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Subject: Halo Anniversary Multiplayer

I got me a big grunty thirst!

I'm trying to find out if the Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Multiplayer is a DLC or title update for Reach, or a whole new multiplayer on the Anniversary disk, or the multiplayer maps revamped running the halo reach engine on the disk.

Can anybody shed some light on this?

  • 09.17.2011 2:46 PM PDT

It's gonna be on Halo CEA's disk and can only be played on the aforementioned disk. Later on they'll release the maps so everyone can play with the disk.

  • 09.17.2011 2:55 PM PDT

I got me a big grunty thirst!

So will it use the reach engine with bloom or a halo 3 type engine with no bloom?

  • 09.17.2011 3:44 PM PDT

It will use the Reach engine but it will play a bit similar to Halo CE's multiplayer.

  • 09.17.2011 3:53 PM PDT


Posted by: Eoin741
So will it use the reach engine with bloom or a halo 3 type engine with no bloom?


A title update will remove bloom in Anniversary playlists, as well as other things to make it play like Halo 1.

  • 09.17.2011 3:58 PM PDT

Is this bloom the same effect found in PC gaming? If so, why the hell is this being enabled. -blam!- bloom.

  • 09.17.2011 5:48 PM PDT

I got me a big grunty thirst!

Anybody know when the title update will be?

And yeah i think it will be similar to pc, but no bloom is what made the halo trilogy so unique

  • 09.18.2011 2:45 AM PDT

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Posted by: Eoin741
I'm trying to find out if the Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Multiplayer is a DLC or title update for Reach, or a whole new multiplayer on the Anniversary disk, or the multiplayer maps revamped running the halo reach engine on the disk.

Can anybody shed some light on this?


It's a standalone, which, will eventually be released as DLC.

[Edited on 09.18.2011 3:07 AM PDT]

  • 09.18.2011 3:06 AM PDT
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Posted by: Eoin741
Anybody know when the title update will be?

And yeah i think it will be similar to pc, but no bloom is what made the halo trilogy so unique

This really does belong on 343i's forums, but I'll answer your question anyway.

The TU comes out on 21st September but does NOTHING to Reach's matchmaking, you will however get to download the new setting of 85% bloom for the DMR and play it in customs. The Beta Hopper will come out on October 4th as an introduction to the anniversary playlists. It will include the new DMR bloom plus a few other gamtypes (got to 343 for the full list), but we won't get to play with the 3 shot Magnum till CE comes out.

  • 09.18.2011 3:39 AM PDT

They are removing bloom, nerfing armor lock, making the grenades Halo 3 style, returning the bleed through effect and many more awesome classic Halo stuff.

  • 09.18.2011 8:45 AM PDT