@Shadowstep: Yeah, I just meant that the pistol gets more inaccurate after a given number of quick shots compared to the DMR. Reticule bloom appears to apply to most weapons except for the obvious ones like the pro pipe, rocket launcher etc.

@SecCom: Halo has always been a sandbox game, it's a core tenet of the franchise. And they refer to 'sandbox' gameplay pretty often in press releases. You can safely assume it's in there.

@Nasdaf: Well the Flood don't have anything to do with the fall of Reach, so it wouldn't make much sense. I figure that Flood skins would be pretty low on their list of priorities.

@Crescent Fresh: No, you're immune to vehicle weapons and splatters also. You can see it in some of the videos, a Ghost rams a locked-down Spartan and bounces off him. Not sure if the vehicle takes damage though.

@Shadowstep: It should be noted that while the pistol and DMR both do the same damage and are both quite accurate, the pistol gets more inaccurate the faster you fire compared with the DMR. So while you can still take people out at range with your pistol, you will have to slow your shooting to keep up your accuracy.…

@ferric oxide: Commerical aircraft are made out of Alclad, which is a copper-aluminum alloy faced with a very thin layer of aluminum to stop corrosion. Problem is while the copper adds strength and hardness, it also greatly increases its susceptibility to corrosion (esp saltwater corrosion). That's why they need the…

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The voice command stuff is cool. If it's cheap enough and works well I might just buy it. Too bad you can't use different phrases for things, as I have an unhealthy desire to make the startup phrase 'MAIN SCREEN TURN ON'

@Piccoroz: Yes, but the constant data transfer is going to shorten the life of the flash drive drastically. They're not designed to be constantly reading/writing.

@twinturbo2: Now you tell me?

@MetalSonic7: Screw BF2, go sunbathe or drink fruity cocktails or something :P

Good call on the corrosion. Aircraft aluminium and saltwater are a poor, poor mix. Give it a few years of operation and they'll either be bankrupt from maintenance costs or they'll wake up one morning and find a big heap of aluminium oxide...

@Gravidos:

@spicyhamster: I dunno, saved it after seeing it posted on a forum. Try searching for 'bullet bill city gif' or something.

I win.

Afterburner Climax is out on the 21st, can't wait.

Dear god, sometimes I'm embarassed to be a kiwi. Seriously, how the fuck can anyone be stupid enough to this this was a good idea. I'd love to know what their perceived outcome was going to be: all the patrons running over the the guy breathless to hear what he has to say about this great new video game? These guys…

@RedCarmine: I always make it from scratch, white sauce and everything. I use aged cheddar and add peas and diced bacon as well. It's pretty awesome if I do say so myself.

@Printmatic: I'm confused. You're saying that because the vast majority of Wow players only ever play Wow (got anything to back this up?) they can buy any overpriced DLC they want, but console players should still be ridiculed for the same?

@i.roboto: A map pack for $10-$15 is hefty? Wow, you've absolutely right. $25 for a virtual horse is a real bargain.