Halo 5: Guardians Beta Thread | Hot Red on Blue Action

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ThePliskin said:
Yeah same here. It was one of the greatest online experiences for me
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Agreed. I think that I will be going back to this after the beta ends.

Slightly off topic, but with titanfall 2 going multi, I think that we can say goodbye to azure and hello to EAs shit servers.
 
It blows my mind hole that the outstanding work Respawn did with Titanfall and utilizing Azure servers is not even comparable to what 343 is doing being as a first party studio.

Serious shame.
 
BeforeU said:
It blows my mind hole that the outstanding work Respawn did with Titanfall and utilizing Azure servers is not even comparable to what 343 is doing being as a first party studio.

Serious shame.
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Obviously Halo MCC has issues but maybe they will rectify it in Halo 5. Its still early.
 
Overdoziz said:
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I live in rural france mate. 47ms is enough for 5 bars and an amazing experience.

Yep I live in hope that they will replicate titanfall. But I dont think that they will, and will give us some bullshit reason why their system is best for us.
 
I don't know how or why, but I just simply do not like the game.

This isn't the Halo I knew at all, it's better than 4 but not for me.

I am fairly upset as it looks like other than campaign
I'm parting ways with a series I bought my xbox one for.
 
So one thing I'm noticing with the Battle Rifle starts. I'm seeing a lot on the kill cam that the person who killed me is seemingly not moving their R-stick at all. Happened tons of times in the handful of matches I played yesterday. Seems like people are just not zooming in, and instead "hip firing" and strafing with the L-stick and letting the auto aim take over and get the kill for them.
 
The aim assist and bullet magnetism on the sniper rifle is such bullshit. All anyone does is quick scope with it now because the game hands out headshots like candy.

Spawns suck ass too. Far too often I'm forced into a firefight before I can even get my bearings. Really ramps up the frustration when you get multiple spawns in a row like that.

I love the core gameplay but there's so much to work out between now and November balance wise. Hope 343 is up to the task.
 
Lockjaw333 said:
So one thing I'm noticing with the Battle Rifle starts. I'm seeing a lot on the kill cam that the person who killed me is seemingly not moving their R-stick at all. Happened tons of times in the handful of matches I played yesterday. Seems like people are just not zooming in, and instead "hip firing" and strafing with the L-stick and letting the auto aim take over and get the kill for them.
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Don't trust the kill cams, they're very early according to Frankie so they won't show what's actually going on.
 
SatansReverence said:
I complained often about Reachs god awful matchmaking where we would get steaks stupidly often (740 out of 1032 games) and how can I complain about the other team getting the potatos when it rarely happens because "team balance". It's the same shit as Reach. Balance the team by putting the very worst in the game with the very best instead of, you know, not putting potatoes in the game to begin with.

Even worse, because of this pathetic "placement match" system, incredibly bad players are getting into ranks they have absolutely no business being in entirely based on chance. Yup, that's right, placement games are 100% chance based. Even worse, 2 players can play in the exact same games on the same team and get vastly different ranks. 2 of my friends played all of their breakout placement matches together winning 9/10. One friend gets silver 2 the other in the pro bracket. Yup, totally amazing system.
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Guess I'm just lucky. Other team has shitty people just as often as me.

Wish we had match stats online. Would be able to tell bullshit claims from legit ones.
 
Skele7on said:
I don't know how or why, but I just simply do not like the game.

This isn't the Halo I knew at all, it's better than 4 but not for me.

I am fairly upset as it looks like other than campaign
I'm parting ways with a series I bought my xbox one for.
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I am opposite to you, I love this game when it is working how it should be. This little mp snippet is the most fun I have had with a halo game in 12yrs of playing them.

The only reason I kept my xbone pre order was the mouth watering thought of halo on dedicated servers. With what I have played so far, and the option to choose where we play in the full game. Halo 5 will the only gane that I touch for a long time.
 
Skele7on said:
I don't know how or why, but I just simply do not like the game.

This isn't the Halo I knew at all, it's better than 4 but not for me.

I am fairly upset as it looks like other than campaign
I'm parting ways with a series I bought my xbox one for.
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Yeah - this is generally my feel as well.
The combination of ADS, Kill cam, and Clamber all feel foreign to me when I look to play a Halo game. I bought the X1 specifically to get the MCC in time to play the Halo 5 Beta. At this point I'm not planning on purchasing H5.

On top of the new gameplay mechanics they have Breakout; a gametype that I simply can't understand the appeal.
 
willow ve said:
Yeah - this is generally my feel as well.
The combination of ADS, Kill cam, and Clamber all feel foreign to me when I look to play a Halo game. I bought the X1 specifically to get the MCC in time to play the Halo 5 Beta. At this point I'm not planning on purchasing H5.

On top of the new gameplay mechanics they have Breakout; a gametype that I simply can't understand the appeal.
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Is the kill cam really that major an issue?

I mean I find it annoying because it doesn't really work and is kinda pointless but it's not game breakingly bad.
 
Gravemind IV said:
So it's past 20:00 in Europe right now and it shows, seems like the game kicks into 'Murica mode' where it takes up to 6/7 bursts to down someone while they will consistently 4 shot your ass (lol bleedthrough every single time). Fun fact is, every time I am on those connections my aim feels loose as all hell, as if there's absolutely no stickyness to aiming and I will constantly overshoot.
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This is exactly my experience lately with beta.Game is really awesome but I don't think that I will buy it if there won't be data center selection or something else that will prevent USA vs Europe matches.
Lag in Halo is extremely annoying.Especially that spoonge opponents and loose aim that you have mentioned.
It's like you can't exactly feel that it is laggy (no rubber banding,no skipping) but it feels like you are constantly playing versus some uber pro teams and individuals.
It's not good for my health.
 
The problem with being able to select server region is if the population isn't large enough wait for games could be great.

Best to have an option to select a preferred region then at least, then if no games are found it can still look elsewhere.
 
king picollo said:
The problem with being able to select server region is if the population isn't large enough wait for games could be great.

Best to have an option to select a preferred region then at least, then if no games are found it can still look elsewhere.
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Yup, pretty much what I'm expecting.

Also, friendly reminder:

HaloGAF Halo 5 Beta Ultra Mega Super Montage of Awesome.

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.

:D

Also, feel free to suggest a good name for the thing.

SEND ME YOUR CLIPS!!!
 
OrangeOak said:
This is exactly my experience lately with beta.Game is really awesome but I don't think that I will buy it if there won't be data center selection or something else that will prevent USA vs Europe matches.
Lag in Halo is extremely annoying.Especially that spoonge opponents and loose aim that you have mentioned.
It's like you can't exactly feel that it is laggy (no rubber banding,no skipping) but it feels like you are constantly playing versus some uber pro teams and individuals.
It's not good for my health.
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The lag is very well disguised in this game, it is the latency that is easy to detect. Now at the begining of a match I lob a grenade, if there is a delay between the throwing animation and the grenade appearing on screen, I quit.

Monday I played a few games out of region, and was getting TWO shotted! Fuck that! That aint fun.
 
king picollo said:
The problem with being able to select server region is if the population isn't large enough wait for games could be great.

Best to have an option to select a preferred region then at least, then if no games are found it can still look elsewhere.
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Titanfall launched to a much smaller playerbase, with the choose the datacenter option, and the delays weren't/aren't excessive.

I honestly think that if 343 implement the same system, they will keep a healthy population outside of NA. I
 
Leyasu said:
Titanfall launched to a much smaller playerbase, with the choose the datacenter option, and the delays weren't/aren't excessive.

I honestly think that if 343 implement the same system, they will keep a healthy population outside of NA. I
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Did Titanfall have a ranking system, though? If it searches for players with similiar ranks, it can take some time.
 
Akai__ said:
Did Titanfall have a ranking system, though? If it searches for players with similiar ranks, it can take some time.
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We both know the answer is no.

I was thinking that perhaps ranked on open servers, so the net can be cast wide.... If you want that number or symbol next to your name, then fight against the server odds as well

And social on the datacenter of your choosing with SR xp system.

I would forgo ranks for a smooth experience.
 
Leyasu said:
Titanfall launched to a much smaller playerbase, with the choose the datacenter option, and the delays weren't/aren't excessive.

I honestly think that if 343 implement the same system, they will keep a healthy population outside of NA. I
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Wasn't ranked.
 
willow ve said:
On top of the new gameplay mechanics they have Breakout; a gametype that I simply can't understand the appeal.
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I would prefer a Breakout that has normal health/shield and BR spawn, and not relying on the RNG of the SMG, who hat the RNG to spawn next to the BR and one hit nades.
Or at least, change the starting weapons to BR, so that it's all about skill.
 
Just make ranking per region, when it's global it doesn't work and will always favour a host or someone closer to the server.

I am all for ranked playlists but only when they don't hamper the experiance.

OrangeOak said:
wow that is bad.I never experienced lag THAT big.
I also noticed that there is more weird stuff on killcam the more laggy game is.
On really laggy games it almost doesn't work at all.
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Killcams which start after you are already dead are the best ones because it's so stupid.
 
willow ve said:
Yeah - this is generally my feel as well.
The combination of ADS, Kill cam, and Clamber all feel foreign to me when I look to play a Halo game. I bought the X1 specifically to get the MCC in time to play the Halo 5 Beta. At this point I'm not planning on purchasing H5.

On top of the new gameplay mechanics they have Breakout; a gametype that I simply can't understand the appeal.
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Count me in the not buy as well. This game just doesn't connect with me at all. It's Halo on the box only. None of my friends are buying it either.
 
king picollo said:
The problem with being able to select server region is if the population isn't large enough wait for games could be great.

Best to have an option to select a preferred region then at least, then if no games are found it can still look elsewhere.
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I'd rather wait for a couple of minutes than join an unplayable game man
 
Hurr
Durr
(Semi-pro and pro were premade apparently. Game puts the Onyx on the other team, to further even things out) --> 'A' grade matchmaking right there folks)

343 owes me a new drawer for my closet.
 
Leyasu said:
We both know the answer is no.

I was thinking that perhaps ranked on open servers, so the net can be cast wide.... If you want that number or symbol next to your name, then fight against the server odds as well

And social on the datacenter of your choosing with SR xp system.

I would forgo ranks for a smooth experience.
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Why should Ranked players fight against the lag? Handicapping players in competive play is always awful.
 
tootsi666 said:
Why should Ranked players fight against the lag? Handicapping players in competive play is always awful.
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I agree with you on this. Infact I would prefer if everything was regional. But people will moan about balance issues because of the reduced player pool. That is why I wrote that.
 
samurai1226 said:
I would prefer a Breakout that has normal health/shield and BR spawn, and not relying on the RNG of the SMG, who hat the RNG to spawn next to the BR and one hit nades.
Or at least, change the starting weapons to BR, so that it's all about skill.
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Would fuck up that mode completely. It's all about pushing and flanking. BR makes it about staying back and waiting for someone to get balls and push. Goes against the entire drive of the mode.
 
I dunno, kinda lukewarm on this. I know I'm still getting used to the beta but the TTK seems really short. Not too impressed by the graphics either.

Some minor quibbles include it being kinda hard to see blue dudes on night maps. The announcer is annoying as hell, jesus. I've never been bothered but him before (liked him) but he's really grating here. That win pose at the end also feels kind of out of place.

Smgs look, sound, and feel awesome though.
 
king picollo said:
Unfortunately i'd think you'd be in the minority, most just want a game found.

Waiting times are always an issue over the quality of the game.
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I never waited for more than 2 mins in my entire life
Apart from MCC broken matchmaking

So yeah, I never had a problem finding a game
 
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