I didn’t mod this. I’m just reposting it here.
Ever want to play as a Promethean? Well, this fellow has figured out a hack to do as such. I don’t know how, nor do I want to know as mods like this are bankable offenses. But it’s still pretty cool to watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rRFeeNnJys&feature=youtu.be
So how about it? If given the chance to do so in-game without modding, would you play as a Promethean Knight? I know I would. I think it would be a lot of fun!
-Sal
Okay, so I do not support modding multiplayer as that is cheating in a competitive mode. Not that I support modding at all, but I do have to say that being able to drive the Mammoth was one thing I was really hoping to do. Below shows modded Lord Zedd driving the Mammoth. Watch all the way until the end… Continue reading
This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:
HFFL: Before I paste the info, let me say that I for one am EXCITED that Objective is back! I think that 343 should have NEVER gotten rid of the playlist to begin with. It’s one playlist I lived in for much of my matchmaking career in both Halo 3 and Halo Reach. Okay, now for the info.
Team Objective is back and more objective-y than ever! Replacing Squad DLC, Team Objective will contain 4v4 ball holding, hill capturing and goal scoring action on a wide variety of maps. Staples such as Haven, Adrift and Ragnarok will be available including some Forge fan favorites. Voting for Team Objective has been simplified and is as follows: Continue reading
Vas Avi wins the 4v4 Tournament going 6 games to 2 against Nighthawks in a best of 11 games. @TheRealStr8Sick was clearly the MVP of the tourney winning both the FFA and 4v4 tournament (being on Vas Avi’s team. Congrats to @IronGamingTV for putting on a good tournament.
Vas Avi wins $10k for the 4v4 tourney, while @TheRealStr8Sick wins $5k for taking the top spot in the FFA tourney.
You can check out Vas Avi’s website HERE.
-Sal
There are three skins that currently are not available to all. Some have hacked into the game to unlock them. (I am NOT one of them as I wouldn’t do that and don’t have the slightest idea how to do so.) Continue reading
Last Friday, after the epic day of Halo 5 Guardians news, I sat down to play the whole Halo 4 campaign straight through with friends, MixMaker117, Dijabouti, and SESpider.
“Mix” recording it all using Elgato and took some screens from the vid. Here are some of those screens, followed by a short vid with some fails and hijinks. As always, click pics to make bigger. Enjoy!
This is the space below the Didact’s Cryptum, when you first encounter him.
The lush jungles of Requiem. I really love the look and feel of this. I think 343 did an amazing job here.
Then we have these stalactites. Great detail!
Aboard the UNSC Infinity’s out deck, taking on the Covenant. I really enjoy this part of that mission. Blasting Covenant foot soldiers, Phantoms and Banshees out of the sky!
I’m on the left here, with Dij next to me and Spider next to him. BTW, all screens were taken by Mix.
That Lasky can sure take a punch!!
It’s about to get “blow’d up!” LOL
Here is one of several Forerunner lifts. It’s beautiful in it’s lighting and detail. Another place were 343 really did a great job of design.
I showed the fellas this peak by which to see the UNSC Infinity better. So we stopped and took a picture before blowing up more stuff. I’m in the middle here.
Did you know Sgt. Johnson is in Halo 4? At the beginning of the mission “Shutdown” kill all of the UNSC personnel. At that point, Johnson will appear with Shotgun in hand, trying to blast you away. He’s quite good at it too! We lured him up the ramp to the awaiting Pelican. Then someone killed him… Alas, Johnson dies in just about every Halo game, LOL.
Um, Cortana, that’s not a normal field inspection.
Even though we do not get to visit a Halo ring, it’s still nice to see it form afar in the campaign.
Flying in with our Broadswords to take down the shields! I’m SO glad that space (flying) missions were included in Halo. Starting with the Sabre in Reach and now the Broadsword in Halo 4. I hope those continue in Halo 5 Guardians. (And from what I suspect, they will and even more so.)
The evil Didact readying the Composer. Or is he waving “Hi” to us?
Waaaa, I don’t wanna fight the Didact, says Chief while sucking his thumb! (Alternate LASO ending!! not
Use the Force, Didact! Honestly, when the hell did the Didact get force powers? Likely he’s just manipulating the metal within Chief’s armor.
And now for the hijinks vid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg0eQcMUjBw
I’ll be making another Halo 3 campaign run soon with the fellows. Expect screens and vid then too.
-Sal
Every two weeks we update Halo 4 Matchmaking with exciting new game types, playlist changes and more. You can see what we have planned in the months ahead by looking at the Matchmaking Playlist Calendar below. Beyond that, you can get details on what’s now available in today’s Halo 4 Matchmaking Update.
Today, Dominion is making a lean and mean return to Halo 4 Matchmaking as Dominion Light, which features 4 vs. 4 gameplay. The updated game type will feature a faster pace, modified scoring, smaller resupply drops balanced for smaller teams, and a new custom map list.
Ninja Assassins is back in Matchmaking!
-Sal
Just in case you didn’t play Halo 4 yesterday or have read it here prior, Heavies is now a permanent playlist and Multi-team is the playlist for the 2-week rotational playlist.
Both are LIVE! So go get those vehicle kills! And have fun in the chaos and mayhem that is multi-team!
-Sal
I came upon a thread on Halo Waypoint’s forums that was discussing the merits of Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer as she is being portrayed in the comic book, Halo Escalation.
The discussion goes on for 9 pages, so I’ll save you that. I came in on it when the discussion turned toward her making the decision that would allow for the Human/Elite/Brute delegation to escape, yet having to sacrifice Demarco and other Spartans as a result of that decision. What follows is my reply from that point:
I think it was a waste to kill off DeMarco. However, given that it seems 343 wants Thorne to take over after Chief, it makes sense.
As for Palmer, she’s the Spartan IV’s commander because she is one of the first and has the most experience as a Spartan IV.
Recall the lines she says to the Spartan VIs who had just come onto the Infinity. It seems most of the Spartans on the Infinity are pretty new at being Spartans, with a few other having actual experience.
So in that respect, 343 defaults to Palmer as their leader.
Now, regarding her outbursts, female chauvinism, etc., THIS is why Halsey did NOT want to use adults. They come with “baggage”. Decades of real world experience follows you, no matter what. Taking the Spartan IIs as 6 year old kids, they have had little experience. This allows for them to be “brainwashed” into being the perfect (or as close to it as possible) solider. They follow orders, they work as a team, they do not belittle each other and for the most part keep their emotions in check.
Having adults become Spartan IVs smacks all against what Halsey’s Spartan program was trying to accomplish. Otherwise, Halsey could have just searched for and recruited the best of the UNSC into service as Spartans.
This all said, I do like the direction that Palmer is going in Escalation. I would really like to see her have a proper novel. One that really fleshes out her origin. Initiation tried to do that, but had to hurry through it due to page count of the comic itself.
What I’d like to see written in a novel is how she came to be in the UNSC in the first place, how/why she became an ODST and any specific events that might have made her a hardass. From there, tell the story of Initiation, but much more fleshed out.
Should she become Chief’s new sidekick? No. She’s already a leader of Spartans. If she became Chief’s sidekick, that would be a demotion of sorts. We also have to consider, is Chief ready to have another person in his life, so soon after Cortana’s death? Going by the Halo XBOX One trailer, I’d say no.
/end my reply on Halo Waypoint
So to pose the question again… To like or not to like Sarah Palmer?
At this point, I’m still on the fence, but now leaning much toward liking the character. I’d have preferred her character to have been sorted out through the games, rather than comic books or a novel, but we can’t go back now. So telling her story in a novel would be a decent way to let we Halo fans get to know her better.
If you want to have a read of all the NINE pages (and massive walls of text), feel free to go the the thread on Waypoint HERE.
-Sal