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From MythicTyrant:
Greetings! This video covers the second mission in Halo 4 on Mythic Difficulty (also known as true LASO). Legendary All Skulls On with no deaths or saves. Also, be sure to lookout for the written portion of the walkthrough which is now available on halo.bungie.org!
Leela is being assimilated, and Durandal is a big fat liar. Who is going to help us defend the Marathon now?
Also, starting this episode, chase cam footage!
This podcast uses:
Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org
Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com
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Music used in this episode:
“What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)
“Freedom” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (gameplay background music)
“New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)
For more information on this level, visit the Marathon Spoiler Guide:
http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m1/11.shtml
For complete Terminal texts, visit the excellent Marathon Story Page:
http://marathon.bungie.org/story/
There you can read faithful and complete reproductions of all of terminals in Marathon and its sequels, plus Facts and Puzzling Things About all sorts of characters, places, and concepts in the Marathon universe, as well as a forum where stalwart fans continue to argue the finer points of interpreting Marathon’s story nearly twenty years after the game’s release!
From HaloFanForLife:
Toxik Nate was the break-out surprise at the Halo 4 Global Championship qualifier at RTX, in part due to his being a non-pro and playing so well against them. I contacted Nate right after RTX to see if he’d be interested in doing an interview with HFFL. He agreed and here it is. If you’re not familiar with Nate, he was one of only SIX to advance to the finals of the Halo 4 Global Championship, RTX qualifier of 696 contestants. I think we’re about to hear even more about him in the future, especially if he performs well at the finals in Seattle during PAX. Check out his interview here.
From Rooster Teeth:
Watch Ryan vs. Martinizer in this week’s Halo HORSE.
Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.
From Matt Smith:
My FOTUS helmet is finally finished and I’m really happy with the results. Hope you like it, too!
From grifballhub:
For those unable to attend RTX 2013 in Austin, this special highlight reel premiered during the Grifball panel. Created by GrifballHub.com founder H2O Camper, it’s a thank you to those whose generosity has have helped us make the GrifballHub site what it is today, and even more importantly, helped us make our booth and gaming stations a reality on the RTX exhibition floor.
SDCC is kicking off and the only way we could be more excited is if we knew all of you could be here enjoying it with us. For those who can’t make it to San Diego, we hope this counts as some kind of consolation: All art, tees and hoodies are on sale, only during San Diego Comic-Con.
If you’ll be joining us at SDCC, come by and say hello!
Halo is a fictional universe. However, sometimes we catch sight of things in real life that remind us of our favorite science fiction video game franchise. This particular series, titled Halo in Real Life, showcases those very moments. Enjoy the subtle Halo references sometimes spotted when out and about in the real world, and if you have a picture you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!
As seen and taken by Dillon |
From IamTOOLBOX:
In this video, I show you how to do some awesome in-game launches. Enjoy!
From IamTOOLBOX:
In this video, I show you how to do some awesome in-game launches. Enjoy!
From AgentPaperCraft:
Hello, Waypoint goers! With the addition of community-made content into Matchmaking, custom maps and game types have become an integral part of Halo’s Multiplayer. Forgers and game type creators often work hours, days and even months on their content before it’s considered for Matchmaking, and it’s usually the lack of having a ready player-base to test their maps that it takes so long. So I offer an option to our Forgers, a place to bring your maps and game types to have them tested and reviewed by a group of the top Forgers around. You’ll receive top-notch forging tips and tricks to wow your players, improve map spawn and flow, provide a better map experience and get your name out there. You’ll also get to work directly with the Community Cartographers, a select group of community Forge enthusiasts who work with 343 Industries in the search of top-quality content for Matchmaking consideration. Every Wednesday night at 6PM ET, get an invite by sending “AgentPaperCraft” a message over Xbox LIVE, or leave a comment in the Test Night Thread.
Hope to see you there!
From Anoj:
Anoj counts down his favorite 10 community-submitted Halo 4 amazing kill clips. Upload your clips to your File Share and submit at Top10Series.com to be featured in future episodes!
The first level of Marathon’s third chapter, Reprisal, starts with Leela tasking us to save as many Marathon crewmembers as possible from Pfhor and Hulk attacks.
This podcast uses:
Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org
Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com
Subscribe to the YouTube channel for Anger, Sadness and Envy video podcasts:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIof4Cp3-cam7bAFzDEwK_wzSSEya050i
Subscribe to the iTunes channel or RSS feed for video and audio podcasts:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anger-sadness-and-envy/id266991411?mt=2
http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy
Music used in this episode:
“What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)
“What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (gameplay background music)
“New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)
For more information on this level, visit the Marathon Spoiler Guide:
http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m1/10.shtml
For complete Terminal texts, visit the excellent Marathon Story Page:
http://marathon.bungie.org/story/
There you can read faithful and complete reproductions of all of terminals in Marathon and its sequels, plus Facts and Puzzling Things About all sorts of characters, places, and concepts in the Marathon universe, as well as a forum where stalwart fans continue to argue the finer points of interpreting Marathon’s story nearly twenty years after the game’s release!
Some people show their love for Halo by playing the games. Others get a relevant image permanently placed upon their body. Enjoy this particular example of a Halo-related body modification, and if you have a picture you’d like to submit for possible future inclusion, send it to bsangel[at]halowaypoint.com!
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As seen on @Bighungry2x |
From Gugga Leunnam:
This is my Halo/Iron Man fan trailer mashup. Enjoy!
From Postmortem:
As usual, submissions came in at the last minute, but these were certainly worth the wait. Two submissions were based on Isaac Hannaford’s Brute concept art for Reach. When browsing the submissions, be sure to read the descriptions below the images. There was some cool fiction written for these.
Padraig08 envisioned a clan of arctic “Ice Brutes” that dwell in the northern regions of Doisac.
Munky-058 came up with the bottom dwellers of the Brute society, who have no rigid grooming or dressing standards.
And TDSpiral created a clan that inspired the design of many Brute vehicles, including the Chopper!
Thanks to all who submitted! Feel free to check out the archived page for Round 12 if you’d like to see what kind of Brutes the Halo community has envisioned previously, and remember to check in next Sunday for Round 13, this one focused on the ancients!
From Andrew Gagnon:
In this FINAL episode, the Legos are ready to finish off the Mega Base. Hope you enjoyed this toymation series!
Today we’ve got several new playlists and experiences waiting for you in Halo 4 Matchmaking. Let’s dig in.
Legendary Slayer premieres today in Halo 4, offering a Slayer variant with default starting weapons, on-map weapons, and motion tracker enabled. Here are the key settings:
The singular loadout is:
We’re excited to deliver a brand-new experience to Matchmaking that will focus on even starting weapons and map control, with players fighting to gain control of all rifles, power weapons and each map’s power positions. The playlist launched on the following maps, which have been custom-created specifically for this playlist:
Today is the first day of the Halo 4 Global Championship online qualifier, a tournament which boasts over $500,000 in prizing. If you have not yet registered for the tournament, head here to get signed up. Once you’ve registered, head into Halo 4 Matchmaking to begin competing. Using an inverted scoring system, you’ll be given points based on your placement in each game that you play in the playlist. For example, if you place first in your match, you’ll receive a score of 8 for that game. Should you place second in the next match, you’d receive a score of 7, and your average across these two games would be 7.5.
Online qualifier scoring system, by placement:
1st – 8 points
2nd – 7 points
3rd – 6 points
4th – 5 points
5th – 4 points
6th – 3 points
7th – 2 points
8th – 1 points
Quit – 0 points
Over the course of all of your games, your average will be calculated. For example, a player who plays and wins 20 matches during a week of the Halo 4 Global Championship would be given an average score of 8 points. A player who places first in 19 matches and places second in match 20 would receive an average score of 7.95.
The four highest scoring players each week will earn a trip to the finals. You will not appear on the leaderboard until you play 20 games each week. Once you do, you’ll also automatically be entered to win additional weekly prizing, so even if you don’t think you’ll have one of the top averages, there are still prizes on the line. Stay tuned to Halo Waypoint throughout the tournament for details on these weekly prizes.
As you can see from the scoring list above, quitting a match will result in a score of 0 points. Due to the frequency of network complications in an online environment, we realize that not all quits are intentional. As a result, we’ve created a system that allows for an optimal tournament scenario in terms of network stability.
To ensure that unexpected network hiccups do not affect the outcome of the tournament, each player will have three quits that are excused from the leaderboard each week. We realize that players will be using their quits strategically, so we’ve publicized the fact that each player can use them to their advantage during each week of the tournament. We’ve worked with the network and backend teams on this solution, which prevents unexpected poor network performance from damaging tournament results. Keep track of your quits!
We’ll be constantly sweeping the leaderboards and game history to ensure that competitors are playing legitimately, and winners will be fully investigated before advancing to the finals. As a result, weekly winners will not be announced immediately when each week concludes.
The game type for week 1 is Infinity Rumble, which has received some subtle tweaks for tournament gameplay. Here are the full details:
| Mode | Halo4GC Infinity Rumble |
|---|---|
| Score to Win | 250 |
| Time Limit | 12 minutes |
| Infinity Rumble Options | |
| Kill Points | 10 |
| Loadout Usage | Personal Loadouts |
| Ordnance | |
| Initial Ordnance | Enabled |
| Random Ordnance | Disabled |
| Infinity Settings | |
| Personal Ordnance | Enabled |
| Personal Ordnance Options | |
| Customize Personal Ordnance | Enabled |
| Left | |
| Only Possibility | Frag Grenade |
| Middle | |
| Only Possibility | Plasma Grenade |
| Right | |
| Only Possibility | Pulse Grenade |
| Equipment | |
| Motion Tracker | Enabled |
This game type is played on the following maps, which have been updated and modified with optimized respawn points, initial ordnance and on-map weapons:
The Halo 4 Global Championship playlist is available at the top of the War Games Lobby playlists and uses new parameters and settings that are optimized for competition. Also, the Global Championship playlist has replaced the Rumble Pit playlist during the tournament. Here’s some of the things you can expect in the playlist each week:
This week also features an encore of Crimson DLC, which has been rotated into the War Games selection as the featured DLC playlist. Lastly, the Spartan Ops timeline is currently unavailable (this issue is currently being resolved), but if you are looking to play Spartan Ops, head into Matchmaking where you’ll find a selection of “vehicular mayhem” missions:
We’ll see you online, and best of luck to all Global Championship competitors!
Every Monday, we feature a community member who does one or more of the following things: routinely goes above and beyond for their fellow forum members, is a positive and active member of the community, and/or sends me mass amounts of cat pictures. This week our Community Member of the Week is DSight. Read a little more about this particular fan below, then hit their profile to learn even more!
Gamertag: DSight.
Origin of Gamertag: Originally “DeadSight”, but I didn’t like the “Dead” in my name so I shortened it.
Current clan/community: Halo Waypoint, reddit and Twitter.
Halo game(s) you are currently playing: Halo 4 and Halo Wars. Can’t get enough!
Favorite map, game type and playlist: Longbow and Dominion.
Least favorite map, game type and playlist: Meltdown, doesn’t matter which playlist.
Preferred control scheme: Default.
Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): Offense. Always attack the enemy and put pressure on them. They’re more likely to panic and make a mistake.
Favorite Halo character: “Bam, said the lady!” Edward Buck.
Favorite Halo book: The Cole Protocol.
Favorite Halo quote: “So fades the great harvest of my betrayal. Even these beasts recognized what you were oblivious to, human. Your nobility has blinded you, as ever. The Librarian left little to chance, didn’t she? Turning my own guardians… my own world… against me. But what hubris to believe she could protect her pets from me forever. If you haven’t mastered even these primitives, then Man has not attained the Mantle. Your ascendance may yet be prevented. Time was your ally, human, but now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners… have returned. This tomb… is now yours.”
Anything else we should know? This is my collection of Halo stuff!