Baeztoberfest

It was meant to be light hearted. Not offensive.

Sounds like a plan man. Think I'll hit up some Skyrim for a few days and try again. See what happens. I don't think this is the case. It's stupid stuff that's happening. Like Boltshot duels. We're both point blank range. Yet they kill me and my rounds do nothing. Stuff like that. Or coming up short constantly on DMR duels. Getting naded and headshot combo with carbine. Just off the wall WEIRD stuff I can't explain with any other reason than they are simply better at Halo than I am. And I'm cool with that. I know I'm not the best. But I'd like to be teamed against enemies of the same skill level. That's all I'm saying. I think I'll take the "give it a few days and come back to it" advice.

Well see that's what I was thinking. But 3 off days in a row? And these guys I'm playing against are seriously GOOD. I'm not even trying to brag here I'm saying these guys are CLEARLY not in the same skill bracket as me. Way better than I am. So why force me to play against them...?

Maybe it's just me... Happened to me yesterday. Was playing swat. I was on adrift trying to run for some cover in one of those long narrow corridors and ended up face first against a teammate pushing me back into combat. The enemy ended up getting a double kill with one trigger squeeze from the BR.

Personally? I hate it. If someone's blocking my way and I can't retreat we both end up getting killed because they are an immovable object. Of course whenever I want to snipe or hang out for just a second to get my bearings on where everything is going on and my TEAMMATE runs into me they are an unstoppable force and can push me 50 feet away seems like. It's annoying. It's like everyone else can push and shove but me. It's not a HUGE problem but it is one that is extremely noticeable. To me anyway. Has anyone else noticed this too?

So... I have no idea what the hell is going on but it's REALLY frustrating. I was playing Halo for awhile and then took about a week off. I come back to it Friday night and I'm getting scores like 2 and 20. Or 8 and 16. Or 11 and 21. These are just a few examples of ACTUAL GAMES I've played. And I'm REALLY trying over here. Nothing has changed in my playstyle. Nothing has changed in my loadouts. Nothing has changed at all except now I'm getting paired with teammates WAY out of my skill range. Is there a reason for this? Has anyone else encountered this problem? How can I fix this? It's not a matter of just wanting to own everyone I play against. I'm not saying I wanna be Halo God and run around making everyone I play against miserable. I'm saying I'd be happy with some actual BALANCE. I used to average About 20 kills per game and anywhere between 13 and 15 deaths. Now I'm lucky if I can break .5 KD. What the hell is going on...? And to clarify I've gone from a 1.14 to a 1.10.

I know this. I explained what the problem was. The other specializations weren't showing up. It acted like those 4 specializations were all the game had. So I powered it off and then back on and they were there. It was a bug. That's all. Did you even read the post...?

Until Halo 6 comes out.

Tea Time : 5 teabags without dying Earl Grey : 10 teabags without dying Balls of Fury : 15 teabags without dying

Yeah? I remember when armor was a full suit. Not plates over spandex. It's a little lame... I miss the old armor too. Like CQB helmet, armor effects, and aesthetic ordinance on varying pieces. I liked Halo 3's armor better (albeit a little dated according to detail), and agree Halo Reach had the best. I also don't like specific patterns on certain armors though the armor doesn't change. And there's not enough secondary color to really stand out either... I think that's a big part of the problem. It makes each piece so detailed that at first glance all the armor looks identical with only minor differences. Save for the ORBITAL chest piece that looks like a grenadier collar throwback. Other than that, yeah...

I turned off the Xbox and started it up again. That worked. Whew! I was worried...

So I'm at SR 90 now. Usually I'd be able to choose another specialization and start again. But it's not giving me an option to choose anything else. Help? What is this?

Interesting.

What do y'all think of these new challenges clearly geared toward co op? What do y'all think if Halo 4 LASO? I attempted the first level on SLASO but it was beyond hard. I'm still working at it though. Who else likes a challenge?

When compared to Lasky did anyone even think of the long road that must have happened for the UNSC to trust Captain Del Rio with the Infinity? I mean he couldn't have been a slacker. He had to have done something noteworthy.

I agree. After playing with you and trying new tactics and following a little advice, I improved my KD by .06. I know that's not a lot to some people but I'm still climbing. Great advice.

You raise a good point. Another person replied that Cortana literally defeated The Didact. This is actually 100%. John wouldn't have stood a chance otherwise. On the other hand, that chick was CRAZY! Putting her into your armor, MUCH LESS THE CONTROLS TO THE INFINITY, seemed insane to begin with! That whole thing could've gone seriously wrong for those reasons. Her part in 4 was a lot deeper than I think people really give credit for. Most people only talk about her dying or if she didn't die at all? Only time will tell. But she did so much more that is worth commenting on. Specifically to this thread is her direct involvement with Captain Andrew Del Rio. As stated before her significance to ONI would have been enough for nobody on board The Infinity to be able to decommission her. As for Del Rios aggressive gestures toward her? I can see how HUGE of a problem she could've been, especially in Inifinitys computer systems. I can see Del Rios aggression toward the Chief as well as he wanted things to go smoothly. Good it have been a lot worse? Yes. Could it have gone a little smoother if people had just listened to the Captain? I think so. There's 100 comments and 6 pages thus far of both sides of the coin but I'm not seeing either side of the issue making a standalone winning argument for either case. Not without either more background or more information on Del Rio himself and his motives and reasoning.

They had those dumb mounted turret things that do that metamorphosis thing.

This was a pretty good read. And pretty spot on. I think del rios plan was solid. They went with the chiefs plan after all and that barely worked through chance really. But that's something he's got isn't it? Luck? All that aside (luck), del rio was following standard procedure. Did you know that in combat rather than let enemies capture valuable items on the battlefield our orders are to destroy them making them useless to the enemy? I'm not saying that this means the infinity is expendable. I'm saying this was the biggest UNSC flag ship ever constructed. It had importance. Letting it fall into enemy hands wasn't an option. Orbiting a hostile planet not sending word to earth was not an option. Staying on requiem grounded was not an option. Given his choices he made the right decisions. I think it's fair to say ivanoff station was doomed when they brought the composer aboard to begin with. Marines could've taken out the chief. Don't believe me? Crank Halo 3 up on legendary and shoot some marines. Go on. Lol. I'll wait... What happened? Thought so. Marines are tough stuff.

The point was the Chief did not know his intentions at that time. All he knew was that the Didact was vulnerable and he wanted to squash him. That's not how the military works. Regardless of how sterling your jacket is, you're still a soldier with an obligation to duty, ONLY DISREGARDING DIRECT ORDERS when it puts your own well being in harms way or orders you to kill civilians. Things like that. And before you say anything about composer, the Chief didn't know any of the didacts plans to eliminate earth at that point in the story. He had just grabbed a pelican shortly after to intercept the didacts ship. That's not military doctrine at all. If you're MIA and you're rescued you don't just have no chain of command, you fall under the chain of command to your rescuers. I don't know where you heard that but it's wrong.

I remember this. They mentioned something to that effect when Lasky is talking to Chief on the mission Midnight.

Lol. I'm a military man too. Specialist. US Army. (That's actually a picture of me in OCP's when I was in Afghanistan last year.) I do understand dealings with special forces and will agree. They are a force of their own. Although I can't say I've dealt with Delta ever, I will say that even then they have a chain of command. In most situations I ever saw it'd be some young sergeant type getting beat down by some platoon sergeant and when they see that special forces tab on his sleeve they leave him alone. Albeit except for a senior commissioned officer. That rank would still carry some gravity to it even presiding over an E-9. Granted I'm not in the Navy and can't speak for what the regs are for the UNSC 550 years from now. Lol. You're right by the way. We're looking WAY too deep into it. But that's the beauty of a good story. You can analyze it and hypothesize all day. I hate stories that leave nothing to the imagination. That being said, I think Lord Hoods direct involvement would've been a bit more appropriate to over see The Chief's agenda. Maybe wouldn't have fit for storylines sake, as we have no idea what Lord Hood's military status is anymore. At the point of MIA, and once they found MC, a thorough debriefing should have been done. Should Del Rio have listened to Chief? Yes. Should Chief had done his own thing like Chief always does? Always (Makes for good story telling). Should Chief had disobeyed a direct order from a commanding officer along with Sarah Palmer? (From a military standpoint) Absolutely not. Only time this is acceptable is in the case of an improper order. Had that been the case, it would've made more sense. I can see his rationale if this was indeed his train of thought but that would require much more proof. New Pheonix hadn't have happened yet so at THAT time, they lacked the reasoning to justify that it was, putting Chief in the wrong. Haha! Touché my friend. I agree with most of what you said. Minus the destruction of Cortana. In all likelihood, given her direct involvement with The Flood, Forerunner constructs, and The Covenant (Dating from The Winter Contingency to these new rogue covenant) Oni would have more than likely decommissioned her after extensive evaluations. Perhaps a better course of action would have been setting up an orbital perimeter around Requiem with ground forces maintaining the gravity well to make sure they don't get sucked in again and maybe sent a frigate to earth to warn them. (Are frigates capable of Slip Space Travel? I know the Autumn was and Forward Unto Dawn... Just making sure). A loss of that caliber though in unknown hostile territory would have been catastrophic and a bit too Custer if you ask me. Again, this is just my speculation. The question is what devastation could have been prevented had The Chief followed his orders? And what would've happened anyway?

Cowardice would be a very difficult charge to prove. As others have pointed out (in other threads) he really was in an impossible situation. That standing and given The Chiefs MIA status, that must've played in somehow to the decision making of a superior officer. It would be like going on a rescue mission and when you found the guy you were attempting to rescue, he blatantly disobeyed your orders in front of senior enlisted and commissioned officers. If I was te CO of that ship, I'd have lost my cool too.

Lol. Right on! I'm only a dad: a little too young for being a grand dad. (I hope). Lol. Squabbling isn't my thing either. But then again neither is being a blind follower. I do my best to have an even middle ground but I confess even that is skewed from time to time. Sorry again! Hope to see ya around.

Well then even if I do disagree, I humbly retract my statement.