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[hwalker84]

Any medal breakdown? I have no clue what a lot of them are!

Also why can't I move while checking the score?

 

[AdamVj23]

Can't get enough of this beta. Already wasted 13 hours of my life playing it! Soooo damn good!

 

[StalkerUKCG]

I've always enjoyed SWAT. Far from my go to Halo gametype but it's a nice change of pace that breaks up the monotony

 

[DopeyFish]

We need more TTK, way more.

Its becoming an issue now when i pop my head out and can't retreat because i get sniped in the face with standard weapons

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Were do you live then?

Australia.

If he loves SWAT he lives in FrankieTown. Population, awesome.

High five Frank. But please, let me choose the Melbourne datacentre. I want to love Halo 5 but this lag won't let me.

 

[Oxn]

LOL i just played my first 4 games.

I suck at online shooters but i did OK, the first 3 games. Then I went like 0-8 on my 4th game and rage quit.

Selling MCC tomorrow.

 

[jem0208]

Cross post from HaloGAF:


I'm starting to love stabilizers. Getting some awesome plays with them.

Wasn't sure about them at first but now they're really cool. They add a really nice element of control to your jumps. Combine that with thrusters and the results are pretty awesome.

Snipe with stabilizers

Stabilized snipe for the triple

SMG float and thruster, bonus headshot kill swap at the start.

 

[Footos22]

I fucking suck at halo mp. But here I go anyway. Wish me luck gaf.

 

[Takashi]

Gold 2 is around average right?

 

[Dead Man Typing]

3 attempts to get into a game so far and I'm making it into a lobby. I can hear people talking but it seems to be waiting on the "setting up slayer" screen forever.

I'm giving it the MCC 4 minutes before quitting and trying again. UK, open NAT, haven't played a single match yet and my gamer tag is Dead Man Typing

Anyone else having trouble?

 

[Footos22]

3 attempts to get into a game so far and I'm making it into a lobby. I can hear people talking but it seems to be waiting on the "setting up slayer" screen forever.

I'm giving it the MCC 4 minutes before quitting and trying again. UK, open NAT, haven't played a single match yet and my gamer tag is Dead Man Typing

Anyone else having trouble?

I've been sat on searching for players for 5 mins while it waits for one more guy. hang on its quit out grrr

 

[Skullface]

3 attempts to get into a game so far and I'm making it into a lobby. I can hear people talking but it seems to be waiting on the "setting up slayer" screen forever.

I'm giving it the MCC 4 minutes before quitting and trying again. UK, open NAT, haven't played a single match yet and my gamer tag is Dead Man Typing

Anyone else having trouble?

I'm having the occasional issue. Matchmaking in MCC seems to be a helluva lot more reliable at the moment.

 

[Rockondevil]

3 attempts to get into a game so far and I'm making it into a lobby. I can hear people talking but it seems to be waiting on the "setting up slayer" screen forever.

I'm giving it the MCC 4 minutes before quitting and trying again. UK, open NAT, haven't played a single match yet and my gamer tag is Dead Man Typing

Anyone else having trouble?

I haven't had to much trouble getting into games but it seems like everyone is connecting to US servers at this stage so possibly doesn't help you trying to get a game.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

If he loves SWAT he lives in FrankieTown. Population, awesome.

Speaking of which, them talking shit about your skill in the game, then you inevitably killing someone in "the sprint" was pretty funny.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

can't wait for some no radar game types.

i started playing with a bunch of crouch walking campers today which brought me back to my days of playing Halo 2 matchmaking where it was nothing but crouch walking campers.

there should be no camping in halo. thats not what the game is about even with radar on.

SWAT dude. SWAT.

No radar, no shields, no lag, no bullshit.

 

[Dead Man Typing]

The game kicked me out and then said updating playlists. Seems to be working now

 

[Gowans]

Playing solo, loving the BR SMG combo.

Ah hello Bronze 1 my old friend :'(

 

[Diablohead]

Gold 2 is around average right?

you calling me average!?

joke, I would think gold is average, i've played teams full of onyx and got wiped so.

 

[Gestault]

If he loves SWAT he lives in FrankieTown. Population, awesome.

Damn your charming demeanor.

 

[tootsi666]

Gold 2 is around average right?

It's better than average I'd guess.

 

[dragonelite]

Gold 2 is around average right?

I hope not i thought silver was average given ranks go
Iron -> bronze -> silver -> gold -> Onyx -> Semi-pro -> Pro

With semi-pro and pro being percentage and top 200 players based.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Gold 2 is around average right?

Gold is... I think top 40%, so better than average.

Somebody posted a list a while back.

 

[El_Chino]

maybe your privacy settings ?

Go to settings, preferences and make sure the box for "allow broadcasts and game dvr uploads" is checked. If that's not the problem, then I have no clue.

It says "That one was deleted or never published. (0x80040212)

Game dvr uploads are checked. I've never had this issue up until yesterday.

 

[Doug Heffernan]

I love that the Assault Rifle is actually a viable option now.
Halo 4 turned into a DMR fest.

 

[Jessie.Bristol]

If he loves SWAT he lives in FrankieTown. Population, awesome.

Personally, I think you guys have done a fantastic job on Halo 5. Loving the Beta so far, aside from the team mates I am getting match with ... waiting for it....

The game does seem to have a very wide skill gap. I got some more gameplay clips recorded: http://xboxclips.com/DestiniesReqium

 

[bobs...onGaf]

I love that the Assault Rifle is actually a viable option now.
Halo 4 turned into a DMR fest.

Really!??

Its not only viable, its seriously overpowered. Its really easy to use and cross map with the thing.

The AR has got to be the least fun weapon in the game, the fact that its a viable option is a bad thing.

I still dont know my opinion on the game, going to wait until BR starts to really judge it. So far the strafing seems a bit lacking but that may just be me, will be interesting to see if BR battles are still a thing.

 

[Sephzilla]

Really!??

Its not only viable, its seriously overpowered. Its really easy to use and cross map with the thing.

The AR has got to be the least fun weapon in the game, the fact that its a viable option is a bad thing.

If you're getting cross map AR kills then the enemy team isn't doing a good job of securing BRs and DMRs or straight up sucks with them. At range the AR has a chance but a good BR or DMR will win

I like that the AR and SMG are no longer joke weapons

 

[Chitown B]

"is this your first halo?"

the only way to get into the beta is by mcc, not sure where you're coming from with that.



yep

MCC could be the halo you bought just now so you could play the beta and then play the others.

 

[mbmonk]

So I thought if a player was shot while sprinting it would force them out of sprint into a normal walk. But sword carrier's seem to keep sprinting regardless.

Does a player only get forced out of sprint if he is shot in the back?

 

[Diablohead]

I love that the Assault Rifle is actually a viable option now.
Halo 4 turned into a DMR fest.

If the damage is going to stay it needs a removal of smart link to stop it having a stupid range.

 

[ShadowsFell]

What is the order of the rankings? In terms of gold, onyx, etc.

 

[Garrett 2U]

If he loves SWAT he lives in FrankieTown. Population, awesome.

How do you like Breakout compared to SWAT

 

[Mayyhem]

Gold 2 is around average right?

Dont know, i rip it every game and have won most of my games and it put my into bronze. KDA is 9.8

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Dont know, i rip it every game and have won most of my games and it put my into bronze. KDA is 9.8

Strange. My KDA is like 0.2 or something and I got put into Gold. Not sure if it's 1 or 2.

 

[Poodlestrike]

If the damage is going to stay it needs a removal of smart link to stop it having a stupid range.

The thing is, unlike a BR or DMR, once it's popped out of scope it stops having any effect at all at long range.

 

[Madness]

Strange. My KDA is like 0.2 or something and I got put into Gold. Not sure if it's 1 or 2.

It's ridiculous for me. I have so many more kills, assists, a much better KDA than people in gold and yet I'm ranked so much lower. Yesterday almost every match, I was getting like a +8.0, +10.0 kill/death breakdown, but barely ranking up. Everyone that I'm playing against has just been horrible. Those first ten matches really screwed me over. I'd love a rank reset and another ten matches to see where I'd be placed now.

 

[jem0208]

What is the order of the rankings? In terms of gold, onyx, etc.

Iron
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Onyx

Semi-pro
Pro


I think. Pro and semi-pro are kinda seperate. Semi-pro and pro combined are the top 2% whereas pro is the top 200 in the world.

 

[Mayyhem]

I think how much of the first ten games you play that you win makes more of an impact of your rank than anything. Stupid if you ask me.

 

[Diablohead]

I have noticed now that I am climbing gold 3 that a lot of players camp and creep more then before, people are learning to not rush it seems.

 

[Takashi]

Oh ok thanks for repsonses guys.

I guess I just did pretty good in my placement matches. Will probably go down if I get bad luck with randoms.


Edit: Players should start with just one grenade. Spam for dayyys

 

[3DShovel]

Come on, the AR is fine. Y'all need to git gud. Pistol always wins.

 

[Jessie.Bristol]

I have noticed now that I am climbing gold 3 that a lot of players camp and creep more then before, people are learning to not rush it seems.

I wish most of the people I get matched up with on my team would learn that. So annoying to see one guy rush three enemies.

 

[Diablohead]

fuck this american host I can't do shit, can't even chase someone down because they have twice the hp I do

 

[RBK]

I say take out both Snipers on Empire, replace it with just one Rocket Launcher on the Outside.

Nothing I've played so far has convinced me it's a good sniping map, the sightlines are horrible.

 

[Jessie.Bristol]

I say take out both Snipers on Empire, replace it with just one Rocket Launcher on the Outside.

Nothing I've played so far has convinced me it's a good sniping map, the sightlines are horrible.

I think the sight lines are fine. It does provide good cover though to be able to evade a person sniping.

 

[Diablohead]

my team mates all quit, will I still be down ranked by a 15+ points for holding it out? :/

 

[ShadowsFell]

Iron
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Onyx

Semi-pro
Pro


I think. Pro and semi-pro are kinda seperate. Semi-pro and pro combined are the top 2% whereas pro is the top 200 in the world.

Alright. Thanks man!

 

[Cow]

Australia

So you do have below average number of teeth

Connection for Australians in this beta has been terrible.

 

[ShadowsFell]

I say take out both Snipers on Empire, replace it with just one Rocket Launcher on the Outside.

Nothing I've played so far has convinced me it's a good sniping map, the sightlines are horrible.

I agree. Snipers on that map is sort of a bizarre choice.

 

[Diablohead]

MY TEAM QUIT ON ME BECAUSE OF LAG

I GO DOWN 21 POINTS

343i please that was not my fault, you need to have some kind of kindless factor for those who hold out.

also for the 10th time, give us a choice of server location for fucks sake, it's important.