PROh1bited
Banned
Umm ok. I get thrown out of a match of Breakout, and get handed a 15 minute ban. I didn't even do anything.
Halo 5: Guardians |OT| The Trials of Osiris
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PROh1bited
Banned
And now I'm unbanned?? Wut.
Der Flatulator
Member
Have you been kicked from more than one game?
Probably takes 15 minutes to sell 50 of one's mongoose REQ cards.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Spartan Ops. Just watch the cutscenes, the gamplay is mediocre as all get out and doesn't provide much/any story.
Frankie mentioned something about false ban messages. Could just be an error.
Weirdly, as I pick up more Certs, I'm getting fewer and fewer mongeese. Think I've tapped out the pool available in Bronze, all I'm getting there is more Boosts.
Even though I'm starting to understand the story better as I go along, I still think it's presented badly. I shouldn't finally be grasping the basics of what the hell is going on this late in the game. I couldn't get invested earlier on because I was too busy wondering what the hell anything was. It would probably help if the story started at the beginning instead of the middle.
For instance, why am I suddenly supposed to care about Blue Team? They were just introduced in this game, but they're treated as though they've been around all along and I'm supposed to be attached to them by now or something. You don't even spend as much time with them as you do with Osiris.
For instance, why am I suddenly supposed to care about Blue Team? They were just introduced in this game, but they're treated as though they've been around all along and I'm supposed to be attached to them by now or something. You don't even spend as much time with them as you do with Osiris.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Fun times in Warzone earlier. Full parties make for some fun times.
No idea, was just watching Snipedown and everyone was confused
Poodlestrike
Banned
Could just be the false ban message thing again. Is it fixed on his end yet?
Damn straight.
Got donged on super hard in the last game I played, though. There's a whole 'nother layer of strategy to Warzone that we just aren't at yet... it's not enough to coordinate targets, you also need to figure out what people are carrying, what vehicles you'll need, what approches you'll take...
Bornstellar
Member
Just placed diamond in Free For All. Here we go.
Even though my Free for All kda is around 6 now, I can't help but feel that so many of my kills are just cheap as hell. I really do feel that some of the level design and spawn placement in arena maps is among the most amateur I've experienced in an online fps. The only other online shooter I can think of that has this absurd spawning is Call of Duty Ghosts. I mean, it's often actually lol worthy. Spawning literally right behind or beside someone, whilst another person spawns right behind you, whilst another spawns in-front and so on. Granted, not all the maps are so bad, but some of them are just hilariously poorly designed.
It's a shame because the actual gunplay itself feels really satisfying and competent, it's just so much of everything else that surrounds it is lacking. Level design, spawn points, over emphasis on grenades (they can literally be spammed the shit out of, worse when it's a group of you), power weapon positioning and domination, the shoulder charge etc. Naturally it's all subjective, and I'm sure lots of people will appreciate/prefer these aspects, but I really believe they need tweaking.
One caveat I'll add is that I haven't actually played Warzone yet. I've just been focusing on Arena and have instead sunk several hours in to this mode. I figured I'd use that to not only practise, but earn all my fancy requisition items to use. I'm hoping the Warzone maps are a little better thought out.
It's a shame because the actual gunplay itself feels really satisfying and competent, it's just so much of everything else that surrounds it is lacking. Level design, spawn points, over emphasis on grenades (they can literally be spammed the shit out of, worse when it's a group of you), power weapon positioning and domination, the shoulder charge etc. Naturally it's all subjective, and I'm sure lots of people will appreciate/prefer these aspects, but I really believe they need tweaking.
One caveat I'll add is that I haven't actually played Warzone yet. I've just been focusing on Arena and have instead sunk several hours in to this mode. I figured I'd use that to not only practise, but earn all my fancy requisition items to use. I'm hoping the Warzone maps are a little better thought out.
Bornstellar
Member
So far Team Arena is my favorite playlist in Arena. Some maps are also definitely Garbage - Orion, looking at you. All the other non-forge, non-Rig maps are pretty great though.
Der Flatulator
Member
So I've been buying exclusively gold REQ packs. Am I doing it wrong?
I've only played one Warzone match and it was a lot of fun. Bigger space to move around in. That's where I'll be spending my time.
Orion is definitely the worst. And yea, Team Arena is probably my favourite too, along with Slayer.
Even though I do best in Free for All and should probably enjoy it the most, it's just too much of a clusterfuck imo. Don't get me wrong, it's fun getting a bunch of kills and streaks, but when half your kills are when you've caught enemies off guard or unaware, it just doesn't feel as satisfying. Give me multiple 1v1 face offs on equal terms all day long.
I absolutely suck at Swat. If it weren't for that mode I reckon my overall kda would be 4+ lol. Not sure if it's because I do legitimately suck (which I probably do), or if lag may also have any affect, because I swear sometimes I'm dead before even blinking or barely getting a pixel sized glimpse of the enemy. Still trying to figure Swat out, and will keep dropping my overall stats till I do lol.
Depends on your goal. If your goal is to get good REQs, gold's the way to go. If you really badly want legendaries and are impatient, gold's the way to go. If you're a completionist, buying silver will knock out perms faster though (but you won't get any ultra rare/legendaries and will eventually have to swap to gold anyways).
Anyways game's great, breakout's da shit.
No they don't? Mine didn't.
I got the Gears of War bundle.
Nobody I played Halo 3 and Reach with play on consoles anymore. So all my games are with randoms. It is frustrating that since nobody talks matches are consistently lost, but if myself and just one other person are communicating, shit dramatically turns around.
It is so frustrating that this isn't an issue on PC. I have never had a communication issue on PC or had to worry about idiots ruining the experience. You'd think on consoles it would be easier sin e the pool of people is larger.
Huh, every single Xbox my friends have purchased have come with one.
Also thats fucked that that it isn't mandatory.
Also first time a a big shot like Stinkles replies. I'm a fool.
I switched to doing bronze and silvers, and have gotten so many weapon and vehicle certs. I figure do the low level stuff now, and then gold when I really want the emblem, visors, armors etc.
You're not missing out on much not getting the headset. The one that comes with it breaks very easily. You're better off purchasing your own, or getting one of those newer controllers you can just plug one into.
I get enough communication with randoms for not having a working mic. I get someone with a mic every other match, and one that will actually communicate something useful every ~5 matches or so.
I just checked. Apparently only the US versions of the Gears Xbox One bundle are without the headset. That's hilariously fucked up. Spent $20 getting a headset when it used to be free.
Blah. Whatever. Hopefully I'll find people to play with that talk and want to party up.
If you want the best bang for your buck wouldn't it be buying silver to knock out the lower permanents at 4 per 10,000 points, then buying gold when the only thing you can get are the things ONLY gold will provide? I mean why spend 10,000 to get 2 permanents and have them be lower rarity?
You get more cards via gold. Same amount of perms, but more cards. So if you just want reqs or legendaries/ultra rares, gold's the better value arguably. But if you're a completionist, silver is smarter in the long run.
Yup, team chat is all but dead in online games. Barely get anyone with a headset so I just keep my adapter with mic off so I can hear footsteps better using just stereo headset. Last year I think I only had to pay $30 something for the stereo headset and adapter. Don't use it enough to ever justify ASTRO's. Gonna buy an elite as soon as they restock though.
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A More Normal Bird
Unconfirmed Member
Well, they have been around all along, seeing as they were introduced before even the first game came out, but yeah, they're kind of non-characters in the game. That said, I don't know why you think you're "supposed" to care about or be attached to them, because it's not like the plot hinges on their relationships like it does with Chief and Cortana's in 4.
Bornstellar
Member
On the contrary, I was playing Team Slayer with a very communicative team. Made all the difference.
Stephen_drewz
Member
Given that my console fps experience starts and ends with destiny in pretty happy with Silver 1 for my team slayer placement lol.
Hell yes. You get a fire team of 8-12 it's so much fun.
If you had some 3.5mm earphones, that usually come with smartphones lying around, you can use em since MS added it to the newer controllers.
Yeah it does, but when you go 7+ matches without hearing another person with a mic, there's really no point using one then. Most people either are in party chat or just don't bother with mic.
Forerunner
Member
This was a strange game rank wise lol.
But I really don't think they mean too much atm, people getting put where they don't belong. For instance, with this game, guy went 4-17 and he's the highest rank out of everyone there. I thought maybe he just had a bad game cause everyone has those, so I checked his stats. He had a 0.2 KDA...
But I really don't think they mean too much atm, people getting put where they don't belong. For instance, with this game, guy went 4-17 and he's the highest rank out of everyone there. I thought maybe he just had a bad game cause everyone has those, so I checked his stats. He had a 0.2 KDA...
wesleyshark
Banned
Got this assassination from a gold pack. Called Spinal Tap.
Just.... Yes. Yes to all of that.
WordsintheWater
Member
Just finished the story, overall I enjoyed it. Friendly AI has got to be some of the dumbest I have ever seen in a video game though and the other problem I had with the campaign is that once it hits it's stride it feels like it ends. The beginning missions were so boring compared to some of the latter ones.
AzureSkies
Member
Same bundle, mine didn't come with a headset. I use the PS4 mic instead.
I started with gold packs but was never really getting much, so I switched to silver and instantly started to get alot more, I get a new gun/vehicle certification each pack, I've unlocked more armour/visors etc from silver than I ever did with gold.
I'll probably stick with silver until I've unlocked all certifications
Triscuitable
Member
I screwed up gaf, first time playing halo since combat evolved back in the day. i bought into the hype, thought i would enjoy the multiplayer but i really, really didnt like ittakes too many bullets to kill.
Halo has always been a much slower-paced shooter than other shooters on the market. The high time-to-kill rewards map control and tactical play, rather than just bumrushing the enemy while they're off-guard and killing them all with a single assault rifle magazine.
I'm not really sure what you were expecting, exactly, but Halo historically has always had a long time to kill.
Bornstellar
Member
I screwed up gaf, first time playing halo since combat evolved back in the day. i bought into the hype, thought i would enjoy the multiplayer but i really, really didnt like it
5 pistol shots to the dome.
4 dmr shots to the dome.
3 zoomed light rifle to the dome.
Doesn't seem like too much.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
I just cant play warzone anymore. I get paired up with idiots who don't know how to take objectives or go after the AI people. I haven't completed the last three warzone games I tried because it is just too frustrating.
343 bring BTB back. Please.
343 bring BTB back. Please.