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[ElzarTheBam]

I'm on an almost 80 percent win percentage in Warzone, and half or more of my games I've played by myself.

There is an element of luck involved in the teams, sure.

But I've found that if you can do the most basic thing in your team, the randoms 'should' make the game at least playable for you.

The most basic thing being capturing the side bases, and never the middle one everyone fights over, it's harder to do on the ARC, but on Stormbreak and Apex, just have a little bit of patience and work your way around to the enemy base, capture and hold it.

Rarely have I found more than 1 person holding a base. They all seem to congregate around the centre.

 

[Eoin]

What do you mean?

It's no longer showing up for me as a playlist in arena.

 

[Ade]

I'm on an almost 80 percent win percentage in Warzone, and half or more of my games I've played by myself.

There is an element of luck involved in the teams, sure.

But I've found that if you can do the most basic thing in your team, the randoms 'should' make the game at least playable for you.

The most basic thing being capturing the side bases, and never the middle one everyone fights over, it's harder to do on the ARC, but on Stormbreak and Apex, just have a little bit of patience and work your way around to the enemy base, capture and hold it.

Rarely have I found more than 1 person holding a base. They all seem to congregate around the centre.

Indeed, i've been adopting similar tactics recently, and amusingly ran into you a couple of times last night.

 

[wesleyshark]

It's no longer showing up for me as a playlist in arena.

Oh for real? I'll go load it up to see if it's missing on mine also

 

[Andodalf]

Is it just me or does it seem that playing a map gives it a far higher chance to be played again until you leave matchmaking?

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Indeed, i've been adopting similar tactics recently, and amusingly ran into you a couple of times last night.

HAHA!

I told my teammate, Andy, that I've seen that name somewhere, in hindsight, there's only very few forums I do visit.

GGs

My randoms were horrendous, me and Andy managed to get the west armory a couple of times, but man, it was no good with the people we had, just bleh.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Is it just me or does it seem that playing a map gives it a far higher chance to be played again until you leave matchmaking?

It's not supposed to be a randomized thing, I think the lobby system is bugged.

 

[MouldyK]

I think I'm at a 45% win percentage in Warzone (might be less) but I've had fun even when losing. Even when getting curbstomped. I think people just expect to always win, as if the game owes them that W.

What's amusing is that they will go to BTB when it launches, and find the same issues... Plus the awesomeness of getting betrayed if you pick up a power weapon. Can't wait for that lol

I've played 84 Matches of Warzone: 44% Win Rate. 37 Wins, 47 Losses.

That's like 25 Hours of Warzone BTW. (Level 28 in Rank) I only have a KDA of 0.9, so you know i'm not good!

At this point, i've given up actually helping my team much though. I am just trying to Max out the Magnum and SMG Kills I get to get the Loadout Weapon Commendation.

Right now, I only get annoyed that I get Assists when I want kills so I can stop using those Crap-Tier Weapons and use a BR...and the DMR when the game gives me one!


Will love BTB though because it will give me a few more maps to play and small breaks from Warzone.

 

[Victrix]

My randoms were horrendous, me and Andy managed to get the west armory a couple of times, but man, it was no good with the people we had, just bleh.

I was playing with a single friend last night in Warzone Assault, and at one point we took a corp warthog out by the armory, and sat outside for literally two and a half minutes killing the enemy team. Piles of Wheelman medals.

Rather than pushing in and capping the target, our entire team... sort of stood around near our warthog and never went in the building.

I've never seen anything like it before. Remind me to never provide fire support.

Almost matched by the game where I got a warthog gunner who, I'm fairly sure, was legally blind, five, or very, very confused.

 

[Tecnniqe]

I've played 84 Matches of Warzone: 44% Win Rate. 37 Wins, 47 Losses.

That's like 25 Hours of Warzone BTW. (Level 28 in Rank) I only have a KDA of 0.9, so you know i'm not good!

At this point, i've given up actually helping my team much though. I am just trying to Max out the Magnum and SMG Kills I get to get the Loadout Weapon Commendation.

Right now, I only get annoyed that I get Assists when I want kills so I can stop using those Crap-Tier Weapons and use a BR...and the DMR when the game gives me one!


Will love BTB though because it will give me a few more maps to play and small breaks from Warzone.

How do you check Warzone KDA?

 

[wesleyshark]

It's no longer showing up for me as a playlist in arena.

Oh for real? I'll go load it up to see if it's missing on mine also

Just checked... SWAT is showing up for me.

 

[Eoin]

Just checked... SWAT is showing up for me.

Weird. I'll try resetting the game and see if it comes back.

EDIT- yeah that sorted it.

 

[raindoc]

Is the lone wolf achievement bugged? Stuck at 93%, in game every solo mission shows up as completed on legendary?

 

[MouldyK]

How do you check Warzone KDA?

Service Record and then scroll to Warzone and it's on the Bottom Right.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

HAHA!

I told my teammate, Andy, that I've seen that name somewhere, in hindsight, there's only very few forums I do visit.

GGs

My randoms were horrendous, me and Andy managed to get the west armory a couple of times, but man, it was no good with the people we had, just bleh.

Did you have randoms such as xand on your team it's always bad times when that happens.

 

[fantomena]

The 9 GB update is stuck here at 94%.

 

[Chitown B]

How do you check Warzone KDA?

Service Record and then scroll to Warzone and it's on the Bottom Right.

It's pretty hidden IMO. Probably because it doesn't really matter in Warzone.

 

[Tecnniqe]

Service Record and then scroll to Warzone and it's on the Bottom Right.

Is it ingame or on waypoint? cause i cant find it on Waypoint.

 

[wesleyshark]

Is it ingame or on waypoint? cause i cant find it on Waypoint.

In-game

 

[PeterVenkman]

I'm on an almost 80 percent win percentage in Warzone, and half or more of my games I've played by myself.

There is an element of luck involved in the teams, sure.

But I've found that if you can do the most basic thing in your team, the randoms 'should' make the game at least playable for you.

The most basic thing being capturing the side bases, and never the middle one everyone fights over, it's harder to do on the ARC, but on Stormbreak and Apex, just have a little bit of patience and work your way around to the enemy base, capture and hold it.

Rarely have I found more than 1 person holding a base. They all seem to congregate around the centre.

This is a great strategy, but frequently when I roll it, I get a very low score. Base offense/defense just isn't worth it for points - at least in my experience, it takes a ton of deaths and attempts to pull through. Maybe I just need to get better at capping points.

 

[buddha0991]

There are two things I wish I could add that would make replays of the campaign even more interesting:

1. More varied skulls. Halo MCC added a TON of new and interesting skulls that really changed Halo 2 replays up a ton, where as Halo 5 played it safe with the skulls. At the least, I would add a skull that removes AI teammates, or one that makes it so no reviving at all (Not the very punishing Iron version already in the game)

2. Once you beat a level, they should let you replay it as any of the 4 characters in that level. The slight stat differences, starting equipment and HUD is more than enough for me to want to play as every character in the stages at least.

Also the lack of mission scoring is saddening, especially when Halo MCC pushed that aspect forward more than ever

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

Focus a flank on a side base when the center base is under contention. You'll get it almost every time.

 

[GravyButt]

Got to vent. Im a father, and I love kids. It happens when you become a parent. I also appreciate the fact that you get less time to game as a parent and sometimes you try to game when your kids are around. When that happens, please turn off your fucking kinect or your mic so I dont need to hear your two sons screaming at the top of their lungs how they are hungry for breakfast while you decide to sit down and play a game of warzone. K? Thanks.

 

[j-wood]

My friend has been bitching constantly about the aiming since the damn game launched. Turns out he never bothered turning on "game mode" with his sony 4k tv, now he goes positive every match and is my best sniper teammate lol. The aiming sensitivity felt a bit off at first, but I'm comfortably sitting at sensitivity 4 and pulling off Mag kills from any distance..

I think more people have this problem that have issues with games, and they don't realize it.

My TV has a game mode and it changes the display area and everything if I don't have it turned on when I'm playing a game.

 

[backflip10019]

Got to vent. Im a father, and I love kids. It happens when you become a parent. I also appreciate the fact that you get less time to game as a parent and sometimes you try to game when your kids are around. When that happens, please turn off your fucking kinect or your mic so I dont need to hear your two sons screaming at the top of their lungs how they are hungry for breakfast while you decide to sit down and play a game of warzone. K? Thanks.

The mute all button is your best friend!

 

[GravyButt]

The mute all button is your best friend!

How do I access this? Does it effect if im playing with my friends?! Or other gaffers?

 

[IHaveIce]

Any of you guys may have an idea for my Halo 5 connection problem?

 

[buddha0991]

Oh and a skull to turn off all the hud overlays (not the hud itself) would be fantastic!

 

[backflip10019]

How do I access this? Does it effect if im playing with my friends?! Or other gaffers?

Not sure if it also mutes friends (I've only played solo), but to access, hit the back button (or what used to be the back button -- maybe it's the menu button? can't remember) to see the scoreboard then hit X. Mutes everyone in the game instantly.

 

[wesleyshark]

How do I access this? Does it effect if im playing with my friends?! Or other gaffers?

Hold the button with two squares (what the hell is that called anyway lol) whilst in the match and there's a prompt to mute all. If you are in a party chat it won't effect the party but if you're in game chat it will effect even the folks you don't want to mute.

There needs to be an individual mute function.

My workaround is that I just start my own party chat even when I'm playing solo so I never have to worry about muting anyone as I'll never hear them in the first place lol.

I guess I'm just so used to Destiny and the glory that is never being forced to listen to randoms that I just avoid it in Halo at all costs.

 

[E92 M3]

I miss the days where everyone used a mic on LIVE. Halo 2 was so much fun with proximity chat - tricked a lot of people with it.

 

[TheCanisDirus]

I think more people have this problem that have issues with games, and they don't realize it.

My TV has a game mode and it changes the display area and everything if I don't have it turned on when I'm playing a game.

Displays can make a HUGE difference! I was the same way... didn't even know about game mode... then learned years back.... then dropped LCDs... then went to Plasma... now that's died and I can't go back to a TV... BenQ gaming monitors have made such a difference for my FPS games. It's unreal how nice 1ms response times and not much more of input lag is.

For casual big-picture gaming i go into the home theater and hook up one of the consoles on the 144" screen/BenQ1070. (Cant wait to play No Mans Sky on it! omg)

 

[JackHerer]

I miss the days where everyone used a mic on LIVE. Halo 2 was so much fun with proximity chat - tricked a lot of people with it.

Why was proximity voice removed for Halo 3? Would love to see it return.

 

[Jessie.Bristol]

I miss the days where everyone used a mic on LIVE. Halo 2 was so much fun with proximity chat - tricked a lot of people with it.

 

[Caja 117]

Ugh, Yesterday I decided to play Arena with my friends, 2 of them are Onyx and, Jesus, My K/D when negative...lol won a lot of games, still Platinum in Arena.

Why was proximity voice removed for Halo 3? Would love to see it return.

Halo 3 had it, you could turn it off if you want it.

 

[ZeezbruhTV]

Agree with you guys, solid base game but all the small shit really does destroy my enjoyment.

 

[Sesuadra]

Agree with you guys, solid base game but all the small shit really does destroy my enjoyment.

I wrote a lot of positive stuff on release day and I stand with what I've written.
the game is still good but I understand what you mean.

 

[vac]

To hell i hope.

? If you were complaining about Breakout in Team Arena then fine but SWAT is its own playlist. If you don't like it don't play it

I can still express my dislike of it... video game forum...

I'm not saying you can't have an opinion but you made it sound like it should be removed from the game because you don't like it, even though it's a completely optional mode. If that wasn't your intended meaning then no qualms, that's just how it came off.

 

[TheCanisDirus]

? If you were complaining about Breakout in Team Arena then fine but SWAT is its own playlist. If you don't like it don't play it

I can still express my dislike of it... video game forum...

 

[Calm Killer]

Add more maps and take away the bullshit forge maps they threw together the night before launch. God damn those maps are trash.

Fix the aim issue, and while we're at it fix the spawns.

Great game but minor annoyances like this really but a damper on it.

Those maps were in the Beta a year ago. Also I thought I would hate them, but they are actually some of my favorite now. The spawns do need some work though.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

I guess I'm just so used to Destiny and the glory that is never being forced to listen to randoms that I just avoid it in Halo at all costs.

This makes me sad - like the others I wish more people used voice chat. The social aspects of halo 5 are non existent

I'm still friends and play halo with 'randoms' that I met on Xbox live back in the halo 3 days - there are a couple of people I met because we were all competitive with eachother in the pre game and post game lobby and partied up and ended up playing against eachother a few games in a row. Halo 5 sadly has none of this - frustratingly it also lacks a way to mute just specific people in the pre game lobby which is bizarre

 

[MouldyK]

I thought someone here said Angry Joe Review Threads were not allowed anymore...

 

[rakka]

Yep I think reach and halo 4 were forgiving to the point that there was no skill gap - it's nice to finally have a halo game again where there is one.

Is this a joke? If anything the skill gap has decreased with halo 5. Being able to do more, move faster, sprint forever, abilties etc does anything but increase the skill gap lol. Noobs can be pretty deadly in packs with how powerful automatics are now too.

Edit: I do agree with you on the social aspects though. What the hell is up with that, the game feels lonely as fuck without persistent lobbies, chat in FFA, pre game game tags/stats/banter etc

And the guy saying those that are bitching about the game must be doing bad? Nice one. I had a few shitty placement games, worked my way up to onyx with little effort and now win FFA matches frequently. In no way am I struggling with it, but theres shit that annoys me and I doubt I'll get used to it. I don't get that satisfaction from wins like i should, half my fuckin kills are just getting the jump on players already in a gunfight and stealing kills. What do you expect with the added mobility and unlimited sprint and abilities it's fuckin chaos.

 

[Tecnniqe]

I thought someone here said Angry Joe Review Threads were not allowed anymore...

nope nope nope

 

[Seth Enosh]

Why was proximity voice removed for Halo 3? Would love to see it return.

Proximity voice was removed in H5 and probably for the reason that most players use Xbox Party chat now so it wouldn't be very useful. Plus the inclusion of proximity would just push players to use party chat instead of game chat so they couldn't be overhears by the enemy team.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Did you have randoms such as xand on your team it's always bad times when that happens.

No one is as bad as Andy. No one.

Yesterday, we played on coliseum, and where the rockets are, he went to pick them up, but they got pushed down on the floor by an explosion.

So a normal person would say, 'rockets on the floor', right?

Andy - Rockets on the fllllll fllllll fllllll lllllloooo flllllllllll fffffff ffff fffff

for a good 10 seconds.

THE TWAT

 

[Toa TAK]

There are two things I wish I could add that would make replays of the campaign even more interesting:

1. More varied skulls. Halo MCC added a TON of new and interesting skulls that really changed Halo 2 replays up a ton, where as Halo 5 played it safe with the skulls. At the least, I would add a skull that removes AI teammates, or one that makes it so no reviving at all (Not the very punishing Iron version already in the game)

2. Once you beat a level, they should let you replay it as any of the 4 characters in that level. The slight stat differences, starting equipment and HUD is more than enough for me to want to play as every character in the stages at least.

Also the lack of mission scoring is saddening, especially when Halo MCC pushed that aspect forward more than ever

+1

These are great suggestions, I'm also pretty bummed there's no campaign scoring of any kind in there. As someone who plays more Campaign than Multiplayer, it's lame that the campaign seems barebones in terms of bonuses.

 

[The Lamonster]

Why can't we hear our teammates when navigating menus?

Really annoying.

 

[Caja 117]

Is this a joke? If anything the skill gap has decreased with halo 5. Being able to do more, move faster, sprint forever, abilties etc does anything but increase the skill gap lol. Noobs can be pretty deadly in packs with how powerful automatics are now too..

With the Aim Assist reduce like never before, a better lateral movement in the players, this game skill gap is higher than Reach and Halo 4 by a mile, good players are destroying right now.

 

[Sesuadra]

2. Once you beat a level, they should let you replay it as any of the 4 characters in that level. The slight stat differences, starting equipment and HUD is more than enough for me to want to play as every character in the stages at least.

Also the lack of mission scoring is saddening, especially when Halo MCC pushed that aspect forward more than ever

this is actually something I did expect to be in the game before I bought it.
I mean it is such a logical conclusion. you have 4 chars per team...why not give me the possibility before a mission to chose as whom I want to play >.<