[redsniper]

You generally need a larger offensive force to defeat an entrenched defensive force.

[Dilmah G]

The ratio is 3-1.

But is the defensive force entrenched? I'd doubt it, especially in a Halo game.

[Scotty]

Generally, the Elites can win if they actually work together.  That must be why it seems like everyone who gets stuck as Elites screams violently into their mic to pick Invasion Slayer instead.

@Dilmah:  You'd be surprised how good the starting position of the Spartans is.  They start with DMRs, ~3 stories up, and the Elites have to cross an open field with only scattered cover.  Then the Elites have to fight up several stairwells and an open area in the ship before they can even begin to take the objectives they need to.

It's possible to get fully half of your kills in the first four minutes as Spartans.

[m]

Everyone seems to think the AR is useless, but it's actually quite effective if you use it right.  The key is to use it in bursts, or if you prefer to spray and pray, then move in close and to the side to avoid your opponent's fire.  Also, it seems to work well from a jet pack, probably because precision is less necessary.

By the way, the double melee is a great way to kill someone at close range... unlike Halo 3, it's hard for someone to kill you with anything but a headshot before you can melee them the second time.  Also, a precisely timed melee can now counter a sword strike.  Shotgun still pwns.

And there's nothing quite like sprinting up behind a jetpacker just as he's taking off and giving him a good smackdown assassination.

-m

[NGTM-1R]

So have we heard anything about single-player yet, assuming there is one?

Because frankly I couldn't give a crap about multi.

[carbine7]

Not really, and yes there is a campaign.

No real info though, unless you count the fact that all multiplayer maps are from single player.

[MR_T3D]

Everyone seems to think the AR is useless, but it's actually quite effective if you use it right.  The key is to use it in bursts, or if you prefer to spray and pray, then move in close and to the side to avoid your opponent's fire.  Also, it seems to work well from a jet pack, probably because precision is less necessary.

By the way, the double melee is a great way to kill someone at close range... unlike Halo 3, it's hard for someone to kill you with anything but a headshot before you can melee them the second time.  Also, a precisely timed melee can now counter a sword strike.  Shotgun still pwns.

And there's nothing quite like sprinting up behind a jetpacker just as he's taking off and giving him a good smackdown assassination.

-m

aww yeah.
but for me it was decloaking, love my STALKER setup.
hehe, works awesomely if you have an invincible pound guy to run into a room, then you crouch walk in.

So have we heard anything about single-player yet, assuming there is one?

Because frankly I couldn't give a crap about multi.

heard they have 2x the AI potential H3 has, so campaign will be better methinks.

[Klaustrophobia]

So have we heard anything about single-player yet, assuming there is one?

Because frankly I couldn't give a crap about multi.

the general trend of games has been forget about singleplayer, because multi is where the money is.  especially for halo.  most of the people i know who got 2 and 3 never even touched the campaign. 

[Scotty]

So have we heard anything about single-player yet, assuming there is one?

Because frankly I couldn't give a crap about multi.

the general trend of games has been forget about singleplayer, because multi is where the money is.  especially for halo.  most of the people i know who got 2 and 3 never even touched the campaign. 

However, both Halo 2 and Halo 3 had decently long and decently constructed single-player campaigns.  It's irrelevent whether anyone you know played them or not if it existed.  Rest assured, there will be a single player campaign for Reach.  Just check out Bungie.net for everything (and I mean everything) available right now.

[Klaustrophobia]

yeah i know there will be, but the focus is shifting away.  i don't know what 3 was like, but i've played the 1 and 2 campaigns, and 2 definitely felt inferior.

[Scotty]

yeah i know there will be, but the focus is shifting away.  i don't know what 3 was like, but i've played the 1 and 2 campaigns, and 2 definitely felt inferior.

Three was great, campaign and mechanics-wise, but the story was getting kinda old by that point.  Have you actually watched or read any of the stuff on the Reach portion of Bungie.net?  If the focus is shifting, it's only the players doing it.

[Klaustrophobia]

well that's a pleasant surprise then.  there may be hope for mainstream gaming yet.

[redsniper]

ODST had a pretty *****in' campaign actually. I'd say it was my second favorite of the Halos, only being surpassed by the first game.

[Colonol Dekker]

Nwq ad aired on telly, Reach is out in just over a week or so.
The ad showed old bluey taking a Seraph blast to the what-not and A Jet PAck


Can not wait, glad it's pre-ordered, and i've got enough cash in the bank to cover it

[Scotty]

The day one of my floor-mates gets it, I will, in all likelyhood, nerdgasm something fierce.

[MR_T3D]

I have a friend whom is definitely picking it up around launch, and we're pencilling in co-op LEGEN-wait for it-DARY the weekend.
the game's campaign, multi (especially new forge) and firefight options look excellent, I reckon game of the year

[Roanoke]

I may even go mad and actually buy it when it's fairly new rather than waiting, like a tight ass, untill it's old and cheap. ODST was great IMO, 2 and 3 only "ok".
Gonna be strange seeing other spartans in the s/p campaign after all this time.

[Dilmah G]

Hmm, seriously contemplating placing a pre-order for this at my local EB. But still, so many games to buy and so little money!

[IceFire]

I'm a 99% single player or split screen coop player of the Halo games. I only play online when they have free XBox Live weekends... I've considered getting Live Gold at some point but we'll see. I really liked the previous Halo single player campaigns and I really enjoyed Halo 3's campaign in particular. Halo 2 was good but Halo 3 was a much better narrative.

There was a mention at some point that Halo Reach may have a slightly longer campaign than Halo 3... particularly if you play on the harder difficulty levels. I'm not sure if that's because there are more enemies to chew through or what the reasoning was there but either way I'm looking forward to the single player campaign.  Particularly the space combat portion... that looks fantastic! They said that wasn't just a short little thing either but a properly full blown mission.

[carbine7]

There is a lot of debate right now as to how long the campaign actually is. We know that it is 9 missions long and 1 cutscene mission, but the jury is out on the amount of time. Review sites are going for between 6-8 hours for "normal", but they have often confused easy with normal, so who know what they actually mean..