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Subject: "Y" = Flying Camera?

On the ODST Controller Card for the "Y" button the actions for it says "Swap Weapon/Flying Cam [when dead]". I assume this means not just a third person view for when you die, but after you press the "Y" button you will be able to use a theater mode-like flying camera and view the map to aid teammates by looking ahead in-game. Seems like a pretty cool new little feature they included, again assuming it will be included.

Sorry if anyone already found this, but I didn't come across it while scanning the forum.

[Edited on 06.04.2009 4:45 PM PDT]

  • 06.04.2009 4:43 PM PDT

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Yep. When you die, you can start flying around freely.

A lot like Gears of War 2, but you can go higher than four feet now.

  • 06.04.2009 4:46 PM PDT

My guess is its for Fire Fight Mode Only, like when you Yourself are out of lives you can fly around, but then again idk.

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Posted by: Reagan8
On the ODST Controller Card for the "Y" button the actions for it says "Swap Weapon/Flying Cam [when dead]". I assume this means not just a third person view for when you die, but after you press the "Y" button you will be able to use a theater mode-like flying camera and view the map to aid teammates by looking ahead in-game. Seems like a pretty cool new little feature they included, again assuming it will be included.

Sorry if anyone already found this, but I didn't come across it while scanning the forum.
I assume it will help in Firefight to locate the positions of enemies.

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Posted by: Donut Supreme
My guess is its for Fire Fight Mode Only, like when you Yourself are out of lives you can fly around, but then again idk.


That would make sense, if you and your team didn't share lives.

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Posted by: Pointless v4
Yep. When you die, you can start flying around freely.

A lot like Gears of War 2, but you can go higher than four feet now.

  • 06.04.2009 4:48 PM PDT

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A spectator mode similar to this was supposed to be in the Halo 3 Multiplayer to begin with so I am not surprised.

  • 06.04.2009 4:52 PM PDT

Posted by: Sp Dark Killer
A spectator mode similar to this was supposed to be in the Halo 3 Multiplayer to begin with so I am not surprised.

I see why they didn't include it in Multiplayer, considering how much cheating could go on.

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When do you respawn?

  • 06.04.2009 5:04 PM PDT

Spinning a plate on a stick is impressive, but if you try to spin three at once then you'll just end up digging porcelain out of your face.

It sounds like they reimplemented the "Spectator" mode they had in the Halo 3 beta.

  • 06.04.2009 5:05 PM PDT

Posted by: The Wraith 096
When do you respawn?

Probably at the end of the wave like COD NZ's.

[Edited on 06.04.2009 5:09 PM PDT]

  • 06.04.2009 5:05 PM PDT
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Interesting.

This will be a useful feature in Firefight when you want to find where the enemies are.

  • 06.04.2009 5:14 PM PDT

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_________ ________/ i___________*I_,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,||*-_
|======= |_______|..(;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;|[ | | | | | | | | | | | | ]___===
|..._..--~~**..............**-,.....____,,,..---~-------------------------
|_/...........................,-*...,-*........*, \ \ \*,
.............................-*___/.............*-,___\ ][=][ //-\\ ][_ [[ ]]

Posted by: Reagan8
Posted by: Sp Dark Killer
A spectator mode similar to this was supposed to be in the Halo 3 Multiplayer to begin with so I am not surprised.

I see why they didn't include it in Multiplayer, considering how much cheating could go on.
No, it was going to be an option in the pregame. For example you wanted to watch two people 1v1 or just did not feel like playing you could play as white team which would allow you to spectate the game through a free camera mode/ third person views. The feature was in the Halo 3 Beta but it did not work.

  • 06.04.2009 5:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: Donut Supreme
My guess is its for Fire Fight Mode Only, like when you Yourself are out of lives you can fly around, but then again idk.


I believe you are correct.

  • 06.04.2009 5:18 PM PDT

Posted by: Sp Dark Killer
Posted by: Reagan8
Posted by: Sp Dark Killer
A spectator mode similar to this was supposed to be in the Halo 3 Multiplayer to begin with so I am not surprised.

I see why they didn't include it in Multiplayer, considering how much cheating could go on.
No, it was going to be an option in the pregame. For example you wanted to watch two people 1v1 or just did not feel like playing you could play as white team which would allow you to spectate the game through a free camera mode/ third person views. The feature was in the Halo 3 Beta but it did not work.

Oh, gotcha.

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Rawr Im a dino!

I am so glad they added this. That and horde were the only cool things in Gears of war 2 for me

  • 06.04.2009 5:19 PM PDT