By Mix Go To PostI thought the Gamescom tourney was going to feature new maps and modes?
By jem0208 Go To PostWe don't really have any details on it do we?Well we know Fathom CtF will be played. Hopefully with that sweet, sweet flag drop. Or the Flag Harpoon that Quinn said was in the game.
Other than the teams playing.
So a new nap and mode technically.
By jem0208 Go To PostWe don't really have any details on it do we?https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-community-update-7-17-15
Other than the teams playing.
^was the only thing I could find. Says we'll find out more soon on maps and more./
By Mix Go To Posthttps://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-community-update-7-17-15Soooooooon
^was the only thing I could find. Says we'll find out more soon on maps and more./
By Mix Go To PostI thought the Gamescom tourney was going to feature new maps and modes?I'm hoping, but I don't think anythings been annouced yet.
Edit: reading the above it does seem like we'll get something new. I do hope that's the case.
Saint's Testimony was amazing. Beautiful, beautiful story. The lore... the lore is what makes Halo so damn great.
My Halo: Fleet Battles arrived in the mail today!
The ships are really high quality, and the lore included is really sweet. Detailed descriptions of the UNSC and Covenant fleet structures/formations. Brand new stuff. I've taken a bunch of pictures. Still assembling everything, lots of filing involved.
The ships are really high quality, and the lore included is really sweet. Detailed descriptions of the UNSC and Covenant fleet structures/formations. Brand new stuff. I've taken a bunch of pictures. Still assembling everything, lots of filing involved.
By Lord of Admirals Go To PostMy Halo: Fleet Battles arrived in the mail today!WELCOME TO MODEL BUILDING. WHERE THE PARTS NEED TO BE FILED TO A FINE DUST. Also a write up on their tactics and stuff would be sweet. That way it can be added to Halopedia.
The ships are really high quality, and the lore included is really sweet. Detailed descriptions of the UNSC and Covenant fleet structures/formations. Brand new stuff. I've taken a bunch of pictures. Still assembling everything, lots of filing involved.
By Lord of Admirals Go To PostMy Halo: Fleet Battles arrived in the mail today!Cool, I'd like to see the pics whenever your done.
The ships are really high quality, and the lore included is really sweet. Detailed descriptions of the UNSC and Covenant fleet structures/formations. Brand new stuff. I've taken a bunch of pictures. Still assembling everything, lots of filing involved.
Would anyone be interested in a fantasy draft for HCS season 3?
Barring me trying to figure out how a fantasy draft works. And what metrics to track. And scoring. Etc.
On second thought, this is a terrible idea.
Barring me trying to figure out how a fantasy draft works. And what metrics to track. And scoring. Etc.
On second thought, this is a terrible idea.
By Ragnarok Flames Go To PostWELCOME TO MODEL BUILDING. WHERE THE PARTS NEED TO BE FILED TO A FINE DUST. Also a write up on their tactics and stuff would be sweet. That way it can be added to Halopedia.The ORS-class Heavy Cruiser was a total bitch, but it looks amazing. Easily my favorite looking Covenant ship.
Also, I'll just straight up transcribe what the thingy thang says about Halo's story. It's better that way considering I got the 6th Fleet Battles set that was left.
By YouNoMeDawg Go To PostSo why doesn't MCC?
AFIAK the MCC issue is that the Xbox One enforces a Live heartbeat at the OS level to keep the LAN activity working. Left over from their 24 hour always online requirement.
So it's an OS issue, not an MCC issue, and the fact there's only online profiles seems to mean to me that Gears will be in the same situation.
By Ragnarok Flames Go To PostWould anyone be interested in a fantasy draft for HCS season 3?I think it might be a cool project to work on, but we'd need to assemble a bunch of stats before we can determine what is and isn't significant; definitely a season 4 project.
Barring me trying to figure out how a fantasy draft works. And what metrics to track. And scoring. Etc.
On second thought, this is a terrible idea.
Also the 360 also had LAN shenanigans - Microsoft made the OS check for a maximum ping between boxes or else it'd refuse to LAN, in an effort to prevent people from tunneling LAN over the internet.
By Ragnarok Flames Go To PostWould anyone be interested in a fantasy draft for HCS season 3?That's a really cool (read: super nerdy) idea.
Barring me trying to figure out how a fantasy draft works. And what metrics to track. And scoring. Etc.
On second thought, this is a terrible idea.
Not that I know how fantasy leagues work.
By Bruh Go To PostAlso the 360 also had LAN shenanigans - Microsoft made the OS check for a maximum ping between boxes or else it'd refuse to LAN, in an effort to prevent people from tunneling LAN over the internet.
That doesn't seem so bad.
Can the One's OS be modified to change this or is it stuck this way forever? What kind of effort are we talking?
By JayEleven Go To PostThat doesn't seem so bad.At a guess, they'd probably have to build a whole new account handling system to deal with offline profiles. No idea what kind of effort that involves.
Can the One's OS be modified to change this or is it stuck this way forever? What kind of effort are we talking?
Who knows, maybe it's already en route with the win 10 upgrade.
By link1201 Go To PostWow, that's pretty slick. I wish I had the patience for that sort of thing.Been at it for 2 hours now. Haven't even read the rule book except for the lore intro.
By Ragnarok Flames Go To PostWell we know Fathom CtF will be played. Hopefully with that sweet, sweet flag drop. Or the Flag Harpoon that Quinn said was in the game.
So a new nap and mode technically.
Guessing bo3 series
Strongholds on the new Empire
Breakout on a new Crossfire/Trench variant or TS on some map. Maybe alternate
CTF on Fathom like you said
By jem0208 Go To PostHalo can be fairly frustrating when you have to try and carry literally the entire team…
I can always tell the games gonna be rough if I'm loaded with a bunch of people with UNSC tags, Xbox Live generated names, or split screeners.
By Invert Go To PostI can always tell the games gonna be rough if I'm loaded with a bunch of people with UNSC tags, Xbox Live generated names, or split screeners.
Yup, UNSC tags are a dead giveaway for quality teammates.
I would probably buy the fleet battles... but I just pre-ordered H5 collectors like a week ago. That might be the majority of my halo expenditures (besides books) this year, lol
By jem0208 Go To PostYup, UNSC tags are a dead giveaway for quality teammates.Not to mention people with the call sign "117" dawg.
By daedalius Go To PostI would probably buy the fleet battles… but I just pre-ordered H5 collectors like a week ago. That might be the majority of my halo expenditures (besides books) this year, lolBetween the Halo 5 LE and the Elite Controller... October is going to be very anti-wallet lol.
By Wesleyshark Go To PostBetween the Halo 5 LE and the Elite Controller… October is going to be very anti-wallet lol.Is the Elite controller officially coming out in October now dawg?
By YouNoMeDawg Go To PostIs the Elite controller officially coming out in October now dawg?
It's the estimated release month.
By Mix Go To Posthttps://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-community-update-7-17-15I can't wait.
^was the only thing I could find. Says we'll find out more soon on maps and more./
Update on my construction of Battlegroup: Leviathan
The UNSC ships are all MAJOR pains in the ass. Even the frigates, which require no assembly.
The UNSC ships are all MAJOR pains in the ass. Even the frigates, which require no assembly.
By jem0208 Go To PostHalo can be fairly frustrating when you have to try and carry literally the entire team…Game of King of the Hill the other night.
1 7/26/2015 MONOLITH LOST 0 815 Score 2.26 K/D 43 Kills 19 Deaths 18 Assists
1:39 of hill time (most on any team) and we lost. because my team was too busy protecting their k/d while I had the best k/d while playing the objective.
Also, Waypoint's idea of game history is awful.
By Poodlestrike Go To PostInvert set it up:Is that sheet locked? I seem to be able to edit other peoples entries.
https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=E2C88F7726B8FE6D!12049&ithint=file%2cxlsx&app=Excel&authkey=!AIdXlUKvK9BtkL8
By NOKYARD Go To PostIs that sheet locked? I seem to be able to edit other peoples entries.
It's open for the time being.
Here's some info on the Campaign of Fleet Battles: The Fall of Reach
There are various types of luminaries. The more valuable ones are entirely Forerunner in nature. Those are stored in High Charity, never to leave the city unless special circumstances arrive. Eventually, Rho 'Barutamee became trusted enough to carry such a Luminary in his fleet. It drew him to Epsilon Eridanus, which is full of Forerunner artifacts.
When the Fleet of Valiant Prudence first arrived at the outskirts of Epsilon Eridanus, they interrupted a Cadet Training mission, forcing them to flee. Eventually, Vice Admiral Stanforth rallied a fleet together and engaged the Covenant fleet, helping to keep Forerunner artifacts out of Covenant control.
After Rho 'Barutamee made his presence known when his flagship destroyed the Grafton, Noble Team would formulate what would become Operation: UPPERCUT. In order support UPPERCUT and keep 'Barutamee's fleet spread thin, Stanforth creates Operation: LEFT JAB.
With the Long Night of Solace destroyed, and 'Barutamee missing or dead, one of his lieutenants assumes command of Valiant Prudence, and attempts to bring things under control and acquire the Forerunner artifact they've been going after before reinforcements arrive.
There are various types of luminaries. The more valuable ones are entirely Forerunner in nature. Those are stored in High Charity, never to leave the city unless special circumstances arrive. Eventually, Rho 'Barutamee became trusted enough to carry such a Luminary in his fleet. It drew him to Epsilon Eridanus, which is full of Forerunner artifacts.
When the Fleet of Valiant Prudence first arrived at the outskirts of Epsilon Eridanus, they interrupted a Cadet Training mission, forcing them to flee. Eventually, Vice Admiral Stanforth rallied a fleet together and engaged the Covenant fleet, helping to keep Forerunner artifacts out of Covenant control.
After Rho 'Barutamee made his presence known when his flagship destroyed the Grafton, Noble Team would formulate what would become Operation: UPPERCUT. In order support UPPERCUT and keep 'Barutamee's fleet spread thin, Stanforth creates Operation: LEFT JAB.
With the Long Night of Solace destroyed, and 'Barutamee missing or dead, one of his lieutenants assumes command of Valiant Prudence, and attempts to bring things under control and acquire the Forerunner artifact they've been going after before reinforcements arrive.
By Lord of Admirals Go To PostHere's some info on the Campaign of Fleet Battles: The Fall of ReachI am enthralled are there any other assorted lore factoids?
There are various types of luminaries. The more valuable ones are entirely Forerunner in nature. Those are stored in High Charity, never to leave the city unless special circumstances arrive. Eventually, Rho 'Barutamee became trusted enough to carry such a Luminary in his fleet. It drew him to Epsilon Eridanus, which is full of Forerunner artifacts.
When the Fleet of Valiant Prudence first arrived at the outskirts of Epsilon Eridanus, they interrupted a Cadet Training mission, forcing them to flee. Eventually, Vice Admiral Stanforth rallied a fleet together and engaged the Covenant fleet, helping to keep Forerunner artifacts out of Covenant control.
After Rho 'Barutamee made his presence known when his flagship destroyed the Grafton, Noble Team would formulate what would become Operation: UPPERCUT. In order support UPPERCUT and keep 'Barutamee's fleet spread thin, Stanforth creates Operation: LEFT JAB.
With the Long Night of Solace destroyed, and 'Barutamee missing or dead, one of his lieutenants assumes command of Valiant Prudence, and attempts to bring things under control and acquire the Forerunner artifact they've been going after before reinforcements arrive.
By Poodlestrike Go To PostInvert set it up:
https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=E2C88F7726B8FE6D!12049&ithint=file%2cxlsx&app=Excel&authkey=!AIdXlUKvK9BtkL8
Thank you kindly :-)
By NOKYARD Go To PostIs that sheet locked? I seem to be able to edit other peoples entries.
Click "Edit Workbook" to make additions. Make sure you do "Edit in Excel Online".
By Captain Friendo Go To PostI am enthralled are there any other assorted lore factoids?In my quick summary I got a few things wrong.
Here's the Fall of Reach directly transcribed:
Halo: Fleet Battles - The Fall of Reach
LUMINARIES
Luminaries are special scanners placed aboard Covenant vessels to detect left behind remnants of the long-vanished Forerunner. The greatest Luminaries, ancient Forerunner artifacts themselves, are rare treasures jealously guarded by the Covenant leadership and rarely allowed outside the holy sanctum of High Charity. One of these prizes was entrusted to Rho 'Barutamee upon his ascension to Supreme Commander and the assumption of his duties as far-ranging scout and seeker of truths.
It was through this Luminary that Rho picked up the first luminations emanating from Reach, signs that the great works of the Forerunners were once again rumbling to life and reaching out into the cosmos for their long lost creators.
SCENARIO ONE: FLIGHT!
"Lieutenant Robinson frowned at the tactical display. There was no mistaking it: ten Covenant ships were quickly approaching. At another place and time this might have been an even fight, but with the ships crewed by raw recruits there was only one option: RUN!"
While lecture rooms and simulators can achieve a great deal, the UNSC Navy makes sure its cadets are also properly drilled on working warships. Cadets at the Beta Eridani Naval Training Range took ships through the paces and familiarized themselves with day-to-day tasks before final assignment, unaware that the Covenant was being drawn to the system by an artefact right beneath their nose.
SCENARIO TWO: CONTACT
"Supreme Commander Rho 'Barutamee was silent, awestruck at the trove of Forerunner relics his Luminary revealed. Though humans had been ignorant to the Forerunner's gifts hidden in the Beta Eridani system, the Fleet of Valiant Prudence was not. Properly plied and fed with power in the philatory, the recovered artifacts had spoken to the ship's Luminary, revealing a path to...what? He did not recognize all of the glyphs before him, but some clearly indicated danger, damage, and the marks of the ancient Builders."
An explorer and collector, Supreme Commander Rho 'Barutamee cared little about Humanity nor knew the full significance of the star system to which he prepared to travel. Nevertheless, he was compelled to eliminate the remaining enemy forces in Beta Eridani, lest they follow the Fleet of Valiant Prudence to their prize.
SCENARIO THREE: EVACUATE
"Teller stations crew was exhausted. For years they had carefully stripped away layers of strange metals and bypassed deadly defences to uncover secrets laying hidden beneath this planetoid, and now the scientists were ordered to condense an extensive and long-planned retrieval operation into barely a fortnight."
The Office of Naval Intelligence was involved in the unearthing and study of several Forerunner artefact sites in the Epsilon Eridanus system. One of the most promising locations was Site 17, located inside a nondescript planetesimal in the system's Oort cloud. Atop it was Teller Station, a research laboratory dedicated to unearthing its lost secrets.
With the declaration of Winter Contingency on Reach, the facilities' defences prepared to withdraw and abandon the station after one last dig. Unfortunately, their frantic efforts awoke senescent Forerunner systems, betraying the site's location to the Fleet of Valiant Prudence.
SCENARIO FOUR: RUN!
"Dr. Daniels was a xeno-archaeologist, not an intelligence officer; but it was obvious that the object hastily removed from Site 17 was extremely valuable. The Covenant fleet had detached a significant portion of its fleet to recover it, and now Daniels and his fellow scientists could only trust in Admiral Stanforth's plan to lure the pursuing enemy into a trap near Reach."
The Fleet of Valiant Prudence is enraged at the desecration of Site 17's Forerunner reliquary, and Supreme Commander 'Barutamee has ordered his reconnaissance elements to retrieve the stolen relic and avenge the human's insult. UNSC forces must escape the implacable Covenant forces and avoid taking losses that will ultimately weaken Reach's defences.
SCENARIO FIVE: INTO THE FIRE
"Baleful lights shone on the tactical display of the Marathon's bridge, and the acrid smell of burning electronics filled the air. The crew valiantly fought to keep the damaged ship together as fresh Covenant forces appeared on long-range scans. The battle group had managed to fight free of Covenant forces on their tail, but more alien ships were on an intercept course. Luckily, a detachment of UNSC ships was moving to cut off the new Covenant threat. With the fate of Reach hanging in the balance, everyone hoped their mysterious cargo was worth the loss of lives."
To protect the artefact from capture, Admiral Stanforth was forced to vector in reinforcements to stop the pursuing Covenant squadrons. The resulting battle was evenly matched, but every ship that the UNSC lost was irreplaceable, while Rho 'Barutamee's forces seemed to inch ever closer to claiming whatever prize they sought on Reach's surface. Time was running out.
SCENARIO SIX: LEFT JAB
"Supreme Commander Rho 'Barutamee unconsciously clenched his fist as he reviewed the intelligence report. Human forces were probing his defences from every side, intent on finding some vulnerability to exploit. Under normal circumstances he would ignore their taunts, but it was clear this world was far more important to the humans than he had originally realized.
In addition, a massive Ministry of Resolution fleet on its way, and his atrefact teams were bogged down on the surface. For the first time in decades, Rho tasted fear. If the fleet couldn't locate something of value soon, he would be forced to either evacuate and abandon many of his Zealots, or face interrogation by the Hierarchs for his impudence and apparent ineptitude."
The UNSC has concocted an audacious plan - Operation: UPPER CUT - to destroy the Long Night of Solace by seizing a Covenant Corvette, the Ardent Prayer, and using it to carry a sabotaged slipspace drive core near the supercarrier - detonating it close enough that the resulting rupture would cripple or destroy the massive vessel. Operation: LEFT JAB is a supporting mission to distract the Covenant, coordinated with the UNSC Savannah while it supported Noble Team's seizure of the Ardent Prayer.
SCENARIO SEVEN: FINISHING BLOW
"'Engage.'
The order was short and simple, but a spontaneous cheer erupted on the bridge as the fusion drives flared. The UNSC was finally taking the fight to the enemy."
With the Fleet of Valiant Prudence stretched thin, the Long Night of Solace appeared open for a direct attack. Distracted by Operation: LEFT HOOK, Rho 'Barutamee's forces were out of position when a Navy task force pounced on a cut-off Covenant scout fleet.
SCENARIO EIGHT: RALLY POINT ZULU
"ALPHA PRIORITY TRANSMISSION 04592Z-83
/START FILE/
COVENANT PRESENCE DETECTED ON REACH SYSTEM'S EDGE COORDINATES 030 RELATIVE.
ALL UNSC WARSHIPS ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO CEASE ALL ACTIVITIES AND REGROUP AT RALLY POINT ZULU AT BEST SPEED.
ALL SHIPS ARE TO ENACT THE COLE PROTOCOL IMMEDIATELY.
/END FILE/"
Rho 'Barutamee was missing and presumed dead, the twisted remains of Long Night of Solace falling to the surface of Reach. As battle raged for the fate of the planet, a single engagement in the larger melee would have massive implications. Rho's lieutenant, Shipmaster Kantar 'Utaralee assumed command of the splintered Fleet of Valiant Prudence, leading them in a last ditch effort to recover the artefact that had eluded them. Held on a station near Turul, only a small picket fleet remained between the fleet's honor and ignominious defeat.
By Lord of Admirals Go To Postwall o textDamn. That's awesome.
By GringoSuave89 Go To PostClick "Edit Workbook" to make additions. Make sure you do "Edit in Excel Online".I understand how it works but was surprized it was open. I've made a few of these for Forge contest submissions. The sheet was set to view only, but the data entry form was openly shared. That way you can receive info from players but keep them from messing with other's info, and with the layout of the sheet and cells.
By digmouse Go To PostHas there been any confirmation about Carbine's rate of fire change in MCC? I thought Frankie said pre-launch that the ROF is going to be fixed but it still feels way faster than on 360.Nope. I fussed about it pre-launch and I was told to simmer down and that it was an issue with an "old build" and was fixed already. Apparently that wasn't the case.
I really wish they had engaged the community better and actually utilized a community bug tracker or similar. Because it seems like there's a lot of issue they aren't aware of or acknowledging, and allowing the community to help document it would've been a wise move.
I made my own one right at launch with a ticketing system and all that. If they had embraced it, I and others would have been happy to help maintain a production-quality system with documentation, steps to reproduce, tracking, etc. I do that stuff for a living - I'd be happy to do it for a franchise I love.
By Ragnarok Flames Go To PostMCC may be playable but its far from fixed.Regarding MCC, it's really a travesty. I mean we're coming up on nine months now of the game still being broken and having crashes. Like, people will have conceived and birthed babies faster than 343 will have fixed theirs.
And about Azure. Is it now okay for Microsoft to remove a function that consoles have had for a long time and that pcs still have just to say, "we have x more ai on screen, or x people in an instance of mulitplayer" or whatever the selling point is, at the expense of something like LAN?
Regarding LAN and the lack thereof, it's almost certainly a holdover from the whole always-online DRM thing. It's no secret that the console was built around that and that stripping it out was a rush and possibly a bit of a hack job. You can't even make a profile on the console without a Microsoft account.
Microsoft has an opportunity to show some good will toward consumers with the upcoming dashboard redesign and Windows 10 kernel implementation. Given the scale of a totally new UI and a new OS driving it, it seems like it's damn near a full rewrite. Hopefully they'll use that to make the console be a bit more offline friendly and include staples like LAN support.
By Bruh Go To PostAlso the 360 also had LAN shenanigans - Microsoft made the OS check for a maximum ping between boxes or else it'd refuse to LAN, in an effort to prevent people from tunneling LAN over the internet.Still blows my mind that they pulled that. It's like the definition of anti-competitive behavior: we've put an unneeded artificial barrier in place on networking, so you absolutely must pay us if you want to play online. Patching the kernel to remove the check worked perfectly with no side effects and let you play via XLink/XBC without issue - the check existed solely as a means of blocking any sort of Live competitor. Shame no one brought it to the EU's attention, as they might have had something to say about that.
So since the windows 10 dash is completely new, do you think they would have the ability to remove that server ping for LAN process? Realistically, if the HCS failures didn't light a fire under their ass then there is no hope.