{"id":10047,"date":"2013-08-29T07:37:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T12:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=10047"},"modified":"2013-08-29T07:37:11","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T12:37:11","slug":"the-halo-bulletin-8-28-13-yay-on-my-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=10047","title":{"rendered":"The Halo Bulletin 8.28.13 (Yay on my birthday!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halobulletinheader_8-28-13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10046\" alt=\"halobulletinheader_8-28-13\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halobulletinheader_8-28-13-600x138.png\" width=\"584\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halobulletinheader_8-28-13-600x138.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halobulletinheader_8-28-13-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halobulletinheader_8-28-13-500x115.png 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halobulletinheader_8-28-13.png 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As expected this week&#8217;s bulletin is heavily focused on the Halo 4 Global Championship. The finals take place this weekend at PAX in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halogc_finals.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10048\" alt=\"halogc_finals\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halogc_finals-600x212.png\" width=\"584\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halogc_finals-600x212.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halogc_finals-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halogc_finals-500x177.png 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halogc_finals.png 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>First is a look at the XBOX personalities who will be presenting this to you via XBOX LIVE:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Halo 4 Global Championship on Xbox LIVE\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9t0lc8niuxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Next up are three quick player profiles of the 4th (Strongside), 3rd (Toxic Nate-<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=9093\">for whom I interviewed here<\/a>), and 2nd (Goofy) place finalists from the RTX qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>PAX Prime attendees can come check out the action live from Benaroya Hall on Friday and Saturday during PAX show floor hours. For the Sunday finals, PAX badge holders<span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong> and non-badge holders<\/strong><\/span> can begin lining up outside of Benaroya Hall at 1:30 pm to secure a spot in the audience. (Man, I REALLY wish I was going to be there for this!!!)<\/p>\n<p>Several lucky fans got invites via Twitter. The bulletin has shown some of those tweets with pics. This was my personal favorite of those:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter-invite.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10050\" alt=\"twitter invite\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter-invite-496x600.png\" width=\"496\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter-invite-496x600.png 496w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter-invite-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter-invite.png 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next up is this week&#8217;s Matchmaking playlist update. While not specifically noted, the Ricochet winning score has been increased from 150 to 200. Good move there. Though some games are STILL very fast. <a href=\"https:\/\/app.halowaypoint.com\/en-us\/Halo4\/HaloFanForLife1\/home\/match-979d8cc9f743077c\">I won one in 1:32 minutes<\/a> even with the score being 200 in Ricochet.<\/p>\n<p>The five maps to be used in the upcoming Ricochet playlist are shown with where the goals are at.<\/p>\n<p>Monolith<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mono1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10052\" alt=\"mono1\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mono1-600x337.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mono1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mono1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mono1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mono1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><i>Monolith\u2019s goals are located in front of each base.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Skyline<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mono1.jpg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sky1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10053\" alt=\"sky1\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sky1-600x337.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sky1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sky1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sky1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sky1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/a><i>Skyline\u2019s goals are located inside each base.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Haven<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mono1.jpg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sky1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/have1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10054\" alt=\"have1\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/have1-600x337.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/have1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/have1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/have1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/have1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/a><i>Haven\u2019s goals are located where the stairs meet the street.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Adrift<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mono1.jpg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/adri1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10055\" alt=\"adri1\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/adri1-600x337.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/adri1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/adri1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/adri1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/adri1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/a><i>Adrift\u2019s goals are located at the small door-side landings.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Solace<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mono1.jpg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sola1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10056\" alt=\"sola1\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sola1-600x337.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sola1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sola1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sola1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sola1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/a><i>Solace\u2019s goals are built into the sides, with a wall placed behind.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Following text from Waypoint:<br \/>\n<em>Over the past few weeks, we\u2019ve also been discussing consolidating playlists in an effort to optimize our Matchmaking experiences. On Tuesday, <span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong>Legendary BRs will be offered in the third voting slot of the Infinity Slayer playlist<\/strong><\/span>, and the Legendary Slayer playlist will be removed. Additionally, we\u2019ll be offering a new game type in this playlist. Simply named Team Slayer, the variant focuses on a customizable Slayer experience without any personal or random ordnance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>Team Slayer<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personal Loadouts (no restrictions)<\/li>\n<li>Motion Tracker enabled<\/li>\n<li>Initial Ordnance enabled, on resupply timers<\/li>\n<li>Random, Personal Ordnance disabled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope that players enjoy this new game type, which will offer an alternative to Slayer Pro variant, allowing full Loadout customization yet removing factors such as Random and Personal Ordnance. Slayer Pro will no longer be available in the voting options, and Team Slayer will be available in the second voting slot. We look forward to hearing your feedback on both Team Slayer and Legendary BRs in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.halowaypoint.com\/yaf_postst186212_Infinity-Slayer-Feedback.aspx\" data-omniture-derived=\"#post0&gt;div[0]&gt;div[0]&gt;div[1]&gt;div[1]&gt;div[0]&gt;div[12]&gt;p[20]&gt;a[0]\">feedback thread<\/a>. Additionally, Ricochet on Monolith as well as Infinity Slayer on Pitfall and Vertigo will be available in the Multi-Team playlist next week. Vertigo has also been added to SWAT, and Pitfall has been added to the Rumble Pit rotation.<\/p>\n<p>In Spartan Ops, we\u2019ll be offering the following selection of missions.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 6, Chapter 2: All the Secrets<br \/>\nEpisode 6, Chapter 3: Need to Know<br \/>\nEpisode 8, Chapter 4: Crystal Ball<br \/>\nEpisode 10, Chapter 3: Seize the Power<br \/>\nEpisode 10, Chapter 5: One Last Time<\/p>\n<p>Next we come to the Spartan Assault Title Update:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Halo-Spartan-Assault-Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8239\" alt=\"Halo Spartan Assault Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Halo-Spartan-Assault-Logo-600x250.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Halo-Spartan-Assault-Logo-600x250.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Halo-Spartan-Assault-Logo-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Halo-Spartan-Assault-Logo-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Halo-Spartan-Assault-Logo.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve already gone over screenshots and the achievements<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=9988\"> in an article written just a short time ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the new missions with the update:<br \/>\nMission F-1: Battle at the Arid Sea<br \/>\nLocation: Western Arid Sea<\/p>\n<p>Mission F-2: Breach of the Bulwark<br \/>\nLocation: Eastern Arid Ripple<\/p>\n<p>Mission F-3: Superstructure Assault<br \/>\nLocation: Super Structure Lightbridge<\/p>\n<p>Mission F-4: Infiltration of the Cistern<br \/>\nLocation: Cistern cave system<\/p>\n<p>Mission F-5: The Source<br \/>\nLocation: Heart of the Cistern<\/p>\n<p>Plus there will finally be Xbox 360 controller support. (Now if only this would come to XBOX Live Arcade!!!!)<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly no Screenshot Spotlight this week. I&#8217;m guessing it&#8217;s in preparation for the Halo 4 Global Championship.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>-Sal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As expected this week&#8217;s bulletin is heavily focused on the Halo 4 Global Championship. The finals take place this weekend at PAX in Seattle. 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