These Spartan Ops CG eps are pretty damn good. Palmer is such a bitch, though :/

Yea, that's true, they're easily the best thing about SPOPS. My big criticism of Spartan ops, minus the CG eps, is that it feels like it has little heart or identity, but then I suppose this goes hand in hand with the fact that these Spartan 4s are not even remotely in the same league as Halsey's Spartans, and even if unintentional, that vibe comes through.

LOL. Having Palmer talk so much trash, especially to Halsey of all people, and even pointing a weapon at her multiple times, is a surefire way to make people detest her.

None of that bothers me though, the Spartan IV program is Parangosky's initiative, and the inevitable failures of this experiment will (literally) fall by the way side. The successes, that is those that not only survive but whose service rises to recognition will be the only ones left standing and worthy of the title of Spartan. It's not best way to do things, it's hardly perfect but the mistakes being made now need not be repeated in future. The UNSC will be eager to close this chapter and start again, very likely with a much higher standard for initiates in the next program.

When all is said and done Optimus, I predict that no more than 50 members from the combined 14-15 Spartan Fireteams that are currently in existence will be left standing. That's just 50 out of 500, IF even that many make it through this crisis. I also predict that failures of the Spartan IV program will be both expensive and embarrassing for Parangosky, ultimately reinforcing some of Halsey's methods for turning out super soldiers.

Yea, in the context of the obvious fact that these Spartans aren't as good as the original set created by Halsey, I completely understand Spartan Ops depiction of the Spartan IVs. I totally expect for Halsey's methods to be vindicated, and there's even a chance that humanity will go right back to the exact same method that they are now trying to use to crucify Halsey.

Well, Parangosky is dead soon anyways, so at least she probably won't be embarrassed for long. Still, I have this funny feeling that they're going to find some insane way, through Forerunner technology, to significantly extend Parangosky's lifespan, possibly by somehow preserving her as some sort of artificial intelligence life form. I just think someone like her won't go away so easily.

https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst150758_N...
i have them but that is beside the point..
this is a fucking JOKE!

http://uk.ign.com/videos/2012/12/04/halo-4-vs-call...

Agreed, she did an amazing job in ME games.

About the specializations...

I am from Europe, does that mean I'll never be able to chosse a specialization, or what are those mails for?!

Parangosky as an A.I? Oh my gawd......................

You never know lol. If they can somehow learn enough about the forerunner tech that allowed the promethean knights to be possible, they may very well find a way to preserve their most important, high ranking leaders, and Parangosky would be near the very top of that list. I just see her as someone who wants to stick around for as long as humanely possible.

jesus it was a joke...
I love how you lot assume i'm serious all the bloody time.

the misses says that..

nah worse than that..

MrsManThatYouFear?

It's a new world, after all, and we don't judge here. :)

reaperslady if you really must know lol

Mainly because of my Diablo 2 necromancer Reaper she was a assassin who followed me round..

Okay tonight I finally got a dose (several doses actually) of just what Grift was talking about.

Game: Big Team Battles The setting: Ragnarok The conditions: near impossible

There must have been at least 4 times in these matches where there was no shooting and no moving for several minutes. The person who was foolish enough to stick their head out from behind the rock they were taking cover behind died instantly. There was no Mantis or Banshee movement, no sounds of warthogs, ghosts or mongoose zipping around. Just 18 players camo camping each other in what felt like matches that were never going to end.

After the first few deaths in these games, everyone figured it out, you move..........you lose. Not only was it impossible to spot anyone, you couldn't hear a sound as we creeped back and forth cloaked. By the time you caught someone's silhouette it was too late, either your teammate saved you or avenged you. I did enjoy the tension but those moments were very rare, and the more it dragged on the more boring these matches became.

I'd been in cover on my side of the map for so long I started eating clementines. That's right, I actually had time to peel them. lol! Every now and then someone would get desperate to break the silence and run out in the open. Such persons were instantly eulogized with laughter. Then there were moments when people were shooting blind at every corner and crag hole because they were spooked by just about anything that looked threatening. After the shooting stopped my team laughed hysterically when I used the line from the movie Predator. "No blood, no bodies...........we hit NOTHING!"

I like personal ordnance just as much as the next guy but it can instantly place as many as 3-4 snipers, 2 rocketeers, and a Splaser on the field at any given time. The DMRs are bad enough, they've turned sub-standard players into marksmen, but camo and stealth is just too much of a handicap on this map. Grenades used to be a good way of cleaning out a nest of snipers, but in Halo 4 I'm pretty sure that throwing hot popcorn would probably kill more enemies. GEZZUS 343i, grenades that don't actually kill enemies is a MAJOR NERF and veteran Halo fans are really feeling it.


I'm a little shocked at how quickly many aspects of the multiplayer have begun to bore me, I also get the sense that it's been tailored to encourage more casual players. How else could you explain the grenades (that telegraph their explosions!!!!) , the armor enhancements that take the skill out of smart playing, the teeth taken out of the Banshees, the buffing of the DMR, the absence of the Revenant, and other flying vehicles like the Falcon. I actually thought the Pelican was going to be a MP vehicle when the SP campaign had us flying and shooting with it, but no appearance so far. What's happened to this multiplayer?

Yepp, my controller took some beating in several occasions when there were too many cloaked assholes on the map...

If using active camo would be fun, I would actually understand those type of players, but camping in your hole invisibly for 15 minutes and shoot a guy every now and then is as much fun as peeling clementines.

I found myself mainly playing CTF recently. Maybe because it has no ordnance drops....


And I also found out that the Promethian hand gun is as powerful as a shotgun but when using it I often dont even know if I have actually fired it yet, because it is so fucking quite and has no muzzle flash...it irritates me EVERY TIME when I kill someone with it.
Looks like the guy in front of you just slipped or something...