The one you already downloaded will work. There was an 7GB update earlier this week.
Halo 5: Guardians Beta Thread | Hot Red on Blue Action
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The one you already downloaded will work. There was an 7GB update earlier this week.
constantstatic
Member
Thanks man
CloudyTuba
Member
I don't use it often but you know I'd like the option to haha so default it is.
Actually I've realized while playing a few games that if I try to use things like sprint, ground pound and charge too often, all it does is get me killed. Using that stuff is usually a bad idea unless a specific situation presents itself.
The more I realigned my playstyle to be closer to classic Halo, the better I did. Once I started slowing myself down, thinking more, taking more time to line up shots, I started doing really well. I even had to start thinking about reload timing, and switching weapons based on situation. No longer is Halo "Acquire BR, no other weapons exist." Though of course the BR is still good. It's feeling a lot more skill based.
I dont even sprint anymore, I just powerwalk around and I do better than the guys who are running. It's interesting.
I think the SMG needs some sort of change, though. It's like a hyper AR right now.
Side note: I cant see SHIT in Midship. Xbone crushed blacks + hazy lights and weird geometry = my eyes cant even understand what shapes are entering my pupils.
kingwingin
Member
Well.. It was available for pre-load.
neogaffer1
Banned
Finding players still seems to be broken, quitting the game and starting it again is the only way to get a match.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Assault rifle and SMG need to be nerfed.
How deep is the SMG mag?
Finally got ranked into gold t2 :/
Not terrible I guess but those early games screwed me over hard.
Anyway, does anybody need a player?
gt = Isendrix
Not terrible I guess but those early games screwed me over hard.
Anyway, does anybody need a player?
gt = Isendrix
I don't mind the AR as much as the ridiculousness of SMG. It feels like it should be toned down very slightly.
Bolts-n-Rays1109
Banned
I play the same way. I hardly ever sprint, unless I have the Prophet's Bane. I run circles around Truth with that thing. But, you don't have to sprint in this game. I play it a lot like H2 and H3 and I've been wrecking kids. Feels like a Halo game. A damn good one at that.
I hope they don't do this. This is the first Halo in which either of those weapons is actually useful.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Beast my ass. It's garbage.
Worse still I can't see the other weapons lying on the ground, and only realize them when a tiny notification pops up that I then have to backtrack over to see what the weapon is.
Not a fan of Halo multiplayer no matter how much I try.
Bolts-n-Rays1109
Banned
60 shots. It's like a mini-SAW. Tears people up in close.
Why??
So Halo can go back to being a single weapon (BR) game?
No fucking way. I really hope 343i keeps automatics as they are.
UnlovedJew
Member
Every match I've gotten into fails at loading and sends me back to the menu. C'mon 343i.
Diablohead
Member
matchmaking seems to hardly work after a match, you are best doing a fresh search every time you finish a round.
If the entire rating system was only based in your first 10 games I could understand, just keep playing
Gave me gold 1, who knows where it will be in 10 more matches.
If the entire rating system was only based in your first 10 games I could understand, just keep playing
Gave me gold 1, who knows where it will be in 10 more matches.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Midship remake is pretty terrible. Far too dark too.
The Strokes
Banned
Yeah, guys, this does the trick, early beta guy here, don't stay in the lobby, drop and sesrch again. I found a match in 30 seconds.
CloudyTuba
Member
Yeah I'm really liking the AR right now. Halo 5 seems to be forcing players to actually switch weapons and take into account distance and other factors. It's really good. I can actually hold my own with an AR and a pistol, holy shit. Pop a guy with my pistol and if he gets too close or I have to reload, just switch to the AR!
I dont want Halo to keep being "Acquire BR, no other weapons exist."
The SMG, though. I'm on board with that one getting some kind of change.
Restarting the game fixed that for me, haven't an issue since.
I think they're fine. They are actually worth using when you don't have a BR or DMR.
Right now I'm always on the lookout to pick up a SMG and a BR when running around the map.
http://youtu.be/d2xQdzOn60k
Holy shit, has anyone else seen this? It has Halo 5 at the end. Still trying to decide if it's true or not. Leaning towards not. So far, this beta doesn't feel like CoD at all, it actually has a few hints of Titanfall in the movement.
Holy shit, has anyone else seen this? It has Halo 5 at the end. Still trying to decide if it's true or not. Leaning towards not. So far, this beta doesn't feel like CoD at all, it actually has a few hints of Titanfall in the movement.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
They are to the point of ridiculousness with how powerful they are currently. SMG especially. They can still be powerful, just not by this much.
Diablohead
Member
Sometimes blue team can be hard to see in the shadows, annoying.
this x1 million, no contrast slider in game I can find, and I am not calibrating my TV just for halo when its already perfect for everything else.
Hard reset your system.
DarthWalden
Banned
A hard reset fixed that for me
Gonna give it a try.
I'm absolutely with you here.
And I have a feeling I am here too, based on secondhand reports/footage. Maybe a more shallow magazine, since it would encourage group play more (paired players with something like that are appropriately brutal).
Diablohead
Member
Give the SMG (and AR maybe) a bigger damage drop off, so it's king in close quaters but then suffers out of that range.
Digital Limit
Member
I can't wait to play 5 matches and rebalance the AR, too!
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I picked up an SMG with what looked like half a clip and killed a fully shielded enemy with ammo left over. It needs a damage nerf, straight up. AR I'd be fine with just a range nerf.
What? If it was anymore powerful it would be ridiculous. It's on the verge of being too OP.
I agree about the lack of indicator though.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Lol 4 reboots and I still can't select a playlist. ;_;
SmartWaffles
Member
Don't nerf SMG or AR, they are fine.
Agree with this. Dark floors need to go.
SmartWaffles
Member
Also for the love of god change the BR spawn location at Red spawn on Empire, it lies on the backside of a stair, you have to walk into R spawn to notice it, can't they just put it on the ground?
The Strokes
Banned
Disagree, these maps are relatively small, thus avoiding a close combat firefight is tough, but not impossible with the thruster, and you can put some distance with the BR, let's see how well the AR and SMG perform on grand scale maps.