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Halo 4's Changes To Competitive Multiplayer

This week at gameinformer.com is devoted to the changing face of Halo 4's multiplayer and we are starting things out by talking about the competitive side of things. You might have heard that 343 Industries is interested in making some changes to the classic Halo formula. We sat down with lead multiplayer designer Brad Welch to talk about the new emphasis on story, customizable loadouts, and the new and updated modes for Halo 4. Watch the video below to learn more about what your competitive multiplayer experience will look like in Halo 4 and stay tuned to the site throughout the week to learn about the new co-op experience called Spartan Ops.

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  • I can say that I honestly DO NOT like Halo. I'm not saying that they are bad games by any stretch of the imagination, they are just not for me. But you know what I do like: The Halo community. You don't see user generated content like Arby 'n the Ch!ef or Red vs Blue from any other game series. To reiterate, the Halo games are not bad, I just think they are overrated.

    Just a side note: Does anyone else think the new Spartan armor looks like an almost exact replica of the Vanquish armor?
  • BrB... Think I need to change my pants. (Plz bring back BR from H3)
  • Take Forerunner vision out!!!

  • **BRAAAHHHH**. Fast pace isn't always better :/
  • So... Call of duty in space? Great, Halo

  • Am I the only one who expects a different company making a sequal should strive to make the game feel different? Enough of the *** progression that reach went towards, we need a fresh take on the series and that's what I was hoping for. Oh well, guess I'll just play more call of duty. They at least make their games feel different each time.
  • I'm not quite sure about the personal load-outs. The one thing the gaming community is really good at is exploiting advantages. Ex: COD & BF3.

    Those guys better get it right. Halo is the last bastion of fun & (mostly) friendly multiplayer and no one I know wants to play with those COD-suckers.

  • Oh no. Its becoming CoD. I don't want to live on this planet anymore if Halo is like CoD. Why has Bungie foresaken us?
  • Invasion???

  • I think the changes are a good thing. so far i have high expectations for this game,and i hope it doesn't disappoint me.

  • I wish Microsoft and Sony could get along so Microsoft would bring Halo over to PS3 but i guess not...
  • He said two player split-screen online. Hopefully he meant to say 4 player split-screen online.
  • And I just have a PS3 :c

  • wow this looks good

  • interesting, very interesting

  • I'm really not liking the idea of custom loadouts for Halo. I foresee a ton of rocket men in the future. And the seeing through walls ability is just retarded, it's being added into so many shooters and it pisses me off so much. Goodbye radar I guess.
  • Seriously 343? Spartan Ops? I expected more from you!

  • Halo 4 will be awesome, i can already tell. But one thing im not sure about is the Custom Loadouts. I need to know if there will be rocks, shotty, snipe and sword in the loadout. If there are then thats a huge mistake. Hopefully, 343i, you know that would be wrong as hell. Shotty + Vision = huge *** campers. If the put the pieces together with that, it wont start or end well. I know that they will also drop down in wep drops but i just want clarification about the loadouts, im sure we all do.

  • 343! DON'T TURN MY HALO INTO COD!

  • Halo 4 is definetely going to be awesome. unfortunately though, i cant care much about multiplayer. i never had the money to pay for live. So im really looking forward to the campaign