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[Poodlestrike]

Man what is the point of an automatic weapon if it doesn't dominate at close range. That was a problem I actually had in halo 1-3 the autos were absolutely useless. If that's the case might as well make it BR and DMR only and call it quits on all the other weapons. I'm fine with auto weapons given a purpose to be honest

Exactly what I've been saying.

 

[Bowler]

He is right and you have been reported.

#trembling


Back on topic it only took 35 minutes for the dl. Not bad

 

[abadguy]

The gunplay the traversal, the fucking traversal. I am loving this so far!

 

[BraXzy]

Finding a match is taking way longer with more errors today. Or at least for me.

 

[Dynasty8]

Finding a match is taking way longer with more errors today. Or at least for me.

Same here.

 

[superNESjoe]

#trembling


Back on topic it only took 35 minutes for the dl. Not bad

Your actions and your response make me hope you get removed from the preview program and your access to the beta is revoked.

It's one thing to disobey rules in a program you aren't entitled to, it's another to be kind of a douche about it when you're called out for it.

 

[SPDIF]

As someone who's not played any Halo MP since Halo 2 I'm really liking this so far. Although after playing Titanfall nearly everyday for the past 9 months, it certainly took some time to re-adjust.

 

[Bread]

Your actions and your response make me hope you get removed from the preview program and your access to the beta is revoked.

It's one thing to disobey rules in a program you aren't entitled to, it's another to be kind of a douche about it when you're called out for it.

wait are you guys serious

why the fuck do you care if he doesn't follow a rule in ms's preview program :lol

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

Your actions and your response make me hope you get removed from the preview program and your access to the beta is revoked.

It's one thing to disobey rules in a program you aren't entitled to, it's another to be kind of a douche about it when you're called out for it.

And it's another to be reporting something that has no bearing on you or anyone else in the program, if he's violating the tos,he will be caught and that's his own problem.

Anyway,i asked this earlier but I think someone misinterpreted my question. Is sprint+double melee in this game? Nothing worse than having someone getting the jump you only to be double smacked in the face. I'm assuming buffed auto weapons could be a strong deterrent to this though.

 

[Marky Mark]

Got azure servers not too long ago, around april.
Probably shitty placement like every game besides titanfall.

Azure servers only went live for XBL in Australia this past week. Local Azure servers have been in place for some time but not for use with XBL until this week.

If you're in Australia and feel like you've been playing on dedicated Azure servers since April then I'm sorry.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=azure+xbox+live+australia

Now that is almost not surprising. No dedicated servers!! Or you are getting put onto a server in another region.

Either way really shitty

Obviously I'd prefer dedicated servers but I guess my question was more along the lines of 'have any Australians managed to get a good P2P connection with Aussie hosted games?' I haven't yet and watching videos of other people throwing grenades and having them leave their hand immediately instead of 250ms later is killing me.

 

[OverHeat]

And it's another to be reporting something that has no bearing on you or anyone else in the program, if he's violating the tos,he will be caught and that's his own problem.

Anyway,i asked this earlier but I think someone misinterpreted my question. Is sprint+double melee in this game? Nothing worse than having someone getting the jump you only to be double smacked in the face. I'm assuming buffed auto weapons could be a strong deterrent to this though.

Well it concern me since I'm part of the moderation team on xbox.com

 

[Calm Killer]

The audio for your Spartans own shield popping sounds way to much like the achievement popping sound. That needs to change.

 

[Ol No Bones]

I'm still fighting the controls though its getting more natural. Apparently this one is going to take more to get used to than other Halos for me.

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

Well it concern me since I'm part of the moderation team on xbox.com

This isn't Xbox.com, it isn't your preview program, and it it isn't your beta. Let it be.

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

Your actions and your response make me hope you get removed from the preview program and your access to the beta is revoked.

Sorry, the avatar matches up too well!

 

[JaggedSac]

Yep, totally agreed. I said over in HaloGAF but having a competent AR and Magnum right off the start keeps things more competitive. Obviously you have an advantage with a BR/DMR but I love feeling that I can actually survive and succeed with the AR/Magnum combo.

I agree completely.

 

[Bread]

Well it concern me since I'm part of the moderation team on xbox.com

so you're like a mall cop calling the police about a victimless crime

 

[Omni]

Obviously I'd prefer dedicated servers but I guess my question was more along the lines of 'have any Australians managed to get a good P2P connection with Aussie hosted games?' I haven't yet and watching videos of other people throwing grenades and having them leave their hand immediately instead of 250ms later is killing me.

At the 50 second mark I throw a couple of grenades

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZdzCYcVtqo

Is that bad by your standards? 'cause it seems fine for me. I'm here in Tasmania. I've had maybe two bad games out of like 20

 

[JaggedSac]

Azure servers only went live for XBL in Australia this past week. Local Azure servers have been in place for some time but not for use with XBL until this week.

If you're in Australia and feel like you've been playing on dedicated Azure servers since April then I'm sorry.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=azure+xbox+live+australia

Obviously I'd prefer dedicated servers but I guess my question was more along the lines of 'have any Australians managed to get a good P2P connection with Aussie hosted games?' I haven't yet and watching videos of other people throwing grenades and having them leave their hand immediately instead of 250ms later is killing me.

I could have sworn Titanfall made use of the temp servers, is that not the case.

 

[RSB]

I think the AR is too powerful. I always try to use the Pistol but I've found the AR to be better if not equal including at long range. I much preferred the AR in Halo 1-3, more weak and less effective at range where it was newb friendly but you knew you had to find a better guy. It's telling after using both I stopped using the Pistol for the AR.

I too think the control schemes need work. Bumper Jumper is ruined. Halo 4 preset seems the best. I spent a lot of time sifting through them and couldn't find one that feels 'right' like the usual occurrence when playing games.

What? They ruined the best control scheme? How is that even possible? Please explain.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

After playing 27 games, I strongly believe sprint has to go. It's just pointless and unnecessary. 343 should increase the base movement speed and keep thrust and maybe allow two thrust before the cool-down if sprint get removed. Other than that i think this game is great.

I like the two thrust idea, perhaps make it where it's like you have a meter of thrust uses, separated into two sections to indicate energy to thrust.

So say you use two thrusts back to back, the 4 seconds it would normally take would charge one thrust use and an additional 4 secs would charge the second thrust use, meaning 8 seconds you'd have to wait in order to use two thrusts consecutively. If using a thrust at any point before the full charge of two thrusts, it drains the entire meter and you either have to wait 4 seconds for one thrust or 8 seconds for two again.

 

[abadguy]

This is what Halo 4 MP should have been. I love how you can keep sprinting while picking up weapon, small thing but cool as hell. Really wish i was off this weekend and could put more time into this.

 

[OverHeat]

so you're like a mall cop calling the police about a victimless crime

Whatever you want to call it lol but let's get back on topic.

 

[Finaj]

http://gfycat.com/PerkyHarmfulDartfrog
Lol.

 

[Diablohead]

This is what Halo 4 MP should have been. I love how you can keep sprinting while picking up weapon, small thing but cool as hell. Really wish i was off this weekend and could put more time into this.

the backlash to halo 4 is partly why this game is how it is, otherwise we would have more perks and ammo drops

 

[Tashi]

http://gfycat.com/PerkyHarmfulDartfrog
Lol.

This is one of Halo 5: Guardians new Spartan Abilities. The Spartan Worm.

 

[Not a Jellyfish]

Early codes going out? Thought this didn't start till the 29th or am I way wrong?

 

[abadguy]

the backlash to halo 4 is partly why this game is how it is, otherwise we would have more perks and ammo drops

Very true.

 

[ShadowsFell]

Early codes going out? Thought this didn't start till the 29th or am I way wrong?

Early access for members of the dashboard preview program, I believe.

 

[op_ivy]

http://gfycat.com/PerkyHarmfulDartfrog
Lol.

oh my god i'm dying

 

[Compsiox]

How do I add a guest?

 

[Thursday War]

http://gfycat.com/PerkyHarmfulDartfrog
Lol.

hahahahahahahaha that's fucking hilarious

 

[KdMgMan]

Can I ask why you think it is pointless and unnecessary?

I personally think it is the best implementation of any sprint in any FPS game.

I just can't find a reason to use it to traverse around the map. I rather just have movement speed increase. The only time I do find myself using sprint is trying to escape death and I always feel like a chicken running around without its head.

I like the two thrust idea, perhaps make it where it's like you have a meter of thrust uses, separated into two sections to indicate energy to thrust.

So say you use two thrusts back to back, the 4 seconds it would normally take would charge one thrust use and an additional 4 secs would charge the second thrust use, meaning 8 seconds you'd have to wait in order to use two thrusts consecutively. If using a thrust at any point before the full charge of two thrusts, it drains the entire meter and you either have to wait 4 seconds for one thrust or 8 seconds for two again.

This was the same thing I was thinking how it should work. I believe reach did something like this with evade also.

 

[The Strokes]

How do I add a guest?

Pretty sure you can't

 

[Twin Tails]

How do I add a guest?

only final game has spit

 

[AlStrong]

http://gfycat.com/PerkyHarmfulDartfrog
Lol.

http://gifsound.com/?gif=gfycat.com/PerkyHarmfulDartfrog#?format=gif&v=CsyAagzMuUo&s=015

 

[Compsiox]

only final game has spit

But people have been playing splitscreen. 2 of the same gamertags were in many matches.

 

[abadguy]

I'm still fighting the controls though its getting more natural. Apparently this one is going to take more to get used to than other Halos for me.

Yeah it took me a while to find a control scheme that worked for me and get used to it. I am rocking Recon control scheme right now.

 

[ROUGE_BLOCK]

Is the "spartan" who is chatting when someone picks up a power weapon played by Steve Blum?

Sounds exactly like him, especially in regards to his Spike Speigel voice from Cowboy Bebop.

Also, as someone who has yet to play the beta, are everyone's fears about ADS just as bad or does it add to the game?

 

[Bowler]

so you're like a mall cop calling the police about a victimless crime

Fucking serious business

Holy fuck lol

 

[RoKKeR]

http://gfycat.com/PerkyHarmfulDartfrog
Lol.

Holy shit, this is hilarious.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Is the "spartan" who is chatting when someone picks up a power weapon played by Steve Blum?

Sounds exactly like him, especially in regards to his Spike Speigel voice from Cowboy Bebop.

Also, as someone who has yet to play the beta, are everyone's fears about ADS just as bad or does it add to the game?

You're going to get a lot of different answers, but I think it adds. They could stand to reduce the amount of screen space some of them fill up, but for automatics I think it's a good change.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

So, anyone having problems with control settings getting fucked up? It's been perfectly fine for me until now, but now the controls are not respecting my settings at all...

 

[RoKKeR]

Also, as someone who has yet to play the beta, are everyone's fears about ADS just as bad or does it add to the game?

Purely cosmetic for precision weapons and it functions just like scopes from past Halo games, and for automatics it's a welcome addition that makes them a bit more useable past close-range.

I don't think it has hurt the game at all and has in fact added to it.

 

[Bolts-n-Rays1109]

But people have been playing splitscreen. 2 of the same gamertags were in many matches.

That's just a bug. I've started a game and it showed 5 of the same gamertags in the match.

 

[AgentOtaku]

LOVIN' the sound design in this

 

[Kurt Angle]

Well it concern me since I'm part of the moderation team on xbox.com

haha

what are you gonna do? lower his rep stars for playing a beta?

 

[ROUGE_BLOCK]

Purely cosmetic for precision weapons and it functions just like scopes from past Halo games, and for automatics it's a welcome addition that makes them a bit more useable past close-range.

I don't think it has hurt the game at all and has in fact added to it.

So it really is cosmetic, no "it will change the entire dynamic of the way halo is played"?

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

So, anyone having problems with control settings getting fucked up? It's been perfectly fine for me until now, but now the controls are not respecting my settings at all...

So apparently having a second controller connected fucks up controls for some weird reason. Also, having another account signed in will break the beta completely.

 

[Broadbandito]

Loving this game. SMGS are dope. 60 fps stream