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Still a lot of unanswered questions.
Posted By: Gravemind <kuukan_no_kage@yahoo.com>Date: 4/18/12 2:40 p.m.

In Response To: Podcast Summary (CaneCutter)


They did clarify some things in the podcast, including weapon drops (sounds much like Firefight in Reach), Forerunner vision, and their decision to not bring back armor lock (YAY!), but not the one thing that worries me most, that being the whole situation with Spartan Points and loadouts. It was revealed that certain weapons will locked, with the BR being named specifically, and that in "Career mode" we will have to "grind" to unlock things. This already has me worried big time. I've already expressed my distaste for Skinner box elements in other threads, so I won't elaborate here. I do have some questions I'd like to see 343I answer soon:

1. How are Spartan Points earned? Can they be attained in Campaign? Will there be daily & weekly challenges and/or commendations across all play modes like in Reach? Or are they attainable only in Matchmaking and Spartan Ops?

2. Does this "Career mode" encompass all of matchmaking, or will there be gametypes and/or playlists that utilize traditional Halo balancing by giving everyone access to the same pre-set spawning gear regardless of how many SP they have, thus providing an even playing field?

3. What weapons and abilities will be available at the very beginning, and which ones are locked?

4. How much grinding is needed to unlock these weapons and abilities? Specifically, how many SP do you attain in a MP match (or Spartan Ops mission, or any other activity we can earn SP from)? How much do weapons and abilities cost? Are they more, less, or about the same as purely aesthetic unlocks (i.e., armor permutations)? Do you also have to be a certain rank in addition to having the requisite amount of SP in order to unlock any weapons or abilities? If I play only 8 hours of matchmade MP a week (which is about how much Reach MP I average a week), how long would it take to unlock all weapons and abilities?


The Dark Sangheili



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Podcast SummaryCaneCutter 4/17/12 3:04 p.m.
     Re: "Have to unlock BR"Beckx 4/17/12 3:44 p.m.
     Re: Podcast SummaryCody Miller 4/17/12 4:11 p.m.
           Re: Podcast Summaryyakaman 4/18/12 1:16 p.m.
     More Cleaned Up SummaryUnrealCh13f 4/17/12 4:12 p.m.
           Re: More Cleaned Up SummaryAzo 'Galvat 4/17/12 4:46 p.m.
     Re: Podcast Summarybluerunner 4/17/12 4:18 p.m.
           Re: Podcast SummaryCaneCutter 4/17/12 5:18 p.m.
                 Re: Podcast Summarybluerunner 4/17/12 7:16 p.m.
                       Re: Podcast SummaryCaneCutter 4/17/12 9:03 p.m.
                             Re: Podcast SummaryMetalingus627 4/18/12 2:03 p.m.
     My conclusion:Hyokin 4/17/12 4:32 p.m.
           Re: My conclusion:Compton 4/17/12 5:16 p.m.
     Re: Podcast SummaryPhoenix_9286 4/17/12 4:51 p.m.
     Re: Podcast SummaryKalamari 4/17/12 5:47 p.m.
     This is how they should have ANNOUNCED featuresRC Master 4/17/12 6:12 p.m.
           Think you're misinterpreting thatdavidfuchs 4/17/12 6:35 p.m.
     really excitedkidtsunami 4/17/12 9:39 p.m.
           Re: really excitedyakaman 4/18/12 1:30 p.m.
           Re: really excitedMetalingus627 4/18/12 1:59 p.m.
                 Re: really excitedJDQuackers 4/19/12 9:31 a.m.
                       Re: really excitedMetalingus627 4/19/12 10:36 a.m.
                       Re: really excitedGeneral Vagueness 4/21/12 5:06 p.m.
                             Re: really excitedJDQuackers 4/23/12 3:01 p.m.
                                   Re: really excitedGeneral Vagueness 4/26/12 5:01 p.m.
                                         Re: really excitedJDQuackers 4/26/12 8:00 p.m.
                                               Re: really excitedHedgemony 4/26/12 8:09 p.m.
                                                     Re: really excitedGeneral Vagueness 4/28/12 3:22 p.m.
     Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?GeekInABox 4/18/12 8:40 a.m.
           Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?SalientOne 4/18/12 10:01 a.m.
                 Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?Louis Wu 4/18/12 10:06 a.m.
                 Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?bluerunner 4/18/12 10:20 a.m.
                 Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?CaneCutter 4/18/12 10:37 a.m.
                 Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?serpx 4/18/12 2:09 p.m.
                 OMG JUST LIKE COD!!1 *NM*Vandle Valsher 4/18/12 2:09 p.m.
                 Thanks for the infoRC Master 4/18/12 2:21 p.m.
                 I'd hate to be the Commander...Leviathan 4/18/12 2:30 p.m.
                       if I could *like* a hbo post .... *NM*GeekInABox 4/18/12 2:36 p.m.
                 Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?GeekInABox 4/18/12 2:34 p.m.
                 Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?Beckx 4/18/12 3:06 p.m.
                       Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?Louis Wu 4/18/12 3:21 p.m.
                             Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?Beckx 4/18/12 3:32 p.m.
                 Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?GrimBrother One 4/18/12 3:39 p.m.
                 Be welcomed, Salient One. *NM*The Lionheart 4/18/12 8:26 p.m.
                 Re: Unlocks relevant for starting loadouts only?yakaman 4/19/12 8:54 a.m.
                 welcome, and thanks for the straight forward info! *NM*kidtsunami 4/23/12 11:35 p.m.
     Podcast link on Front-Page brokenJDQuackers 4/18/12 11:18 a.m.
           Re: Podcast link on Front-Page brokenLouis Wu 4/18/12 12:53 p.m.
                 Re: Podcast link on Front-Page brokenCaneCutter 4/18/12 1:39 p.m.
                       Re: Podcast link on Front-Page brokenLouis Wu 4/18/12 2:52 p.m.
                             Re: Podcast link on Front-Page brokenJDQuackers 4/19/12 9:27 a.m.
                                   Re: Podcast link on Front-Page brokenLouis Wu 4/19/12 9:41 a.m.
     Still a lot of unanswered questions.Gravemind 4/18/12 2:40 p.m.
           Re: Still a lot of unanswered questions.Louis Wu 4/18/12 2:56 p.m.
                 Re: Still a lot of unanswered questions.Gravemind 4/18/12 7:58 p.m.
                       Are we there yet? Are we there yet? *NM*CaneCutter 4/18/12 8:26 p.m.
                       Re: Still a lot of unanswered questions.Louis Wu 4/19/12 8:25 a.m.
                             Re: Still a lot of unanswered questions.Gravemind 4/19/12 7:38 p.m.
                                   Re: Still a lot of unanswered questions.Leviathan 4/19/12 9:35 p.m.
                             Re: Still a lot of unanswered questions.General Vagueness 4/21/12 5:03 p.m.



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