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Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHT
Posted By: Avateur <avateur@gmail.com>Date: 9/8/12 7:27 p.m.

In Response To: Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHT (General Vagueness)


: I still don't get where you guys are coming from. Letting the flag to be away
: when scoring has been the standard, and the default setting, since what,
: Halo 3, Halo 2 even? That's how it usually is in matchmaking, that's how
: it's been in over half the custom games I've played, and I detest flag at
: home to score, and I did before Epic CTF. I'd rather have a shorter game
: with a different score than one that drags on and on until one team either
: slips up or gets lucky (although having both flag indicators visible all
: the time would somewhat prevent the crux of this, which is both flag
: carriers hiding, and it's an option I've asked for on Epic CTF and other
: CTF games before; I could've sworn it was standard at some point).

This gametype is not "how it usually is in matchmaking" and due to Speedflag, I was able to get that flag and get it out without any assistance (or with minimal assistance in other circumstances) and back to my base. Too easy to grab, too easy to get out, too easy to score. All way too fast, and all way too cheap. At that time, I thought it was only logical that it would be flag at home to score because of how simple it was, and that's why I was shocked when I was told that I could just score it at any time. That game and a few others were over in minutes. That's not fun in the least.

The indicator allowing you to track the person with the flag is still fairly ridiculous, especially on the larger maps, and it completely ruins the point of sneaking it in and sneaking it out. Sometimes the best team strategies are to have one person get in while the rest of the team distracts. Other brilliant strategies that seem to work all the time when we all go into Matchmaking is where one person gets in and gets the flag and somehow avoids being found for a while, so the entire enemy team thinks that the flag has escaped and they go looking. Sure enough, it was under their noses and still in their base the whole time, which gives the opportunity for escape instead of some mad stupid rush to try and get out and survive.

I've never particularly enjoyed Speedflag in Reach, and it really does work much better I think on the larger maps than the smaller maps, but the large maps still have issues with the play beyond whether or not a flag should be home to score.

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"Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTpete_the_duck 9/6/12 11:26 a.m.
     Can you disable AAs when running the flag? *NM*ZackDark 9/6/12 11:28 a.m.
           Re: Yep! *NM*pete_the_duck 9/6/12 11:30 a.m.
                 Yay. I can't make it today, but...ZackDark 9/6/12 11:33 a.m.
     Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTNotTheVacuum 9/6/12 11:28 a.m.
           Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTMid7night 9/6/12 11:38 a.m.
                 Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTChewbaccawakka 9/6/12 12:17 p.m.
     Re: Beckx is hopefully in.Beckx 9/6/12 11:38 a.m.
     Cardo 8 ATLCardo 8 ATL 9/6/12 12:08 p.m.
           Re: Cardo 8 ATLpete_the_duck 9/6/12 12:21 p.m.
     POD Dust Storm hopefulDust Storm 9/6/12 12:27 p.m.
           Re: POD Dust Storm hopefulCardo 8 ATL 9/6/12 12:49 p.m.
     Can't make it at 10...Hyokin 9/6/12 1:38 p.m.
     NartFOpc *NM*NartFOpc 9/6/12 4:22 p.m.
     Sounds good. GT: The Loot *NM*The Loot 9/6/12 5:43 p.m.
     I'm down.Bones 9/6/12 5:50 p.m.
     UnrealCh13f *NM*UnrealCh13f 9/6/12 6:10 p.m.
     Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTGeneral Vagueness 9/6/12 8:32 p.m.
           Gnrl Vagueness *NM*General Vagueness 9/6/12 8:33 p.m.
     MoltenSlowaMoltenSlowa 9/6/12 8:44 p.m.
     Re: invites have been sent outpete_the_duck 9/6/12 9:16 p.m.
           :( Aw Shoot. Just Missed it. *NM*INSANEdrive 9/6/12 9:33 p.m.
     So, what are your opinions of it? *NM*bluerunner 9/7/12 9:51 a.m.
           Re: Working on a small write-up *NM*pete_the_duck 9/7/12 10:23 a.m.
                 Re: Youtube hates me, I'll try to post it tomorrow *NM*pete_the_duck 9/7/12 10:27 p.m.
     Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTCardo 8 ATL 9/7/12 10:30 a.m.
           ^^^ Results ^^^ *NM*Cardo 8 ATL 9/7/12 10:34 a.m.
           Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTpete_the_duck 9/7/12 12:09 p.m.
                 Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTCardo 8 ATL 9/7/12 12:34 p.m.
                       Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTNotTheVacuum 9/7/12 3:19 p.m.
                 Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTAvateur 9/7/12 2:17 p.m.
                       Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTGeneral Vagueness 9/8/12 5:25 p.m.
                             Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTAvateur 9/8/12 7:27 p.m.
                                   Re: "Halo 4" CTF Playdate 10PM EST TONIGHTGeneral Vagueness 9/8/12 11:49 p.m.



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