Halo Reach Credits custom games

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I was at a LAN party at one of my friends house last night where we played 50+ custom game matches. Mainly Infection. After every matches was over, me and only one of my other buddies got only 50 or less credits. While the other 7 people in the group got 100 - 1000 credits every match. I was top player on several occasions and still only got 50 or less credits. I even had more medals in a few matches compared to my friends that were getting more points. I figure there may be a glitch because me and the one other buddy were on a separate hub than the rest of the group, but we still played the matches just fine.

Why was I not receiving 100-1000 credits like everyone else?

Asked by TrickyM66

Answer

This is only a theory, but were the ones that were getting reduced credits xbox live profiles?

If a profile is an online one (AKA a gold subscription I believe) then they work on a different credit scale than that of an offline account. This is done so that offline accounts can experience all the joys of the armory easier, and online accounts can't abuse offline play to max out credits easy.

This is what I'm basing this theory on:

On a similar note, I’ve been seeing some chatter about the prospect of mass quantity credit dumps that can be earned through offline play in various game modes. Some of the laziest among us are no doubt already plotting out their path of least resistance, thinking of ingenious new ways to rubber band a controller to achieve a Zen like state of ridiculous effortlessness.

Not so fast. When you escort your offline profile into the wonderful world of Xbox LIVE, our servers will identify your newly connected status and instantly notify you that our online credit scale operates on a completely different level. (That fizzle sound you’re hearing is probably your boosters running out of fuel in an oxygen starved environment. Don’t look down, RocketMan.)

If you choose to remain offline with your decked out profile, you get to keep your ducats and your duds with no questions asked. But should you opt to take this party online, your credits will be reduced significantly and any Armory items that you had previously earned (for which you no longer meet the minimum online credit or rank requirements) will be righteously revoked.

Of course, the credit reduction that occurs when you make the move into cyberspace is completely by design. For players without a connection to the outside world, the system is simply accelerating the credits being awarded to allow them to experience the Armory at a realistically achievable (but decidedly lonely) offline pace. For those who opt for a more social experience, the grind is a little more protracted, but still profoundly fun.

Source: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_090310

Answered by Rapida

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Why didn't I earn credits on replay of Starcraft 2 mission?

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I played Liberation Day and The Outlaws on brutal difficulty and completed the bonus objectives to get a total of 100,000 credits. Then I completed Zero Hour on brutal but did not complete the bonus mission, so I did not get any credits. I replayed Zero Hour on casual difficulty and completed the bonus objectives. The game ended and told me I had earned 55,000 credits on the summary screen. But back on Horner's Battle Cruiser, it says I still only have 100,000 credits. Why do I not have 155,000 credits now?

Answer

No credits are earned by completing the bonus objectives. Credits are earned for finishing the level.

• No credits are given for "Liberation Day."
• "The Outlaws" is worth 45,000 credits.
• "Zero Hour" is worth 55,000 credits.

When you finished these 3 games, it didn't matter whether you completed the bonus objectives or not. You got 100,000 credits between the three after finishing them the first time.

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What is the redacted lyric in Portal 2's credits?

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In the credits song "Want You Gone" of Portal 2, there is one line where the text is [REDACTED]. The lyric is either "I'll stop feeling so bad" or "I'll stop feeling so glad", but after listening several times I can't tell which one.

Can anyone provide evidence for which one it is? Or is it ambiguous on purpose, so you don't know whether GLaDOS loves you or not at the end?

Answer

The lyric is "I'll stop feeling so bad". The reason it is redacted in the first place, is because GLaDOS is, in her own way, admitting she has grown fond of Chell. Redacting it prevents that admission of momentary weakness.

If she was happy Chell was gone, there would have been no need to redact the lyric.

I think this song is captioned if you've turned on subtitles, which will confirm the above.

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