Chronique:Halo Bulletin 31/07/2013
31 juillet
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Between E3, RTX, San Diego Comic-Con, the launch of Halo: Spartan Assault, tournaments such as UMG and AGL and more, June and July proved to be very exciting months for Halo fans. In a few hours, it will be the 1st of August, and it appears next month will be no different. With the Halo 4 Champions Bundle, more regional tournaments, the final weeks of the Global Championship online qualifier, Gamescom qualifier, and Halo 4 Global Championship Finals, the next 30 days will be jam-packed with lots of new Halo 4 content to play and watch.
Let's check in on the status of the Global Championship online qualifier.
Halo 4 Global Championship Update
his week's game type for the Global Championship is Rumble Pro. We've seen quite a bit of shifting on the leaderboard, and are excited to see which competitors emerge. Here's a look at the leaderboard:
We are currently in the process of finalizing winners from the first two weeks of the online qualifier. After we verify the legitimacy of the accounts through various methods, we need to confirm the identity of the competitors to ensure that all finalists are eligible. We apologize for the delay in this announcement, and look forward to posting the final winners from these weeks as soon as possible.
We've been keeping an eye on all community feedback regarding the Halo 4 Global Championship online qualifier, and would like to remind players that we are monitoring leaderboards for players who use exploits that go against the spirit of competition - each week's final leaderboards will be evaluated and swept for cheating and exploitive behavior.
As a reminder, we've allotted each player three disconnects each week. Any player who uses these quits strategically runs the risk of lowering their score due to later disconnects. Additionally, while we have put many measures in place to create an optimal platform for competition, we are aware that online competition has many challenges. We will continue to improve our playlist and network settings as well as take our learnings forward for future competitions.
Lastly (but certainly not least-ly), we are thrilled to announce that the Halo 4 Global Championship Finals will be part of the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX Prime), and that the event will be held from August 30th - September 1st in the incredible Benaroya Hall, which looks something like this:
Details on how you can join us in the room or online for the live broadcast will be posted within the next few weeks. We're excited, and we hope you are too.
Matchmaking Playlist Update
Week 4 of the Halo 4 Global Championship will have the largest variety of game types. Aptly named "Rumble Grab Bag," featured game types include UNSC, Covenant and Forerunner Slayer as well as FFA King of the Hill (KOTH) and FFA Oddball. To start, let's look at the map / game type combinations for next week:
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Each of the Slayer variants will equip competitors with the corresponding precision rifle and automatic weapon in a single, preset Loadout. This is done to vary the game type from last week's Rumble Pro selection, and also because the secondary pistols for each category greatly differ from one another. Finally, offering the Assault Rifle, Storm Rifle, and Suppressor in the secondary slot creates a consistent experience across all three Slayer game types. Here are the Loadouts for each Slayer variant:
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Covenant Slayer
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Forerunner Slayer
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For FFA Oddball and FFA King of the Hill, we've varied the settings a bit and optimized for the Halo 4 Global Championship, with settings such as progressive Hill movement and static Oddball spawning enabled.
FFA Oddball
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