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[Bsigg12]

No Gold required...could this be opening the door for PC cross play?

No. Destiny is the same way for the non-pvp stuff.

 

[TechOne]

Free maps and silver members can play online coop? Ok 343, you have my attention.

 

[Solidsoul]

Any word on how/if Azure will be implemented in SP?

No joke.

Yes, this question combined with mine from earlier:

Frankie, this may seem like a really obvious question but i'd just like to make sure. Can Halo 5's campaign be played offline?

Thank you for all this wonderful new information!

I hope Azure isnt in, online required campaign would be devastating.

 

[GECK]

Uhm no. 15 Maps... thats a lot of money.

Not if the playlists are dead because of a splintered community. Maps being free is a good thing. Let them sell cosmetic shit for the people that want to play dressup which won't actually impact gameplay while still selling like candy.

 

[BONKERS]

LINDA, FRED AND KELLY FINALLY!?
The cast of characters that SHOULD have been in Halo Reach.

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY....if you make a PC version!

 

[lifeexpectancy]

Here's some tidbits from this month's GI issue. A lot more in the magazine: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...y-cover-revealed-halo-5-guardians-923520.aspx

• AI teammates can revive you as well

UGH.

Revive? In a Halo game?

Jumping the shark once wasn't enough. Now they need to play double-dutch with the shark? Come on 343, what are you doing?

Enemy encounters in Halo games are designed to punish dumb mistakes. Going down and sitting on the ground waiting for a revive so you can pick up where you left off instead of re-starting the encounter and approaching more tactfully is not good, not good at all.

I realize that playing co-op you can respawn on your teammates if they get out of the danger zone, so I'm mainly referring to single-player Heroic/Legendary campaign play. AI teammates reviving you just seems like an unwarranted change.

 

[El_Chino]

UGH.

Revive? In a Halo game?

Jumping the shark once wasn't enough. Now they need to play double-dutch with the shark? Come on 343, what are you doing?

What's the problem if it's only campaign?

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

So... what happens when one of your squad members dies? Or are they invincible a la Arbiter? I always hated that.

 

[Sesuadra]

Here's some tidbits from this month's GI issue. A lot more in the magazine: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...y-cover-revealed-halo-5-guardians-923520.aspx

• Whether playing as Chief or Locke, you're accompanied by a fireteam of 3 A.I. which you
• Confirmed: Linda, Kelly, and Fred join the Chief
  
• Spoilers:
  Spoiler

  Cortana's silhouette is seen by the Chief after he's separated from Blue Team, she says: "John, the domain is open. Meridian is next. You only have 3 days, John. The Reclamation is about to begin."

• 
  
  
  Can I at least chose? I honestly hate locke as a character ~_~"
  
  but the spoiler and linda, kelly and fred could really make me give up my "I won't buy it"..

 

[FordGTGuy]

UGH.

Revive? In a Halo game?

Jumping the shark once wasn't enough. Now they need to play double-dutch with the shark? Come on 343, what are you doing?

Enemy encounters in Halo games are designed to punish dumb mistakes. Going down and sitting on the ground waiting for a revive so you can pick up where you left off instead of re-starting the encounter and approaching more tactfully is not good, not good at all.

I realize that playing co-op you can respawn on your teammates if they get out of the danger zone, so I'm mainly referring to single-player Heroic/Legendary campaign play. AI teammates reviving you just seems like an unwarranted change.

Would you rather teammates magically respawn or actually revive in campaign?

 

[lifeexpectancy]

What's the problem if it's only campaign?

Sorry, fleshed out my thoughts on this more thoroughly with an edit above.

Would you rather teammates magically respawn or actually revive in campaign?

In co-op it's fine. In single-player I'd rather when you die, you die, and go back to a checkpoint. It forces you to approach the sandbox encounters more tactfully on higher difficulties. AI shouldn't be able to revive you in single player. It cheapens the experience IMO.

 

[Str1ke4]

It would be cool if we got an option to play solo without the ai after beating the campaign atleast once

 

[Darknight34]

Sorry, fleshed out my thoughts on this more thoroughly with an edit above.



In co-op it's fine. In single-player I'd rather when you die, you die, and go back to a checkpoint. It forces you to approach the sandbox encounters more tactfully on higher difficulties. AI shouldn't be able to revive you in single player. It cheapens the experience IMO.

I hear ya. There will be a skull though...99% sure.

 

[Bsigg12]

I hear ya. There will be a skull though...99% sure.

Yea, there will probably be a skull for no revives during combat. It's just to obvious for it not to be there.

 

[op_ivy]

Free maps. Epic multiplayer. Sounds great. I'm a bit iffy on the ai squad mates, but could be a great addition. So stoked.

 

[AO1JMM]

You can't please everybody.

I'm stoked for the game and look forward to see what 343 has made.

 

[op_ivy]

Holy shit.

 

[JeffZero]

Ugh, maaaan. I'm such a damn space opera nerd for life so I should be a Halo fan, but I've just never gotten on the Xbox train for long. I need to trip on an oddly-placed Xbox One somehow and change my life forever. I know people always say the meat of the Halo lore is in the books (which is unfortunate in that while books are rad I'm far more of a cinematic fellow) but this stuff sounds cool and boy oh boy does the game look pretty.

 

[SmartWaffles]

UGH.

Revive? In a Halo game?

Jumping the shark once wasn't enough. Now they need to play double-dutch with the shark? Come on 343, what are you doing?

Enemy encounters in Halo games are designed to punish dumb mistakes. Going down and sitting on the ground waiting for a revive so you can pick up where you left off instead of re-starting the encounter and approaching more tactfully is not good, not good at all.

I realize that playing co-op you can respawn on your teammates if they get out of the danger zone, so I'm mainly referring to single-player Heroic/Legendary campaign play. AI teammates reviving you just seems like an unwarranted change.

Yeah that's the one thing that ruined Gear of War 3 single player, hope they clarify on that.

 

[Kuroyume]

Free maps? Nice to see some publishers coming to their senses. Killzone. Halo. Paying for maps was always fucking stupid. Regret ever doing it.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Yea, there will probably be a skull for no revives during combat. It's just to obvious for it not to be there.

I think legendary itself may be no revives

 

[SmartWaffles]

LINDA, FRED AND KELLY FINALLY!?
The cast of characters that SHOULD have been in Halo Reach.

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY....if you make a PC version!

Not gonna happen and don't port beg.

 

[sugarman]

We have to be getting a huge Battlefield-style BTB gametype. Those teases are right up that alley.

That would be incredible.

 

[Bsigg12]

I think legendary itself may be no revives

I wish is was determined by what killed you. Explosives, vehicles and swords should be a back to checkpoint thing but stuff like small arms fire should just down you to be revived on a certain amount of time.

I'm praying the revive stuff doesn't become a thing in the new multiplayer mode they're announcing next week.

 

[derFeef]

Wasn't really hot on H5. But Buck, the fireteam, commands and coop has me really hyped now. Thanks for the write-up!

 

[Dynasty8]

Reviving is definitely a good thing IMO. Always preferred that aspect in Gears rather than having a god mode NPC as a teammate.

 

[solis74]

Holy shit.

:O

 

[erale]

I really like what I've read. Finally Halo moves forward. Loved Republic Commando and the idea to actually give your squad orders.

 

[nekkid]

With maps being free DLC, I suspect stuff like some armour permutations and symbols to be paid-for DLC to offset the difference.

I'd be fine with that, so long as it's cosmetic. Not splitting the player base is far more important.

 

[maximrace]

Any word on blue teams unique traits being in the game besides loadouts? Like Kelly running faster, Linda having a better aim with the sniper etc

 

[abadguy]

Incorrect. We hired him at the start of halo 5, some years ago now.

I stand corrected

I still prefer the old, more blocky Spartan armor. Everytime I see the newer armor, I think Dead Space and not Halo at all.

The sleekness and curves of the of the armor make it look too pretty, not tough, kinda like comparing a Porsche with a M1 Abrams. I mean why is the entire midsection and groin area unarmored? Buck's armor is not too bad though and is the closest to the old Spartan armor.

Despite the armor, I'm pretty excited for this game and hope it's good enough to give me a reason to pick up a Xbone.

Sleeker armor makes sense to me. Spartans are meant to be as agile as they are strong and the older armor sets look like they would be harder to move in. Not to mention these armor sets are meant to be more advanced no? As things get more high tech they tend to get smaller/sleeker less bulky.

 

[jem0208]

Reviving is definitely a good thing IMO. Always preferred that aspect in Gears rather than having a god mode NPC as a teammate.

I love the idea of the squad systems, however I'm a bit wary of this feature.

I feel like it might be a bit weird if we're just lying there with the Chief panting and a red screen waiting for a teammate to run over and revive you. It's always felt very "gamey" imo...

 

[solis74]

I stand corrected



Sleeker armor makes sense to me. Spartans are meant to be as agile as they are strong and the older armor sets look like they would be harder to move in. Not to mention these armor sets are meant to be more advanced no? As things get more high tech they tend to get smaller/sleeker less bulky.

I'm loving the new look of the armor designs.

 

[Prine]

I love the idea of the squad systems, however I'm a bit wary of this feature.

I feel like it might be a bit weird if we're just lying there with the Chief panting and a red screen waiting for a teammate to run over and revive you. It's always felt very "gamey" imo...

Yeah, its a valid complaint. Chief doesnt die, he revives others. If he dies so does humanity's last chance. Which makes sense to end the campaign and try again until Cheif succeeds. Maybe im taking this too seriously, but the Halo i know always glorified you as Cheif, the most important and celebrated man from Earth. We'll see how 343i handle it.

 

[jem0208]

Yeah, its a valid complaint. Chief doesnt die, he revives others. If he dies so does humanity's last chance. Which makes sense to end the campaign and try again until Cheif succeeds. Maybe im taking this too seriously, but the Halo i know always glorified you as Cheif, the most important and celebrated man from Earth. We'll see how 343i handle it.

Yeah, it'll be a bit odd for the Chief to suddenly be falling down and needing to get helped up every other battle in legendary...

 

[solis74]

Spartan 4, but that's basically just a normal soldier in a Spartan suit. No augmentations like the other Spartans have, which makes them not nearly as powerful.

For reference: Halo 4 said it would take 10 Spartan 4's to beat one Spartan 2.

Also the 4's take a blood infusion of some sort?

 

[Journey]

That FREE MAPS vor everyone sounds like a big Sorry to me

The equivalent of flowers. Will you accept them?

 

[BeforeU]

Wait so what will be in limited edition of the game? I thought it will come with season pass, but now that doesn't seem to be the case. collectors comes with a statue.

 

[DOG3NZAKA]

I think it's safe to say that not requiring Gold for co-op is a compromise for not having local split screen. But as it turned out, a lot of folks aren't happy. I don't blame them though. It doesn't effect me, bit it still sucks for those it does.

 

[jem0208]

Wait so what will be in limited edition of the game? I thought it will come with season pass, but now that doesn't seem to be the case. collectors comes with a statue.

All cosmetic DLC will be free?

 

[Fahzgoolin]

Yeah, it'll be a bit odd for the Chief to suddenly be falling down and needing to get helped up every other battle in legendary...

Ewwww. Good point. I didn't even think of this. That does sound rather lame. I'll wait and see though. This game is so great sounding.

 

[Pop]

Not if the playlists are dead because of a splintered community. Maps being free is a good thing. Let them sell cosmetic shit for the people that want to play dressup which won't actually impact gameplay while still selling like candy.

Bro, Halo with hats...

Just imagine all the monies

 

[valkillmore]

How can I not get an Xbox One once this game is out? I love Halo. Fuck man these concepts and renders are exciting me to no end. It looks amazing. This is open-world too, right? Or 'Open-Area' like Witcher 3?

 

[BeforeU]

How can I not get an Xbox One once this game is out? I love Halo. Fuck man these concepts and renders are exciting me to no end. It looks amazing. This is open-world too, right? Or 'Open-Area' like Witcher 3?

lol wut? where did you get that idea from?

its not open world.

 

[Fahzgoolin]

lol wut? where did you get that idea from?

its not open world.

Dat rumor is everywhere lol.

 

[valkillmore]

lol wut? where did you get that idea from?

its not open world.

Dat rumor is everywhere lol.

Fair enough! I read it years ago I think and I suppose I never followed the news leaks to find out for sure. At any rate I'm hyped!

 

[Detective]

Everything sounds so fucking amazing. Great job so far 343i.

Good luck with the show.

Man, now I hope no one dies from the blue team.

 

[dancrane212]

Maybe have a skull for no revives? I'll have to wait and see how things actually play out but I am a bit cautious about that feature being too forgiving.

 

[diaspora]

Spartan 4 suits look like they were made by fucking Tony Stark.

 

[Karl2177]

I want to know why 343i and Halo still stick with the method of giving full reveals to magazines, instead of releasing it on their own website for everyone.