So I was playing campaign the other day. I assassinated two Jackals, then shoulder charged another, only to be killed by a fourth Jackal. This one decides he going to t-bag me for revenge as well…LOL.
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Halo Toy Review: McFarlane Halo 5 Guardians Action Figure- Spartan Centurion
Technical Specifications:
Articulation:
• Ball Joint Head
• Ball Joint Shoulders
• Ball Joint Elbows
• Ball Joint Wrists
• Swivel Chest
• Limited Ball Joint hips
• Hinge Knees
• Limited Ball Joint Ankles
Accessories:Â DMR, Magnum
Additional Contents:Â REQ Pack sheet (Requisition Pack) This sheet has a code on one side that you can redeem for Halo 5 Guardians in-game content. The content redeemed for varies from code to code.
Cost:Â $15-18 (US) depending on where you buy it at retail
Availability:Â Target exclusive
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Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Covenant Storm Lance
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Mega Bloks Covenant Storm Lance
Technical Specifications:
Build Time:Â 1 minute to sort, 3Â minutes to build
Set Piece Count:Â 114
Minifigures:Â All figures in Indigo purple: Elite Commander, Elite Minor, Jackal, Grunt
Weapons:Â Storm Rifle, Needler (Crimson), Carbine, Plasma Pistol
Accessories:Â Jackal Shield (Yellow), Drop Shield, Energy Core, 2X Plasma Grenades
Special Features:Â N/A
Cost:Â $15-17
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Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Covenant Watchtower
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Mega Bloks Covenant Watchtower
Technical Specifications:
Build Time:Â 3 minute to sort, 30Â minutes to build (Your time will vary. I take photos along the way which make my build times a little longer)
Set Piece Count:Â 239
Minifigures:Â UNSC Spartan Soldier (Speckeld White); Covenant Elite Commander (Brown)
Weapons:Â Hydra, Fuel Rod Gun; Buildable Covenant Plasma Turret
Accessories: Covenant Drop Shield
Special Features:Â N/A
Cost:Â $20-25 depending on where you buy it from
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Halo Toy Preview: Mega Bloks Covenant Brute Lance Set
Once again, apologies to the owner of these pics as I don’t know who you are to give you proper credit. When I find out who it is, I will be sure to update this article as such.
This new Brute set is indicative of what to expect from Halo Wars 2. Beyond that though, it’s another army builder’s dream! FOUR Brutes! All have the new super articulation and removable armor.
Halo Toy Preview: Mega Bloks Yankee Squad
I found these pics on a Halo Mega Bloks fan page on Facebook. (Apologies to the page and the owner of these pics for not proper credit) I’ve been sitting on these pics for a good week now and have forgotten who posted them and which fan site. Terrible oversight on my part. As soon as I find out who’s these are, I’ll be sure to properly credit them for their pics.
Yankee Squad is an army builder’s dream! 
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Halo Toy Preview: Mega Bloks Kodiak Siege Cannon
Just found this through a Halo Mega Bloks fan Facebook page!
We first caught a glimpse of this from Toy Fair this year. The name was thought to be the ‘Fox Cannon’. Now we have the actual name. Kodiak sounds MUCH better as it’s a massive bear in comparison to a puny little fox. LOL
Here’s the text about this from Amazon:
- Batten down the hatches and roll out with Spartan Alice-130 in the UNSC Kodiak Siege Cannon
- Rigged with ironclad defenses, this buildable, eight-wheeled artillery tank comes fully loaded with a massive, pivoting cannon
- Build the Kodiak, and brace your Spartan for an attack from the approaching Covenant Brutes
- Then, deploy the Kodiak’s lockdown system, and bombard behind enemy lines
- The highly detailed, super-pose able Spartan Alice-130 and Covenant Brute micro action figures each come with their own detachable armor and authentic weapons and accessories
Halo Heroes – Episode 1: ODST Buck (Mega Bloks)
This is a very cool little vid showcasing Buck, one of the Halo Heroes series 1 figures.
Oh and look for my reviews of the whole of series 1 coming VERY soon!
-Sal
Halo Community Update: Campaign Relief
This is a reblog from HaloWaypoint:
BYÂ B IS FOR BRAVO
Greetings! Since the last community update, we’ve released the Ghosts of Meridian, had two livestreams, released the Warzone Firefight Beta, and kept a very close eye on feedback, including the many fantastic threads on Warzone Firefight rounds, objectives, and difficulty, your thoughts on Tyrant and Skirmish at Darkstar, recent sandbox updates, and more. We’re tracking down issues with custom games traits, Grifball betrayal thresholds, CSR only moving one point at a time (we pushed out an update to resolve this earlier today), and more. We’ve also noticed that you’ve been using the Spartan Laser a bit more since the buff, and using it well. Here are some stats from the data scientists:
SPARTAN LASER KILLS – INCREASE AFTER PATCH
Laser Variant
Spartan Kills Per Use
Damage Per Use
Spartan Laser
+ 26.2%
+ 10.5%
Endgame
+ 58.3%
+ 14.4%
Selene’s Lance
+ 69.8%
+ 36.8%
While there is no direct correlation just yet, we also observed that overall Splatter kills in Warzone have reduced 37.5%.
HFFL: Man, I am HAPPY about the changes to the Splaser! That is the last weapon I need for UNSC weapons commendations. In fact, it’s the last of all the weapons (not including the Spnkr Rockets) I need to complete for commendations.
In addition, teams across the studio are hard at work on a variety of updates, including many that come straight from feedback you’ve given us. Modes and playlists like Infection, matchmaking preference options, more Forge goodness, UI updates and post-game medals, Campaign balance updates (more on that in just a bit), and lots more that I can’t talk about just yet is in the works. Many of these will be landing with Memories of Reach, which is currently slated for an early May release.
Let’s dig in, starting with Halo 5’s newest experience: The Warzone Firefight Beta.
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HFFL’s Official Halo 5 Spartan Company: Progress towards Achilles Armor!
Folks, if you still have not joined a Spartan Company or are unhappy with the one you’re in for whatever reason, consider joining HFFL’s Spartan Company.
We’ve just recently gone over 50 members of the 100 member limit cap.
As well, we are progressing nicely towards the Achilles Armor that is exclusive to only those persons who have joined a Spartan Company AND have completed level 3 in ALL company Kill Commendations. The Helmet is achieved by completing level 5 of all kill commendations. Continue reading
Canon Fodder: Stand Your Ground
This is a reblog from HaloWaypoint:
BYÂ GRIMBROTHER ONE
ISSUE 71
Greetings lore-lovers, and thanks for stopping by. Last issue, we took a look at some of the cool colonial tech that players find scattered across the surface of Meridian, plus we divulged some new info on a couple of cool space ships, and more. This time around, we’re excited to help officially unveil the latest project from our friends and partners at Spartan Games in collaboration with 343 Industries, Halo: Ground Command. Spartan Games will be showing off the title in more glory this weekend at the Salute show in the UK, and we’re here to get you primed and ready. Rounding out our coverage today will be a special highlight of a particularly awesome community creation from the talented folks responsible for the Sins of the Prophets project. We’ve got a lot on the table (literally), so let’s get to it. Continue reading
Canon Fodder: Looking Glassed
This is a reblog from HaloWaypoint:Â
BY GRIMBROTHER ONE
ISSUE 70
Greetings fiction-folk. Thanks for stopping by our little story-centric Halo haunt again this week. Last issue, we unleashed some epic new deep lore on the Arena map Tyrant – which launched this week as part of the Ghosts of Meridian content release for Halo 5: Guardians – as well as offering fictional glimpses into a couple of new Gravity Hammers and an epic new Warzone boss. If you missed it then, you can check it out now. Shifting gears a bit this week, we’ve got an eclectic buffet to help you get your narrative nosh on including Meridian mining machines, ship stuff, hidden KI colors, and more. Shall we begin? Continue reading
BIP. BAP. BETA.
This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:
BYÂ GRIMBROTHER ONE
Amidst the countless hours spent playing Halo in its myriad of forms, there are several moments that tend to stand out among the rest. Late night campaign runs, last second flag-caps, hilarious custom Forge fests, and many, many more. Holding a particularly special place in this upper echelon of experiences is a brilliant gem in the Halo crown: Firefight. Like the franchise itself, Firefight has grown and evolved – from its sweaty palms-inducing, survival-focused origins in Halo 3: ODST to the frenetic and fast paced enemy onslaughts of its Halo: Reach incarnation. Whether it was running laps in a Prowler in Lost Platoon or holding the line in Alpha Site, eliminating Elite Generals in Glacier or the Viva Piñata-palooza of Gruntpocalypse – for millions of us, Firefight is a mode that’s offered many a memory.
HFFL: Heh, I can agree with this. Firefight holds a special place in my Halo heart. I spent countless hours playing it. First in Halo 3 ODST, then more so in Halo Reach. In Reach, it was a game type I could just go into and have fun with or without friends. If no-one was on to game, I’d typically go into Firefight and destroy hundreds of Covenant.
Halo 5 Warzone Firefight Gameplay Preview
This is a reblog from IGN:
Firefight. The word brings back intense memories for Halo players like me, who spent hours and hours fighting off wave after wave of Covenant forces when the mode was first introduced back in Halo 3: ODST. I was in college then, and much of what I remember about my nights and weekends were those times when, side by side with my roommates on the couch, we vigorously cursed the endless enemy AI or celebrated our momentary victories over the alien threat with high fives and an inordinate amount of yelling. Continue reading
Halo API Hackathon Contest
Back in October of 2015, we launched the public API Beta for Halo 5: Guardians, and since then we’ve been blown away by community-created websites and apps. Places like Halo Tracker, Halo Data Hive, and Halo Carnage are just a few of the destinations that are providing a unique statistical experience to Halo 5 players. Continue reading