Sikslik7

I mean, there was Halo 3: ODST where you played as ODST. The melee, speed, jumping, and shield/health system was much different than base Halo 3, so staying back and in cover was a requirement for a lot of it.

Slik's Sik Picks Tired of games you payed $60 for and just put down right away? Are the games you're playing became mundane? Do you want to pour hours into a game you will enjoy for a long time? Say no more, for Sikslik7 has got you covered, with his Sik Picks, games that are worth every penny. The next time these games go on sale at your local games store, big box store, steam, XBL, Nintendo Store, or through the publisher themselves, be sure to snag a copy (and in may cases the DLC). I guarantee* these games will be fun and entertaining. In fact, I'll put my money where my mouth is and give you my next 343iCF Staff paycheck, made payable directly from Drizzy_Dan, RedStarRocket91, and Church. So, without further staff volunteer time being wasted, let's get to the first selection of games! Strategy Games I figured I would start with some of the best strategy games I've played in recent years. Each of these have active communities and massive followings, with countless hours of unique gameplay and replay-ability. Most of these games require a PC to play, so grab your keyboard, and your Steam Wallet and watch for the sales! 1. Age of Empire II: HD Edition A revamped version of one of the greatest Real-Time Strategies of all time, both graphically and functionality. Made by the same people (Ensemble Studios) who created the original Halo Wars. The AI has been tuned to additional levels of ruthless challenge, giving even the best players a run for their money. Additional civilizations have been added to the game, giving both tweaks on classic strategies and new ways to Wololo your enemies to their doom. Can your empire rise to infamy in the middle ages, or will be be but a footnote in history? 2. Total War: Rome II From the people who made Halo Wars 2, comes the series they are known for: Total War. An older game to be sure, with no announced plans for additional DLC (Creative Assembly have mentioned there may be another major DLC on the way). The game can be an investment if you buy all the DLC, but each DLC can be bought over time, as each expands various culture groups available in the base version of the game, which comes with a variety of playstyles, factions, and locations throughout the world. This game mixes together a turn based campaign map with epic real-time battles. If you want to know more, ask Church about the staircase. 3. Crusader Kings II Deus Vult! If you like roleplaying, generational planning, and wars over the Holy Land, This is the game for you. Play across generations of a Noble Dynasty, expanding your power and lands over time. Take control of new lands through marriage, war, assassinations, and Papal interference. Do you support your liege, or plot behind his back? If you enjoy Game of Thrones, this game emulates much of the political and military struggles (did I mention there is a GOT Mod?). DLC includes new religions to play as, lifestyle choices, secret cults, events, and of course all the more ways to seduce the lovely and ever-wonderful Glitterhoof. 4. Europa Universalis IV Coming out of the Middle Ages, the world is ready to be redrawn. Colonize the New World, consolidate your dynasty under one throne, drive the Turks out of Europe, or establish Russia hundreds of years earlier. Can Protestantism declare itself the official religion of the Holy Roman Empire or will the Aztecs colonize Europe? Only time can tell whether your nation will be a great power, or trampled into the dust. Play anywhere in the world, as any religion, as any government. Will it be your economy, army, navy or political actions that keep your nation above the rest? Just don't forget to plan ahead, otherwise you may find yourself partitioned by the coalitions formed to stop the growing tide. 5. Hearts of Iron IV The third game on this list from Paradox (CKII and EUIV being the others). Twenty years after the end of the Great War and another one is about to start.Will you join the Allies, the Axis, or form another faction to bring about a new world? Turn your peaceful economy into an unbeatable War Machine, research and form a military to fight across land, sea, and air. Will the United States ever get out of the Great Depression, or will the Communist Revolution come to American shores? Will the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, or split the Pacific in a secret pact with the United States? Will Facism, Communism, or Democracy reign supreme? Wage war across the world for a second time, in a war to truly end all wars. 6. XCOM 2 Many of you saw or participated in the Let's Play RedStarRocket91 did last year of the game using various Halo Mods (Found here http://www.343industries.org/forum/topic/44393-343icommunity-plays-xcom-2/). If you enjoy turn-based games with tile-based movement, this is the game for you. Rescue humanity from Alien Oppression with your own unique squad. Develop the team and resources you need to free humanity. With brand new DLC out, now is the time to So there it is, the first six Slik's Sik Picks. Let me know what you guys think of these games, or let me know if you ever want to play any of them with another person. If there is another type of game you want me to cover, or for try a specific one, comment below! *All guarantee claims must be submitted via PM with no less than 1000 words of meaningful content (as per discretion of myself), and please allow one week for processing. This offer is by no means serious or legitimate, just like my ******** in CKII.

There is a service tag that doesn't have an emblem, that being said, MCC will auto generate an emblem for your character.

Banned for starting a new page.

Overall, E3 was a lackluster affair. Very few newly announced games caught my interest, and even so were not games I have to play (or feel the need to). That being said, I loved this years E3 because it means that next year's should be even better. In fact, I was hoping E3 was going to be this way. Yes, I, Sikslik7, wanted E3 2017 be to a year of disappointment for new game announcements. Let's jump right in shall we? Let's look at the big upcoming games this Fall: Destiny 2: Or should I say the $60 DLC pack? After failing to deliver on may promises at launch for the first game, as well as being redone multiple times through DLC, I never wanted to pick up the first game. I may get this just because Bungie finally found a system that worked. That being said, It's a group based game that you have to have others to play with, and many of my friends are sick of Destiny. Battlefront 2: Looks like a re-skin of the original, with some new maps, and a redesigned perk system. And this time there will be a campaign. Will most likely be dead a few months after release. Assassins Creed Origins: Similar gameplay as before. I'll just wait six months and get it for over 60% off. It's not like I'm playing it for multiplayer. Middle-Earth Shadow of War: A game I plan to buy right off the bat. After seeing that Destiny was not going to deliver on many of it's promises three years ago I bought this instead. I never regretted the choice. A solid game, with a good story and DLC. Trailers and gameplay have shown tremendous expansion on ideas in the first game. Should be a good time. South Park: The Fractured but Whole: I enjoyed the first game a lot. That being said, I can also wait a few months on it, when the price drops. CoD WWII: Wow, a Call of Duty game I'm actually interested in. I will want to see some more gameplay first, but here goes to going back to it's roots. Crackdown 3: Whelp, It's been what? Four years now? Hopefully it will be a good game, but there is just a lack of gameplay, and what there is is not very convincing. Right now, It looks like I'll wait on it. Dishonored: Looks decent, but is also a game series I never got into. I'll pass until it drops price. Wolfenstein II: Looks good, and looks fun, but is once again a series I never got into. I have a copy of The New Order I should unwrap first. Super Mario Odyssey: Probably the craziest Mario game I've seen in years. I'll wait until it comes out to decide. As for the other Nintendo games talked about (Kirby, Metroid, Yoshi, etc) it is too early to tell. Far Cry 5: Looks good, but I should start playing Far Cry games first. Anthem: Too early to tell. Skyrim: Wait, this came out six years ago... Now, let's look at DLC and games already out: Player Unknown Battlegrounds: Coming to Xbox after being a hit on PC. Grab your friends for a real-life Battle Royale. Minecraft: 4k! Jk, but cross-platform play is finally here! An announcement people have wanted for years. Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowwind just came out and more to come. The sad news is that ES6 is most likely delayed (but more on that later). Halo Wars 2: Sad to see the DLC camapign is not the DLC campaign that is part of the Season Pass, but it's nice to see that the DLC is still coming. XCom 2: See @@RedStarRocket91 as to why this is important. Zelda: Breath of the Wild: I am simply excited to have more to do and find in that game. Now let's look at other announcements: Xbox One X: a better console for $500 instead of $300. If you want your games to look nicer, run faster, and have more space for games, it's a good buy, especially if you don't own an Xbox One yet. I could theorectically sell my Xbox One right now and spend about $250 on the upgrade, so it's still cheaper than buying a decent PC, not to mention it's still got my friends and XBL functionality. This is just like the later Xbox 360's, a decent buy for a replacement or an upgrade, nothing more. This is not a "must have console." Xbox Backwards Compatibility expands: Alright, I am more than excited. MCC is going to get fixed! And when I mean fixed, I mean I can just play the original games! So let's review what we have so far: So let's review what we have so far: We have a few larger titles and series releasing games, but not anything revolutionary or brand spanking new (in terms of what we know so far). DLC for existing games look pretty good, with some new features that will be nice to see. The Xbox One X and Backwards compatibility are nice features, but is not for everyone. So what did E3 tell us directly this year? New games are just ports of the last version, with some minor editing, and it's the DLC that is going to make a difference. But wait, we have known this about games in recent years! Games come out unpolished, with major bugs and issues, missing content, and it takes months to get fixed through DLC and Microtransactions. But that's not it, right? I mean, there were things we were all expecting to see, right? So I ask you this: What wasn't at E3? And thus we come to the most important part. Many of us were expecting news on the next Elder Scrolls or Fallout game. People were waiting to see Metroid 4, the next Halo game, Gears of War, etc. More than just announcements in most cases. Many people thought we would see a spin-off Halo game, H3A, or even Warden: Infinity Halo. The fact is, we didn't see any of these rumors come to light (well, except for the WIP title for Metroid 4). This is where I was happy with E3. I didn't want another ES, Fallout, or Halo game this year, or at least for the next year. Recently, too many games have been rushed, sold millions, and then were left as broken shells of games, with the content sold in parts or non-existent. To make good games, with the level of content, balancing, quality, and story at launch, they need time. And that's what we were given this year at E3. Time to wait for the next round of games we are always waiting for. We have more time for fixes, for DLC, for playing the games we have now. I can go back and play the games I barely touched (that copy of The New Order for one). We can decide to get a game after seeing it for a few months, and not have to worry about if my friends are playing it with you the entire time before moving onto another game. Gosh, I can even go back and start hunting for achievements. Maybe the game creators finally heard our call: give us complete games at launch, worthwhile patches, and good DLC. Or maybe they want to squeeze us for more microtransactions and crappy DLC and skins. Who knows? But right now, I am looking forward to what news we will see at next year's E3. TL;DR: The new games at E3 are mainly carbon copies of games that we have played before, but we had some good DLC announcements and features. That being said, we also did not see a lot of the game announcement rumors be true (New Halo game, ES6, Gears of War, Fallout, etc). I see the lack of exciting announcements as a good sign that game creators are taking their time and delivering good games.

Welcome! Some how I missed this one!

Welcome traveler, to the realms of fantasy! Join others in exploring diverse countrysides, dangerous wilds, dark caverns, mysterious fortresses, sprawling cities, and Dragon's lairs. Will you help others because it is the right thing to do, or for the shiny glint of gold they offer? Will your past catch up with you, or will you begin a new life, leaving the old one behind? Will you navigate the plethora of adventures and conflicts using a sword, sorcery, silver, or speech? The choice is yours, when you embark into the multiverse of Dungeons & Dragons. Greetings forum members, and welcome to the multiverse of Dungeons & Dragons. We are currently looking for people who would be interested in playing D&D, no experience needed. All you need is a few hours to sit down and play every session. Ideally we would like to run a session about once a week, so we will try to plan the sessions out a few weeks in advance. Can't commit to showing up once a week? Not a problem! If we have enough interest by members, we can create a "revolving" character, which would allow multiple members to cycle in and out each session, each playing the same character. If you are interested at all, please let us know below! Simple Q and A: Q. I can't commit to playing very often, but may be available to play every few weeks, what can I do? A. Just let us know below. If you want, you can play as a "revolving" character, meaning that each during each session, the character is controlled by a different person based on player availability. Even if you aren't going to be available for each session, this still allows you to play, along with other members. Q. I've never played Dungeons and Dragons, can I play? A. Of course. New players are strongly encouraged. I have very little experience myself, but I found the game to be enjoyable right from the beginning. If you are unsure about committing to playing a game that you've never played before, you may want to try playing first as a "revolving" character. This way you can try out the game and decide whether you would want to play more. Q. I want to play, but don't know anything about it. Where can I learn about Dungeons & Dragons? A. There are plenty of places to learn about D&D on the internet, as well as plenty of local game shops. The best way to learn is to watch, read, and play your first session with an open mind. There are tons of videos, explanations, tutorials and more online, so here are a few I want to highlight: Heroes and Halfwits: Members of Rooster Teeth starring many members of Achievement Hunter began a game last year. Follow the series here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTur7oukosPHugT2lhLuyihm3hyJcvIeu The Wizards of the Coast Official website has plenty of materials for new players, including a basic player's handbook (http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules ), which covers some of the most important and basic elements of the game, but does not cover all races, classes, backgrounds, and spells. If you want to see the full handbook, let me know. Finally there are many Youtube tutorials and explanations about D&D. A few I like include:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT3FRzEJDp8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo_oR7YO-Bw Q. I'm in. What should I get to be ready to play? A. Nothing! Actually, there is some prep-work I would love to help you go through if you need it. Just comment below and I can get you the resources you need, no purchase necessary! The short answer is that you'll need a computer, a working microphone, Discord, and a Roll20 account. Q. Hey, how and what type of Dungeons & Dragons are we playing? A. We will be playing 5th Edition D&D through Roll20, a free to use website for tabletop and roleplaying games, like D&D. We will be using Discord as well for voice chat. Q. Who is playing, and how many can play? A. Right now I will be the acting Dungeon Master, who creates and runs each session. I run all of the NPCs, the bad guys, and describe the world around you. As for players, RedStarRocket91, Church, and D38Boss are playing. Feel free to ask them about who they are playing. As for how many can play, that depends. If many people can play and commit to sessions, we may need to craft a second party and have a second DM. If we have a lot of people that can only commit to playing once in a while, we can have them cycle through playing the same "revolving" character. I might run a special session for those who want to try the game. Ideally there should be 1 DM and 4 or 5 players per session. Q. Is there a trial session I can attend? A. You really don't need one to play. The rules are fairly simple to get you through a session if you played as a revolving character in the main group. This being said, if multiple members want to try it out, I am more than happy to run a trial session for those members. Q. Will these sessions be recorded and put up on the forum Youtube channel, or stream to Twitch? A. It's definitely a possibility, especially after we get used to playing. Thanks for reading, and may your adventures be ever rewarding.

http://www.343industries.org/forum/topic/44794-rank-loss-along-with-kills-and-deaths-lost/

The matchmaking Servers for MCC have had issue with rank resets, among many other difficulties since launch. This stuff happens all the time.

Unkonown at this point, as it occurs for players in different frequencies and lengths. For me, I've gotten it once or twice, but never kicked from a game or lost anything from it. I know most people still earn XP and RP for the games they played during those times, however, it is not everyone.

This is a known issue and 343i is currently working on it. The issue of Profile syncing is entirely on the serverside, so there is no action for you to do to fix it.

Favorite part was when they brought up the GameCube in the history. I wasn't super impressed with the Switch, especially since the controllers looked very uncomfortable to use, both separated and together. Looks like I will not be making the "Switch."

Nothing announced as of yet. I'm sure we'll see more news once we get closer to the launch of Halo Wars 2, when there will probably be another update.