Daily Archives: 08/07/2013

The Halo Bulletin 8.7.13

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This week’s bulletin starts off with talk of the Champions Bundle pack. Specifically five of the medals you can earn by playing Ricochet.

goal-defense2 Goal Defense: Kill an enemy ball carrier within 25m of your goal without them scoring.

ball-clear2 Ball Clear: Throw a ball 40m away from your own goal.

goal-keeper2 Goal Keeper: Kill 5 enemies while defending the goal.

rejection2 Rejection: Intercept a throw within 25m of your goal.

fast-break2 Fast Break: Scoring a goal within 15 seconds of a ball set without a turnover.

HFFL: I have to say, I can’t wait for this gametype. I’m so excited for it, that I’m thinking about starting up a Ricochet League.

Next up the weekly news on the Halo 4 Global Championship.
Three of the four finalists from week one have been confirmed. These are:
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T15 Carnopy
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There has been some delay in confirming weeks 2 and 3 as 343 continues their investigation into network manipulation and boosting. I’m VERY glad to hear this!

Here are week 4’s current top 4 as of 8.7.13 at 4:20pm:
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No surprise at the top spot there. Naded is a pro-player. I can’t see him being taken out of the running this week. It’s his spot to lose at this point.

We next move on to the Matchmaking Playlist Update. The bulletin goes on to list the settings for the final online weekly competition for the Halo 4 GC. Listings show Legendary Rumble and Legendary Rumble BR.

Spartan Ops Matchmaking missions are as follows:
Mission 4, Episode 1: Hairy Call
Mission 4, Episode 3: Random Transport
Mission 5, Episode 3: Everything Has Gone Wrong
Mission 5, Episode 4: The Cauldron Base
Mission 5, Episode 5: Spartan Thorne

Lastly, 343 will be removing “Sarge’s Lab” from the Girfball map rotation as the map undergoes some lighting optimization. A refreshed version (and more) will be included the next time we update the playlist.

In further Halo 4 GC news, we have the gamescom qualifier.
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Text taken directly from HaloWaypoint:
Gamescom, the world’s largest trade fair and event for interactive games in Cologne, Germany will be the last chance to qualify for a spot in the Halo 4 Global Championship finals. We can’t wait to check out the competition in Germany and are now able to share some details with you. 

The Gamescom Halo 4 Global Championship Qualifier will be taking place from August 22nd – August 24th (Thursday – Saturday) and each day will be an individual tournament, meaning that competitors need not make a weekend-long commitment in order to participate. Due to the size and format of Gamescom, the tournament will be walk-up only. Arrive early each day if you’d like to get a spot in the competition, as we cannot guarantee anyone a spot. For the same reasons, we cannot guarantee that all attendees will be able to compete (that would be awesome but may also take several months) and estimate that we will be able to accommodate at least 1,500 competitors over the course of the weekend. 

The game types that will be featured at Gamescom are identical to the ones used at RTX, and the map rotation will be Haven, Skyline and Onyx. We’ll have additional details regarding the format of the show in the near future. If you’re looking to compete, head to the Xbox booth on Thursday morning to get in line. If you’ll be at the show, we’ll see you there and are looking forward to see who of Europe’s finest will earn a trip to the finals in Seattle the following weekend!

Finally, the Screenshot Spotlight this week. It’s all about the Monitor.

To read the whole bulletin go check out the official site here!

HFFL’s first ever LAN EVENT – updated details!!! Special Guests and more!

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Since I’m getting a good response so far from this, I’m changing the name from LAN Party to LAN Event.

Before I get too far into the updates, here again are the specifics again for the event:

• DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 14. It will be a 3 hour event, from 5-8pm.
• COST: The cost is $15 per person. This will include pizza and a drink as well as use of the gaming equipment. I will also be holding a FFA tournament within this LAN for prizes. Prizes TBD. (More on that soon.)
• LOCATION: Game On Party Planners LLC
1105 Rochester Road
Pittsburgh, PA  15237
(Across from Sir Pizza, behind Fischer)

The event will be streamed on Twitch.. Live video/commentating as well. Oh yeah, I guess I should mention this….

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I am happy to report that the HFFL LAN Event will have at least two special guests. Dustin “Dust Storm” Pettigrew, host of the longest and most popular Halo podcast on the net Podtacular.com, will be in attendance. It’s his Twitch channel we’ll be streaming the event through.

GH057ayameAlso, Eric “GH057ayame” Hewitt, former National Halo Champion and current Halo commentator, will be there. Not sure if I can get him to commentate the FFA mini-tourney here, but we’ll see…

So here’s a chance to meet two important Halo community members in both Dustin and Eric.

If you plan on attending, I will need a few things:

• E-mail me at sal@halofanforlife.com with your intention to come to the event.
• You must be 18 years of age or older. ID will be checked. If you don’t have ID you will not be allowed in. [UPDATE] I’ve had a few requests from those 18-20 to attend the event. I am now opening this up to those ages as well. However you MUST sign a waiver, stating you will NOT drink alcoholic beverages at the event.
• Payment must be in cash at the event location.

Since this is an adult event, you are permitted to bring alcohol, however you MUST sign a waiver absolving both the gaming center and myself from any alcohol related actions. This is mandatory. If you don’t/won’t sign it, then please do not attend. Neither the business nor myself can afford a lawsuit, which I hope you all understand. Again, under 21 will NOT be permitted to drink alcohol, nor will you be admitted if it’s suspected you were drinking alcohol before the event.

[UPDATE 2] I have decided to bring some rare collectibles for viewing. Beyond the already discussed Mega Bloks Forward Unto Dawn set and custom Covenant Cruisers I’ve built, I will also have on display:
• 3 foot tall Halo 2 Master Chief
• McFarlane’s Master Chief Vs. Hunter statue from the “Forward Unto Dawn” series. This is one of only 500 produced and you’ll have a chance to see it in person.

[UPDATE 3] There will be some time set aside during the event to showcase Halo collectibles. So if YOU have something unique/rare/or just something directly Halo related you’d like to show-off, PLEASE bring it! Also, if you have some kind of Halo attire, be that shirts, hats, pins, please wear them to the event. Represent HALO!
This isn’t mandatory of course, just something neat for a Halo related event to show on the stream as well as have in pictures.

I do want to mention that by coming to the event, you agree to have your picture taken. This may or may not be posted on the blog/twitter/facebook. No reimbursement either. This is just a fun event folks.

As I get news on prizes or anything else new for the event, I’ll continue to post updates for the LAN.

Hope to see you there!!!