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[Twilight Gap]

unsurprisingly, sprint ruins this game. never mind the stretched maps for a moment - if you shoot anyone out of position cross map, they turn around and book it. if you dont call them out, they're gone for good. good luck chasing them when they prenade you or a teammate comes to clean you up. it's embarrassing that "spartans are expected to sprint" is a legitimate argument in favor of breaking the pace of combat. the placebo of no shield recharge does little to deter the inherent nature of the ability.

as for breakout, the novelty is rather short lived. it's a niche game mode in the vein of grifball and speedflag without much of a future outside of a grab bag action sack playlist. the meta game will be exhausted within a month, so the fact that 343 thinks this will evolve anywhere is questionable, to say the least.

on a positive note, BR starts feel great

 

[User 73706]

What happens when you aim down sights with the traditional Sword?

 

[buddha0991]

What happens when you aim down sights with the traditional Sword?

you lose your radar and you cant lunge slightly to the left or right of the cursor but your direct forward lunge range goes up

 

[jbug617]

was this posted?
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/...halo-5-guardians-multiplayer-beta-week-2-info

There will also be two new maps swapped into the Slayer playlist: Regret and Eden. Regret is a remix of Truth, and Eden is a remix of Empire, both of which were included in week 1. Additionally, you voted, and we answered: You’ll be able to wield the Hydra MLRS, a brand-new weapon to the Halo universe, while slaying on Regret.

We appreciate your feedback thus far through the beta. Please continue to send your feedback and report issues to our Halo 5: Guardians MP Support Section.

We also have a batch of new images for the new maps, which you can check out below. Oh, and one last thing – there are now BR starts in the Slayer playlist.

We’ll see you on the battlefield.

 

[Celestia]

Still no Carbine. Fingers crossed for week three.

 

[stay gold]

Just had a super laggy game of Breakout. The lag was causing my guy to miss the jump into the arena and die lol.

 

[Akai__]

was this posted?
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/...halo-5-guardians-multiplayer-beta-week-2-info

You are late to the party. The beta already has new maps and a new gamemode. Oh and BR starts.

 

[Ajemsuhgao]

What crouching shit?

Past few Slayer games I was in everyone on the enemy team was crouching at a corner, shooting until they're one shot and then back into the room/boosting/sprinting away.

 

[Sou Da]

Still no Carbine. Fingers crossed for week three.

I wouldn't expect Covvie weapons in this beta.

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

I got my second Trifecta. Still don't know the details on the medal.

 

[Ajemsuhgao]

What happens when you aim down sights with the traditional Sword?

Sword has a zoom? I... Never thought of even trying that while holding the sword or prophet's bane. Huh.

 

[Kibbles]

What's the last map they have yet to reveal? We got truth, empire, the 2 remixes, and the breakout map, didn't they say 6 maps? :3 Week 3 surprise?

 

[User 73706]

was this posted?
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/...halo-5-guardians-multiplayer-beta-week-2-info

"You asked and we answered" is the new trust us(TM).

 

[Twin Tails]

What's the last map they have yet to reveal? We got truth, empire, the 2 remixes, and the breakout map, didn't they say 6 maps? :3 Week 3 surprise?

7 maps total

 

[Ol No Bones]

Is it too much to ask for dismembering with the sword? I have always wanted it.

 

[i plays game lol]

Just had a super laggy game of Breakout. The lag was causing my guy to miss the jump into the arena and die lol.

please tell me you recorded this... it sounds hilarious

 

[maximrace]

Blue team on eden has an unfair advantage. Because it's night they are really hard to spot

 

[GluedOnBeard]

Loving this! I was unsure of change but change is good. My new favorite FPS, 343 your MCC sins are absolved.

Finally good map design too and Breakout is a great change of play and makes sure people work as a team... well a bit more anyway with randoms.

 

[Lovely Salsa]

Great just bought xbl gold and downloaded the beta and cant find a match...

restarting doesnt do a thing. How do you play?

 

[Mdot]

Great just bought xbl gold and downloaded the beta and cant find a match...

restarting doesnt do a thing. How do you play?

Did you do a hard reset? Make sure your NAT is Open; that might help.

 

[Diablohead]

How'd you do the ground pound so fast?

you don't have to fully charge a pound, you can usually release it after a brief moment.

Unless there's another trick I do not know about.

 

[RdN]

Great just bought xbl gold and downloaded the beta and cant find a match...

restarting doesnt do a thing. How do you play?

Where are you located?

 

[btags]

So are Eden and Truth (or regret, can't remember which is the new one) the only maps in rotation for slayer now? Or do empire and whatever the original midship like map still appear? I can understand if they removed the old maps as I am sure they want people to focus on the new ones, but I honestly don't know if that is what they have done.

 

[RodanCeros]

The Hydra is great. Not too OP, requires a bit of timing to wield effectively, and is satisfying to use.

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

So are Eden and Truth (or regret, can't remember which is the new one) the only maps in rotation for slayer now? Or do empire and whatever the original midship like map still appear? I can understand if they removed the old maps as I am sure they want people to focus on the new ones, but I honestly don't know if that is what they have done.

It seems the have rotated the maps out

 

[Doffen]

Is it too much to ask for dismembering with the sword? I have always wanted it.

Can't get that PEGI 16+ with that.

 

[Lovely Salsa]

Where are you located?

Sweden

but have a US account

 

[btags]

It seems the have rotated the maps out

Alright cool. I am liking the new maps so far. They are actually quite different in look and feel from the originals despite sharing a lot of the same assets.

 

[DopeyFish]

eden is an amazing map

that is all

 

[king grimlock]

The bugs on regret have got to go they just distract me with their movement causing me to jump or look at them thinking its a grenade or enemy.

 

[RBK]

Hydra spawning every 2 minutes is SO much better than Sword spawning every 4 minutes. Power Weapons should spawn frequently.

It's not a power weapon anymore if that's the case.

 

[RdN]

Sweden

but have a US account

Well, there you have it.

The game has big issues connecting to dedicated servers close to your region... A mix of low population and a bad search algorithm.

343i released an updated earlier this week to help with the problem, unfortunately with no success.

 

[Celestia]

I wouldn't expect Covvie weapons in this beta.

We did get the Light Rifle.


As for the Hydra, I wouldn't really consider it a power weapon in its current state. It is fun to stand behind a teammate and get assists with or pick off the unaware player, but other than that eh. I would recommend the lock on time be reduced a bit.

 

[Lovely Salsa]

Well, there you have it.

The game has big issues connecting to dedicated servers close to your region... A mix of low population and a bad search algorithm.

343i released an updated earlier this week to help with the problem, unfortunately with no success.

So no Halo 5 for me?

 

[User 73706]

So no Halo 5 for me?

better add it to the tag

 

[RdN]

So no Halo 5 for me?

Final game probably will have a bigger player pool, which will help you find matches.

We're also hoping that 343i can figure out what the hell is wrong with their search algorithm..

Right now, those outside the US are stuck with lagged matches and poor search times.

 

[Chitown B]

Breakout was fun and competitive. I didn't like Regret. Too cluttered. BR starts was nice though - got 17 kills my first game.

 

[buddha0991]

Maybe the Hydra is more of an anti vehicle weapon

 

[mcfrank]

We did get the Light Rifle.


As for the Hydra, I wouldn't really consider it a power weapon in its current state. It is fun to stand behind a teammate and get assists with or pick off the unaware player, but other than that eh. I would recommend the lock on time be reduced a bit.

Which it not a covie weapon.

 

[Sou Da]

We did get the Light Rifle.
.

Not a covvie weapon.

 

[Dynasty8]

You guys playing the new maps and Breakout are making me jealous. Can't wait to play it in a couple hours.

 

[SpokkX]

Why do the spartans act like pumped up douchbags with "yeah bitch"-gestures in the small cutscene upon winning a match. Looks really annoying imo

 

[Lovely Salsa]

Final game probably will have a bigger player pool, which will help you find matches.

We're also hoping that 343i can figure out what the hell is wrong with their search algorithm..

Right now, those outside the US are stuck with lagged matches and poor search times.

Wait

I bought MCC mainly to try the beta out and payed 10 bucks for gold.....all wasted?? Is there anything I can do?

Oh shit...

 

[link1201]

The bugs on regret have got to go they just distract me with their movement causing me to jump or look at them thinking its a grenade or enemy.

bugs?

 

[buddha0991]

Why do the spartans act like pumped up douchbags with "yeah bitch"-gestures in the small cutscene upon winning a match. Looks really annoying imo

That is how Spartan 4's are. They are basically toughened up Marines. Catherine Halsey calls S4's out for that in Halo 4 Spartan Ops.

 

[Strider]

bugs?

Yea like actual bugs crawling around. Not glitches or anything

 

[NameGenerated]

This shit got me so weak. lol

http://xboxclips.com/Name+Generated/d9ae17ce-b91a-48c9-9deb-a2fa046af16e

2sneaky.

 

[Twilight Gap]

bugs?

there are bugs crawling around on the ground and they look just like frag grenades.

 

[SpokkX]

That is how Spartan 4's are. Catherine Halsey calls S4's out for that in Halo 4 Spartan Ops.

Heh really? Thats funny i suppose. Anyway looks real annoying..

 

[link1201]

Yea like actual bugs crawling around. Not glitches or anything

there are bugs crawling around on the ground and they look just like frag grenades.

Ahh..I see. thanks.