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[Sanjuro]

Going physical and to Best Buy's midnight launch netted me a paper Master Chief mask, a poster, a Halo 5 cinch bag, and an art book.

They made me take the book and bag. I told them outright I would throw away the poster and mask in seconds.

 

[geeko]

Anyone for some campaign co-op?

Gamer tag : geeko316

 

[ShadowsFell]

Send a friend request to ShadowsFell if you want to play arena! I'm on the U.S. West coast. Any North American players should be fine though.

 

[Arby 'n' the Chief]

No amount of swag overshadows the feeling of not needing a disk.

We living in the future. Bytes and bits.

but that artbook and bag tho....

 

[krpiper]

I just got back from Best Buy too. The bag is a little flimsy but the book is cool, nice and hardcover to.

Hurry up install.

Just curious does anyone have a ETA for a average Warzone match?

 

[Shady859]

just got back from Halo 5 Midnight at best buy

awesome stuff they had

artbook sampler and a locke or master chief mask plus a drawstring bag

My store you were only allowed to choose art book or bag plus you got the poster and a mask. I took the book and sadly they only had Locke masks left.

 

[Fracas]

Use offline will work. Its just the save

Nope, if I do that it won't connect to game servers at all.

 

[ironcreed]

Update is at 89%. I think I am going to go watch Army of Darkness and crash.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

Jeez some of you guys have got crazy cool swag. I want swag too :'(

I'll never let go of my Chief mask

I will hunt you down.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

It should show up in the Requisitions section when you press start at the menu. Go to open packs. I had a preorder one, promotional one from the experience site and then one from the beta feedback thing.

I'm afraid I was weak and bought the premium packs.

Yep, nothing for me. Just the regular REQ packs for the Warzone stuff. No pack with a weapons skin and armor skin.

 

[Rizific]

This is from another forum:

i lost out on a pre order bag because i got a new cashier who didnt know wtf he was doing. literally took him 20mins to complete my checkout. he even pulled the last bag for me when i asked about it, then promptly gave it to the next cashier who asked if the bag was taken. but after seeing what was in it, i didnt miss out on as much as i thought. also, jesus this is taking long to install.

 

[BradC00]

this game is not very kind of the eyes...one of the MP maps is absolute garbage. whoever put that map in the game should be flogged...i think it's called orion...it looks like something out of goldeneye 64.

 

[MThanded]

99%....

 

[CaLe]

I have an unopened copy sitting here.

I'm on the fence about opening it, as I have yet to finish the other games in the series. Is the multiplayer accessible and fun for someone that plays FPS games in general ?

 

[Magwik]

this game is not very kind of the eyes...one of the MP maps is absolute garbage. whoever put that map in the game should be flogged...i think it's called orion...it looks like something out of goldeneye 64.

 

[paragonpro]

Hard resetting my system seems Have put the tiniest bit of pep into this updates step.

 

[malfcn]

I have an unopened copy sitting here.

I'm on the fence about opening it, as I have yet to finish the other games in the series. Is the multiplayer accessible and fun for someone that plays FPS games in general ?

justdoit.gif

 

[MThanded]

I'm in there like swimwear.

 

[AzureSkies]

For some reason, the 9GB update didn't download on my preload.

That's shitty.

Do I need the update for campaign coop if my friend also doesn't have it?

 

[fin]

Still an hour to go here. Wondering if I should Best Buy it or do the mom/pop game shop. Future incentives for pre ordering hard copies should be to get the game 12 hours early...then I would've preordered and be sleeping right now...

 

[Warm Machine]

If you want a great chief helmet go buy the Halloween costume from Disguise. The helmet is amazing for the price.

 

[BraXzy]

Yep, nothing for me. Just the regular REQ packs for the Warzone stuff. No pack with a weapons skin and armor skin.

What was it? A preorder bonus? Defo put in the code and all that jazz? Might take awhile to show up with the servers being hammered.

 

[Kwansu Dudes]

Must've been at least 40 people waiting in line: bunch of dudes, kids and their moms, dudes and their girlfriends.

People weren't kidding that the Xbone has slow install times. Been at least 15 minutes and it's around 50% (offline too). Can't wait for the patch.

 

[Insane Dead]

My xbox keeps on crashing when I try to install the game, I am in the dashboard preview so have no idea if that is an issue or not?

 

[BraXzy]

I have an unopened copy sitting here.

I'm on the fence about opening it, as I have yet to finish the other games in the series. Is the multiplayer accessible and fun for someone that plays FPS games in general ?

Yes and yes. It takes a lot of practice to get good at, but you can be competent and have fun right off the bat if you've played FPS' before.

 

[Bread]

good job 343, this is running perfectly for me! no problems finding a match or joining a party.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Omg this game feels so fucking great to play!

 

[balohna]

Do I have to wait until midnight to play my digital copy on the west coast? Told me to wait but it's also not all the way done.

 

[EVA UNIT 01]

Must've been at least 40 people waiting in line: bunch of dudes, kids and their moms, dudes and their girlfriends.

People weren't kidding that the Xbone has slow install times. Been at least 15 minutes and it's around 50% (offline too). Can't wait for the patch.

Same boat.
Offline disc install.
Passable but jesus.
While im young xbone

 

[Unstable]

This game is so good.

 

[GreyWind]

this game is not very kind of the eyes...one of the MP maps is absolute garbage. whoever put that map in the game should be flogged...i think it's called orion...it looks like something out of goldeneye 64.

wat!

 

[BraXzy]

I think I need the art book.

*Crosses fingers and checks bank balance*

 

[Sanjuro]

Oh. I have the new dashboard now.

 

[cool_dude]

Best. Game. Evar!

 

[Zeta Oni]

what's your gt, i can't play with randoms anymore.

Sorry was finishing up a warzone

It's Zeta Ori

 

[The_Dama]

Anyone know if the BestBuy at Thunderbird in Phoenix is opening tonight for Halo?

 

[xVaalbarAx]

The MP feels so fucking solid.

 

[ryan299]

My xbox keeps on crashing when I try to install the game, I am in the dashboard preview so have no idea if that is an issue or not?

happened to me once, but now its smooth sailing

 

[Blueblur1]

3 games on Orion back to back is the opposite of fun.

 

[AzureSkies]

Do I have to wait until midnight to play my digital copy on the west coast? Told me to wait but it's also not all the way done.

nope

mine unlocked at midnight EST.

 

[shoreu]

install keeps stopping man wtf did i do to deserve this ughhh!!!

 

[Dreams-Visions]

What was it? A preorder bonus? Defo put in the code and all that jazz? Might take awhile to show up with the servers being hammered.

it was a pack I think that included a weapon skin and armor skin. idk. the regular Warzone REQ packs showed up; just not this. It automatically downloaded as a separate 9.51MB add-on that I can't uninstall separately. I'd have to uninstall all 58GB if I wanted to try again.

 

[Lima]

For some reason, the 9GB update didn't download on my preload.

That's shitty.

Do I need the update for campaign coop if my friend also doesn't have it?

You need the update to play online bro.

 

[Grazzt]

BTW to address a question from earlier there is no hard region lock on the game - and you will be able to play customs galore and party up with your international friends for matchmaking, unless your combined effect on QOS is really disastrous in which case it will be slow to find appropriate matches. Which is already true for many games.

So that's why I could find games in seconds by myself but took forever when with a friend who's in China.

 

[Surface of Me]

Must've been at least 40 people waiting in line: bunch of dudes, kids and their moms, dudes and their girlfriends.

People weren't kidding that the Xbone has slow install times. Been at least 15 minutes and it's around 50% (offline too). Can't wait for the patch.

Mgsv installed a ton quicker, Halo 5 is a big game, GB wise.

Midnight launch I went to had more people than I expected. Around the same as Destiny did last year. Same Gamestop.

 

[Insane Dead]

happened to me once, but now its smooth sailing

I unhooked all the wires and let it sit for a bit and it seems to be working now.

 

[BraXzy]

The MP feels so fucking solid.

It's fantastic isn't it?

 

[malfcn]

Day can't go fast enough.

 

[Malo]

I'm at 83%. I've been downloading the game since 6pm est, I've downloaded only 8gbs in the last 6 hours. This is fucking ridiculous.

 

[norm9]

Totally feeling the dude in the article recently about how games are just getting super complicated to just start and play.