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Re: Precisely.
Posted By: kapowaz <halo.bungie.org@kapowaz.net>Date: 8/23/12 1:59 a.m.

In Response To: Precisely. (Azo 'Galvat)


: This looks overdesigned. It looks uncomfortable to hold. It's blocky and
: inelegant. It kind of looks like they're trying to incorporate Forerunner
: design into it, but even then, Forerunner stuff is smooth and
: elegant-looking in its own way. There's little nooks stuff could get
: caught on, places for dirt to get in, and that's bad for a gun.

Some notional concept of ‘realism’ is frequently held up as a holy cow by fans, so it's worth remembering that whilst realistic can be a good thing, it can also be a bad thing. I think the refreshed weapon designs in H4 look good so far, and there is definitely a purpose behind designing weapons that have a recognisable silhouette that works well when viewed being wielded in multiplayer on TVs all the way down to standard definition displays. The original Halo 2 rifle probably fares okay within Halo 2, but with more similar weapons (the DMR, for example) coexisting in H4, it needs to stand out.

The weird thing is this gun design looks like it comes from the same art department as the Reach artwork, which makes the MP armour designs all the more confusing.


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                                         Neat enough in their own right...Nikko B201 8/16/12 4:44 p.m.
                       Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseserpx 8/20/12 9:24 p.m.
                             Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on thesedavidfuchs 8/20/12 9:26 p.m.
                                   Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseserpx 8/20/12 9:56 p.m.
                                         Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseChewbaccawakka 8/20/12 10:40 p.m.
                                         Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseQuirel 8/20/12 11:25 p.m.
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                                                     Good Catch?!Quirel 8/21/12 8:43 a.m.
                                                           Re: Good Catch?!NotTheVacuum 8/21/12 9:14 a.m.
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                                               Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseRC Master 8/21/12 9:36 a.m.
                                                     Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseQuirel 8/21/12 9:58 a.m.
                                                           Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseserpx 8/21/12 10:00 a.m.
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                             Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseNsU Soldier 8/20/12 11:07 p.m.
                             My Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseBeckx 8/21/12 10:23 a.m.
                                   Re: My Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theNotTheVacuum 8/21/12 11:36 a.m.
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           Re: 8/15 Bulletin is up!Joony Joon 8/15/12 11:57 p.m.
     IGN article confirmedAvateur 8/16/12 12:06 a.m.
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                 Re: IGN article confirmedAvateur 8/16/12 8:17 p.m.
           Re: IGN article confirmedBryan Newman 8/16/12 7:31 a.m.
                 Re: IGN article confirmedAvateur 8/16/12 8:35 p.m.
                       Re: IGN article confirmedNotTheVacuum 8/16/12 9:24 p.m.
                             Re: IGN article confirmedAvateur 8/16/12 9:34 p.m.
                                   Re: IGN article confirmedNotTheVacuum 8/16/12 9:40 p.m.
                                         Re: IGN article confirmedAvateur 8/16/12 9:41 p.m.
                                               Re: IGN article confirmednotthevacuum 8/17/12 6:17 a.m.
                                         Re: IGN article confirmedCaneCutter 8/17/12 9:49 a.m.
                                               My understanding as well *NM*Lurono 8/18/12 5:00 a.m.
                       Re: IGN article confirmedBryan Newman 8/17/12 5:02 a.m.
                       Re: IGN article confirmedLurono 8/18/12 4:57 a.m.
                 Re: IGN article confirmedGeneral Vagueness 8/18/12 2:49 p.m.
           Re: IGN article confirmedRedRust 8/22/12 8:47 a.m.
     Rubbish.kapowaz 8/22/12 6:52 a.m.
           Re: Rubbish.NotTheVacuum 8/22/12 7:56 a.m.
           I couldn't agree more. *NM*Hyokin 8/22/12 10:30 a.m.
           Re: Rubbish.Archilen 8/22/12 3:34 p.m.
                 Precisely.Azo 'Galvat 8/22/12 4:11 p.m.
                       Re: Precisely.kapowaz 8/23/12 1:59 a.m.
           More Reach concepts.Gravemind 8/22/12 5:26 p.m.
                 Wish it made it in reach.zoojoo 8/22/12 5:34 p.m.
                 Re: More Reach concepts.Archilen 8/23/12 5:36 a.m.
                       Re: More Reach concepts.Gravemind 8/23/12 6:16 p.m.
                             Re: More Reach concepts.kapowaz 8/24/12 3:16 a.m.
                                   Re: More Reach concepts.Quirel 8/24/12 9:03 a.m.
                                         Re: More Reach concepts.Archilen 8/24/12 9:58 a.m.
           Re: Rubbish.Quirel 8/22/12 9:28 p.m.



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