Halo Online Discussion

Discussion in 'Halo and Forge Discussion' started by WAR, Mar 25, 2015.

By WAR on Mar 25, 2015 at 4:12 PM
  1. WAR

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    Microsoft is partnering with Saber Interactive and Innova Systems to develop a Halo Online for the PC, but right now, it's a closed beta only available to Russian players. There's no campaign mode in Halo Online, which uses a "heavily modified" version of the Halo 3 engine so it'll run on lower-end PCs.



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    Here's the setting, for those interested in the possible lore impact:

    Halo Online is set on a secret UNSC space installation called Anvil, where Spartan-IV soldiers train together in war exercises to sharpen their battle skills and test experimental technology.

    Official Halo Online Interactive Site. Viewed best in Chrome with Translation turned on:
    https://ru.4game.com/halo/install/

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    As part of a Q&A, the company answered what are probably some of your first questions:

    Could this come to America, Europe, and elsewhere?

    Right now our focus is on learning as much as we can from the closed beta period in Russia. Theoretically, any expansion outside of Russia would have to go through region-specific changes to address player expectations.

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    Will it ever be playable on an Xbox One?

    Halo Online was built from the ground up specifically for the PC. There are no plans to bring Halo Online to the Xbox One.

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    Is this supposed to represent the future of Halo on the PC?

    Halo Online is a learning opportunity for us as we explore ways to welcome new fans to the "Halo" universe. We're excited to release a "Halo" multiplayer-only PC experience tailored for Russian gamers.

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    When might Halo Online actually be finished?

    Halo Online is a learning opportunity for us as we explore ways to welcome new fans to the "Halo" universe. There is no definitive launch date at this time as we proceed in our closed beta period in Russia.


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    This is purely speculation but perhaps the game's regional exclusivity is a controlled experiment to examine the monetization system of the game. If Halo Online meets their return on investment projections via the micro transaction system then could potentially see a global release for this game. Essentially there are two beta trials occurring right now. One to make sure the game functions and is in a playable state. Second to monitor how profitable the game will be using a free-to-play model. If the game doesn't meet their profit expectations we could see Halo Online having a subscription fee or a possible one time retail cost.

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    A Halo PC game would lend itself to community modding more easily as hardware restrictions would be penetrable again. What would that mean for us? Possibly stripping up campaign assets and creating custom levels, game types and more. We shall see...


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Discussion in 'Halo and Forge Discussion' started by WAR, Mar 25, 2015.

    1. Oli The G
      Oli The G
      Sprint has already been removed, but it was still there in the leaked build. There is also original version of H3 forge included but only on Valhalla at the moment. Also to note, Valhalla has been removed from the official release of the game. Community is developing custom forge pallets and a long way down the line cracking open the files and being able to drag and drop from MCC. And make custom maps.

      At the moment, we still don't have armour customisation or medals or announcer (although that's being added any day now, along with inbuilt server browser). The game is so Halo 3 it's the Halo 3 menus. You have to use a,b,x,y on the keyboard to move around and they're adding a ranking system.
    2. Jesus in Malibu
      Jesus in Malibu
      When they remove sprint then it will be basically Halo 3. Sprinting on Guardian is hilariously sad.
    3. Oli The G
      Oli The G
      Already removed. It's an option. However, it does make sprint jumping into the enemy base in CTF from the centre ring amazing.

      The elDorito mod is basically Halo 3 PC, just atm missing many MP maps and campaign. They already have server browsers, medals (custom if wanted), announcer (custom if wanted) from Halo 3, Halo 3 maps, Halo 3 physics, just that weapons have H4 skins.
    4. Grif otaged
      Grif otaged
      I have that gaint google docs tutorial saved but haven't checked it out yet: LINK
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    5. Oli The G
      Oli The G
      Can't recommend it enough, if it gains a serious following MS may possibly reconsider the status of Halo on PC.

      More news from Halo Online. Saving forge maps now works. They are going to work on a converter to let you transfer all your old H3 forge maps into Halo Online to play. Which will inevitably spawn about a zillion fat kid maps.
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