? I may need to watch some videos or something. That may be just the thing I've been wanting. I don't mind so much in MP, I suppose, but I'd love it if we got far better visual feedback of when we are hitting enemies in SP.

Oh hey, its "ADS" AKA "Zoom" feature lol

Anyways, very nice, beautiful detail on the game, looks great.

'cos COD does it, and it seems everyone wants to be like COD?