The Halo Bulletin 3-20-2013 discussion

halobulletinheader_3-20-13Points discussed in the bulletin are:
PAX East
Matchmaking Playlist update
Title Update
Screenshot Spotlight

PAX East
• BS Angel announces the contest winners who get a ticket to an exclusive pre-PAX party.
• There will be a Halo 4 multiplayer panel: Past, Present, and Future that will take place Friday, 5-6PM.
• PAX East floor experience Friday-Sunday 10am-6pm.
-This allows folks to play on the soon to be released Castle map pack. The first several hundred people will receive some swag. T
-There will be a Majestic themed FFA competition. Last person standing will get a  GAEMS Halo UNSC Vanguard Personal Gaming Environment. (How cool is THAT!) There will actually be three given away, one each day.
-If you can’t make it to PAX, follow HaloWaypoint on Twitter and Facebook. They’ll be giving away a GAEMS case for their “Free Stuff Friday.”
-Along with that possibly posting vids on the official HaloWaypoint YouTube channel.

Matchmaking Playlist update
Bravo let’s us know that the Majestic FFA playlist will be replaced by a temporary “Community Forge FFA” playlist. The maps featured are the finalists from the Halo 4 Forge Contest. They are as follows (which you can download early and check out for yourself!):

Black Site by The Fated Fire
Bloodthirst by iiHopp
Edifice by Redemption1272
Malice by AgentPaperCraft
Opus by SHIFTY time
Plaza by Smexi Bilzo
Assault by NLTROOO
Serenity by DG Intensity

Be sure to head to the War Games Feedback section to let 343 know how you feel about these maps. After a short time this playlist will be replaced by another FFA playlist that will include regular maps, Majestic DLC and possibly one or more of the maps above.

There is a large update for “Team Throwdown.” (Too much to repost so check the link at the end to the full bulletin for all the specific details.)

Title Update
Here is a list given by Bravo of the updates:
• Enabled “X-Markers” on the HUD to designate when and where teammates are killed.
• Updated Active Camo to fully reveal players when they fire all weapons.
• Reduced the auto aim, magnetism and damage on the Gauss Warthog.
• Fixed an issue in which some players at SR-130 did not see their Specialization on their in-game Player Card.
• Fixed various issues with ordnance navigation markers.
• Fixed various join-in-progress issues with Flood.
• Added the ability to make weapon adjustments via backend tuning.

(I’m VERY happy the “X” is making a comeback. This is SO vital when calling out tactics in-game.) Camo users get nerfed! YEAH! I’m glad they are fully revealed when shooting. It’s a pain in the arse being shot from who knows where and not having much of a chance to retaliate. Thanks for fixing that 343. The last bullet point, Bravo says will come in handy in the future, should 343 want to make subtle changes on the fly without having to have a full-on title update.

Screenshot Spotlight
Various fan made screen shots are given a chance to shine in the bulletin. Check out the link below to the full bulletin to see them all.

With that, BS ANgel wraps things up and is headed to PAX East.

-Sal

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