December week 2 update

Wow haven't updated this in a while.
Not much has happened since but a few things have, such as the Noble Map pack release.



Anchor 9- Very similar to the Pit from Halo 3, but not too similar. Probably one of Reach's best maps. I'm not sure if I like Countdown or Anchor 9 better actually. Definately going to become a Reach Classic (Think Guardian, or The Pit in Halo 3 style favorite. Yeah, awesome.) The only thing that may be a problem is infection, but not as big a problem as some of the current maps (Sword Base, that is a dig on you.)

Tempest- Reminds me of Infinity for Halo Pc. Like Infinity ate Valhalla. There is a lot of open cover (as much of an Oxymoron that may be) and is well suited for both 4v4 and 8v8. We asked for bigger maps and they delivered. It's an Infantry Big Team style map. It even reminds me of an original Blood Gulch in the vehicle set, One Warthog and Two Mongoosen per team.

Breakpoint- To be fair, I haven't played much Breakpoint where the game wasn't so one sided it felt playable, let alone on Invasion. I'm not impressed by what I've seen so far, and Honestly can't compare it to another map. If I had to I'd say Halo 2's Containment mixed with Halo PC's Icefields. Neither were very good and so far Breakpoint isn't either. Too many Power weapons and always seems to be one team dominating the other. Then again it is ment to be played Invasion.

It's a good map pack, but not a "Must buy". Wait for it to go on sale or something.




And now for something completely different.

Next week GOW2's Snowblind Map pack is on sale for 160MSP ($2USD). If you don't already have it, Spend your money on the All-Fronts Pack instead, because that is still a better deal.



Battlefield Bad company 2 Vietnam (henceforth called BC2:V. I am NOT typing that out every friggin time) Will be available for download December 21st for 1200 MSP ($15 USD) and is an Expansion, not a map pack. It adds new weapons, multiplayer, campaign missions and achievements. I'll review this whe it comes out too.




Survival Saturday Should start up again soon. Me and Phoenix have almost finished Beta testing all the varients. Here's what we got so far:

Siege- To be played on Beachhead, Glacier, or Overlook. You've got 15 lives to share and 3 sets to complete. You get no bonus lives. Custom Skulls allow for unique challenges. a swarm of Skirmishers may seem easy, but how about when they are immune to headshots and damage resistant? This is the gametype that earned the Needle Rifle the title "Rail gun" to me and Phoenix.

Lemmings- More of a fun relaxed game type. 3 sets to see who has the highest score at the end. How doesn't like to punt some Grunts?

Beta Generator Defense- Just like it was in the Beta.

Shad0wclan Versus- Firefight versus tweaked for Shad0wclan rules.

ODST Firefight- As close as possible to the original varient.

ODST versus- The previous two combined. Elites are usually players so watch out.