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Re: don't stop to breathe
Posted By: Fuolornis Fire Dragon	Date: 11/4/01 3:40 p.m.
In Response To: don't stop to breathe (butcher) Whoa. ***D 8 That sounds sweet. : hmm. the AI doesn't have any special features that are only activated on : higher difficulty levels, but most of their attack options and maneuvers : will increase in likelihood of appearance - plus some of their general : behavior changes subtly. for example, the AI is tuned to play a more : defensive game on higher levels because if it was to launch a full-fledged : offensive you wouldn't stand a chance. there are many other changes by : difficulty level of course, but those are the ones you asked about. :) : to give you some idea of the difficulty levels, whenever I want to show off : the game to someone I play on Normal (never Easy, aka Grandma Mode). of : course we know all the levels and AI behavior back to front by now, but : once you know what you're doing there is zero danger of ever dying. you : can pull off the most outrageous frontal assaults and basically own the : entire Covenant force with style; on this difficulty level it's clear that : you are the super-warrior that the story implies. : if I'm playing to have fun without thinking too hard, I choose Heroic. this : difficulty is tailored to be an interesting challenge for skilled players, : and a little light exercise for the experts. you'll be required to think : tactically and understand the weaknesses of your foes - giving quarter or : being reckless will still get you killed, but at this level it's still : possible to be the hero if you're skilled, or you know what you're doing. : for an epic battle (or if we're playing co-op) I pick Legendary. it took me : about 60 hours of continuous play to finish the game on this difficulty, : and that's after months of developing and playtesting the game. it's a : very different kind of challenge to, say, myth's legendary difficulty. : many of your enemies will *Blam! Your mom! Dink!* and firing from multiple : directions, and they'll retreat and build up their shields if you damage : any individual too heavily. also, if you don't know what you're doing, or : you get taken unaware, it's very possible for a single covenant elite : warrior to nail you (and don't talk to me about the commanders). : this means that you can't afford to try and set up a trap / kill zone like : you would in myth, or doom. you'll spend a lot of your time at long range : trying to take individual targets down before they know what hit them, or : else getting up close and personal in an attempt to pull off the perfect : assault. : it also plays rather differently to marathon's Total Carnage difficulty : because you have shields that will continuously recharge if you can give : them a few seconds to 'rest' without being hit. so rather than being about : endurance like marathon, vidding halo is about controlling the action, : striking quickly and being able to *I cant believe you're reading this! : Now I must kill you!* disengage if you need to... of course this isn't : always possible, which means you have to look at it from another point of : view I have this buffer of shields, which means that I have about six : seconds to clear the room. two grenades, one half-charged plasma pistol, : one clip of assault rifle ammo, four elite warriors on the other side of : this door. go. : last night I went to see the movie 'the one' with jet li. there's a sequence : near the start of the film where jet li moves through a group of police : officers and drops them with pinpoint precision before they can even : react. if you want to play legendary halo with style, you'll basically : need to be this good. of course you're welcome to try anyway - as dan : says, "just because you play on legendary doesn't make you a : legend!" : poenas dare, <--- What does THAT mean? : - butcher Poenas dare to you too, buddy!

Message Index

How good will the AI be at Heroic difficulty?	Max Payne	11/4/01 1:53 a.m.
Re: How good will the AI be at Heroic difficulty?	Allenthar	11/4/01 2:50 a.m.
Re: How good will the AI be at Heroic difficulty?	Skeletor	11/4/01 2:57 a.m.
slobber slobber	slumbermonkey	11/4/01 8:37 a.m.
Re: How good will the AI be at Heroic difficulty?	vector40	11/4/01 4:18 p.m.
hell yeah *NM*	slumbermonkey	11/4/01 5:29 p.m.
Re: How good will the AI be at Heroic difficulty?	XBOX	11/4/01 8:42 a.m.
Re: How good will the AI be at Heroic difficulty?	MSN	11/4/01 11:57 a.m.
don't stop to breathe	butcher	11/4/01 3:15 p.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	Fuolornis Fire Dragon	11/4/01 3:40 p.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	Vacindak	11/6/01 8:37 a.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	jeremedia	11/4/01 3:49 p.m.
**LOUIS, post on front page... *NM*	Djof	11/4/01 3:52 p.m.
Umm...	Louis Wu	11/4/01 4:15 p.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	XBOX	11/4/01 4:03 p.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	vector40	11/4/01 4:22 p.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	Max Payne	11/4/01 5:04 p.m.
Son of a bitch.	vector40	11/4/01 4:21 p.m.
just to clarify...	butcher	11/4/01 4:32 p.m.
Re: just to clarify...	Louis Wu	11/4/01 5:18 p.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	Van Fanel	11/4/01 4:48 p.m.
Ah... loooong Range!	Ph.D.	11/4/01 5:16 p.m.
Re: Ah... loooong Range!	Luckey the parrot	11/4/01 11:40 p.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	Physalis	11/4/01 7:56 p.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	RAZORBACK	11/5/01 10:45 a.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	Mr. Zarquon	11/5/01 10:20 p.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	RAZORBACK	11/5/01 10:34 a.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	RAZORBACK	11/5/01 10:49 a.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	Louis Wu	11/5/01 11:09 a.m.
Re: DAMMIT I only invent things that have already	RAZORBACK	11/5/01 11:49 a.m.
BLP!	vector40	11/5/01 7:43 p.m.
PC release now!! :]	LaZ_EyE	11/5/01 2:44 p.m.
Re: PC release now!! :]	slumbermonkey	11/5/01 2:54 p.m.
Re: PC release now!! :]	-Life-	11/5/01 3:09 p.m.
Re: PC release now!! :]	vector40	11/5/01 7:45 p.m.
Re: PC release now!! :]	slumbermonkey	11/5/01 9:13 p.m.
Re: PC release now!! :]	vector40	11/5/01 11:06 p.m.
purely curiosity *NM* *NM*	slumbermonkey	11/5/01 11:48 p.m.
wups *NM*	slumbermonkey	11/5/01 11:50 p.m.
Re: PC release now!! :]	-Life-	11/6/01 2:50 a.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	fisk	11/6/01 6:16 a.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	butcher	11/6/01 10:41 a.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	Lophan	11/6/01 11:58 a.m.
Re: don't stop to breathe	vector40	11/6/01 4:45 p.m.