Halo 4/ME at RTX Q&A

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This is a thread because i am going to RTX this weekend where Halo 4 will be shown on saturday.
I plan to go to this, play and answer any questions people may have throughout the day and after.
So just post as many question as you can and if i get to play it i will try my best to answer them to the fullest

Edit: Day 1 coverage on page 4
Edit: Now it is Right below. Coverage of Day 2 will be below this once i post it tomorrow.

RTX Q&A (Keep on posting Q’s!!! Il answer more tomorrow)
is the knife sheath located on the armor?

i didnt see one

Is the Emblem visible on armor?

Not in this build.

Are Brutes back with their weaps?

Unknown

Scarabs returning?

unknown

Does Hardlight shield destroy ramming vehicles?

This will be replied to tommorrow because Longbow is only available tommorrow.

What is Cortana Web? if it is a thing.

Details on Auto Sentry.

Wasnt in the build

Do Helmets have attachments?

Not in this build, It might just be because it isnt finished, but the helmets all look cool in person and there are many other customizable parts. Ex. Helmet, shoulder, forearm, torso, Leg/kneepads (which i feel will be split up into three categories [knee, thigh, and calf])

Are Precursors present in H:4?

Fall Damage?

Couldn’t tell. Will confirm tommorrow because i am determined to jump off the mountain in Longbow

Customs Browser?

3rd person Option?

When using hardlight shield, yes

Flood bots?/ Infection being flood?

Sops Replay ability? Different Routes in Missions?

Didnt get to see. they said Sops will be shown more at Comic Con

Skill/Ranking system?

I personally asked Frank this and he said that there is not a ranking system YET. it sounded like a yes to me, but dont expect anything

Halo Merch?

Hold/toggle to sprint?

Toggle (probably changeable in control settings)

Rail Gun deets?

Didnt get to use this, Will reply tommorrow if i do.

Covie Sniper?

Didnt get to use this, Will reply tommorrow if i do.

Human Sniper?

Didnt get to use this, Will reply tommorrow if i do.

Sentinel beam?

Didnt get to use this, Will reply tommorrow if i do.

Vehicle health?

Didnt get to use this, Will reply tommorrow if i do.

Map Borders. hard/soft kill or invisiwalls?

In the Forge Demo, i saw a return to battlefield countdown thing so my guess is hard/soft kills.

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Okay so i was one of many people that got to play the Infinity Slayer gametype, and i liked it so much that i went back in line after the Halo 4 Panel and played Regicide too. To be honest, I wrecked. winning the Regicide game and being VIP in I.T.S.

Here is my opinion.
First off, This feels like Halo. But if someone pushed the fast foward button. everything is faster, including kill times.

Second, IT SOUNDS AMAZING. Every weapon and sound was right on and sounded fantastic

5sk BR is GREAT and NO the carbine is not overpowered. the AR is USEFUL! YES, for the first time since CE the AR is an effective weapon. Promethean/Forerunner Vision is NOT OP. practcally useless. I discussed this with the guy next to me and he agreed. Personally i chose thruster pack. and YES everything is balanced in I.T.S… Somehow (the genius work of 343) IT IS BALANCED. it works, carbine and BR beat DMR close range. DMR beats Carbine and BR longrange. Noob combo isnt even as effective as before. AR/SR beat Carbine/BR at even closer range. Sprinting DOES NOT hinder gameplay in the least.

Regicide was AWESOME. constantly fighting for the top. and when at the top FIGHTING TO THE DEATH to defend your position of hierarchy is very fun. This is also coming from someone who generally dislikes FFA.

POST BELOW IS COVERAGE OF THE HALO PANEL.

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FORGE AT THE HALO PANEL.

The first words out of my mouth at this panel?
“Holy -Yoink-.”

First things first.

You know copy and paste? well that is essentially in H:4. With duplicate, just hitting it on the D pad takes that same object and duplicates it in your hold.

Active lighting. Forge objects now cast active shadowing when in Player mode. doesnt sound like much but makes a huge difference.

Interesting objects. No longer will you suffer from dull gray. yes there is silver around and about and some gray. But the bottom line is, Forge objects do not all just look the same, except different sizes. They all look interesting.

Locking Objects. Dont want to accidentally drag this away? LOCK IT DOWN. with a D pad tap you can lock your object down. making it immobile. You can unlock locked objects, but cannot move locked objects no matter what.

Highlighter. The object you are looking at is highlighted in green. locked objects in red. this helps digging out merged objects or objects in a pile.

Trait zones. Hey, you there. Do you like low grav rooms? WELL NOW YOU CAN MAKE EM. THATS RIGHT. TRAIT-MOTHER–Yoinking!–ZONES.
You can adjust the height, radius, bottom of these zones (also length and width for rectangles)
Basically you can customize it so that anything that goes into that area will be affected by the traits. Be it Camo, invulnerabilit, player speed, etc. (basically the base player traits in reach except in a zone)
Awesome right?

Ask some Q’s about this if you want me to elaborate on anything. I’l try my best to explain

KEEP POSTING QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WILL ADD THEM ONTO MY Q&A LIST FOR TOMORROW

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That’s great! Um…questions, questions. Hmmm…
What…colors…are there? No, that’s dumb.
Do Spartans make a sound when they die?
Where is the knife sheath located on the armor?
Can we wear our emblems on our armor?
What is the LE exclusive armor skin?

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Uh, what’s the point of this?

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Are Brutes back?
Are Scarabs returning?
Does the Hardlight shield destroy incoming Ghosts?
When will we see Halo 4 shirts and clothing in stores?
I heard a thing called “Cortana Web”, what’s up with that?
Give us the details on “Auto Sentry”!
Show more helmets! Do helmets have attachments?

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> That’s great! Um…questions, questions. Hmmm…
> What…colors…are there? No, that’s dumb.
> Do Spartans make a sound when they die?
> Where is the knife sheath located on the armor?
> Can we wear our emblems on our armor?
> What is the LE exclusive armor skin?

im not sure if il be able to get that specific while there but I will try!

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> Uh, what’s the point of this?

So anyone who is speculating on things about the MM/Sops can ask questions and get an opinion/responce from someone who has played the game.

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> Uh, what’s the point of this?

If you have questions about the game that you would like to get answered this guy could help you out.

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How does the BR compare to the DMR in actual gameplay?

How many shots is the BR in the build?

Did they add any new tactical or support enhancements?

Do you get unscoped when shot while scoped?

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Could we see a precursor in game?

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I would like your opinion on Pro vision.

.) is it overpowered or underpowered, how useful is it.

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Is there fall damage?

I would like you to really test this out. Go to the highest point where the map will let you access and jump off.

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These are ranked in order of importance, in case you don’t get a chance to ask em all.

  1. Is there any chance of a custom games browser in halo 4 or future halo’s?

  2. Is there a setting to allow people to play in 3rd person for custom games? Will they consider adding one?

  3. Is it possible to have flood AI in custom games like infection in halo 4 or future halo’s?

  4. Are there any significant improvements to Infection? Maybe zombies looking like flood?

Thanks for being helpful.

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> Is there fall damage?
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> I would like you to really test this out. Go to the highest point where the map will let you access and jump off.

That sounds really funny.

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My only question is how will Spartan Ops handle replay-ability?

Like, will their be different routes to take through the mission and different ways to play it?

Oh, and how much will team-work factor into it?

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Fall damage?

Edit: I did not see the other dude post the same question my bad

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Most important questions:

  1. Fall damage testing (It has already been confirmed that it isn’t in the game, but test it to settle restless minds)

  2. see if you can get info on the skill-based ranking system (is it the letter-number system we speculated?)

  3. forge details

  4. confirm that jetpack is a S.O. ability only, please

  5. (important to me, at least) when is Halo 4 swag hitting stores? n.n’

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The Ultimate Question…

Is there fall damage?

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Just posting to put this at the top of the forums so people can see.

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Do you have to hold down the sprint button to keep sprinting or do you just have to tap it once like Reach? And was Halo 4 fun to play?

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*Does the mark VI have Nanobots?

Will the UNSC forward unto dawn feature the old or new UNSC logo and if it’s the new one, why?

Do human ships have shielding now?

What is the force (firepower) of the ARC-920 Railgun?

Are a few archer missiles in the megatons?

*Are you aware that if the forerunner weapons des integrate the enemies, it packs serious firepower as the ammount of energy required to desintegrate something like a spartan is quite big?

*Do the new forerunner weapons use light/hard light as projectiles?

*When the watchers spawn crawlers; are they made of the material of what’s underneath them? For example, if they’re on a ship, will the crawlers building material be parts of the ship?

What is he strength of the MJOLNIR gen 2 shield in kilo joules?

*Would they consider making. MOBA (dota/lol) gametype in halo 4?

How old are the typical grunt enemy you fight?

How many ships can the UNSC build per month?

I have some, the ones with a * are the most important ones to me.