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Again, just a quality post. And yeah, I love bossfights in some games and hate them in others. Halo is one game where I, for one, am extremely glad that there isn't a bossfight. I liked the ending sequence of moving from platform to platform. It stays with the objectives while giving a sense of finality. Plus, they split it up nicely so it doesn't seem impossible to accomplish.

The killcams are still really, really buggy. It's probably just a glitch and nothing more.

I think that in theory it's cool, and it would probably be a neat thing for a while, but people would just end up reverting back to menus after a while. I, at least, am imagining this as the Normandy from Mass Effect, at least in the mechanical side of it (i.e. selecting loadouts, War Games, customization etc). As neat as it was, there was much more deep story tying Mass Effect together than in Halo, and the dialogue was different with different people as the game went on. Even with that, I still found mysel saying "Damn, why can't I just menu to this instead of running around". I love the idea, but I think it would get stale fairly quickly, and might not be worth the time for them to try and implement, at least not right now.

I'm with everyone here I don't think that they've done anything YET, but they will eventually. People are learning how to play the game better, so you might just be experiencing that.

For the record, your last post that was locked had no information and was obviously inflammatory. Also, the maps are fantastic. They look great and I've had good experiences with them. I'm not going to say they are perfect obviously. Vortex sucks and some maps are so-so. But in my experience, they play fairly well. The music is great too. I'm not sure why people crap all over the music in this game... it's beautiful and it's also epic. They couldn't use the original Halo theme, so they went their own direction. I mean, how could you not like this: http://youtu.be/DCrL76vGpNA Invasion wasn't that popular and it was kind of weird in Reach, so why remake it? I would have much rather had a firefight-type game instead of Invasion (granted, we didn't get that either, though we did get the SO's). I also disagree with the "button mashing". There's plenty of precision in this game, and lots of strategy, especially when working with a team.

The BR in my opinion works much better at close to mid range, rather than the DMR. The spread is nice for getting those extra hits. I think that if the BR was changed to four shots (which I would prefer), people would complain about it being OP. I would disagree with that though... If it took four hits to kill, but every bullet from the burst had to hit (i.e. you had to be very accurate) I think it'd make more sense.

You're in the US? I'm not sure why Xbox tells people to come to the community forums all the time... you should also head to www.halowaypoint.com

I really want the ranking system as well, though I don't care about your SR when playing Matchmaking. I've wrecked plenty of 130's with 3k or 4k kills because they grind Spartan Ops. It's a good feeling.

Possibly locking down some dedicated servers? I agree, the host migration isn't good as of now... hopefully they'll figure out a way to improve it. I wish I had more solid info than that.

After playing Halo 4 for a while and really enjoying it, I decided that it was time to pick up the Halo 4 soundtrack for myself. I own the original Halo CE soundtrack and I absolutely love it, so I figured that this was a logical next step. Needless to say, I really, really enjoy it! I know that many people are skeptical of the music in Halo 4, as it lacks the original Halo theme song to it. I admit, I was a bit skeptical, but after playing through the campaign twice and listening to the music on its own, I realize that the Halo 4 soundtrack is a whole different beast. While not being as, shall we say, epic as the original Halo songs, this soundtrack still does a great job at being beautiful, powerful, and overall freaking exciting. I really do enjoy the music made in this game, and I hope that they continue on the path that they are on with it. If anyone is skeptical about picking this up, I say go for it. It's absolutely worth it, and you'll listen to it over and over, getting goosebumps every time you do. I'll leave you with my favorite song from the soundtrack. http://youtu.be/DCrL76vGpNA

Quality post. And I can't tell if the OP is being serious or not... somehow I feel like this is a massive troll.

I hope that when Action Sack hits, that Rocket Race will be in it. So many good times getting flipped across Sandtrap...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gaming+lag+switch Use Google before you post meaningless things like this. Anyway, I haven't run into people lag switching, but I do know that it seemed like it was fairly common (one out of every, say, twenty games) in Halo 3, so I'm not gonna put it past anyone. I think that sometimes it's not a lag switch, though, it's just lag from the servers. It's unfortunate, but it'll be fixed in the coming weeks, so don't worry too much.

I like the grenade start. It's an effective way of keeping them from getting their snipe and that way you can potentially lock down both snipers. Good post!

Makes it kind of tough to read, doesn't it...

This guy.

Use the Thruster Pack. It's great for dodging grenades. Also, as far as I can see, the point of grenades isn't to get those kills, but it's to take the opponents shields down so you can one shot them. At least that's how I tend to use them.

I agree I've had my fair share of unfortunate encounters, but to be honest when people are cramming on the bridge on Exile, and they get run over by the Scorpion because they aren't paying attention... they kind of deserve it.

I'm enjoying it. I understand that numbers haven't been there and I'd love for them to be back to the Halo 3 days, but that will never happen. Not with any game that 343 makes, it wouldn't have happened if Bungie had made it either. All I know is that for me, Halo isn't declining, it's getting better. I'm loving the game right now and I don't see stopping playing any time soon.

True, good point. Don't get me wrong, I would love an update as well...

I like the idea. I think it adds a bit more incentive and strategy to the game while not unbalancing it. I feel like we've discussed this in the ShoutBox before, and it's definitely a good idea.

I've heard rumors of January...

This exactly

The way the Assault Rifle is designed, it should almost always beat the DMR/BR at close range. At least in concept. In other games, it was a joke, but they've actually upped the power in this game and it shows because it wins a lot of up close battles.