Load of Halo 2 Info

[Doop]

http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=qandatopstory

Answers a lot of questions.
Just thought I'd bring this to attention, it's an interesting read.

[Henya]

wow nice find

[Zodiac]

wow nice findIndeed. :thumbsup:

[Dharkbayne]

Ehh, not really anythign I didn't already know.

[Doop]

Almost all of it was new information.

What got me the most is the Wraith, apparently it'll be drivable, boardable, and will have a targeting system kind of like the flail.

[Dharkbayne]

Already knew that, I think it was from a gamespy QA thing about a week back.

[Fragmatic]

but guess who's already played it :D

[Dharkbayne]

FUCK YOU AND DIE! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[EarlyDawn]

Explain..

That British convention where they had the game for play?

[Angel_of_Death]

Ya wow read it almost as soon as it was out...I wonder how they'll make the Wraith boardable, as the cockpit is armored and closed. Might look weird to see a Spartan jump on the tank and knock away at the door.

Two things that caught my attention were the Guass Hog and the new health system. I musta missed something in the past couple months, but what is the Gauss Hog? And the health system, shields recharge faster (and I think are a tad stronger) but no health meter, just a couple of hits without the shield = death? Well, we'll see how this works out...

[EarlyDawn]

Basically a Warthog with a Railgun on the back. Can be seen in action in the Singleplayer E3 demo from 2003. It's the one the Chief guns for.

[Angel_of_Death]

Oh, that's what it is. Thought the one in the E3 demo from 2003 was a shotgun of some sort.

[Fragmatic]

Explain..

That British convention where they had the game for play?

yes.

[Rbstr]

railguns don't make scence for that application it better be a coil gun in the fiction

[EarlyDawn]

Well, it's technically a Gauss cannon, which implies a traditional propellant combined with magnetic acceleration.

[Doop]

On the topic of the Gauss hog. Is it me or will there be balance issues with it? I mean, from the trailer, the actual projectiles are supar fast (well, it's a Gauss), and can take a Phantom (new Covenant dropship) in three or four shots. Plus, it's got a fast rate of fire. I honestly can't see any drawbacks. Maybe they'll make the speed/movement of the actual hog slower, or maybe limited ammo.

Frag: Damn you, damn you to goddamn hell. Damn. What map you'd play? I'm assuming Zanzibar?
And, if you got the chance, what's the Battle Rifle like, it's been a question plaguing my mind for a while.

[HunterKiller]

thank goodness its coming out early november.

[EarlyDawn]

I haven't played it, obviously, but the impression I get is that the Battle Rifle is the old pistol. Prehaps just a little less powerful per hit.

Works well for them. They can claim that they've done away with the pistol-centric combat from the first, and still appease those who want it.

[Doop]

I haven't played it, obviously, but the impression I get is that the Battle Rifle is the old pistol. Prehaps just a little less powerful per hit.

Works well for them. They can claim that they've done away with the pistol-centric combat from the first, and still appease those who want it.

Yeah, Frankie himself described it as "a faster, weaker pistol". The M6D was a monster in H1, I'm glad they've evaluated it to rifle-sized proportions.
And plus, thankfully, the pistol rumors have come to an end.

[BUGGER]

Damn i liked the health meter, i hope you'll still have a small chance and wont loose your life as fast as you did in the first one with shields down.

[Dharkbayne]

Damn i liked the health meter, i hope you'll still have a small chance and wont loose your life as fast as you did in the first one with shields down.

What are you talking about? you didn't lose health *that* fast in the 1st one.

[BUGGER]

well take example when you had only one block left and your shields went down, i hope when he says a few shots dont mean like 3 and your dead.

[JFPhoenix]

4-players online with one xbox looks really fun for me, oh and the stat tracker with have a bucnh of little fun statistics like how many times you got ran over by a warthog to melee kills and stuff like that.

[JetRaiden]

I hope the health system is the same as the first Halo. not too realistic, but you cant take that much of a beating before dying.

[Doop]

I hate the new health system. I saw absolutely no wrong with the first one...but, the aforementioned FAQ did mention a buffed shield on the MJOLNIR Mk VI that probably compensates for the lack of health monitoring.

I know a guy from a Halo community I go to who played H2 (supposedly...seemed real to me). He says it's a really good game, but the only bad thing is that, with dual wielding, the gunfights last only like three seconds now.

[BUGGER]

One reason for keeping the old health system, longer fights.

I hope the health system is the same as the first Halo. not too realistic, but you cant take that much of a beating before dying.
Yes but mind you he's wearing like bullet proof armor (i dunno bout lazers)