I'd be happy with some form of wall bounce. That would be awesome. It'd have to be skillful though and require very good timing.
Halo 5: Guardians Beta Thread | Hot Red on Blue Action
- Thread starter VisceralBowl
- Start date
I'd be happy with some form of wall bounce. That would be awesome. It'd have to be skillful though and require very good timing.
User 73706
Banned
I figured that'd be a unanimous yes. I didn't add any questions that I assumed would be landslide responses, lol.
SomeOneInaHat
Member
Would be cool, its not going to happen this late in development though.
They would have to come up with a mcguvin that explains why they can, then develop that mechanic thoroughly till it felt good to use, and then develop geometry around that.
When you get enough points to rank up, it'll say you got a ridiculous amount but you really only got 1-20. Same for deranking.
link1201
Member
Apparently it's a glitch that shows itself when you are on the border of one rank to the next. It can go either way.
Another issue I've been having with this game is that I keep accidentally activating ground pound when I mean to crouch jump. It's a real pain in the ass, especially because I like to crouch in the air sometimes during a BR battle. Stopping in mid air to do a ground pound means instant death in that situation.
Ground pound several interferes with crouch jumping to the point where I end up clambering instead 90% of the time. This is a real problem. Maybe it's just my control scheme (bumper jumper) but having crouch on the left thumb stick is pretty standard for Halo...
Ground pound several interferes with crouch jumping to the point where I end up clambering instead 90% of the time. This is a real problem. Maybe it's just my control scheme (bumper jumper) but having crouch on the left thumb stick is pretty standard for Halo...
Jessie.Bristol
Member
One major gameplay mechanic I wish they'd change is the Grenades launching you into the air and out of cover for a quick headshot. So annoying. You can be behind cover and popping in and out popping off shots until a frag grenade comes in and launches you out of cover... then you're dead. I really do hate that.
Maybe I'm not understanding, but what are the advantages to using a crouch-jump instead of the normal clamber in a case like that?
link1201
Member
I do too. I got propelled into an enemies fist during one of my first matches. :/
You don't lose your ability to shoot.
The lack of crouch jump and Gandhi hop is really irritating. I hope it gets fixed for release.
I agree. It becomes a game of random grenades at times. Also they need to change it to one grenade at spawn.
Gandhi hopping is the only thing that will make it in. No point in crouch jumping when the jumps in the game are all built at clamber height.
SomeOneInaHat
Member
I prefer the launch because it gets people out of tight cover and spawn trap locations, plus if you are getting hit by grenades you are not using your thrusters efficiently.
OverHeat
« generous god »
Damn you are really fighting the servers selection issues
Jessie.Bristol
Member
You can use Thrusters, but it will still launch you with a direct blast. It is pretty easy to get people out of cover or spawn trap locations without the need for a grenade launching them into the open.
I have about as much disdain for Grenade launching as I did for Gears of War 2 Smoke Grenade rag-dolling.
Digital Limit
Member
My biggest gripe with clamber is that hitting Y to change weapon during the animation doesn't buffer a weapon switch, e.g. it feels a little clunky right at the start of Truth when sprinting, jumping, clambering, switching to pistol and swapping for the DMR. I end up switching to pistol in advance which seems off.
That's not going to happen. Clambering into position has a trade-off and you wouldn't be able to crouch-jump to clamber-height anyway.
That's not going to happen. Clambering into position has a trade-off and you wouldn't be able to crouch-jump to clamber-height anyway.
Crouch jump will make it in if Gandhi hop does. It just won't be very effective.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
User 73706
Banned
Has anyone gotten a higher Performance Bonus than 420? I think that's the limit, but I could be wrong.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Josh Holmes already said the Gandhi Hop is in the full game, and that GP will be activated differently.
Also, next week is AR primary/BR secondary, and it sounds like Truth and Empire will be back in the mix (though that part was unclear).
Also, next week is AR primary/BR secondary, and it sounds like Truth and Empire will be back in the mix (though that part was unclear).
SomeOneInaHat
Member
Huh, I totally thought it was going to be DMR starts, guess that was a rumor.
I thought week 3 was DMR?
Loathe the BR in this game compared to the single shot offerings.
GringoSuave89
Banned
I thought week 3 was DMR?
Loathe the BR in this game compared to the single shot offerings.
I thought so too but Josh said otherwise on Twitter :
SomeOneInaHat
Member
Alright game ended and I took a closer look at the grenade blast dynamics. I really don't see the issue here. When I'm boosting away from an exploding grenade it actually helps launch me in the direction that I was going anyway.Also there was a moment on eden where the sniper was holding top walkway, I banked a grenade onto his feet launching him into the air above his cover allowing for quick headshot. If he had listened to the dink noise of the grenade then he would have been fine.
Leyasu
Banned
343 need to be lead by the hand. Nothing is to obvious for them.
D Bo Chops
Member
Ground pound is pretty hilarious when you get the hang of it. We had a match that devolved into both teams strictly going for ground pound kills on Eden. Everyone would go to the catwalk and shoot down to mid. The sound was ridiculous hearing it over and over. Probly 1 in 10 attempts actually landed for a kill lol.
Yuck. Pick one or another not both.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
Im facing this stupid thing I dont know if its a problem or because the game is in beta
Every time I record a clip it doesn't pop in my activity feed nor can share it
So how do you guys actually share your clips of the beta here?
Every time I record a clip it doesn't pop in my activity feed nor can share it
So how do you guys actually share your clips of the beta here?
User 73706
Banned
Wait, why? I can't think of any logical explanation behind not wanting the two together. That's like people not wanting their food to touch.
Pistol secondary for life. (I also like picking up weapons and there's no need to do so besides power weapons now.)
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
AR was NEVER a used weapon in Halo. Not until 343 decided to make it damage like a heavy machine gun.
Anyways, Pistol is always the best secondary.
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
Crossposting from HaloGAF:
HaloGAF Halo 5 Beta Montage.
HaloGAF Halo 5 Beta Montage.
Okay, so I'm going to give this a go.
If you want in, either post your clips here for my attention (I lurk and read every post, every day, because I'm very sad like that) or perhaps more sensibly, PM me.
Format of your post/PM:
Please include your Gamertag
Clip description (Example: Double kill noscope) and then the link (use Xboxclips.com is probably the easiest way)
If you have what I would describe as a blooper clip (i.e something funny rather than skilled gameplay) send them too - if there's enough, I'll do a two part montage.
I'll collect clips from everyone right up until the end of the beta, then get straight to work.
Also, feel free to suggest a good name for the thing.
Digital Limit
Member
The BR should be a vaguely better Pistol. I'd take a slightly buffed pistol and AR/Pistol starts.
User 73706
Banned
Think about what you're saying, though. Why in the world would you want a weapon that nobody uses to be a part of the sandbox? What's the point of even having it, then?
Yep, but currently AR/Pistol starts aren't suitable for competive play. BR/AR starts will probably be best with the beta sandbox.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
Ummm I can say that about the needler and other weapons too......
Yet, you cant just put 5/6 weapons in a shooter game.. Yeah?
Xboxclips.com
User 73706
Banned
There's a difference between low-yield utility and completely unusable. There's nothing inherently wrong with having weaker weapons more commonly found throughout the map or for the player to spawn with, but to say a weapon has absolutely no use is pretty paradoxical. Even the Needler has its role as a level-ground infantry killer and overshield counter.
Prinz Eugn
Member
I don't really like Elimination style to begin with, but the style of the base game I don't think works well with it regardless. The complexity of the maps, and the mobility options available means cat-and-mouse can take a really long time since encounters can end in disengagement so often. Tension turns to zzzZzzzz
The biggest thing for me is having such a weird damage structure compared to the regular game. It seems completely pointless to me. SWAT at least plays on a known mechanic (you have no shields, so headshots will kill you), and even Paintball in Halo 4 made more sense (literally anything can kill you). The base gameplay in SWAT at least feels refreshingly different, this just feels like changing some rules because ?????
The BR as a map pickup, one per side, is also extremely stupid, since the player that gets it is immediately far more dangerous than any other. That combined with the random positioning of your spawn lane means that sometimes you can get the BR and sometimes not, and you are at the mercy of your teammates and a random number generator to get it. Either give everyone one, or take it off.
Leyasu
Banned
Damn you are really fighting the servers selection issues
Hell yeah. Everyone should be asking for it as well. Alot of people are moaning about the lag (even US players), but the conversation ends there. Its disappointing. I wonder just how many people have played titanfall? The datacenter selection is awesome
Halo 5 is amazing on home turf though... Truely!
Anyway, it's going to be a long 10 months until the full game gets released!
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
Thank you
I got what you mean. But what I really meant is there's a lot of un-used weapons that never got used in Halo since 2001 and that doesnt mean you Over-Power them so people uses them.
Damn, i was looking forward to that too. Love the DMR in this game. Ah well.
every man for himself isn't really a skill. Halo is about Red v Blue. Team shooting.
Apollo Cree
Member
If you get donged on anytime someone challenges you, it'd be a good idea. It's like any team sport where you have to be good for the entire team to be great.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
Believe me, I know whats Halo since 2001.
Whats not a skill? Learning what to do in 1 vs 2 and actually beat them is called skill
When its a team mode of course every man for himself isn't Halo, but there's a mode that says every man for himself
You wanna tell me that one cant simply gain skill while playing in that mode? I am so sorry but thats rubbish.
Gaining skill isn't only gained from Team-play, at the end skill is individual.
The real question is: Where's the skill in Team Shooting?
Apollo Cree
Member
I played a ton of competitive Halo during Halo 3 and touched on it in Reach. You can throw a team together full of great individual players and they'll do extremely well but it's the teamwork that sets the great teams apart.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
And nobody disagreed on that as its not what we're talking about.
I was a 46/47 in H3 Lone Wolves and there very much was skill involved. It's nice not having anyone but yourself to rely on sometimes. Keeps you sharp.
Apollo Cree
Member
Team shooting is a part of teamwork and you're trying to downplay it.