VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
So I created an account and then clicked on that link. It doesn't look like anyone is there? Am I not using it correctly?
Halo 5: Guardians |OT| The Trials of Osiris
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So I created an account and then clicked on that link. It doesn't look like anyone is there? Am I not using it correctly?
I played a ton of Fathom in slayer last night
SmartWaffles
Member
I thought Shotty Snipes is social?
AHappyPanda
Member
make sure you've selected the HaloGAF channel, then the #general lobby as noted in the top left.
So Spin Cycle is a pretty fuckin' sweet assassination animation...
Probably my favorite in the game aside from Lawn Dart, but that one is Legendary so I don't expect to unlock it any time soon.
Diablohead
Member
still rare to me
DMR is up there with legendary
only in our hearts.
just keep getting Silvers. Better chance for cheaper cost than anything.
AHappyPanda
Member
Well that's still going to happen in social. Difference is though, you can have Onyx and champion level players going against Bronze and Silver in social, with no way to change. Maybe parties should only match against parties?
Again, Ranks are not about 'going pro'. They're about gauging your own skill and how it relates to the game and how you can improve or get better. It's just a visual indicator of your own performance. The majority of people aren't going to hit Diamond, Onyx and Champion. So where's the hesitation in getting Silver in Team Snipers?
Also, no, Bungie didn't manage it well, in my opinion. Just look at Halo 3 and how they moved away from ranks by the end in a sense and came up with their 'participation' ranks front and center. Then came Reach, and even now until Destiny, Bungie hasn't been able to bring back ranks in a meaningful way and you've had some of the lost unbalanced PvP ever made with their last few games as well.
Again I'm saying, if you don't care about 'going pro', don't want to seem or be a tryhard player, then just screw around in the ranked playlist. But most people won't because they internally don't want to be judged or rated for how they play and this, like I said, is about the player themself. People are just fearful and tense because they've become conditioned to games and playlists not meaning anything. Just join, die, quit, move on. You can still do that here, but just that the only difference is you'll have an emblem to the side of the playlist.
Imagine an exclusive Miami nightclub but instead of music, there's farts.
TheOhrenberger.
Banned
You should all just accept that you're never getting a DMR. It makes everything a lot easier.
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
make sure you've selected the HaloGAF channel, then the #general lobby as noted in the top left.
How in the world do I select channels? It seems like it tells me how to do everything else but that.
Diablohead
Member
longshot BR > DMR at this point, can use that shit at REQ 4 or 5.
You're definitely right... Damnit it's hard to accept though.
Yup, 43 here and no DMR either.SR40 and still no DMR. Only silver, gold and warzone packs too
About Bungie: They built a game that was played on the pro circuit and still had casuals enjoying the various matchmaking features. Not everything has to be balanced and super competitive. What you propose is that people change the basics of human nature (not wanting to be judged). Why even put players in that position? Are you worried that your rank will be devalued because less people are caring about arena? Essentially doing what you say people shouldn't.
I honestly don't see one negative to having a social playlist for the people that want it. Arena will still be played by those who cares. That said, if 343 simply refuses, a good compromise would be to make a playlist with parties. So solo players can enjoy arena properly.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Active Rosters should also detail what our friends are playing and who's in their party.
So what is the difference between Gold and Silver? Some people say Silver, others and Josh say Gold.
And everyone who say's they are a girl is probably a boy.
So... pretty similar I guess.
0ptimusPayne
Member
No radar on shotty snipers is clutch..Im hoping they release a slayer pro playlist with no radar, and BR starts down the line!
AHappyPanda
Member
Seriously. There needs to be a social playlist... Its not just about the stigma of having your stats tracked...
I understand your point about it being ok to goof off in ranked playlist. But you really shouldn't. It's designed to be a place for people who want to win.
If I'm drunk and want to screw around, it isn't right to the people I get matched with to mess up there enjoyment, by screwing off or quitting halfway through the match.
Also, social playlists aren't just unranked playlists. They include some of the wacky modes that really have no place in ranked playlists. Currently, there is no logical playlist for Rocket Race, or Rocket Slayer, or Team Fiesta, or GrifBall or Infections. Would you put those things in team Arena? I don't think so.
Nollemaster
Member
I got an Onyx rating in Shotty Snipers with a KDA of 0.2.
Wat
Wat
Diablohead
Member
Oh man I got carried so hard, nothing I tried would kill anyone and I was being sniped from every angle on plaza #feelsbadman
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
This ranking system needs to be trashed.
Diablohead
Member
lol 14 - 50 to them, we got crunched.
Remember kids, don't win 4 ranked matches in a row.
Remember kids, don't win 4 ranked matches in a row.
Yep, spawn system is horrible most of the time.
I spawned and got killed 4 times in a row before i could even move D: In Warzone D:
Did you at least get carried and win?
Digital Limit
Member
Anyone else surprised how many awesome Arena maps there are in Halo 5? The Rig, Fathom, Truth, Plaza and especially Coliseum. A far cry from the one or two good maps in Halo 4. (Haven and ... something else?)
Artistically they don't really do much to excite me, but goddamn they play well. None of this King of the Hill map design from Halo: Reach, either. Feels good.
Artistically they don't really do much to excite me, but goddamn they play well. None of this King of the Hill map design from Halo: Reach, either. Feels good.
Yeah this, I used to play halo at high sens but in 5 it just feels strange as fuck. Hard to describe. But at the same time, ADS becomes ridiculously sensitive though, it's like they didn't even test it.
No, it's not the milder aim assist as some people claim lol.
Diablohead
Member
omg someone went 2 - 14 ....
He was the only gold in the group against diamonds.
He was the only gold in the group against diamonds.
Nollemaster
Member
I played with a team of friends and won 7 out of 10. I went positive for 8 of those games.
This one game we got matched against a champion 17 and 20. Needless to say, we got trashed and I went 7-20. But aside from that I did not go that bad...
Sounds like you held your own against players ranging from Diamond to Champion and won the majority of your matches. Why in the world would Onyx be a bad placement?
Nollemaster
Member
That's what I was thinking as well. However, my friends did better, KDA-wise and they got diamond and platinum. I did play one match without them though.
CrimsonEclipse
Member
Yes, I am especially happy they removed Orion or whatever it was called. That map is terrible and looks unfinished.
wesleyshark
Banned
Oh fuck yes we just won a Warzone match 1000-156. Right at the beginning we rushed to their armory and capped it then capped the Spire and our own armory and it was history after that.
Also seems to be a side-effect of mobility increase.