Post by djwguitarman on May 19, 2003 17:56:39 GMT -5
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Perhaps the most immediately recognizable and loved improvement over the Xbox version, at least as far as singleplayer is concerned, comes from the incredibly fast, almost ridiculously speedy load times. We're talking sub one second here kids.
Flamethrower: You heard correctly. Though Randy didn't elaborate any, there will be a flamethrower in the game. How do you like that information? Flame on!
No new base modes in multiplayer, and yes, the player count is limited to 16. Those two things may be a bit distressing, but we're hoping that the future holds an expansion or a patch or a something that drastically increases this count and allows Gearbox to rewrite the previously Xbox limited code. I mentioned this and Randy simply smiled and implied that the future was wide open.
Here's the kicker -- the one thing that should put Halo over the top. Mods are very important to the game. They will be what carries it into the future, according to Pitchford. It's all about prioritization, he says. Mods are prioritized.
