/hg/ - Halo General

/hg/ exists only to sate my boipucci needs

First for Wall did nothing wrong

>not back compat edition

Fuck you OP

>>182070603
We'll do that next, too much news. Back compat, new halo wars 2 campaign, halo 5 4k update

>>182070726
Halo wars 2 expansion has been known about for a month now

>>182070603
The last thread should have been back compat edition instead of tourney crap

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Since /hg/ seems to be having a bit of a ressurgence recently we should try and organize some halo 5 customs for later tonight

>>182071171
It's a little early to say it's a game night.

>>182071160
The tourny was fun, but i agree it's better when the thread OP is realitive to news.

I kind of liked the more recent OP structure more where there was a news section and the only thing at the top was the newest content release. Awakening the Nightmare doesn't come out for months.

>>182071171
*teleports behind you*
*Thrusts energy sword through your chest*
"Heh, nuthin personnel, kid"
"maybe next time you'll suggest a better title than 5"
*vanishes as you bleed out*

>>182074053
We've played MCC a lot I thought it would be nice to play some 5 customs for a change plus it breaks a LOT less

>>182073865
It's almost like someone went out of their way to replace the new format with the old one that hasn't been used in weeks.
They got rid of the installation 01 trailer, the news about the complete oral history of the franchise, and yet they brought back the "new" /hg/tage even though it's several months old and hasn't been in the thread OP for a long time.

>>182074878
Installation 01 trailer really didn't deserve mention in the OP either though.

>>182074878
He also brought back this part which is completely redundant:

>Looking for custom games/campaign co-op players/matchmaking squad
>http://halolfg.com
>http://halocustoms.com
>http://halolobbies.com
The Custom Game browser is also up for Halo 5
Join the Halo General club on Xbox One
Watch the threads for occasional party squads

1. The general link is already posted above this section, so it doesn't need to be mentioned again.
2. The custom game browser has been up for a very long time. Anyone that owns the game, which is going on 2 years now, doesn't need to know how to get it.
3. The links for those halo sites should be if anywhere, in the pastebin. They don't need to ve extra fluff in the OP

>I didn't get to make the thread waaaaahhh
Who the fuck cares it gets the job done. I didn't even notice a significant difference, this is just hg being hg where a select few seem to think they run the general.

Fuck. Just add the news section to the bottom of it then. As I said before who the fuck cares?

>>182075276
I can agree with that, it's old news. That was I thought the point of the news section. It had the three newest major stories related to halo with a link for each.

So right now it would be something like
1 - the announcement of BC for Halo CEA, 3, ODST, and 4
2 - New Halo Wars 2 announcements just made public
3 - awakening the nightmare info

I don't see the point of having awakening the nightmare getting this headline over the whole thresd until it actually releases this fall, though I do think the way he organized the info is nicely done.

>>182075836
It's not that big of a deal.
The last thing anybody wants is OP wars like when the number shit started happening.
People are just expressing their input on it. That's all.

>>182075836
>someone goes out of their way to copy paste an old thread OP from weeks ago and then updates it instead of just updating the previous thread
>"Lol shut up stop talking about it who cares!"
Makes me think...

>>182075836
Oh don't worry, I'm not going to be racing to make a new OP. I don't make OPs. I just think it's wierd that someone went out of their way to remove new stuff and replace old stuff.
Like seriously? The /hg/tage from months ago?

>>182075872
>>182075963
>>182076092
>>182076279
It's something we can talk about later in the thread. I doubt this one will go faster than the old one so for now I'd say just forget about it. Maybe tomorrow post somw ideas for outlines you have
The new OP still updated the news nicely so it'a not like his heart wasn't in the right place.

>>182071171
What time?
I'll play

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Anyone want to play WZFF tonight?

>>182079621
Anything for you, Daddy!

>>182080338
What did he mean by this?

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All votes are final. So choose your answers wisely.

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>>182083524
>when you can't make up your mind on the first fucking question

>>182083524
Oh sheeeeeeeeeettttt

>>182083524
TOO BIG FTW

>>182083524
Chiron better win this whole thing

>>182084779
agreed my man

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>>182083524
Glad to see everyone is making the most educated choice

>>182083524
>Death Island losing
EXPLAIN YOURSELVES

>>182086338
Too big

>>182086582
REEEEEEEEE

>>182086657
Shhh anon, timberland is better anyway.

>>182086338
They're not like us, anon.
They don't remember the beach boy cheevo days

>>182083524
Why are Eden and Empire facing off in an otherwise CE-themed round?

>>182087005
Eden and Empire are fighting over who wants to get bent over and buttfucked by Coliseum later on.
It really doesn't matter which of them wins

Ye, Chiron TL-34
I would rather play you
Than spend my time with a whore
Hours spent wandering many a hall
Yet never would my score dare to fall
My Chiron TL-34
With so many portals
I end lives of /hg/ mortals
Pick up rockets to fire around
All could hear my explosive sound
Lovely Chiron TL-34
There isn't another map
I would like to play more

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>>182090905
50% edge
25% cringe
15% dank
10% dope

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Never stood a chance

>>182092358
F

>>182092358
both shit maps

>>182092772
Look at this poor shitstain of a man that doesn't know how to have fun.
He probably only enjoys symmetrical 4v4 ""arena"" maps like Fathom and Colosseum.

>>182092772
(YOU)

>people actually ducking voted for ice fields
Those have to be anti-sidewinder votes more than anything

>>182093068
>>182093102
No. Seriously. They're both a mess. I've never saw the appeal of both

>people actually fucking voted for ice fields
Those have to be anti-sidewinder votes more than anything

>>182093294
>hey /hg/ I'm literally too stupid to navigate a map properly
>waaahhh they're bad because I'm in ignorant child
OR
>give my shitpost (you)s

There is no other possibility here.

>>182093491
It has nothing to do with learning to navigate the map, the map is just too small and cramped to be fun. Calling me an ignorant child just because I don't like a map you like is basically just a pot calling a kettle black. I don't understand why you're so butthurt I don't like a map you do.

Boarding Action is awful for the fact that you're exposed almost all the time. Both maps are pretty much mini game/customs maps and should be viewed as such rather than regular maps.

>>182094023
Yeah boarding action was designed odd. But it's really unique and makes for interesting gameplay.
Chiron is downright good, objectively, unarguably really good. Sorry some dude pro'd on you so it's no more fun when you remember the map, maybe learn it or just play better in the future.

>>182094321
You can project all you want. I've never like Chiron even as a kid and simply stated so. I still don't know why you care this much over a fucking map in a video game that came out 16 years ago.

>>182094023
You're being way too defensive.
I like Chiron and BA but I can perfectly understand why lots of people don't. Max Hoberman is even quoted as saying both were "failed expiraments"

>>182094509
I'm the guy you originally responded to. I was mostly joking. I do like the maps, but I'm not going to pretend they're not retarded in set up and I fully understand people flat out not liking them.

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>>182093406
>that inevitable Blood Gulch/Sidewinder match up in round 3

>>182094661
Yeah, people typically become defensive when they're called an ignorant child. I'm well aware people like the map since we play it every time we play MCC, I just have a different idea of fun to other people. An example being that I quite enjoy Haemorrhage despite people in the general not being fans of it. I don't think the DMR is anywhere near game breaking enough on the map as it isn't as accurate as people claim, the map still has a decent level of movement and I like playing CTF and Heavies on it.

How is Halo Wars 2? I loved the first one, the shill-levels of HW2 and generic-ass 303 art-direction/shitty models have me scared though

>>182095339
Fair enough

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>>182095339
>Heavies
RIP

Will it come back?

>>182095407
Outside of the forerunner stuff, everything looks like traditional bungie era halo as far as aethetics go.

If you liked Halo Wars 1, you'll like 2, possibly even more.
One thing though: Get the ultimate edition. It's $10 right now at $40 and well worth the extra price for all the contemt you get. Halo Wars 2 has the best DLC content since Halo 3 imo.

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>>182095710
343 can't into fun and they use Warzone for their vehicle focussed gameplay because muh REQs

>>182095407
A bit more balanced, and Covvie leaders are super viable

>>182097104
>that hyper drop every time a COD comes out

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>>182097104
>Halo 4

>>182097104
Halo 4 was killed by Black Ops 2.

>>182095339
I mostly feel the same. My bigger issue with Reach was the way so many maps overcomponsated for AAs. It made sense, but I was always envious of an armor ability I didn't have.
"Damn that guy is fast! I want to sprint like him!"
>switch to sprint
"Well fuck, now I have no vertical advantage"
>switch to jetpack
"He can just make bubble shields whenever he wants!?"
>switch to drop shield
And so on and so forth.

>>182097104
>ODST
X-Files theme starts playing

>Death Island catching up
Be afraid, Timberfags

>>182099473
I hope it does.
Death Island is my favorite Halo PC map

>>182097104
>>182098286
I presume a CoD was released between Jun and December when both Halo 3 and Reach took a dive?

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GIVE IT UP FOR THREAD 500

>>182100021
Yes. Modern Warfare 3.
It isn't as fondly remembered by the Cod community in retrospect, but leading uo to its release it had more hype behind it than probably any game in the series.

>>182100021
Yeah that was when MW3 came out and just decimated everything else on the market.

I haven't voted yet.
I can make up my mund for the CE maps but I haven't played enough Halo 5 to decide between Eden and Empire.

Which one should I vote for and why?

>>182100715
Empire is fairly plain symmetrical map. Eden is quite nearly just as plain, but gameplay is far more varied by the asymmetries they added.

>>182100870
>Empire is symmetrical
Wat

>>182100715
Eden is literally the exact same map at night with like 2 small walls in different places.
I'm not even shitting you. It's something they call a "remix" where they take a map, change something aethetic about it, then make a small tweak to the geometry in one or two areas. Some of them are better done than others. But not here.

So basically you're voting between day or night.

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>>182100715
Eden made better use of the dark shadows in the beta because the engine they were using was better tuned for emulating darkness.
In the final release it's just a generic "night" filter that is overtop of everything. So I'd say vote for empire.

>>182100915
uuhhh...
It is though. Empire is the one during day. With a symmetrical map layout.

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>>182101542
You're right. I got them confused. My bad. I looked it up and I forgot that Empire doesn't have the asymetrical walkway down the middle.
I think I always get confused because the aethetics for both sides are different looking enough and I always remember the interiors of the rooms as they are during Eden.

>>182101764
I feel like those weapon spawns might not be up to date

>>182101898
>all those people that bought the strategy guide
>it's now out of date and useless
But hey at least they got an exclusive req pack* out of it

* - said req pack may not actually stay exclusive

>>182100590
Eh, I've never really considered myself part of the CoD community but I enjoyed it while it was out. It came in around the height of my console playing days before I started moving to PC.

After that Black Ops 2 was the last CoD I played any significant amount of and then I pretty much stopped playing them.

But anyway this is the Halo General.

What are the thoughts on Halo Wars 2 around here? Picked it up recently.

>>182102134
Halo Wars 2 is a fine game considering what it is: a console RTS that works.

It also has an absolutely dope DLC offering, which is hard to come by in a world filled with microtransactions $40+ season passes that are never worth it.

>/hg/ claims they hate the small symmetrical maps in 5
>they vote for a small symmetrical map in 5 instead of a small asymmetrical alternative

Hypocrites. The lot of you.

>>182102676
>have to choose between hell and a slightly hotter hell
>surprised when they pick the former

>>182102837
But wouldn't the asymmetry be the better option then?

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I like Danger Canyon more than Blood Gulch.
That's right, I said it.

>>182103170
>3 sniper rifles, 2 rocket launchers, and a fuel rod at the same time
Fucking hell, Gearbox.

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>>182100442
>50 years have passed and yet, I do not have achilles

>>182103579
What were you expecting?
A kiss?

>>182103170
Cry more, bitch

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Blaaaarg honk

>>182105043
>whistles

>>182105043
We've officially gone too far

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>>182105182
No, we must go deeper

>>182105967
dayyyuuum

>>182105967
...

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>>182105967
SHE'S MINE!

>>182106217
>she

>>182106541
Anon pls

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>when every map you voted for is winning
So this is how it feels to have refined taste

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>>182106964
>when every map you voted for is losing

>>182108440
How can one man have such horrible taste?

Just played Highlands in reach btb. This map is shit. Why the hype for it? It's ugly too, the maps really dropped in visual quality after bungie left

>>182108870
To each his own. I love highlands

>>182108870
I agree that it's a bit overhyped, but I disagree on the visuals. I think it looks better than anything in 3.

>>182108870
>I played it once guys. It's shit!
I don't even really disagree with your analysis, but at least mine was formed after countless hours upon hours of matches on the map

>>182109058
Compare it to Tempest or forge world which are really similar environments, and you'll notice how much shittier it looks

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>Empire pulling further ahead

How will edencucks ever recover?

>>182109276
See >>182087078

>>182109276
I don't LIKE empire. I voted for it because I DISLIKE eden more.

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>>182083524
Looking at this, I suddenly realized I have no idea what my favorite Halo 5 map is

What's this general's opinion on Raycevick?

>>182109915
>What's this general's opinion on Raycevick?
He's a good youtuber.
His videos are well put together and well cut. He doesn't come off as strongly opinionated as say, Favyn or the Act Man.
He also has an excellent presentation voice.
That being said, because he tries to view everything through an objective lense, he can sometimes come across as a bit of a know it all, and while his videos are packed with interesting analyzing, the long run time can tend to drag on.

>>182109915
I mostly agree with >>182110147

I think the difference beyween the spontaneity of how he acts in podcast compared to the seriousness of his own videos hints at how incredibly scripted his videos actually are, but that's not really a bad thing.
I enjoy what he puts out for content, and while I don't agree wiyh everything he says, I never find myself believing he's ferverously out of line on anything.

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>>182109225
Tempest

>>182110495
I have very little exposure to tempest.
Playing Reach DLC was never a problem for me since I always had a dedicated group of people to lobby up with back in 2011ish, but for whatever reason we rarely played here specifically.
I always heard it was a good map for snipers.

>>182110448
He does podcasts? Of what? Where?

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>>182110495
Highlands

Tempest definitely has a LOT better grass, and the water looks better as well.

Highlands also has more issues like grass being randomly placed underwater or really short draw distance for trees and other plants before they turn all 2D. Also not a fan of it's skybox, the concept is cool, but it ends up looking bad especially with the fog clipping through the cruiser.

>>182110632
He does something with Act Man, Favyn, Hidden Experia, and formerly latenightgaming called "The All Skulls On Podcast".
You can find the episodes on Act Man's channel.

The podcasts are... well, they're interesting, that's for sure, though not entirely for the reasons intended. You can tell that each person has their own ego they're trying to flaunt except for maybe Act Man but the different ways they subliminally (or not so much subliminally) take jabs at each other is pretty awkward at times.
There are a lot of dynamics between any two of the different youtubers and very few of those dynamics are clean cut. For instance, Favyn seems pretty clearly jelous of Raycevik's subscriber count and takes as many opportunities as he can to appear top dog on many issues of discussion even though Raycevik is often better at expressing his own opinion. Act Man seems to be the most level headed of the group and doesn't seem to seek out engagements but you can clearly tell he has the least actual gaming exposure (and likely the most normal life) of the lot. Act Man references the same 4 or 5 N64/gamecube games constantly and you can tell he has immense childhood nostalgia for them. I doubt he's played much outside of the N64 essentials, the paper mario games, and Halo.
Then you have latenightgaming who... well, lets just say the guy has spent entire segments of his own Halo videos on his channel talking about how he got bullied and had a tortued social life in primary school. So you should know what to expect from him going in.

TL;DR it's a mixed lot of 20-something year olds that are probably not actually autistic acting mildly autistic in their own ways nonetheless, but because they're some of the only Halo youtubers left on the planet, they feel they have a platform to do it together on. Watch at your own risk.

>>182110732
I guess we just have a different reaction to the highlands picture because from my point of view the water looks just as "good" and the grass seems to be intentionally patchy. I also like the skybox better on highlands.

>>182110732
I agree with you that the water blends in better with the sand and seagrass better on Tempest.

>>182110732
I mean, you're comparing what I consider the best looking map in Reach (tempest) to the second best looking map in Reach (highlands).
So while I agree with you that Tempest looks better, it doesn't actually hurt Highlands' credibility in my book.

>>182111520
Why is the first thing I think of when I see those names is "Where's Hokiebird?"...

>>182111704
I guarantee its not "intentionally patchy" all of 343's reach maps are like that. Low LOD&all. (technically certain affinity made the maps though)

it's just straight up worse.

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>>182112101
No idea

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Is he right /hg/

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So wait do we hate highlands now?

>>182112493
Nah it's just that one guy.
Though I'll be fair and say he has some decent arguments at least.

>>182112493
No. But it's not my favorite Reach map

>>182112454
With a name like that, how could he not be?

>>182112454
Explain in detail what actually happened

>>182112493
Planet Reach BTFO

Why did they rename most of the Covenant enemy classes in Halo 4?

>>182112765
>Why did they rename most of the Covenant enemy classes in Halo 4?
Different Covenant

>>182112692
Oddball. They were camping power weapons and guarding the ball without picking it up (all same emblem so a clan)

Whenever my team would get it away and get some points in, the clan would get it back and hold it until they were even or had a few more, then drop it and guard it again

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>>182112765
They're not the covenant. They're a splinter faction often referred to as "the storm"

>>182112879
Sounds pretty low tier...
They must have practiced that strat

>>182112885
GrimBrotherOne (343's lore guy) would have a fit if you called them the storm covenant

That's not a real name for them. Just a class/type for some of their units

>>182112993
Well neither is "the covenant" and that's what tons of the humans in game still call them.

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>Timberland: 51%
>Death Island: 48%

>>182112885
>>182112765
So? Doesn't mean they have to go renaming all the enemies. Especially when the Minor classes have been outright renamed "Storm" while the Majors get different names.

>>182113764
>they didn't have to
But they did

Ask Jul.
He probably intentionally renamed as much as he could to make it clear it was not a rebirth of the covenant.

Is Chiron winning, son?

>>182115132
Not by enough

>when your son tells you his favorite Halo is Halo 4
What do?

Some of you guys are alright, don't come to Blue Team tomorrow.

>>182116570
Kek

>>182116570
Remember, no anime

>>182108440
I haven't played Gephyrophobia more than once in 3 years of MCC matchmaking.

>>182116570
What if I come to orange team instead?

>>182119757
GEPHY IS A GUD MAP!
HE DIN DO NOTHIN WRONG!
HE AIN'T HIS FATHER!!!

>>182120620
Who is his father?

>>182121234
Gearbox I assume

>>182112765
Because they're not the Covenant Empire, they're just remnants of the Covenant Empire that just happens to call themselves "the Covenant".

>>182110732
I find it funny how when Bungie dropped the series to 343 and 343 had Certain Affinity make the Defiant Map Pack, that's when Reach started looking like a Halo game.

>>182122056
I assume you mean the "reach had no color" meme?

because that is a shit meme.

for real though. Why were 4's graphics worse than Reach's?

I guess 343 & Certain affinity had to learn to use the engine, but damn. All it had going for it was the lighting, which was admittedly impressive on a technical level, but not worth all the sacrifices made for it.

>>182122334
No it's not, Bungie started following that shit trend adding bullshit filters to their games to TRY and be "gritty" and failed. HDR bloom lighting, desaturated colors, motion blur, grain filter. What the fuck were they thinking, especially after Halo 1-3?

>>182123132
To tell you the truth the Reach engine was a disappointment after the Halo 3 engine. What the fuck happened to the water, sand, snow, and explosion effects. Environment textures also looked bland until Certain Affinity took over and brought back the shiny rocks of old.

>>182123495
>shiny rocks

I can't say I recall this ever happening in halo. Or in real life. (After the rain doesn't count, because that's the water that's shiny and they'll dry)

>>182124842
Play Halo 1 and 2 on the Xbox and Halo 3 on the Xbox 360.

>>182124973
I have anon. Many times.

Don't remember a thing about shiny rocks though. Maybe on the snow levels?

>>182125298
Nah, you can usually see it on levels with the sun in them like, Halo (Halo 1), The Silent Cartagropher, Delta Halo, Uprising, Tsavo highway, The Ark, The Covenant.

>they removed snapping apps
for what purpose?

>>182126101
Snapping was kinect kinect shit

>>182126559
Fucking hell

>>182126617
it was nice to snap youtube while playong some songle player games though

>>182126559
So what are the pros?

>>182125756
H2A is the best looking game

>>182130626
I really want them to use H2A art for H6

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>Halo Reach was almost seven years ago
>Halo 4 was almost five years ago

On the bright side, how many "dying" series have managed to endure for so long? Perhaps things aren't as bad as people say.

>>182126101
I used it a lot too. I read somewhere they might be implementing picture in picture but this was a while back and I don't think OG Xbone could handle it

>>182109915
Probably one of the better reviewers I've come across. I love the effort he puts into his videos and how in depth his reviews typically are.

>>182137354
Warcraft

>>182142393
Don't remind me

>>182123161
The grain filter wasn't added to appeal to anyone. It was a method used to disguise graphical obscurities. This happens constantly in big budget games. Sometimes it's rain or weather effects instead.

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>watching Act Man's Halo 5 Campaign video
>start hearing Plinkett quotes verbatim
>Ctrl-W

This map vote will be interesting. But kind of amazing to notice how many Halo maps exist and the wide variety of them. And also fascinating to see the general themes and differences between games.

Still love how HaloCE maps almost make No sense. Like you know Bungie just slapped some polygons and walls together to make areas that are weird. Hang em high for example, wtf is it, most of HaloCE maps seem heavily inspired by that classic FPS model of "fight here. Dont ask wtf it is"

Also am I wrong for thinking some of Halo5s forged maps are sometimes oddly really good and professionally made? Like people use proper lighting and welding. Kind of cool that people can make such interesting maps.

Also seeing remakes is fun or things inspired by other games or such

>>182150296
I think a healthy medium is necessary.
Halo 5 for instance has gone too far in the opposite direction. On one end you have something like chiron which is just... well, you know. But then on the other hand you have Coliseum or Fathom which is just overly bland and predictable.
I think Halo 2 hit the medium between the two best.

>>182150875
>am I wrong for having an opinion
Of course not

>>182151109

Halo2 I think has the best maps. I remember when halo 3 came out my friends and I would talk about how halo2s map were better.

>>182150875
Cartographers are very skilled and I'm jelous desu that they are so much better at map making than I am.
It really has opened up a third branch of Halo players. You have your people that are best at campaign, and this includes speedrunners, LASO experts, and other players that can master the levels in various ways. Then you have your multiplayer experts who prefer mastering the multiplayer sandbox. And now you have your map makers who have really been there all along since Halo 3 or even durther back with custom edition but it's nice to see them finally getting their due. I remember when a massive map making contest was held a few months after Reach launched and all these maps were chosen to be instituted into multiplayer playlists but they never were, at least to my knowlege. I've always been a fan of what forgers can do and probably have something something like 200 forge maps doenloaded on H5 alone now.

>>182152263
Who is the best cartographer in /hg/?

>>182152891
We have a few really good ones.
Wizards is good. Sweaty and Hect0rlo do some stuff also.

>>182151109
5's map design is the most uninspired the series has ever got. They are just so agressively dull that they make me miss Reach.

Compfags, not even once.

>>182153301
What's the matter, anon? Don't like slightly-curved white walls with the occasional computer huddled against the wall?

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>>182152985
>been forging since 3
>made a halo 5 map for /hg/
>even helped with /hg/ island
>not even mentioned
>mfw

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>>182153380

Some of halo5 maps are good. Sadly its not enough to really call great. Most are clutter filled or came out post launch

I think that one map that take a place on a spinning space station is well done. Also some of the forge skyboxes are kinda beautiful

>meteor shower is best skybox. Prove me wrong lol

>>182156353
I just threw out some names at the top of my head.
What map did you make, anon?

The polls are about to close.
If you haven't yet voted, this is your last chance!

>>182156456
Variable skyboxes was one of the best ideas

>still no halo game where they let you bind the controls yourself

At least halo 5 has a lot of options. Forcing you to have either grenade or melee on the face buttons was awful in previous games.

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You are currently browsing /hg/ thread #320.
The featured map is "Heretic"

And with that, we have run through all Halo 3 multiplayer maps. It's pretty crazy to think about, but I have an idea for what to use for the next few cycles when we come back to Halo 3's turn.

>Previous 50 threads
#319 - Post Tournament Vacation >>181897197
#318 - Icons of War >>181533845
#317 - At least do it right >>181051438
#316 - We are still here >>180740960
#315 - Never Give Up >>180307615
#314 - Final
#313 - Xbox One X
#312 - E3 2017
#311 - Imagine Being Chief in this Scene
#310 - SGT Johnson
#309 - 16-Bit
#308 - 8-Bit
#307 - Banished
#306 - Post GT
#305 - Halo Triple
#304 - Colony
#303 - Custom Warzone
#302 - Customized Gamerpics
#301 - Easter
#300 - Breakthrough
#299 - ITT We Discuss Halo
#298 - Scorpio Specs
#297 - /hg/tage
#296 - Main Menu
#295 - Hunter Leader Inbound
#294 - All Systems Critical
#293 - Failure
#292 - Kinsano
#291 - Hayabusa
#290 - I Want to Believe
#289 - Implying
#288 - Re-Write
#287 - Place Your Bets IV
#286 - Exploration
#285 - Warthog Rush
#284 - Let 'Volir
#283 - Dinos Playing Hoop
#282 - Standard
#281 - Halo Wars 2
#280 - Ultimate
#279 - Early Access
#278 - War of Wits
#277 - Imminent Hexagons
#276 - Soon
#275 - Never Forget
#274 - Opinions
#273 - Halo Wars is the only good Halo
#272 - Definitive
#271 - Blitz
#270 - Inauguration

For even older /hg/ threads, check the archive here:
http://pastebin.com/5CUQ6ESm

>>182160532
A lot of map remakes are canonically different locations. Is this one of the exceptions?

>>182160849
I believe so. It's still the Pious Inquisitor so it's literally a remake in every sense of the word.
Last Resort is also the exact same location as Zanzibar.

If the scenery is similar then it'a fair to assume the map location is the same place. Maps like Blackout and Reflection are obviously different places than the maps they are remakes of.

>>182160532
Heretic > Midship > Assembly > Regret > Zealot > Truth

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>>182161152
You forgot Gemini

>>182161227
Gemini really isn't the same style of map.
I realize it's a covenant themed map but there's plenty of those that don't feel like remakes, remixes, or "spiritual successors" of midship.
These include not just Gemini, but Damnation and Snowbound.

>>182156353
It's okay anon, I appreciate you

>>182149708
Wait, seriously? Where?

>>182149708
But is he still /ourgoy/?

>>182166684
Considering who we have to pick from, yeah.

What's up, guys?
This is the Act man!

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Why didn't Johnson just blast him?
It's not like he needed his help.

>>182166684
no

Give me some tips for beating the HW2 campaign on legendary.

>>182168409
Unfortunately you can't mass hornets or scorps as effectively as the first game because now the AI spams the leader powers like crazy.

The trick is to always have a good amount of hornets complimenting marines and (if available) snipers. Hornets are good because they can fly over terrain and easily escape glassing beams. Keep your armies segmented. Always send out a small part of it to get the enemie's attention and wait for the leaderpower. Then when it's over send in the main force.

>>182168409
Basically just be prepared for super high numbers of enemies. The enemies themselves aren't even tougher or stronger than normal, they just spawn in greater amounts. The AI also cheat by spamming leader powers faster than they cooldown and because it's a computer it doesn't have to deal with things like fog of war.

Greenskull did it.
In two videos he gained more attention and started a movement bigger than anything waypoint or /hg/ could amass.
343 has absolutely taken note of his viral videos and will now be watching to see how popular Halo 3 is on backwards compat.
343drones lost. Sprint will almost certainly not be in Halo 6 now and the older style of play will make a return to form.

>>182169559
I was just thinking of this too.
I expect the story will bw a continuation of 5, but the actual gameplay is going back to its roots. And by roots I mean Halo 3, because this new nostalgia wave is started by people that probably were too young to even remember CE or 2. And that's fine I guess.

>>182169728
I mean, 3 plays better than CE and 2 so that's fine. If anything I'd like 2's maps with 3's gameplay. Obviously some technical improvements like a bigger FOV would be nice too, but as far as raw gameplay is concerned I have no problem with h3 being the main model.

>>182169728
>bw
be*

>>182167702
Because Johnson's a baller ass motherfucker, making friends across the galaxy.

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The bracket has been updated to showcase the results of the first phase of voting.

The second phase of voting is now live:
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>>182171357
How will beach boys EVER recover?

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>>182171357
Some of these choices are really hard

>>182116416
Post birth abortion with your car

>>182149601
And they should have left it out, it makes the game look like shit.

>>182173938
Opinions aside, it would look more shit without it.
Have you ever played Arkham Knight? You know how for 95% of the game it's raining? Well there's a small period of time after the poinson ivy arc is over where it stops raining and you can see how low poly everything is even 50 feet away from batman.
It's the same thing here. I don't like the grain filter either, but it keeps the geometry from looking like something on the N64.

>>182174240
This is technically true.
Devs pull all kinds of sneaky shit to hide graphical downgrades from the player.
Halo 3 didn't need as many because it runs at sub HD resolution and doesn't pit a strain on the console. Reach is a very graphically intense game for the Xbox 360 to handle, to the point where the oldest models of 360s literally can't handle it at times.

>>182174240
Did Halo 3, look like shit? I'll answer that for you know it didn't. Halo 1-5 have pink Needler needles, why the fuck is Reach's PURPLE?!

>>182174780
See >>182174673

Halo 3 runs at like 640p and has lower draw distances and less models/geometry on screen than reach, by a significant amount.
I'll agree that it looks better overall, but that's because it wasn't pushing the hardware too much. Reach did and as a result they needed the filter to compromise so the game wouldn't look like a PS2 game.

>>182174780
The lighting was top notch, but textures and all the other shit looked like shit.

>>182175046
>but textures and all the other shit looked like shit
I know the facial models looked bad but get out. Rocks, metal, water (god that water), explosions, sand, and snow looked incredible.

>>182175506
The art design was good, but the textures for most of that is actually rather low res and blurry.

>>182175594
Strangely I liked Halo that way with Halo 1-3 and ended up not liking the direction they took with Reach.

>>182176190
Reach looked fine. 4 is where things really took a turn.

>>182177429
Not really it was the start, as bad as Halo 4 looks at times, I'm happy they got rid of the motion blur effects, the grain filter, and ODST's atrocious HDR bloom lighting.

>>182177429
I miss my gummybear pouch.

>>182177429
This. I especially liked the Reach armor.

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>>182171357
So let me get this straight, just so i know I'm getting this right...

You are looking at the same maps, but one has updated visuals, better spawns, and a more balanced sandbox... and you fuckers can't decide which one is better?

Alright, got it.

>>182180927
Damnation doesn't have jetpacks and sprint

>>182181272
We are voting on maps, not gameplay

>>182181549
How am I supposed to vote for a map if I'm not taking into account how it plays?
Isn't that the most important aspect of any map?

>>182174780
Ce's needles are silver/white

I can't say I recall Reach's being purple

>discord ded
Welp, time to snap back to reality WOAP there goes armor lock WOAP there goes armor lock. Better sprint or I'm outa luck.

>>182186397
>uncut
Still mad. My son will NEVER be subjected to such insolence.

>>182187818
Just use lube. Feels the same.

After all this time... we truely were... the /hg/ - Halo General

Holy mother of god, I hate friendly ai. If there is one thing I consistently hate throughout all Halo games, it's them.

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>>182189532

http://www.strawpoll.me/13395880

>>182190806
Holy shit, fuck that captcha system. Some of those can literally go on forever, and it never seems to accept the "highlight all road signs" ones anymore.

>>182190035
not cool bro

>>182189532
>"fuck the police" plays on the warthog radio

>>182191375
Select all images of "Helicopter"
It's a plane

>>182181623

This. Reaches damnation is forgetable. Damnation is not. Its timeless. Like Blood Gulch or Lockout.

The reach maps look better. Yes. But Fuck ive seen halo5 forged maps look better. Also nearly perfect replicas of CE maps in halo5. There's a chill out remake with proper plain walls and fog.

But yes gameplay and memories will have significance. You dont vote for a map you didn't enjoy playing. Regardless of how it may look

>>182189532
>tfw can never go gunner in solo campaign because the ai can't drive for shit

>>182196662
I mostly agree.
True you can remake almost every CE map in 5, but a lot of them don't play well with 5's feel.
I'd also like to know why sp many people think fuvking molten is better than tyrant

>>182198954
Because Molten, despite it's flaws, is actually better than Tyrant.I'd argue Tyrant is actually one of Halo 5s worst maps.

>>182198954
I don't like either of them desu.
Molten can be fun in FFA with wierd rules. Tyrant is good for FFF competitive. Otherwise they're both meh to me.

I like Tyrant's skybox

>>182199253
Tyrant's good for Assault, at least.
The title of worst map goes to Coliseum.

>>182199497
>overgrowth
FTFY

>>182199497
>remix coliseum
>turns out better than coliseum
What a concept

>Tyrant now edging out a slim lead
High Stakes competitive Eff Pee Ess

Is it true 343 is working on a halo3 playlist for Halo5 with remade maps and more classic setting?

>>182158890
A map called Mercy, based off the temple in H2 where you kill Regret

>>182202149
I've played on there. Didn't know/forgot it was made by an /hg/ dude.

>>182202149
Oh shit that's right!!!

>>182201579
Pretty sure that was just wishful thinking. Other than backwards compatibility recently, they haven't said shit about 3 this year.

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>>182070187
Are beat downs not a thing anymore?

Surely the hit detection isn't wonky or anything.

>>182204276
There's a penalty to any player with a shitty service tag.

You hit him from the side, you can even see it in that webm.
Or do you want ten yard long hitboxes for melee?

Just finished MCC on solo legendary and I didn't get the achievements for ODST or 4. Looked it up and it seems any skulls on fucks the achievements even if I only had the IWHBYD skull on. Is this glitch or does 343 just hate us all?

>>182205828
Silver skulls shouldn't fuck you
Sorry to hear that friend.

>>182205828
Both.

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>>182183647
This is purple

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>>182183647
and this is pink, I'm not talking about the needles sticking out of the gun I'm talking about when it fires.

Molten is better than Rig

>>182152985
>Sweaty
I've edited a few videos using premiere pro but I know fuck all when it comes to H5 forge

>>182209803
It's ok. He said Wizards is good, and didn't mention CDR. He clearly has no fucking clue what he's talking about.

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>map packs
>maps range from mediocre to pretty damn good and are all original

>"""free""" DLC
>maps are all mediocre and/or are the same map slightly altered

really activates my almonds

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>>182171357
>"Condemned" vs "Reflection"
>"Ridgeline" vs "Spire"
>"Solitary" vs "Battle Canyon"
Jesus christ anon have mercy, dont force me to choose.