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Subject: Thoughts on the new Spartan Ops episode (SPOILERS)

Here's what I thought

The first chapter was my favourite mission so far. I loved killing hordes of Prometheans in all out battle. There was no certain way to do it, just run around with whatever weapons killing them all however you choose.

The second mission was fun as well but didn't compare to the first. The third one was a big letdown because it used exactly the same map which got boring.

I found the fourth mission boring because you were just in a mantis defending one spot from hundreds of the same enemy. And finally, I thought the fifth one was such a bore I actually stopped playing it. Re used map, same old boring 'destroy the generators' and same vehicles to kill over and over.

So what did you think of the new Spartan Ops episode?

[Edited on 12.05.2012 10:17 AM PST]

  • 12.05.2012 8:55 AM PDT
Subject: Thoughts on the new Spartan Ops episode

04s suck


Posted by: foreveraloner35
And finally, I thought the fifth one was such a bore I actually stopped playing it. Re used map, same old boring 'destroy the generators' and same vehicles to kill over and over.
Are you sure you played the new one? I don't recall any generators in the 5th mission.

[Edited on 12.05.2012 8:58 AM PST]

  • 12.05.2012 8:57 AM PDT

That cliffhanger's got me pumped for the next episode.

I don't get the complaints about the lack of new maps. It's for storyline consistency. The maps used for Spartan Ops are great, anyway, especially The Cauldron, which I think should be in MP as a big team map.

  • 12.05.2012 8:57 AM PDT

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Have yet to play it.

  • 12.05.2012 8:58 AM PDT


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Posted by: foreveraloner35
And finally, I thought the fifth one was such a bore I actually stopped playing it. Re used map, same old boring 'destroy the generators' and same vehicles to kill over and over.
Are you sure you played the new one?


Yeah, if it wasn't generators it was destroying covenant things in a ghost on that sandy map *yawn*

  • 12.05.2012 8:58 AM PDT
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The first mission was quite challenging single player even on normal difficulty.....it actually took me 2 attempts because I wasn't able to save the generators or whatever they were first time, then the 2nd time I was a lot more aggressive, died more, and even at one point got spawn killed.....

The rest were interesting, the 3rd one with the invisible sword elites was slightly annoying but manageable, and even facing 4 hunters at once wasn't too hard.

5th mission.....use ghost to kill wraith (easy, just takes patience)...use an empty wraith found later to destroy 4 wraiths and 12 hunters....simple.

  • 12.05.2012 9:51 AM PDT
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Posted by: foreveraloner35
I found the fourth mission boring because you were just in a mantis defending one spot from hundreds of the same enemy.
There weren't any Mantises in this week's episode.

  • 12.05.2012 9:53 AM PDT

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  • 12.05.2012 9:54 AM PDT


Posted by: Garland
Posted by: foreveraloner35
I found the fourth mission boring because you were just in a mantis defending one spot from hundreds of the same enemy.
There weren't any Mantises in this week's episode.


Yes there are. If you play 1 or 2 player the hogs are replaced by Mantises.

  • 12.05.2012 9:55 AM PDT

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Posted by: Garland
Posted by: foreveraloner35
I found the fourth mission boring because you were just in a mantis defending one spot from hundreds of the same enemy.
There weren't any Mantises in this week's episode.


Yes there are. If you play 1 or 2 player the hogs are replaced by Mantises.


This. I always go through each episode solo before jumping online, and there were a couple Mantes (yes, that is one of the proper plural forms of Mantis as well) at the spawn and at the base.

  • 12.05.2012 10:04 AM PDT
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Posted by: Garland
Posted by: foreveraloner35
I found the fourth mission boring because you were just in a mantis defending one spot from hundreds of the same enemy.
There weren't any Mantises in this week's episode.


There were 4 mantises in the 4th mission.

  • 12.05.2012 10:07 AM PDT
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the intro of the movie was fun, and the end where the spartan was surrounded by sword elites.

  • 12.05.2012 10:07 AM PDT

I loved it, but this rehashing of maps is getting annoying, thought the episode overall was great, especially the ending, that was pretty cool

  • 12.05.2012 10:10 AM PDT

So much rage with this new episode, I just play it for story purposes now and as for gameplay it just irritates the hell out of me for said reasons like maps used over and over again. I did see that ending coming but that's what is going to get me play the next episode.

  • 12.05.2012 10:15 AM PDT

What was the ending? I'll put spoilers in the title

  • 12.05.2012 10:17 AM PDT
Subject: Thoughts on the new Spartan Ops episode (SPOILERS)

Rustled Jimmies

I played the first chapter by myself on Normal, lost both scanners every time. played it with other people, scanners survived.

It's a ridiculous amount of enemies that they throw at you, it should be adjusted to the amount of people you're playing with, instead of facing an entire army by yourself it should be lowered to make if fair for the player

[Edited on 12.05.2012 10:19 AM PST]

  • 12.05.2012 10:18 AM PDT
Subject: Thoughts on the new Spartan Ops episode

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The 5th mission is ultra hard if you have teammates who like to blow up the vehicle you're in because they didn't get the Wraith.

  • 12.05.2012 10:19 AM PDT


Posted by: foreveraloner35
What was the ending? I'll put spoilers in the title


After killing a bunch of covies your evac is blown up and you are surrounded by tons and tons of covie ships.

  • 12.05.2012 10:22 AM PDT

All Spartan Ops suck. Nothing but a dumbed down Firefight mode with a god awful story that only exist in the trailers.

  • 12.05.2012 10:33 AM PDT