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[Twilight Gap]

After a couple days of frustration at matchmaking and playlist management this is my attitude as well, I only dashboard every breakout game when it comes up in the pre-game lobby though, try to not quit in game.

I had to have a hearty laugh at Speedy's comment about 7 day bans earlier. Halo 5's situation is nowhere near as rough as Destiny's, but if Destiny had quitting bans like that I'd be unable to play the game for a year.

I can't support systems that punish their players for inoffensive behaviors like leaving a bad game when Matchmaking often does it to them itself, either through poorly balanced teams, laggy connections, or bad game settings. (I've only quit one game FWIW - a Warzone match.)

Would be nice to run Custom games instead to avoid that, but am waiting for the rest of the settings to ship.

Absolutely lovely coming across people like you in arena.

Fortunately I haven't had it happen to that point, but it has proven resourceful in the past. Nothing like going into BTB and matching spawn killing Banshee whores.

 

[Zeta Oni]

If I ever end up searching solo in Halo and find myself in a game i'm not enjoying, i'd just go AFK until it's done. Wouldn't want to be put on a timeout for leaving a game after being matched against a full team.

Absolutely lovely coming across people like you in arena.

 

[Diablohead]

I only afk to go to the bathroom or grab a drink when my team is losing by 15+ bit and there's a few kills left, otherwise a few times we have thought back and won, but that hardly happens.

There was a match once where within a minute the score was 6-20 but we won by 2 kills at the end because no one quit and kept fighting on.

 

[Detective]

Check again

Pretty sure my grenades appears instantly, But I'll check that out.

I guess you are in Europe ?

 

[Twilight Gap]

I only afk to go to the bathroom or grab a drink when my team is losing by 15+ bit and there's a few kills left, otherwise a few times we have thought back and won, but that hardly happens.

There was a match once where within a minute the score was 6-20 but we won by 2 kills at the end because no one quit and kept fighting on.

I'd rather see rank pentalities that are publicly displayed (like Halo 3's neg XP) than timeouts, which should be reserved for griefers and real habitual quitters. Timeout's basically say "Play what you get and don't get upset" but that only works when matchmaking does.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Just be prepared

You might finally understand the meaning of Neg Bobs


Might

Let's be clear neg bobs only appears in halo 4 and reach because the games are so bad i would stop playing about 10 kills in

Especially when playing customs with you Elzar - God damn 2forts is the worst thing to happen to halo - even worse than bloom and armour lock!

 

[Hypertrooper]

Don't worry. We'll get some... Eventually.. and they'll be made in forge... By community members...

I do not mind that the BTB maps are made by community members.

 

[justgames7604]

Wake me up when the servers are back to normal.

 

[Twilight Gap]

I got a little better at hitting people when I turned up the aiming sensitivity to 8. I'm gonna try stick to it and see how it goes.

i'm 4 in every shooter but 6 in this game for some reason

 

[Spectre]

Echoing sentiments about the servers tonight, just played for 2 hours and was obviously on European servers going by the names of the players. Incredibly frustrating and has made my group of friends and I not want to play matchmaking again until it's fixed/reverted. Didn't have a single issue with finding games on Australian servers at all times of day on all playlists, even 2-3am, so I really don't personally understand the logic of broadening the search.

I'll play again tomorrow in peak time but I don't expect to find any games on local servers given the feedback here and elsewhere.

I'm very much hoping that it's all reverted due to all the backlash but if not, it's so disappointing that we're finally able to get a Halo game with local dedicated servers and zero lag, have it all be suddenly changed and then have them just go unused.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Let's be clear neg bobs only appears in halo 4 and reach because the games are so bad i would stop playing about 10 kills in

Especially when playing customs with you Elzar - God damn 2forts is the worst thing to happen to halo - even worse than bloom and armour lock!

You love it really, I know you do.

 

[Vico]

I am asking myself why the hell is there no map in the canyons of Sanghelios between ancient Sangheili ruins?

I was told it was because a rocky environment wasn't suited for Arena playstyle, so that's why they went with clean surfaces like in Truth or human buildings. Escape from ARC (rocky environment) being a Warzone map proves that they were aiming for something separated from competition/arena. Which makes sense in a way.

Now, I'm sure they could find a way to make it, I agree.

 

[Sordid]

Echoing sentiments about the servers tonight, just played for 2 hours and was obviously on European servers going by the names of the players.

European servers are all I want haha, I'm in the UK and always get US servers. I'm not quite sure how they've flubbed the server selection this badly.

 

[Gravemind IV]

Meh, I am done. US server after US server, painfully obvious too. Oh, fuck 343 as well for lying through their teeth about improving connections after the beta.

Getting tagged by one bullet from an AR drops me when I go no-shield, meanwhile people can eat a bunch of br bursts when they are in the same condition. Blergh, let's see if BO3 is any better.

 

[Karl2177]

If I ever end up searching solo in Halo and find myself in a game i'm not enjoying, i'd just go AFK until it's done. Wouldn't want to be put on a timeout for leaving a game after being matched against a full team.

I'm relieved to not be arsed about my stats in this game so I don't have to rage when I'm put in those situations. I thank the loss of API and general cumbersomeness of 343's in-game and online UI over the years for weaning me off of that obsession.

Lack of an API? What have I been programming with for the past few days?

 

[Final Verdict]

There is some good stuff hidden on Level 9 part where you walk around and talk to halsey.

Anyone found a the Intel about the

Spoiler

elite and Palmer

? Or listened to the grunt talking to elite on the ledge?
Funny stuff!

 

[formasymphonic]

Played some war zone earlier and put two solid clips from a hydra into a boss ghost. One prick from the other team snipes? a single round from across the map and gets the 150 points while I am reloading. Me, who did all that work got nothing.

343, pls

Dual health bars.

Edit: I also had another game where my team managed to somehow let the enemy take all the bases and go for the core. I ran back to defend and I see some guys on my team shooting at our own core. Then after that I had another game where the game was stuck loading and the screen was just blacked out. You can tell who was talking or mute anyone and I had some stupid kid singing the spongebob theme song.

...I need to sign up with a group or something man, playing with randoms is killing me

 

[sam777]

I have just completed mission 5 and I am really liking the campaign so far.

Spoiler

I was also surprised to see Chief and Locke square up after the criticisms of the story.

 

[The Strokes]

I don't see a lot of people mentioning it, but the fact that 343 is working on implementing a 3 second timer to spawning on Swat and disabling friendly fire is really comforting.

Betrayals are always a thing in there.

 

[Geeun]

I keep getting dced mid way through matches. Anyone else?

 

[OneUh8]

They should do some auto recording in this game! I've gotten a few decent triples and overkills and whatnot. But I couldn't be bothered to save them. Would be way easier if they were automatically recorded!

"Xbox Record That" . Unless you don't have kinect. Literally the only thing I am using it for lol.

 

[Fuchsdh]

"Xbox Record That" . Unless you don't have kinect. Literally the only thing I am using it for lol.

Yeah the voice commands are awesome for quickly switching apps and recording stuff on the fly.

 

[MouldyK]

148-1000 Warzone Loss...

...great start to the day!

 

[Grisby]

"Lone Wolf" achieved. Christ, felt like Legendary was way harder compared to the previous titles.

 

[Hypertrooper]

"Lone Wolf" achieved. Christ, felt like Legendary was way harder compared to the previous titles.

I am on the last mission, so I have not completed it yet on legendary solo. But I am thinking right now how easy it is. If you are fighting Prometheans with Promethean weapons, they get down so fast. Most fights are over pretty quick.

 

[SicSemperTyrannis]

So, for those that have issues with either horrid lag/disconnects with a single user or can't play on the same fireteam as someone on the same connection there seems to be consensus on the culprit. For cable users getting huge lag spikes and disconnects it seems to be the provided modem that is the issue and can be fixed by using either a separate router for distributing wifi or by replacing the modem with one that doesn't cause the issue (I don't know which ones don't cause the issue, but Arris is one brand that is definitely causing it). However, if you get a router, be sure not to get a very expensive Netgear Nighthawk router and expect to play with another person on your connection. The R700 and R8000 ($200/$300) have some sort of PnP issue only with Halo 5 :| I was able to switch from my R7000 to my Dlink DGL-4500 and play a series of awesome games with my brother who is on the same connection as me...until my DGL-4500 decided to stop providing wifi and boot us from a loading Arena game leaving our two friends SoL. Now I'm stuck wondering if I should wait and hope for 343 to rectify this issue that seems to be on their end as no other games have the issue, or replace my working $200 router for the sole purpose of being able to play Halo 5 with my brother

 

[Gravemind IV]

A team that loses bases and bosses. If I pull 5 guys or more to a sneak base steal, how the fuck can you manage to lose OUR ONLY FUCKING BASE on the other side of the map. God..

 

[Reedirect]

Finally finished what was definitely my least favorite Halo campaign. I'm sure it's more fun in co-op, but solo on Heroic was kinda underwhelming most of the times. Terrible boss fight(s), dumb AI and only a few bigger, more open areas made it a very forgettable experience for me. At least the MP's great, but I can't see myself ever replaying the story.

 

[The Flash]

I am on the last mission, so I have not completed it yet on legendary solo. But I am thinking right now how easy it is. If you are fighting Prometheans with Promethean weapons, they get down so fast. Most fights are over pretty quick.

Heheh. Oh I can't wait.

 

[The Real Napsta]

I'm so pumped for BTB next week. Frankie, are you guys adding the BTB maps to the custom games UI?

 

[arimanius]

I don't see a lot of people mentioning it, but the fact that 343 is working on implementing a 3 second timer to spawning on Swat and disabling friendly fire is really comforting.

Betrayals are always a thing in there.

I hate that they are turning off friendly fire. I've never had an issue with it in Swat and I only play with randoms.

Friendly fire in one of the things that makes Halo unique from other shooters for me.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

I am on the last mission, so I have not completed it yet on legendary solo. But I am thinking right now how easy it is. If you are fighting Prometheans with Promethean weapons, they get down so fast. Most fights are over pretty quick.

If you don't cheese the game at all its up there, but IMO 2, CE, and Reach were harder. (Solo legendary)


Also, most promethian weapons to jack shit to turrets.

 

[link1201]

Yo Stinkles, can you flip the switches so the servers are like they were 24 hours ago? I'll play Orion if I have to.

I think they changed it back for additional testing. Hopefully that doesn't take too long.

 

[Ramirez]

If you don't cheese the game at all its up there, but IMO 2, CE, and Reach were harder. (Solo legendary)


Also, most promethian weapons to jack shit to turrets.

LR + telling your squad to kill turrets makes them a non factor.

 

[FaintColt388301]

I was playing my last game to get ranked in shotty snipes and two people on the other team quit so the scored was 36 to 17 or something. I figured I'll just stand here in the corner till the game ends because it's pointless and boring just searching for them . . . I got booted due to inactivity and had a 5 minute ban -_-

 

[Tecnniqe]

Sniper shotty is the worst

 

[BeforeU]

Sniper shotty is the worst

I HATE IT.

 

[The Real Napsta]

Sniper shotty is the worst

Force yourself to use the sniper, makes it more fun.

 

[JackHerer]

I'm so pumped for BTB next week. Frankie, are you guys adding the BTB maps to the custom games UI?

BTB confirmed for next week? Please be true. I am so sick of Warzone.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

LR + telling your squad to kill turrets makes them a non factor.

That's the only saving grace for finishing the game for me. I damn near snapped my controller in half until I realized this.

 

[MouldyK]

3 Matches of Warzone today...3 Core Destroyed...

...why do my team suck?

 

[Tecnniqe]

Force yourself to use the sniper, makes it more fun.

I love the sniper but i hate this mode.


Wtf, just got booted due to "Fireteam settings have changed" but im playing alone?
WHAT IS THIS, I LOST MY BOOST!

 

[Trup1aya]

How long do boosts last... And how can I see if the effects have been applied? I can't recognize Andy consistency.

 

[wesleyshark]

Warzone is an abomination of a game mode. What a fucking waste of development. Sadly there's no point in playing Arena with its shit maps and US servers galore.

It's a fantastic game mode, actually.

You must have been playing against our Slaent group. We had three games where the other team didn't get over 200 points lol.

 

[CloudyTuba]

How long do boosts last... And how can I see if the effects have been applied? I can't recognize Andy consistency.

I too find Andy hard to recognize. 343 plz.

Christ the maps are pretty shit in this game. Halo 2, 3 and 4 had such a diverse set of maps with a variety in design and look. Here it just seems to be Truth + generic factory/urban map.

Unless I'm missing some big diverse selection by only playing Arena/Slayer.

It's true.

 

[MouldyK]

Asda forced to remove 'offensive' poppy display

I have no opinion on the Display and whether it was a good move by Asda or not...

...But a Display of a Dead Person next to Halo? Pretty much writes itself.

 

[statham]

just lost a warzone match by 1 point 1000 to 999, but we made a strong comeback at the end, but not enough. epic.

 

[Gravemind IV]

Fuck 343, I am so fucking done with these incompetent morons.

The entirety of the fucking beta everyone complained about solo vs premades and connections outside the fucking US. Well, fuck. 10-50 loss in Arena because it's a 4 man premade that's from the US.

Well fucking done. I hope BF and COD drive this game into the dust. What a waste of money.

WHAT?! I LOST MY LEGENDARY RP BOOST BECAUSE I QUIT A 1VS4. WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS GAME?

 

[Shrennin]

I got Platinum in Shotty Snipers. That's really all I wanted to do for the first weekend playlist is to at least get qualified, so mission complete!

 

[wesleyshark]

Fuck 343, I am so fucking done with these incompetent morons.

The entirety of the fucking beta everyone complained about solo vs premades and connections outside the fucking US. Well, fuck. 10-50 loss in Arena because it's a 4 man premade that's from the US.

Well fucking done. I hope BF and COD drive this game into the dust. What a waste of money.

Wow. Calm down a little bit maybe?