@excel_excel: Maybe he was under the impression that his life depended on going out and buying the games? He didn't realise he had a choice in the matter. :p #halowaypoint
At first I was excited... then not so much. I understand Halo is a huge franchise and all, but how many people are really going to use this? It's like the special features on a DVD (I know a lot of people probably do watch that shit, but it's mostly just a selling point on a more expensive DVD right?) #halowaypoint
@Daniel @ playreadwrite.blogspot.com: the mlg kids would probably love it, and there's a shit ton of them. As much as the Internet bitches and moans about halo it has a MASSIVE competitive scene. #halowaypoint
@Kermi: I used Bungie.net a lot too, when Halo 3 came out. Of course, the people who are still playing that game will get use out of it, but I don't see it taking the reigns from the online experience. #halowaypoint
Kinda looks like the 360's version of the Mario Kart Channel on the Wii. Kinda weird, but it seems like hardcore Halo fans should enjoy it. I haven't played Halo Wars or ODST, so it doesn't seem to have much of a use for me.
Does anyone know if this is an extra download, or is it getting forced into the firmware with no option to disable it like every other 360 update these days? #halowaypoint
@Archaotic: I doubt it. I believe that the actual Waypoint program will be a separate app that'll be accessible in the Games Library section of the dash.
All speculation on my part, really, but I believe that's how it's going to roll. If not, it would have been mentioned in the preview dash update starting this week. #halowaypoint
@dumlaox: I hope you're right. I'm getting tired of shit I'm never going to use being shoehorned into the dashboard. It's already so friggin' cluttered, y'know? #halowaypoint
@Cutriss: Agreed. Back when I was big on Halo 2 and Halo 3, I used to love the Bungie.net implementation. Even nowadays people wonder why I have a little Bungie icon next to my username when I play H3 online. #halowaypoint
Wow, that is pretty amazing. Although I am not into Halo's MP as much as Halo 2 (the first game to get me addicted to playing online with friends) this is all some extremely neat stuff.
It makes me wish that Infinity Ward was treated as well as Bungie and could have a section like this.
And no matter how much the haters will hate, Bungie really delivers on a great console FPS experience, there is little to no competition there. #halowaypoint
Alright, so I like Halo myself, I even started a #HaloStories page for people to tell us their awesome tales of stuff that happened during their playing the game, but this sounds a bit over the top... I mean, I guess it will be for Halo 3 and Halo ODST, and Reach when the comes, possibly Wars and Marathon as well?, but this is still a little excessive maybe?
Or is this similar to my Wii Fit Channel or the Mario Kart Channel on my Wii?
.... Maybe it isn't silly at all now I think about it...
@Agent.AealapytsaNotxap(NotASpy): There's not much silly about just enhancing and expanding the community features. As we saw with uncharted 2's twitter stuff competitive online games do look to advance there community features. It'd be a bit better if all games did this in my mind as it's only there if you want to go anyway. #halowaypoint
@excel_excel: I know, but now I feel silly about my first paragraph.
I wonder if this channel will allow us to view files on Bungie.net without having to load up the games? I mean, doing that for the screenshots should be simple enough so if they don't have that at least, I'll be annoyed, but if they could also watch the theatre clips and such, that would be very cool. There probably is a way to get it to work, but it may be a little difficult/memory consuming. But if they did it... #halowaypoint
@Agent.AealapytsaNotxap(NotASpy): I believe they now allow you to export your theatre clips as files viewable on a PC but it's only available to Bungie Pro accounts which is a shame. I have soooo many clips of funny and impressive things and quite a few screenshots too. #halowaypoint
Thats pretty cool, more games should do this, of course quite a few do, but the 360 doesn't have a browser so it'll be handy for 360 owners #halowaypoint
@excel_excel: I'd love it if Battlefield and CoD would take their website stats and incorporate them into dashboard widgets.
I can get lost for quite some time digging through my multiplayer stats, and it would be awesome to have them handy right after I finish up a game session.
Not to mention the obvious extension of the awards/prestige grinding that it could create... #halowaypoint
@Yossarian: Especially if they worked...I can't remember how many times I've gone on EA's site to check my BF2, BF1943 etc stats and everytime the site seems down/inaccurate/slow
1943 was so well played it destroyed that stat site for well over a week. #halowaypoint
@I_Like_TDs: When you say "scaled down Home", are you referring to it being a kind of hub world? I don't know all the features of Home and have only used it once so if excuse me if I'm mistaken. #halowaypoint
Now I don't know if I am correct or not, but is that the Call of Duty 4 emblem on his achievements list. It says he completed only 13 out of 37 achievements. It's funny seeing an Infinity Ward employee without the full achievement points. I guess when you play a game so extensively before it is shipped for retail, you probably would not want to beat it extensively again.
@raresquare: He's probably a PC player, considering he came from a Half-Life modding background, so he got 13 achievements on purpose on the 360 to look 1337.
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@raresquare: I've read several interviews with various game developers over the years were they address the lack of higher gamerscore in general and specifically in games they had a hand in making. They have often said that they have played the game thru many times on dev kits or machines/consoles at "work". It just isn't relfected on their home account or system... and since COD MW achievements are almost entirely campaign based, and they likely play more multiplayer at home... it makes sense.
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God man, your not discrete at all are you? This is the 3rd obvious fanboy comment I've seen you post in the past 2 days. (Just from articles I read)
I wouldn't call him fanboyish. I think we've been spoiled by all the rational, balanced discussion on Kotaku. If he was a fanboy, he would be talking about M$ and Xbots and how everything other than his system is crap, etc, etc.
Wow. When I worked as a tester and got a copy of our game three days before release we were told that we absolutely must not play it while our console was online. I guess IW is a little more slack than the company I worked at.
@Doomstink: This is the 'green disc', which is the first retail pressing of a game that Microsoft gives back to the Publisher to play through and make sure everything works before they press millions of copies.
You have to play it online to see if achievements work, and the Rich Presence text updates correctly.
@AOClaus: If IW didn't mind using Treyarch's maps for modern times, IF they are using Sub Pens, I would love to see Asylum make a return. And also Courtyard.
Those two maps look like they could work well in MW2.
@norcalsniper: He's not wrong, his statement is true in that it is his opinion, one which I stand behind. Just like it is YOUR opinion that it was one of, if not the best FPS ever released for 360.
I personally find it to be an over rated game, and would much rather play something else. I don't care if it outsells every video game ever sold combined, in my opinion, it's very over rated.
@Gen.Grievous: [kotaku.com] - tada, Kotaku with no Modern Warfare news ( there not using COD as a tag so can't block general COD news)
Personally I use this to view Kotaku with - [kotaku.com]
@n00b_pwner: It's not really a matter of balance for me. I like FPS single player games like Halo or Half-Life, because they do have a good story and presentation.
My favorite games tend to be story driven. I'm not a person who gets their kicks from constantly shooting people for no reason in an endless fragfest.
@Ockman: Oddly enough, the thing I like most about all the COD's, but COD4 especially, is the single player. They have generic war stories for sure, but they're very well done and very well presented. I can't stand the mulitplayer for it which seems to be the thing that most people rave about.
@Ockman: You think Halo has a better story than COD4? Maybe a deeper story but presentation-wise or emmersion-wise, COD4 had a better story than any single Halo game.
@norcalsniper: Why? Devs make the games. Doesn't mean they have time to play them, or even enjoy playing the games they worked on. A friend of mine doesn't own a single game she's ever worked on, and told me she doesn't even like to play 2 of them.
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Does anyone know if this is an extra download, or is it getting forced into the firmware with no option to disable it like every other 360 update these days? #halowaypoint
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All speculation on my part, really, but I believe that's how it's going to roll. If not, it would have been mentioned in the preview dash update starting this week. #halowaypoint
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It makes me wish that Infinity Ward was treated as well as Bungie and could have a section like this.
And no matter how much the haters will hate, Bungie really delivers on a great console FPS experience, there is little to no competition there. #halowaypoint
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Or is this similar to my Wii Fit Channel or the Mario Kart Channel on my Wii?
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@excel_excel: I know, but now I feel silly about my first paragraph.
I wonder if this channel will allow us to view files on Bungie.net without having to load up the games? I mean, doing that for the screenshots should be simple enough so if they don't have that at least, I'll be annoyed, but if they could also watch the theatre clips and such, that would be very cool. There probably is a way to get it to work, but it may be a little difficult/memory consuming. But if they did it... #halowaypoint
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I can get lost for quite some time digging through my multiplayer stats, and it would be awesome to have them handy right after I finish up a game session.
Not to mention the obvious extension of the awards/prestige grinding that it could create... #halowaypoint
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1943 was so well played it destroyed that stat site for well over a week. #halowaypoint
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It's more like a hub for game data, stats and screenshots etc. Great if you're into Halo, pointless if you're not.
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And I really really hope that we get at least 15 maps and that they aren't playing some Map Pack areas.
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God man, your not discrete at all are you? This is the 3rd obvious fanboy comment I've seen you post in the past 2 days. (Just from articles I read)
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I wouldn't call him fanboyish. I think we've been spoiled by all the rational, balanced discussion on Kotaku. If he was a fanboy, he would be talking about M$ and Xbots and how everything other than his system is crap, etc, etc.
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"360 having the highest votes for "Most enjoyable" isn't that much of a surprise."
[kotaku.com]
I can't see any more of his comments (only 1 page worth), but I assure you I've seen this guy spew this crap on Kotaku for aaaaages.
But whatever ...
EDIT: In regards to your second last comment, EA would beg to differ ...
[gamerblips.dailyradar.com]
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You have to play it online to see if achievements work, and the Rich Presence text updates correctly.
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Sub Pens is going to be back again, but this time reskinned to be modern? That map was worse than Station!
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I personally find it to be an over rated game, and would much rather play something else. I don't care if it outsells every video game ever sold combined, in my opinion, it's very over rated.
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WaW was still unbalanced, but a least Treyarch fixed some of those things IW did in CoD4 to make WaW more balanced IMO.
CoD wasn't truly balanced ever since CoD2. 3 was balanced but ONLY on Deathmatch.
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My favorite games tend to be story driven. I'm not a person who gets their kicks from constantly shooting people for no reason in an endless fragfest.
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