♠ Spades N AZ ♠

Welcome to one of the greatest forum communities although not directly affiliated with 343, we also don't go unnoticed. Although you can't remember the rules unless you have read them, they are pretty straight forward. Try to keep whatever subject you post on in the appropriate location to reduce clutter and be respectful of others. These will get you far on here. After reviewing the rules invest some time to familiarize yourself with the topics and there locations. You'll find everything from A-Z on here and whatever the site is missing then feel free to add or suggest. I do a custom game night every Friday which is open to all members of 343 I so feel free to once again read my thread if you would like to participate. Hope you enjoy yourself and meet a lot of new friends.

That's too bad but understandable. Best of luck and remember we will always be here.

This is a needed and well deserved post. I have seen this too. Especially when I try to venture out and meet people or join in the shoutbox. It has always been and always will be human nature to band together. Humans have done this for centuries. Most humans need to feel that "comfort" from knowing we are not alone and the security that comes from the strength of numbers. Especially, those who are alone or insecure. I agree that the members of this great forum need to realize that these "cliques" are unnecessary. You are already part of the greatest Halo forum out there! We are not going to always agree with everything or everyone(nor should we loose our identity) but we should always support the 343 Industries Forum as a whole.

Zb-85 it was great to read your interview as the very first one but I have yet to meet you. We need to work on that.

Wow that last post was HAARSH......my bad. Hey guys next week is back to Halo 4. REACH was fun and we still somehow managed to fill the lobby for 4 hours(but I was sick and had to leave). However, we have a new game and the more we get used to some of the new options the more we will love it. I would love to have a lobby with a ton of new names again along with the regulars I invite you all to come see why this Custom game night has been running for 2 years almost now and join in on the fun.

Although I would love to be the nice guy that sends out 70+ messages after looking up every ones time-zones and typing in every gamertag, ultimately it's not realistic. Use your phones, almost every one has a world clock on it. Also if you just post invite me Spades, it probably won't happen. I have dozens of people every week who take the time to send me a message which takes 2 minutes of there time. Now turn that around and how long would it take me to send out dozens of invites to those not connected with. I hope you guys understand where I am coming from. Sorry to be sort of sarcastic, hopefully not rude, but completely realistic. I just don't have the time to hold everyone's hands.

Awesome Choot' em now I don't have to stalk you to learn a little more about you. Calm down people, it's a joke. Great job to both of you. You make this forum what it is.

Although I learned a lot about you in the interview, it's what I already knew about you that really mattered. Thanks for the time and labor you invest on behalf of the community with your amazing talent.. Great job guys!

I look forward to meeting you. Please read previous posts on rules to be informed. I will reply to your "inv" text 10-15 min before I open the lobby

Send a letter or email to 343 or Certain Affinity guys and be a part of the change. Help them help us, but do it with respect and positive criticism. Have you ever heard the saying "You can catch more flys with honey than vinegar". I assembled a lobby of pro-forgers, pro-players, and a few that are just knowledgeable to get feedback. We spent almost 3 hours going over in detail what was wrong and what was right with Halo 4. We collectively presented, discussed, and even argued the changes that needed to be made. Although this list is mostly the negatives, there were many points of appreciation to Certain Affinity for the many things that they did right and yes the list is just as long for that. Here is a VERY simplified version but add to it or tell me that I am wrong if you dissagree. Either way, you can choose to do something and be heard or just cry to a computer screen which accomplishes nothing Forge - bring back precision movement ASAP - ability to despawn items and create disappearing items - all pre-made structures interrupt the forge worlds and are unnecessary. They also add frame rate. - we need a super flat map - why are there rounded corners on pieces which don't line up properly - why is the Colosseum wall(which is primarily used for floors or perimeter barriers) not flat along the edges used to merge with - why are their invisible barriers on rocks, map perimeters, and tin cups - the aesthetic stamps symbols ruin the ability to flip pieces and be creative - Object cost needs to relate to polygon count for ex 20 railing small's cost the same as 100 silo 3's......???? - we need more angled transitioned pieces - why introduce the dynamic lighting if it is broken. We need to be able to enable it if we choose. Have an enable lighting switch which can be activated when your done with a map - they did a good job changing the effects of glass but changed the flatness of all of them - lights don't have a good range but we are grateful for more of them - bring back ability to use water in our maps - there is no instant respawn while in forge mode? why - zoom is broken and doesn't work - the center axis on pieces is not centered on most pieces for ex rotate a 2x2 ramp on a 2x2 block and it sticks of the sides on 3 rotatoions - we need interchangeable skins to use on each map - too many unnecessary soft boundaries - the skins given are not uniform and don't support symmetrical forging ex. 2X1 bank vs 1X2 bank - rotation on angles when not at a 45 or 90 degree is not a true angle - magnets need to be able to be toggeld between center points or corner points - too much movement for the pieces when you save - bring back the purple and orange and get rid of nova and pen and ink - thanks for multiple labels on objects. So much easier - textures need to be simplified to allow merging - the grab points on objects are automatic unlike REACH where you grabbed the precise area clicked - load out cameras are completely non functional now. Why are they blurry. - We need to be able to add trees and shrubs

congrats Syko Wolfe!!! The first to bring in the new year. Great choice!

There has been some people complaining that they cannot get in on the custom game nights. Remember guys, I am loyal to this forum more than any other group. I will invite new people in before the regulars always. But you have to be on and paying attention. I send out "inv" to those who have requested to join before I ever open the lobby up to the others. This means that if you want to play then you must A. be on MST at 5:45 to get in before I open the lobby at 6:00 B. send me a texted message which says "inv" before hand. This week on REACH I will not be giving away armor or prizes but hope to see a good tunout.

For those who joined my group yesterday for the New Years Playdate, we did 8 hours of non-stop custom games. I also host custom games every Friday starting at 6:00 MST. Unfortunately, I can only hold 16 at a time so there are usually 20-30 request who can't get in. I will send them your way. Always glad to see more custom game nights going. BTW, this week is on REACH. We had such an overwhelming request for a custom game night to go back to REACH that we are switching it up. For those who would like to stay on Halo 4(like they should) I will post your gamertag up in my official game night thread. If that's ok, which, I hope it is.

My friends list is full but you can inv me anytime, especially if you need more maps to play. Good Luck and good gaming

New years resolution. I will read every interview and get to know the members of the forum better. Thank you for doing this.

So lately I have been exploring out of my comfort zone of Custom Game Night threads. This was fun to read along with the others. I have had many good times with you on this site, on xbox, and in real life. You are definitely loved and respected which is something no one can argue. But if you or I were not part of this forum[cringes at the thought], I would still call you a friend. Well done both of you.

So lately I have been exploring out of my comfort zone of Custom Game Night threads. This was fun to read along with the others. I know we also had a rough beginning Ms. Mystic but I am not the type to hold grudges and really don't care(after all it's internet and we will never meet in person). I had to read the scoop on you and hopefully learn more. Well done both of you.

So lately I have been exploring out of my comfort zone of Custom Game Night threads. This was fun to read along with the others. I know you are well liked by my good friend who brought me into this forum. Well done both of you.

So lately I have been exploring out of my comfort zone of Custom Game Night threads. This was fun to read along with the others. I learn about most of you from my friends in the forums but not all the behind the scenes stuff. Well done both of you.

This is obviously mine from day one in the forum. But I have a feeling no one will take bright red, comic sans MS, bolded, 18 size.

It's about time girly! Glad to see you running this and adding your touch. We have had some great people run it before but I know you can bring something new to the table and look forward to it.

22 new people this week.......LOVED IT!!!!! Next week is going to be on Halo Reach guys(1/4/13). Yeah that's right. We will take a one week break from Halo 4 and return to Reach. I don't expect it to be the regular turn out but it will be a nice change. After that we will continue playing on Halo 4 like usual every week. Like usual....if you would like to join then send me a TEXTED message which says "INV" and I will get you in before I open up the lobby to everyone.

I would love to find someone willing and able to live stream our custom game night. Details will be discussed over Xbox chat in person if you are capable of joining every Friday and stay for a majority of the 5 hour block. You will be rewarded for your time!

hey Robius5991! Go check out my fileshare for some other shmeef maps. Maybe someone will post a video of them.