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Yeah I understand we get the Forward Unto Dawn, but it is only downloadable, it is not in a disc form. So if something happens to your account or xbox, you lose the Forward Unto Dawn. Yes we also get the War Games Map Pass, however we do not get the Strider and Scanner helmet, or the Falcon Emblem that comes with the stand alone War Games Map Pass. Like I said, this is ridiculous, the LE is not really worth it anymore.

Hello all, not sure if anyone else has seen this yet, but it would appear that Standard Edition owners get access to 6 specializations early if they play by Nov. 30th, which means just about everyone... http://www.examiner.com/article/all-halo-4-specializations-can-be-unlocked-by-playing-the-game-early So my thing is... I have a question as to why the LE is being torn apart? First LE owners were not given the Strider and Scanner helmets along with the Falcon Emblem, even though it comes with the War Games Map Pass. Secondly, when the LE was first announced it was listed as having an exclusive armor along with the exclusive armor skin, weapon skins, and avatar armor. Well that armor was revealed to be the Recruit armor, but now everyone has the Recruit armor as the default starting armor. And now Standard Edition owners get access to 6 specializations if they play by Nov. 30th? Essentially the in game bonuses of the LE have been reduced to the armor and weapon skin..that is it. I am not really sure if it is worth $100 of my dollars at this point. All of the incentives for getting it are being thrown out of the window. Seriously, why make the LE worthless now, sure it comes with some booklets and the FUD, but the FUD (Forward Unto Dawn) is only downloadable, might as well buy it on DVD/Blu-Ray and have it forever. I am very upset with the marketing, and how lame the LE has turned out to be. What do you all think?

Yeah I already posted these...but thanks

As Ryu stated above, you only the Prime skin. Recruit Armor is the default starting armor for all players now. The War Games Map Pass that comes with the LE doesnt even come with the Strider and Scanner helmet. Really the only advantage to LE is the skins and the ability to choose a different specialization besides Wetworks or Operator once you hit SR-50. I am rather dissapointed with the lack of actual goodies that come with the LE.

Were not entirely sure yet. What I was saying was in comparison to Halo 3 where it has a social and ranked playlist. In Halo 4 it appears that you get xp from EVERYTHING, Spartan Ops, Forging, War Games etc. which would in theory include any ranked games if there is indeed a ranked section.

Talked to a buddy of mine who is a Mountain Dew rep at the University here. He said that you get a certain ammount of matches worth from the dewxp, for example, 6 games worth form the 12 pack of mtn dew Halo 4. So in essence you do get double xp for any games you play in War Games, but you get a certain amount of games. If the game only lasts 5 minutes, than that counts as 1 game/match of double xp. Hope this new info helps.

yeah but those are not confirmed yet, getting domain names is just a safe way of having the options down the road. Frankie confirmed that only Halo 4, 5, and 6 are for sure.

Looks like a forerunner /promethean skull. Makes sense to me to change the emblem, in the previous games the main enemy was the Covie and they were mainly represented by the Elites. So with the new series being against the prometheans/forerunners, it makes sense to have the symbol represented by them.

Not necessarily, Cortana could be fixed by Halsey (confirmed in the game) with forerunner tech. Cortana is as a part of Halo as MC. You cant have one without the other.

I think there will be a ranked playlist set and a social playlist set like in Halo 3. SO we will have both a ranked and social rank/title. SR-27 for example is an overall title/rank from all of the experience from both social and ranked games. And if I am Rank 42, that is my overall rank in the ranked playlists. I have a feeling this is how it is going to work.

haha pretty much man...I dont drink soda, but I may have to pick some up just for a couple of matches.

Ahh well here is a link to some of the pre-order bonuses in HD: http://halo4nation.com/images/preorder-bonuses-in-hd/

Well when they first announced the DewXp for Halo 4 the faq's page wasnt down like it is at the moment. So that explained a lot about it. I really wish you got double xp in all matches, but I am afraid that is not the case.

Oh what about the forest camo are you looking for?

The Double xp is not for all matches...when you use the codes it puts your gamertag in a list of other players with the double xp. When you boot up Halo 4 War Games, those players with the double xp codes from MTNDew will see a playlist option for Double XP Matches that you can play in. Those are specific matches that will give you double xp...not double xp for all matches.

Forest camp?

Yeah I noticed the map specific objects too...pretty cool indeed

I agree...glad we can change the colors. The forest camo looks sweet when dark like that personally

Charity for sure

Yeah I though they were pretty funny, but I guess the rest of the community doesnt lol

Haha yeah...that would be pretty intense lol. Hopefully it hasnt changed that way...but if it has they will probably nerf it lol

What? It can kill anyone behind the initial target? When did that change? At SDCC it could only kill the initial target because when it hit it desintegrated them, it wasnt like a human or covie sniper round that would carry through. Wow if that is the case than the Binary Rifle is waaaay Op

Check them out, pretty funny: http://halocouncil.com/content.php?r=960-GameStop-Halo-Commercials-Are-Back

agreed...making a 1shot kill...even with 6 rounds minimum (8 rounds max with the ammo perk) is a little ridiculous, you could potentially get an extermination with it...a little OP if you ask me

I like the different lists, adds uniqueness to the different maps and game variants you can make. I still am not a huge fan that the object options are pretty much the same as the ones in reach, but I do like the fact that they change appearance depending on the maps from human to forerunner. I also like the ease to which you can build now, having magnets was hands down an awesome idea.