my biggest concern about the rec system is that new content post launch ex:ce pistol/spnkr will be locked behind it and the only way to access it will be through rec packs/warzone. the random weapon variants idc about but mythic weapons or any totally new weapons or vehicles they add should definitely be added into forge/arena. i know it was already heavily implied this is the case but im in denial. (custom game ce pistol starts...pls)
So Nokyard/Josh/Frank or anyone with knowledge of forge...
With how the new object system is (allowing adding objects with patches and stuff) does this mean 343 can add more scripting options over time?
With how the new object system is (allowing adding objects with patches and stuff) does this mean 343 can add more scripting options over time?
I hope 343 realizes the importance of allowing the iconic Legendary weapons into Custom Game options. I think we'll all be disappointed if we can't have SPNKr battles in custom games, or CE pistol duels, etc.
By derpface123 Go To PostYo Josh, just out of curiosity, which of the armors in Halo 5 that we have seen is your favorite?
Helljumper armor, and I mix that with either Anubis or Athlon helmets. But I change my mind all the time. :)
By Complicated Go To PostWhat happens if you press Jump with Fred and Linda in the Hog? Chinese Firedrill?
I think the AI team member in the spot you want to switch to jumps off to make room for you. Not certain offhand.
By SalientOne Go To PostHelljumper armor, and I mix that with either Anubis or Athlon helmets. But I change my mind all the time. :)
My man. Helljumper is awesome, probably #1 on my list of armors I will try to get. You're just lucky that you won't have to grind through Gold Packs (the only way to get Helljumper, right? Since it's Legendary-rarity?) to get HJ since you're a developer. Ah well.
When you guys design new armor sets, is it a team effort or do each of the art team guys make their own sets to be put into the game?
About 2 hours away!!!(10PM Eastern Time)
Tonight we feature Halo 2! Expect to play some classic Waterworks CTF, 1 Flag on Stonetown (Zanzibar), and more!
If you want to be in it tonight send and email to dunkman316@gmail.com with your haloent name and gt.
I'll be sending out messages around 930pm Eastern
See you on the battlefield!
So anyone around tomorrow and want to go through CE or Halo 4 on Legendary for the sub-3 hours achievement?
By derpface123 Go To PostMy man. Helljumper is awesome, probably #1 on my list of armors I will try to get. You're just lucky that you won't have to grind through Gold Packs (the only way to get Helljumper, right? Since it's Legendary-rarity?) to get HJ since you're a developer. Ah well.
When you guys design new armor sets, is it a team effort or do each of the art team guys make their own sets to be put into the game?
I've had access to all of the armor while we're in development but as weird as it may sound, I'm looking forward to going through the normal process of unlocking everything over time. It's a lot of fun opening each pack and seeing what you get and I don't want to race through that process by entering a code or having my profile augmented artificially.
As for armor set designs, it depends. A lot have come directly from the minds of the concept team but then the character artists interpret them and add their own touches. In some cases the initial idea comes from a suggestion made by another team member otherwise not involved in the character creation process. I'm lobbying for a Mister Chief set at some point because it would be hilarious. :)
SalientOne,
I'm sure you can't go into too much detail about playlists for H5 yet but I was wondering if there are going to be social playlists that allow full lobbies to go into matchmaking. Let me explain...
Say I want to have a night where this community does a fun meet up for some H5. Will there be a playlist where all 16 of us can hop in together and have matchmaking pick the games for us? Basically BTB with full a 16 party. I understand this could allow for some exploiting of the REQ system but I was just curious.
I'm sure you can't go into too much detail about playlists for H5 yet but I was wondering if there are going to be social playlists that allow full lobbies to go into matchmaking. Let me explain...
Say I want to have a night where this community does a fun meet up for some H5. Will there be a playlist where all 16 of us can hop in together and have matchmaking pick the games for us? Basically BTB with full a 16 party. I understand this could allow for some exploiting of the REQ system but I was just curious.
To "possibly" answer an earlier question: outside of specific reward packs (the REQ pack with guaranteed visor that comes with the new Halo 5 controllers), I don't believe there is a limit to the Req codes you get with merch. I bought Last Light (Basic Req pack) and two action figures (Advanced Req Pack), and in the case of the advanced packs, I got both codes to work. I'm pretty confident that general pack codes can be redeemed more than just once per type.
By SalientOne Go To PostI've had access to all of the armor while we're in development but as weird as it may sound, I'm looking forward to going through the normal process of unlocking everything over time. It's a lot of fun opening each pack and seeing what you get and I don't want to race through that process by entering a code or having my profile augmented artificially.
As for armor set designs, it depends. A lot have come directly from the minds of the concept team but then the character artists interpret them and add their own touches. In some cases the initial idea comes from a suggestion made by another team member otherwise not involved in the character creation process. I'm lobbying for a Mister Chief set at some point because it would be hilarious. :)
That's pretty cool. I too hope we get a Mister Chief set, that would be pretty fantastic. I know one 343 employee who would definitely use that.
I don't know if you can comment on this, but if I'm not mistaken you guys designed a Hayabusa set for Halo 4 that looked like this:
I think it looks awesome and I was wondering, any chance we could see this added to the REQ system post-launch?
Congrats on the mention, Granadier.
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/community-update-forging-ahead
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/community-update-forging-ahead
Does anyone know or have heard if the Astro A40 + Mixamp will work with the elite controller? Curious if the mixamp will get in the way of the paddles or not.
Man, Monday is a day off AND we'll get new Halo news? Wow.
Also...
http://experience-halo-5-guardians.xbox.com/
Also...
http://experience-halo-5-guardians.xbox.com/
By kittens Go To PostCongrats on the mention, Granadier.Teabagged by a Gungoose.
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/community-update-forging-ahead
It doesn't get any lower than that.
By Cliq Go To PostDoes anyone know or have heard if the Astro A40 + Mixamp will work with the elite controller? Curious if the mixamp will get in the way of the paddles or not.It should work fine. I'd recommend going for the mixamp pro though especially since you stream. Additionally If you get the mixamp pro you can use party chat from your pc and have no wires tied into the controller whatsoever.
By Cliq Go To PostDoes anyone know or have heard if the Astro A40 + Mixamp will work with the elite controller? Curious if the mixamp will get in the way of the paddles or not.
I'm guessing you mean the M80 mixamp?
I too would recommend a Mixamp Pro for the surround sound and stream out capability. The new TR version came out yesterday, it looks pretty slick and is the same price as the previous gen
By kittens Go To PostCongrats on the mention, Granadier.
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/community-update-forging-ahead
I liked the forge stuff, too.
By derpface123 Go To Post
if you want recon, buy axe
OMG you must smell amazing right now.
By SalientOne Go To PostOMG you must smell amazing right now.
Not my picture but the only reason I would buy Axe body spray is if I wanted to spend a day without fear of human interaction.
Don't know if you missed this question of mine so I'll re-quote it. If you don't reply I'll just assume it's tip-top secret. :)
By derpface123 Go To PostI don't know if you can comment on this, but if I'm not mistaken you guys designed a Hayabusa set for Halo 4 that looked like this:
I think it looks awesome and I was wondering, any chance we could see this added to the REQ system post-launch?
By SalientOne Go To PostAnything's possible! :P
Perhaps it could be added post-launch as a reward for finding all 13 Skulls, hmm? Halo 3 style?
Just an idea.
By derpface123 Go To PostNot my picture but the only reason I would buy Axe body spray is if I wanted to spend a day without fear of human interaction.
Don't know if you missed this question of mine so I'll re-quote it. If you don't reply I'll just assume it's tip-top secret. :)
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Should be a good week. New patch to bring more CE goodness in the form of randomized voting for ties (no more auto loss for CE), betrayal booting in CE and a 4v4 CE playlist. I still enjoy and want to continue enjoying TMCC, so hopefully it's treated with long-term care as a platform instead of solely focusing on Halo 5.
It's a great time to be a Halo fan.
It's a great time to be a Halo fan.
By SalientOne Go To PostAnything's possible! :PGrenades that explode into CE Pistols? ;]
From Gaming Age 4-Um:
"I know you're not Proven Deadly, but we'll reveal the initial gametypes a fair old while before launch and it will be a focused set, for sure. Further gametypes will continue to roll into rotation as the weeks progress. This has nothing to do with development schedule, and everything to do with sensible sustain.
It will be impossible to make everyone happy, all of the time, obviously. But eventually most people will crack at least one wan, bitter smile."
-Frank O'Connor, Alcohol Specialist, King of Stinkling, Master of Steak-related Ceremonies
"I know you're not Proven Deadly, but we'll reveal the initial gametypes a fair old while before launch and it will be a focused set, for sure. Further gametypes will continue to roll into rotation as the weeks progress. This has nothing to do with development schedule, and everything to do with sensible sustain.
It will be impossible to make everyone happy, all of the time, obviously. But eventually most people will crack at least one wan, bitter smile."
-Frank O'Connor, Alcohol Specialist, King of Stinkling, Master of Steak-related Ceremonies
By FUNKNOWN iXi Go To PostGrenades that explode into CE Pistols? ;]
That would basically just be Halo: CE multiplayer.
By AllIsOneIsNone Go To PostThat would basically just be Halo: CE multiplayer.i just played ce multyplayer for the first time recently (og 2001 ver) split screen 1v1 with my friend and i would be ok with this. i have seen the glory of the pistol and now i can never go back.
Hey Josh, do you know how the squad commands work specifically? Can you give an individual command to a specific member or is it like whoever's nearest will do the contextual action? E.G: Can I tell Linda to focus fire on someone with her sniper while Fred mans a turret?
Quick OT question for everyone:
Is it scarier to watch a horror movie at home or movie theaters. I'm arguing it's scarier at home, (note I've only found P.T. truly scary out of every horror related thing I've seen but still) because it's more immersive, but my friends are adamant that it's better in a theater cuz the jump scares are better. (but we both agree that Jump Scares aren't a good mark of how scary something is)
Quick OT question for everyone:
Is it scarier to watch a horror movie at home or movie theaters. I'm arguing it's scarier at home, (note I've only found P.T. truly scary out of every horror related thing I've seen but still) because it's more immersive, but my friends are adamant that it's better in a theater cuz the jump scares are better. (but we both agree that Jump Scares aren't a good mark of how scary something is)
By zoabs Go To PostHey Josh, do you know how the squad commands work specifically? Can you give an individual command to a specific member or is it like whoever's nearest will do the contextual action? E.G: Can I tell Linda to focus fire on someone with her sniper while Fred mans a turret?
Quick OT question for everyone:
Is it scarier to watch a horror movie at home or movie theaters. I'm arguing it's scarier at home, (note I've only found P.T. truly scary out of every horror related thing I've seen but still) because it's more immersive, but my friends are adamant that it's better in a theater cuz the jump scares are better. (but we both agree that Jump Scares aren't a good mark of how scary something is)
At home, pitch black, alone, with no other sound, on a sizable television. The sheer size of the theater screen does make it a bit scarier but it won't scare you nearly as much as being surrounded by loneliness and darkness will.
By zoabs Go To PostIs it scarier to watch a horror movie at home or movie theaters. I'm arguing it's scarier at home, (note I've only found P.T. truly scary out of every horror related thing I've seen but still) because it's more immersive, but my friends are adamant that it's better in a theater cuz the jump scares are better. (but we both agree that Jump Scares aren't a good mark of how scary something is)
Depends. If you go to some seedy theater in a bad neighborhood and you're watching the movie entirely alone, I bet that would be scary as shit. But if you're with a bunch of people there's gonna be that one guy that yells "aaaaaah shit!" every time something scary happens, and it'll just be funny.
Sorry for the no-show at the Throwdown, guys, my NAT set itself to Strict and I didn't want to kick the missus off Netflix to troubleshoot the router.
By zoabs Go To PostHey Josh, do you know how the squad commands work specifically? Can you give an individual command to a specific member or is it like whoever's nearest will do the contextual action? E.G: Can I tell Linda to focus fire on someone with her sniper while Fred mans a turret?its contextual, which i would assume means whoever is closest to what you target. you cant give an order to a certain member individually. you can tell someone to get in the turret and the closest one will go for it then target an enemy and the whole team will fire on it.
By RowdyReverb Go To Posthttp://xboxdvr.com/gamer/RowdyReverb/video/11582903lmao, well done
Skillz
By RowdyReverb Go To Posthttp://xboxdvr.com/gamer/RowdyReverb/video/11582903I take one for the team, even when I'm not there ;)
Skillz
By CRIMSONxSERAPH Go To PostI take one for the team, even when I'm not there ;)
Yeah man, you're definitely a team player.
BTW, thanks Josh for coming in our scary internet den to answer questions, it's really good too see and i love myself some info dumps.
I'm sure that i speak for most of us here when I say we're INCREDIBLY pumped for this, and excited to see what you guys have planned for post launch.
I'm sure that i speak for most of us here when I say we're INCREDIBLY pumped for this, and excited to see what you guys have planned for post launch.
By a zoojoo Go To PostBTW, thanks Josh for coming in our scary internet den to answer questions, it's really good too see and i love myself some info dumps.
I'm sure that i speak for most of us here when I say we're INCREDIBLY pumped for this, and excited to see what you guys have planned for post launch.
Amen! Thank you Josh for stopping by and an even BIGGER THANK YOU to all of 343 for developing Halo 5.
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