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[Twilight Gap]

Yup, sold.

Think I'll just take Eden and Empire out of my custom lobbies and i'll be good.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Yup, sold.

Think I'll just take Eden and Empire out of my custom lobbies and i'll be good.

Say waaaaaaa

Empire and Eden are great maps. A little boring to look at, but some great play.

 

[blue_phazon]

AYE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJfnDcVGPvU

YO

This is so hawt

Okay wow didn't know some of the Spartan abilities can do this. Traversal is going to be amazing on these maps

SO MANY TECHS

 

[Jito]

That does look cool as fuck but what does the slide really serve in that move? Does the game use a momentum system like the old ones?

 

[blue_phazon]

Turn on the twitch stream with the most viewers and it's a guy vaping and listening to Disturbed. Bro mode has been engaged. Need to find someone else to watch.

He's also pretty bad at the game lol

 

[Monster Zero]

1: yes

2:no

3:https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/enter-the-arena

You're good people, fuck, between destiny and halo can a brother get sum team doubles somewhere PLEASE

 

[PetulantChild]

That's some straight up UT/Q3 looking movement tech, I love it. Only 5 more days.

 

[Nialrot]

Some sprint+slide+shotgun sounds so good!

 

[Twilight Gap]

Say waaaaaaa

Empire and Eden are great maps. A little boring to look at, but some great play.

I think they're trash to be honest. Campy bases with long, awkward sightlines and weird geometry that restricts movement. Lots of running away on Eden especially. I dIdn't like them at all in the beta and it doesn't look like much has changed on them geometrically, so i don't want anything to do with those two.

 

[op_ivy]

i love videos like this.

18m radar is a nice change and it's great to see the Magnum is the utility weapon again. also

whatever that is i want it.

What was the range in the beta? What was it in 3?

 

[Poodlestrike]

That does look cool as fuck but what does the slide really serve in that move? Does the game use a momentum system like the old ones?

It seems to. He's moving pretty quickly in that second jump, but I haven't watched enough footage to get a good feel for the new strafe speed.

What was the range in the beta? What was it in 3?

30 in the beta, not sure about 3.

 

[Brannon]

I'm an asshole and probably don't deserve this request, but fuck it. Hey guys at 343, if you have the ability to send a game-wide message out to all the people playing Arena right now to play Warzone at a set time, say a couple of hours, so's that they all can be in a Warzone match, that would be awesome, because they aren't going to do it themselves.

Kick them in the butt a bit. With in-game messages.

 

[Spasm]

Say waaaaaaa

Empire and Eden are great maps. A little boring to look at, but some great play.

Decent maps, imo, but I'm a little bothered by how similar they are. When I say similar, I mean, the back halves are practically cut copy and pasted.

 

[Twilight Gap]

What was the range in the beta? What was it in 3?

30 meters lol

Reach and 3 were 25m and CE was 15m

Gonna assume Halo 2 was 25 and Halo 4 was 30

 

[Blue Ninja]

Siki, AllGood and I just got rekt in Breakout by 2 champions. #rip

 

[Monster Zero]

After earning your starting rank, the ONLY way to increase your rank is by winning.

Oh, this i like, a lot

 

[singhr1]

Woof Simms and Goldenboy vs. h0lmb0m

 

[op_ivy]

It seems to. He's moving pretty quickly in that second jump, but I haven't watched enough footage to get a good feel for the new strafe speed.



30 in the beta, not sure about 3.

Thanks, that is a good change. I also meant to ask about 4, not 3

 

[Sou Da]

ForgeHub has got the best stream going.

 

[matthieuC]

Anyone know where I can watch some plaza gameplay? I keep looking for streamers playing on it but never find any.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Anyone know where I can watch some plaza gameplay? I keep looking for streamers playing on it but never find any.

http://www.twitch.tv/forge_hub on Plaza right now

 

[| Praxis |]

I hope Giant Bomb have some coverage of the multiplayer before the quick look.

 

[singhr1]

Anyone know where I can watch some plaza gameplay? I keep looking for streamers playing on it but never find any.

h0lmb0m and Simms on it right now, almost over tho

 

[Nollemaster]

I love it how that guy from the Halo 5 Advanced Tactics video likes the Noble armor best of all the armors in the game because it is so different from the rest. Ironically that is probably the only armor that resembles the Bungie Spartan design and I agree with him. Even the Mark VI does not look like it used to.

All my negativity aside, the gameplay looks way too good. I can't wait to become a clamber god, I loved it even more than the actualy gunplay in the beta.

 

[VincentMatts]

Why do games release on tuesdays. What a terrible day to release a video game. I wont be able to truly enjoy it until Saturday anyway.

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

Damn, some pretty good players on right now.

 

[Darryl M R]

That environment is beautiful. Anyone knows the map name?

 

[PetulantChild]

Damn, some pretty good players on right now.

I can see the reviews complaining about "unfair learning curve" now.

That environment is beautiful. Anyone knows the map name?

Plaza

 

[IronWarrior]

No it wasn't. We consult and test with pro gamers and casuals and even BKs.

What does a posting searching for a BK tester look like?

"Do you toggle crouch? Never switch to pistol on spawn in CE? Only queue up for SWAT? We have a job for you!"

 

[Monster Zero]

In Arena, you will never join a match that’s already in progress. You will get a fresh match every time without fear of putting your hard earned CSR at risk and joining a losing team in the middle of a match. Your skill, teamwork, and decision making during the entirety of each match will decide whether you win or lose. Since joining a match in progress is disabled for Arena matchmaking (still available in Custom Games and in Warzone), quitting out of a match damages the quality and experience for the other seven players in that match. Leaving your teammates high and dry is not cool. If you quit out of games, not only will you suffer a loss and forfeit any REQ points or XP but you’ll also receive a temporary cooldown penalty (ban) preventing you from matchmaking in Arena.

Fucking fantastic. Man this all sounds great

 

[singhr1]

That environment is beautiful. Anyone knows the map name?

Plaza, also one of my faves so far.

 

[Sikamikanico]

Thanks to those that watched my stream. Short break, back on in 10. Hope the quality is okay for everyone.

 

[soulassssns]

Why do games release on tuesdays. What a terrible day to release a video game. I wont be able to truly enjoy it until Saturday anyway.

Friday would be perfect.

 

[Mine01]

That environment is beautiful. Anyone knows the map name?

Plaza

 

[Sou Da]

The new emblem/tile system is growing on me

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

Thanks to those that watched my stream. Short break, back on in 10. Hope the quality is okay for everyone.

Yea man, it's real nice.

Plaza reminds me of Halo 2 Turf. That's a good thing.

hOlmbOm is a funny guy, good stream as well.

 

[Plywood]

Some suggestions for any potential future human map locations:

Shopping center:

Urban sprawl park:

Military academy surrounded by forest:

Intelligence lobby:

Museum:

I'd love to see a wider variety than the usual dozen military outposts and warehouses as well as the usual metal and brushed surface aesthetic.

 

[Bsigg12]

That does look cool as fuck but what does the slide really serve in that move? Does the game use a momentum system like the old ones?

It asks like a thruster but allows you to conserve your thrust for after the jump.

 

[Sou Da]

I second the museum idea. If only to see to weird alien skeletons.

 

[PetulantChild]

Some suggestions for any potential future human map locations:

I'd love to see a wider variety than the usual dozen military outposts and warehouses as well as the usual metal and brushed surface aesthetic.

Eww

 

[Twilight Gap]

Some suggestions for any potential future human map locations:

I'd love to see a wider variety than the usual dozen military outposts and warehouses as well as the usual metal and brushed surface aesthetic.

fighting in an ONI facility would be nice.

Wait

on second thought...

 

[Plywood]

Eww

Great feedback.

 

[PanicFreak]

fighting in an ONI facility would be nice.

Wait

on second thought...

Ah, Sword Base. I played about half of my Halo Reach games on that map.

 

[draughn101]

Turn on the twitch stream with the most viewers and it's a guy vaping and listening to Disturbed. Bro mode has been engaged. Need to find someone else to watch.

Dope.

 

[GodlyTwins]

I really wish they can just break street date on digital copies. Multiplayer looks so fucking good, let me play now!

So let's go bother Phil on Twitter and see if he budges...

 

[Plywood]

fighting in an ONI facility would be nice.

Wait

on second thought...

To be fair, that's a Bungie map on Reach no less.

 

[Sikamikanico]

Stream is back up - 1080/60 - seems to be running good.

https://gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=_zmj_-Ptrcs

 

[daedalius]

Looks sooooo good

How will I get my pvp marks from dailys after this??

 

[AHappyPanda]

Oh, this i like, a lot

It seems to handicap players who play solo.

I can't tell you how many times I just want to play Halo and none of my friends are on, so I hop on and get a few games in, and I go 2:1 or 1.5:1 KD and my teammates who are fucknuts go 1-9, 2-8, 7-17

I get their reasoning behind it, but still, kinda wish they added some weight to personal skill versus WINNING IS THE ONLY THING

 

[VincentMatts]

fighting in an ONI facility would be nice.

Wait

on second thought...

God i hated most of the reach maps. Thats the biggest reason i didnt enjoy that MP.