343iCF Weekly Site Wrapup 5/11/13

[Drizzy_Dan]

Hello everyone I hope you enjoy this week's Wrapup, it's another pretty full week.

 

 

Primary Announcement: The site has hit the quarter of a million post mark! Thank you SikSlik for the news!

 

 

CONTESTS

Minecraft Tournament

 

Here's a Minecraft tournament. I have no details on this subject whatsoever but the winner gets 1600 points! Find the contest here.

 

 

DGL

The DGL finals start A WEEK FROM YESTERDAY. That's Friday May 17th. Your new division:

 

Castle Division:

Drizzy_Dan, Gazzy Mill Mill, Neurotic Kasper, Sarge, SikSlik7, Forum Dinosaur, Hater, Real Talk

 

If you still want info on the DGL for some reason click the links below:

Rules/Info
Match_Results
Gametype/Scoring

 

 

EVENTS

The 343Industries Community Forum Forge Project

 

Guys this is a really cool idea started by SikSlik7. The Community Forge Project is about members on this site getting together and building some awesome maps. New or old, experienced or non experienced, he's inviting anyone and everyone to come together and Forge a map that we can play on and call our own. It's a brilliant idea.

 

...but the purpose of the project is to create maps together, instead of one or two people creating a map.

 

This is a beautiful idea and I want in. Great job SikSlik. Find the CFP here.

 

 

Tuesday Night Tests

 

Member of the Month, AbleSir Thomas of The Halo Forge Epidemic runs Tuesday Night Tests which is a lobby for testing maps. It's a really fun time and they take place Tuesdays at 7PM EST. So if you want your map posted or if you'd just like to attend TNT click here.

 

AbleSir Thomas was able to give me a rundown of what happend at this week's testing.

 

 

Map: Vanguard 3.0

Gametype: slayer

GT: CrimsonVolver

Player-count: 8

• We tested this last Tuesday. Crimson took feedback and completely reworked his map. The map was a huge improvement and a blast to play.

Gamertag: BlahishSnipesU

Map Variant: Bespin: Cloud City

Gametype: Star Wars Battlefront Conquest

Playercount:16

• We had a few connection issues. Most of the lobby lagged out about half way into the game. The map was fun and the game-type was interesting.

 

Gamertag: Blaq Cloud

Gametype: ODDBALL

Map Name: Elysian

Playercount: 8

• Had some fun testing this. The maps wasn't an "oddball map", but the layout was solid and generally good. Probably best for ctf or extraction.

Gamertag: AbleSir Thomas

Gametype: Dominion

Map Name: Impass

Playercount: 12

• The test was good and i gathered allot of quality feedback. I've already reworked most of the map based on the last test.

 

Map: Vallation

Gamertag: Alzarahn

Gametypes: Big Team Infinity Slayer

Player Count: 16

• This was submitted through blueprint. I really enjoyed our game on this map. It had allot of verticality and an interesting layout

 

 

 

FEATURED INTERVIEWS

 

Insignia - Our site's Art Department. He operates everything in the Sig Shop. This is a good read.

 

FORGE

Get A Clue Forge Contest

 

 

The Get A Clue Forge Contest submission deadline is long overdue. Master Debaytes is hosting test lobbies for the maps and you can find them over on our affiliate site, HaloCustoms.

 

Featured Map

 

Such an aesthetically pleasing map. Wolf Dargo's creation Tallac is a large scale map that plays best with Slayer gametypes like Infinity and Team Regicide. If this screenshot doesn't get you then check out the submission thread for more info. Find the map download thread here.

 

 

GAMING NEWS

 

 

Adamj of the News Group posted this the other day. Could the next Xbox be called Xbox Infinity? Check out his new topic here.

 

 

HOT TOPIC

 

This week's Hot Topic is hysterical. It is a joke thread but it's really funny to see the ideas this guy comes up with. BurningHero74's 'Halo 4 really needs to stop copying...' thread is about how Halo 4 copies another game. Now the usual argument is about Halo being like CoD now and all that but he takes an interesting approach to this one and goes as far as saying that it copies Super Mario! It was so funny I used the thread rating feature that nobody uses. Check it out and make a comment on it here.

 

 

PLAY DATES

Halo: Reach Play Date

 

Probably the best turnout the Reach Play Date has seen in a couple of months. We actually had a lobby of 16 people at one point, but not everyone was from the site. We played one of Invasion, Slayer, and other fun gametypes. We had a good time overall and hopefully everyone will return next week for Halo 3.

 

Participants:

Mr. Bashful Brute, D-38 Boss, skummgummigubbe, Mr. Biggles, HaloGeek, Jl1223 X, Elite, AbleSir Thomas, Gazzy Mill Mill, Elite SnIp3r, Frankenzer

 

 

We're always looking for your Play Date ideas, please post them in here.

 

Everyone who participates in any Community Play Dates gets the Gamer Award:

Attend Play Dates, rack up awards!

 

 

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[Sikslik7]

Nice job, but you might want to add that the forum hit the 1/4 million post mark yesterday.

[D-38 Boss]

Me, Elite, and HaloGeek actually switched to Halo 3 a few minutes after you left.

 

Basically a repeat of the last Reach playdate: We went into forge, did nothing and talked about stupid things... Like me being a dog.

[Is not JL]

Nice to know about the new Xbox and even better to know people still have a sense of humor! Good read.

[Surveillance]

Yet another weekly wrap-up of awesomeness. Keep up the good work!

[Frankenzer]

Me, Elite, and HaloGeek actually switched to Halo 3 a few minutes after you left.

 

Basically a repeat of the last Reach playdate: We went into forge, did nothing and talked about stupid things... Like me being a dog.

LOL I was listening to you guys talk but Im didn't talk because... I was being watched

Anyway the playdate was good

[BaconShelf]

Explain why I was not invited to halo 3!

[Frankenzer]

Explain why I was not invited to halo 3!

I think it was because you weren't online.....

[BeckoningZebra1]

 I looked at the Halo 4/Mario comparison thread I lol'd so much. Also pretty excited about the community forge project.

[SykoWolf]

Always great to come back and read up on recent site activities

Thanks again Drizzly Dizzly Dan

Love reading these wrap-ups

[KhevaKins]

Nice wrap up. If you could feature SotP in the next wrap up that would BE OVER 9000 epicness. Just a suggestion though.