I loved it and the missions were fun as heck! I played Legendary Solo and got my -Yoink- got handed to me by those hunters. So fun!
Also I love how Halsey burned Palmer and the other Spartan 4’s, after they made remarks on how she kidnapped children.
“First we taught them how to be silent (looks at the Spartans) then we taught them how to be Spartans.”
I was like oh buurrrn!
I know right, when i saw the cutscene and Jul Mdama appeared 
And saw some multiplayer maps in it
HAD TO PLAY IT!!!
it was GREAT, expecially the fight with the mantis on vahalla
And this is just the third episode of the first season, so many possibilities!
Ive not watched any of the cinematics, are these where the story is at? As atm the missions dont really have much of one!
Episode 3 was FANTASTIC.
Wasn’t expecting the Carrier and definitely wasn’t expecting a bunch of Longswords bombing all the Phantoms at the end of the final mission
All in all…favorite episode so far. Loved that they used multiplayer maps.
> I know right, when i saw the cutscene and Jul Mdama appeared
> And saw some multiplayer maps in it
> HAD TO PLAY IT!!!
>
> it was GREAT, expecially the fight with the mantis on vahalla
I know! It was -Yoinking!- awesome!
Spartan Ops is absolutely amazing! Looks like I’ll be playing that a lot more often, seen as that you still get more XP than Multiplayer.
The Mantis battle on Ragnarok was amazing. Fighting off hordes of Banshees, Hunters, and Phantoms all at once like that… you never saw that in Firefight. Of course, if they were to bring back Firefight and add these huge vehicle battles, that would be awesome…
So, what’s next week for Spartan Ops? Pelicans? Broadswords, maybe?
It was fun for about 30% of my time spent playing episode 3 because the lag was like playing a powerpoint slide show.
I am really disappointed with the chapter cut scenes though, they give no story or feeling of importance. Feels like just playing some indie levels.
> Ive not watched any of the cinematics, are these where the story is at? As atm the missions dont really have much of one!
You are correct. You really need to watch the weekly cinematics to get the most out of SOps
Too short for me. Both the vid and the action. Was 4 player co-op though.
I’ve been enjoying Opa okay up until now, but episode 3 definitely elevated the game. Better cutscenes, better maps, better action. Great episode!
Though I wonder if one of the contributing factors is that the covies have way more variety and are way more fun to fight?
Finally, Spops start getting good! This week they has much more of a campaigny feel about them.
OP - Agreed… This week’s episode was better than the first two combined…
Yep, this episode really got us hooked.We’re looking forward to more story (that’s actually better told than the main plot).
Keep it up 343i
Amazing? Yes. However, I feel that recycling maps from Multiplayer and past Episodes is starting to make Spartan Ops dull. Make some more original missions and I might consider enjoying it more.
Apart from a few bugs yes i agree this episode was a great improvement. Loved the crazy 4 mantis fight.
I love how Halsey seeks no redemption, nor gives an excuse for her actions. But most of all I loved
First we taught them to be silent. Then we taught them to be Spartans.
Looks directly at the leader of the Spartans on Infinity.
Cocky SIV’s think they own the world because they carry the moniker of “Spartan”.
I am going to love it when they start to get their -Yoinks!- handed to them and the few that can do what others can’t, the remaining SII’s and especially the Chief, they will again do what is necessary and not what is for glory, ego or credit.
I did not save the planet for the umpteenth time just so a bunch of children with power can cause it to stumble once again.
It looks like Wayne Brady is going to have to be thawed out so he can smack some SIV ego because apparently the Chief smacking a “god” isn’t enough to garner some respect for mother.
Let’s have a Mantis party.
anyone else have a bug where the enemies were hopping weapons shooting at you? as amusing as it was, i hope they fix it for later episodes
ps i don’t think the covenant like crimson