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Halo 5: Guardians Beta Thread | Hot Red on Blue Action
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ShadowsFell
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It's alright man. I think I sucked in at least one of the games. Haha
Lol very up and down by all of us I think. Pumped to play some more though; I may be on in the afternoon a bit. Hopefully we don't have the party issues like last night. Definitely costed us a handful of games played.
Just some lag plus not the most amazing shot, but really that should've been enough to put him down I thought.
OH man, this is exactly what happens to me and is the reason why I'm not playing some much as I want.
Lag is unbearable. The game keeps connecting to distant data centers (probably one on the US), giving me huge disadvantages against those playing with very low pings.
343i needs to take a step back and think of their international customers. Data center selection is a must. TMCC and now the H5:B clearly shows that their systems is flawed.
If thid change doesn't come, I can't see myself buying H5. I really like the new game play mechanics, but I simply can't buy a game where I'll be in an unfair playing field for most of my matches.
Exploratory
Banned
you are playing an awful lot between posting how much you hate the experience you're having
this should go without saying, but you are playing a beta 11 months out from launch. its specifically to test out multiplayer and balance and is not remotely feature complete.
I get that. Its just frustrating to have medals in the game and have no way of finding out what any of them mean.
Zabant
Member
It's not that bad, I have gotten used to it, with the pistol I can now kill bad BR/DMR players unless you're an equal or better shot than me.
In previous Halo's if your team was spawning with AR and the enemy had map control and long range it was game over.
Now, if you're a good shot you can fight back.
ShadowsFell
Member
Yeah those party issues were terrible. I couldn't hear you guys on chat during most of the games either.
It was a lot of up and down. I might be on this afternoon. We shall see.
gAg CruSh3r
Member
My honest opinion about ADS is that I don't really notice it anymore. It was weird at first but it does not bother me at all. It does screw up with the sniper but that's all what's bugging me.
As for scoping in vs non scoping. That's been in all the Halo's to my knowledge.
As for automatic weapons, that crap needs to get nerfed. SMG needs to get it's smart scope nerfed because it shoots almost like a SAW from Halo 4 when zoomed in. Almost same thing with the AR.
empire
eden (empire remix, nighttime)
truth
regret (truth remix, crashed ship)
crossfire
forget the name --- another breakout map (remix?)
forget the name --- a forge map
Nice. I'll hit you up if I see you on when I'm playing.
Agreed. I don't think any of the autos should have ADS but if they keep it, nerf them. The SMG is just ridiculous. Also, the scope for the DMR is too small for my liking and blocks too much of the screen. Make it transparent like the BR.
I think the best advice would be "your experience may vary". I've seen opinions kind of all over the place on the beta so far - some love it, some hate it, some think it's meh, for some it's just not their style
After my first day with it I thought it was decent, but definitely had a "this doesn't feel like Halo" kind of vibe to it. After the second day with it I actually started to like the game less.
ShadowsFell
Member
Sounds good.
It still amazes me that this beta has 1 less map then what Halo Reach shipped with. Hopefully the remixed maps are more then just pallet swaps.
Dylan Sexbang
Banned
I stand by Bamber Jamper being the best and most familiar Halo control setup for Halo 5. I can't imagine using anything else. Everything that needs a brief tap is right there and having smart scope and crouch on the sticks is something I always have to play with.
Default looked disgusting from the get go.
Default looked disgusting from the get go.
From what they showed on the Sprint, the changes are pretty significant.
Crosspost from the HaloGAF thread about Halo 5:
Halo 5 thoughts so far after playing the beta and pre-beta so far:
-AR starts could be the reason, but the heavy reliance on automatic weapons ruins the game.
- AR's seem to have a too wide range or deal too much damage over distance
- the flinch like effect punishes you way too much as a BR user.
- the controls are too cluttered, I get way too often in Ground Pound mode accidentally
- Slide and Charge also have to be explained better in the final game, way too many people I know don't even are aware how to do it.
-Shields don't recharge during sprint, which is fine, but then make the shield recharge rate out of combat faster
- pistol needs a serious buff
Truth is a bad map in Halo 5. There I said it, you are too fast around the map, especially with AR starts you can easily trap a team and start dominating. May wait for BR starts to make my final judgement.
So far I think automatics are too strong and precision weapons too weak
Halo 5 thoughts so far after playing the beta and pre-beta so far:
-AR starts could be the reason, but the heavy reliance on automatic weapons ruins the game.
- AR's seem to have a too wide range or deal too much damage over distance
- the flinch like effect punishes you way too much as a BR user.
- the controls are too cluttered, I get way too often in Ground Pound mode accidentally
- Slide and Charge also have to be explained better in the final game, way too many people I know don't even are aware how to do it.
-Shields don't recharge during sprint, which is fine, but then make the shield recharge rate out of combat faster
- pistol needs a serious buff
Truth is a bad map in Halo 5. There I said it, you are too fast around the map, especially with AR starts you can easily trap a team and start dominating. May wait for BR starts to make my final judgement.
So far I think automatics are too strong and precision weapons too weak
GringoSuave89
Banned
Eden is the main map, Empire is its remix. Pegasus is the name of the forge map.
link1201
Member
I can't remember being in this many the whole time I played Halo 4. Having such close games is a blast.
This sums up my feelings toward the game perfectly....at the moment at least
Jonesy7707
Member
Hard reset your console.
After playing a bit more, AR range is fine. It becomes worthless at range as soon as a hit is made and the player is zoomed out. My ideal weapon set so far is BR and SMG. BR and AR works great too as I pay much more attention to where I am and change weapons according to the combat space I will be in if someone attacks.
Diablohead
Member
you are playing an awful lot between posting how much you hate the experience you're having
Well I own the MCC, the more I figure out why the beta is bad the more I can work around it, for example no point playing in the late evenings I will get overseas servers which is one of the biggest problems right now.
Outside of spending 30 minutes earlier looking for a match i've not touched it today, that's not a lot when you work from home.
loving empire, there are so many under utilized routes, flanking people holding down the outside area with a game winning double kill (that was 47-47) is just so fucking satisfying!
http://xboxclips.com/LoopOfHenle/4c0359e2-66a4-4ada-8f02-c46c1b366953
http://xboxclips.com/LoopOfHenle/4c0359e2-66a4-4ada-8f02-c46c1b366953
there would be no "choice" if classic scope was offered, lets not pretend otherwise. you would definitely be at a disadvantage using the smart scope.
I like it. Its basically COD 2150. Which I don't consider a bad thing. I think it moves tad too fast. that said, I cant wait to play a big team battle on something like blood gulch!
+grenades have good weight, that's a Halo staple!
+good dynamic lighting on everything, another staple!
+engine feels like it has a lot going on under the hood. staple #3.
- moves too fast. its like Halo1 on meth.
- you move so fast the run feels pointless.
- needs a double jump
- looks like its running at very low res.
+grenades have good weight, that's a Halo staple!
+good dynamic lighting on everything, another staple!
+engine feels like it has a lot going on under the hood. staple #3.
- moves too fast. its like Halo1 on meth.
- you move so fast the run feels pointless.
- needs a double jump
- looks like its running at very low res.
link1201
Member
Me too. There is just an over abundance of them.
Zabant
Member
This is nothing, H2 was worst for nade spam.
Gravemind IV
Member
That's it, I am done. Can't stand the fact that the first hit after no shield drops me instantly while I need to keep hitting. It feels like random ttk like in CoD. I have seen people drop me instantly with the pistol, yet that shit doesn't fly for me. Another good one is grenades, mine feel like firecrackers as opposed to the nukes that I get thrown at me.
Also, get that default shit scheme out of here. Killcam shows guys repeatedly going in and out of scope as if they are quickscoping.. wtf have you done 343.
Also, get that default shit scheme out of here. Killcam shows guys repeatedly going in and out of scope as if they are quickscoping.. wtf have you done 343.
Not really. Following the 1.1 patch, grenade spam made way for good BR battles. Now Halo 3, that was a grenade spam fest, mainly because the weapons were so fucking useless.
Dylan Sexbang
Banned
Halo Reach Nades were literal football nukes. Anyway, I say change it to 1 nade spawns. And enable friendly fire to decrease nade spam. Unless it's in and I haven't noticed it?
its not in, but the spartan chatter would make you think otherwise.
and +1 to 1 nade at spawn.
I don't mind the grenade behavior at this point or the spawning with 2. I feel like with the lower TTK from the starting weapons, at least having grenades to weaken your opponent is key to defending yourself. Not getting the jump on them is much more prevalent in this game than previous Halos, imo. Bordering on COD levels. At least with a few grenades you can attack and use thruster to give yourself a chance to defend or gain the kill when you get blindsided at spawn.
Twilight Gap
Member
i really don't like scoping with the DMR. can't see shit with this thing.
And then there's themail slot Sniper...
And then there's the
MrFrankFontaine
Banned
I'll be on in about 2 hours to play. Need to get a workout in first. The black screen issues I was having was definitely the beta as I could hit the Xbox button and see the UI. Hopefully that doesn't happen again.
Empire grew on me after a few times playing it. Really wasn't feeling it too much in the beginning.
Yea, it's tough to be critical towards a beta, but still want it to work properly.
I'll hit you up if you're on when I am later.
Gravemind IV
Member
21-6? No problem, we'll just give you 3 horrible teammates to even stuff out. Match lone wolves with lone wolves, please.
These games all feel like 1vs4.
These games all feel like 1vs4.
Click Slayer > enter lobby > Match fills > sit on loading Slayer for 5 minutes > players start dropping > sit on getting players for 5 minutes > sit on loading Slayer for 5 minutes > players drop > throw fucking console out the window and forget Halo even exists.
My experience with he Beta today in a nutshell.
My experience with he Beta today in a nutshell.
You have to be more careful in this Halo. Stick with your team, because running and gunning will get you murdered fast.
I personally wouldn't change a thing about the game except for making the weapons on the ground easier to see, and also making the blue team easier too see. Other than those two things, I think it's near perfect.
Y'know, things break