Hosts: Dust Storm & Brent Gamer
Loved the UNSC weapons reveal and can't wait for the covenant and forerunner videos in the future. Would not mind seeing the vehicles either. I know some players would want to be surprised when they get the game, but I want to know whats coming to kill me!
Love the show and the new (to me) hosts, the last time I was listenting to podtacular Foo Moo Jive and JVB were the hosts, it still as good as ever.
Also what does keep fraggin trucks even mean?!
Hey podtac ghoastchilly here. Haven't submitted a lot before but I've been listening for a very long time back to when JVB and Foomojive were the hosts. I'm just here asking what you guys think of the gun sounds in halo 4? I remember DustStorm said they sounded suppressed and I agree with him in a way but as i watch more game play Im really liking the new sound design for weapons. What do you guys think. I also want to ask you guys on tips for starting a podcast because I want to do something with friends when school starts but its a big maybe. My main question for that is what kind of recording equipment do you use (Mic and program used). Its something I want to start because of my passion for gaming and desire to share my opinions with anyone willing to listen. Shout out to Reaper VX on the forums for giving me a free 60 day on eve online because I'm just starting out. Thanks for reading!
P.S. sorry if I'm not in the desired category of topics for the show
Dear Podtacular,
I have been a huge fan of yours since I found out you were talking about Halo 4. I have 3 subjects that I think you all would like to discuss about. First, in the book Contact Harvest which was released in 2007 it talks about the rail gun. Why do you think Bungie didn't have it in Halo Reach? Second, how cool do you think it would be if in Halo 4 there was a Promethean equivalent to a Hunter? And third, what do you all think Forward Unto Dawn will be rated, PG-13 or R? Thanks for reading.
Hey podtac, just signed up on the forums and I'm really enjoying the show. I'm wondering if you guys are gonna talk about the specializations soon, like which one you will start with. There has also been talk of two tone visors and green smoke grenades. I'm not sure why Dust Storm dislikes the weapon sounds, I got my computer hooked up to my home theatre system and they scare my cat away. Reach's weapons never did that.
Need things to talk about? (In regards to the end of episode 304) Specializations! As I'm sure you're aware, Waypoint's latest bulletin goes in detail to what they are and stuff. I'm really excited about them and am eager to know what are your and the rest of Podtacular members' thoughts are. I think they are a great way to extend the endgame. I pre-ordered the limited edition so I'm going to probably start with the Rouge progression path because of the armor mod. The different progressions and what you unlock give us probably the biggest glimpse to the armory to date. I remember on previous episode, lots of mix feelings have been surrounding the new creative outlook on the armor but between the armor and the skins for your Spartan and your weapons, I think look pretty cool. I will admit that it doesn't look like previous Halo games but to me it makes the game look and feel more Sci-fi which I think is a major plus. And I don't know about you, but I'm a bit of a completionist so I'll probably try to progress through all of them.
Hey podtac I got a lengthy submission because I heard you guys haven't had many in the recent past.
I have 4 main topics
My first is actually from the forums so I'm just gonna post what I posted about the so called Promethean sniper and my thoughts if anyone's seen it yea I don't think that's a sniper rifle at all. The Promethean is holding it so low if it had a scope you would think the butt of the rifle would sit in the shoulder/armpit area but the Promethean is holding it at what appears to be waist area. Its could be the camera angle and overall quality and design that factors into my thoughts but that's my 2 cents. I think its a heavy weapon of some kind. And if you think about the radar and positioning of enemies a sniper would probably be the farthest away from his or her friendlies and the radar shows 2 other heat signatures. So I would think they are foot soldiers over snipers. If you recall enemy sniping in the past halos the snipers tend to be a single enemy sniping from a distance like one Jackel on a cliff or something. The background and other enemies do not fit the typical mind set of A.I. sniping. But 343 isn't Bungie so it could be a sniper for all you want.
My second topic is the name of the song green and blue which I think is Cortana and chief because green armor and blue holo of Cortana because you guys discussed it last time
Third topic: what's Marty O'Donnell doing now and why is 343 not using him for the soundtrack?
And my forth topic is: the music kind of sounds similar to mass effects sound track over the years.
Thanks for reading sorry if you didn't want a lot of stuff to read and talk about.
Hey guys! Just wanted to make sure that you caught this, but there is a new video on Halo 4 that I saw on Gamespot titled, "Halo 4: A hero awakens". It gives quite a few hints on the storyline, so there is a spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't want to know much, they shouldn't watch it. What I thought about it was at 7:12 the really creepy music starts, and it's when they are talking about Cortana so I'm going to go out on a limb and say that's part Cortana's theme in the game. It sounds like the music is slightly twisted and out of sync with how it should sound. Just like how she is becoming rampant. We find out that she is yelling at the Chief, probably the captain, and another officer on the Infinity when she says that "she won't let you leave this planet". What I find most interesting is her immediate apology by saying "I didn't mean to do that". But BY FAR the BIGGEST thing that I thought was interesting about the whole video was when Cortana said, "it's the forerunner symbol for reclaimer". She says it when on the infinity, which of you remember from the trailer, the "symbol" that everyone keeps talking about was shown on the Infinity's view screens. I believe Cortana "tapped" into the Infinity and that same symbol was it. I could be wrong because I have yet to read the forerunner trilogy, but I'm going to stick to that theory. I can't wait for this game!
I've never called in or posted anything on the site but I've been a listener since around Halo 2 so i'm very aware filling the shoes of Foo Mo and JVB must've been a daunting task. Being the huge Halo fan that I am, (I've read all the books, played all the games and very knowledgable about the entire universe) I get kind of annoyed that you guys don't know all the cannon or have read all the book (it takes a lot of time that most of us don't have) but it's not enough to get upset at you guys and make personal attacks. I'm a respectful gamer and I'm just glad I get to hear people talk about Halo on the comfort of my iPod. And yes, Daft would get under my skin from time to time about his political views but I'm sure that's a big part of his life. I'm a huge fitness guru and I love to talk about it. I get it. I "choose" to listen (it's not like it's mandatory) because I like to hear people talk about Halo. And Daft, I respect how you dealt with the apology, it took some guts. I hope you stick around and don't give in to all the negativity. I'm a little harder on you guys than most Halo podcasts because I'm a veteran of the show and like it or not, it is the "Unofficial Halo Podcast" lol. Keep on fragging' and here's my gamer tag (dejay218) if you want to play one of these days, I would like to get in on some community stuff. Take care fella's, dejay218.
Hey guys just wanted to start off by saying i love the show and keep on doing the great work. i have a question about about multiplayer in halo 4 and wanted to get your opinions on it. do you think in halo 4 there will be a "Infinity" playlist where it has game modes with the new weapon drops besides infinity slayer, like infinity objective, infinity BTB, ect.
Hey podtac, I have a question for Dusty, since you got to play Halo 4 at PAX. I think that Haven appears similar to Guardian, but i haven't heard anyone make a connection did it feel similar in play style to Guardian? And is the hardlight shield invulnerable, and if not could it stop a warthog or rockets? Anyways keep up the good work and fraggin those trucks.
Uh I got one good question and I REALLY HOPE U READ THIS, the thing is since there is going to be spartan ops. which will be the addition story mode after the original campaign, I heard a 343i podcast that said you can jump right into the spartan ops. which I think is pretty stupid, it should be locked and you can unlock it by beating the campaign. its like spartan ops just spoiled the whole thing for you before you get to even beat the story. Its stupid. It should be "beat the game, than unlock spartan ops to continue the saga" :P Dontca think so? I hope to hear your opinion and will be astonished to hear this on your podcast. Sorry if it's to long and thanks for reading what I have to say hahaha later and I'll post more thinkable things lololololol later dust and daft you 2 make a great podcast show.