Halo 5: Guardians Beta Thread | Hot Red on Blue Action
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Yeah spotting things away in the distances i very hard with 720p no aa solution and a game thats very dark looking.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Hmm. Try contacting Xbox Support, I guess.
It's a BETA lol, and it looks pretty good.. no real complaints here, game is also fun. But you can see it's 720p upscalled. Will be higher resolution when launched, maybe 900p @ 60 frames, but I am fine with that.
Also the polygon-count is higher than 4, and the textures have more variety
I am not seeing the mess, I am getting into matches pretty fast.
I also have to difficulty spotting things in the distance, maybe you should get a bigger tv
Blue Ninja
Member
You don't need the MCC to play this weekend, though. Either you got a code, or you didn't.
barneystuta83
Member
Naked Lunch
Member
5 hours later and I finally pulled myself away from the beta for sleep. Very impressed.
- Every single weapon is useful - every one. You are no longer defenseless with no br starts - a previous staple of the series for years. DMRs better for range - BRs for mid - ARs/Smgs will kill anything up close. The way it always should have been. Pistol takes lots of skill but its really good.
- Teamwork is more paramount than ever. Stick together or lose. I often find myself going in - doing as much damage as possible - and evading out - letting my team clean up the kills.
- I thought I would hate the ingame chatter but it is very well done and very useful.
- The gunplay is really good - like really good. Headshots and just general hitmarkers are so satisfying - in addition to the added depth of the movement options. Everything revolves around the thruster. This is a highly skill based game. I played multiple rounds with only 1 death which required tons of outplays. Even with all the madness around you - the thruster lets you stay alive for just a second or 2 longer to come out on top. You can really go on a roll. With the new movement, I really felt in control of my character - and most deaths felt like it was entirely my fault.
- The TTK and time for shields to recharge are just about perfect. They really nailed it. I was worried about the quick TTK for the AR from previous videos but once I played it, it felt right. The thruster is the counter to close range ARs.
The only gameplay beefs I see are:
- it takes too long for the sniper scope to pop up
- the sniper fires a tad too slowly
- im not a fan of the pistol scope
- the ground pound + charge seem pretty useless. Clamber and thrusters are the real stars here.
In my sessions - people were really into it. Just complete random strangers on the mic already doing callouts, complementing each other, and playing really well as a team. It reminded me of the first days of Halo 2 - when the community was amazing. So wild to see this on day 1 of a beta.
I cant wait to see objective modes and Big Team Battle with this gameplay.
- Every single weapon is useful - every one. You are no longer defenseless with no br starts - a previous staple of the series for years. DMRs better for range - BRs for mid - ARs/Smgs will kill anything up close. The way it always should have been. Pistol takes lots of skill but its really good.
- Teamwork is more paramount than ever. Stick together or lose. I often find myself going in - doing as much damage as possible - and evading out - letting my team clean up the kills.
- I thought I would hate the ingame chatter but it is very well done and very useful.
- The gunplay is really good - like really good. Headshots and just general hitmarkers are so satisfying - in addition to the added depth of the movement options. Everything revolves around the thruster. This is a highly skill based game. I played multiple rounds with only 1 death which required tons of outplays. Even with all the madness around you - the thruster lets you stay alive for just a second or 2 longer to come out on top. You can really go on a roll. With the new movement, I really felt in control of my character - and most deaths felt like it was entirely my fault.
- The TTK and time for shields to recharge are just about perfect. They really nailed it. I was worried about the quick TTK for the AR from previous videos but once I played it, it felt right. The thruster is the counter to close range ARs.
The only gameplay beefs I see are:
- it takes too long for the sniper scope to pop up
- the sniper fires a tad too slowly
- im not a fan of the pistol scope
- the ground pound + charge seem pretty useless. Clamber and thrusters are the real stars here.
In my sessions - people were really into it. Just complete random strangers on the mic already doing callouts, complementing each other, and playing really well as a team. It reminded me of the first days of Halo 2 - when the community was amazing. So wild to see this on day 1 of a beta.
I cant wait to see objective modes and Big Team Battle with this gameplay.
ebullientprism
Member
Yep.
I think there are some balance issues and some minor things here and there but holy Christ its fucking good. Like possibly best Halo good.
Please don't fuck it up by adding useless shit in the shipping version 343. You have it nailed down. It's yours for the taking.
Phat Michael
Banned
anyone else think the energy sword is a tad overpowered?
Lol people complaining about image quality etc for a beta that is 1 year of the final release.
this is a real beta and not what other devs try to sell you as betas one month before launch
Also resolution gate heh? Buy a PS4 if you want 1080p games
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I would take almost everything as long as I have 60fps
this is a real beta and not what other devs try to sell you as betas one month before launch
Also resolution gate heh? Buy a PS4 if you want 1080p games
that run in 30fps
I would take almost everything as long as I have 60fps
Phat Michael
Banned
I think it looks great and runs smooth as. Don't care about the resolution one bit, it performs well and is loads of fun to play. Let me change my control scheme though!
Twin Tails
Member
Game is fucking awesome, ended up sticking with Halo 4 Control Scheme, like it.
So, can't connect to any game. Tried about 15 times so far.
Manage to get connected with 7 other players , then the screen begins to flash then back to the multiplayer main menu with the message 'the request to join has timed out'. Then a message about halo servers having issues
Anyone else encounter the same problems?
Manage to get connected with 7 other players , then the screen begins to flash then back to the multiplayer main menu with the message 'the request to join has timed out'. Then a message about halo servers having issues
Anyone else encounter the same problems?
Not here. I'm getting into games instantly.
Twin Tails
Member
that was happening to me, i quit the game "app" and started it again. worked fine after
Phat Michael
Banned
Took me a minute to get into a game. I think if it doesn't have enough players it throws bots in there? Saw lots of people with weird names etc
DATABASE DATABASE
Member
Question for boxer users: is thruster really mapped to LT?
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Pretty weak that you gotta be damn near tongue kissing a guy for the melee to connect.
velociraptor
Junior Member
I have the MCC. Will I get a Halo 5 beta code?
Kssio_Aug
Member
My 1st attempt was taking long to start and then got a connection issue. My 2nd attempt found it pretty much instantaneously.
The game is awesome!! Really!
And imo ADS indeed does not add penalty for hip fire, since hip fire is as effective as ever (almost all my kills were like that) and if you get shot in ADS it goes back.
Also the sprint actually did not interfere in any negative form to the game it seems.
Pretty amazing match! Just one Ive played, but loved it!
The game is awesome!! Really!
And imo ADS indeed does not add penalty for hip fire, since hip fire is as effective as ever (almost all my kills were like that) and if you get shot in ADS it goes back.
Also the sprint actually did not interfere in any negative form to the game it seems.
Pretty amazing match! Just one Ive played, but loved it!
Gravemind IV
Member
Some questions for the lucky folk that got in the beta.
- The build that was leaked last week showed that there were no more sounds for being hit (the annoying high pitched) beep, but it seems to be in again for the public beta?
- Does it really feel like Halo? I have seen a lot of people say that while the game feels good, it sort of lacks that genuine Halo feel.
- Is the jungle midship variant not enabled yet?
- Does ADS make the SMG/AR too powerful? I am all for expanding the sandbox of potential weapons, but I'd be miffed if everybody was carrying these close range death machines that put no emphasis on proper aim
Lol people complaining about image quality etc for a beta that is 1 year of the final release.
this is a real beta and not what other devs try to sell you as betas one month before launch
Also resolution gate heh? Buy a PS4 if you want 1080p games.that run in 30fps
I would take almost everything as long as I have 60fps
Let's just say the other fans, *wink *wink, need something to complain about *wink
No four player split screen either. Can't forget how important that is in this day and age.
For me it still has that Halo feel, but it's way more enjoyable. Probably because I'm no pro-gamer, more the casual player.
ADS isn't THAT important in my opinion. It's useful on the AR given a certain range to the enemy, but once it gets hectic I'll rather play without ADS. Especially with the SMG. You also drop out of ADS when you get hit.
Really enjoying the beta.
1) Not sure what you mean.
2) Feels like a mashup of Destiny and classic Halo. Very fun. I wouldn't say it's exactly like classic Halo though. But at least IMO, it's a nice take on things.
3) Nope.
4) SMG is a big overpowered. But the AR isn't. You can still win easily with a BR or DMR.
AusRoachman
Member
How is the announcer? Is it as bad as the trailer ?
Personally I really like it. It could do with being a tiny bit quieter, but it doesn't sound out of place at all to me. Really like it.
cartoon_soldier
Member
Not the early access code as that is for the dash preview members. For people with MCC the beta starts on the 29th, if I remember correctly.
Twin Tails
Member
The bro poses need to go.
Why not show Spartans battle scarred, smoking weapons, torn flag in the breeze etc. in a sort of static partially animated image, have Spartans standing, sitting around the map just played, with carnage shown. The battle was over but red or blue won, it was hard fought.
Why not show Spartans battle scarred, smoking weapons, torn flag in the breeze etc. in a sort of static partially animated image, have Spartans standing, sitting around the map just played, with carnage shown. The battle was over but red or blue won, it was hard fought.
Twin Tails
Member
would of been blasted/melee in regular Halo here i stood a chance w/ thrusters
Looked great to me...
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
would of been blasted/melee in regular Halo here i stood a chance w/ thrusters
Implying it's a good thing for gameplay?
ebullientprism
Member
Couple of hours in. Early thoughts.
Wot I like -
Gunplay - Its fucking sublime. The best there has been in the series. Every gun feels like a joy to fire and nailing shots (especially headshots) is such a rush. They nailed that to the wall.
Movement - Its fucking good. Feels weighty. Love thrusters, they were my favorite in Halo 4 (evade in Reach). Mantling feels slick every time you do it. Even sprint feels .... not offensive? Short of Titanfall, this is as good as it gets.
Weapons - Every weapon feels like its useful. Previous games AR/Pistol spawn would always mean first order of business was to find a BR. Here I will pick up a BR/DMR if I find it but I dont feel at a disadvantage with what I start with.
Spartan Chatter - I will eat crow on this one. Wasnt sold till I actually started playing it and found that it was really useful. People who play the game in parties of 4 or something might not need it but for lone wolves like me who often play Team Slayer solo its amazing.
Wot I dislike -
Announcer - Why? He was garbage in Halo 4. Garbage here. Just re use Halo 3 as your baseline 343.
Misc stuff - Dont like that you can lunge with the sword. Just sprinting with it is more than enough. Doesnt need a lunge to go with that. Its ridiculous. Way too many medals. I dont need a medal for literally every thing I do. It makes them meaningless.
Kill cams - Just give me an option to not see it in the settings please. 343 I know you have a hard on for it but its terrible. You cant get it to work most of the times (dont tell me its a Beta thing, wasnt much better in 4). And I really dont need it anyway. VERY rarely do I die in Halo and wonder "WTF was that?"
Overall though, those are all minor gripes. They have it nailed down. They could still fuck it up but I doubt it.
Looks like we finally might be getting a good Halo game again.
Wot I like -
Gunplay - Its fucking sublime. The best there has been in the series. Every gun feels like a joy to fire and nailing shots (especially headshots) is such a rush. They nailed that to the wall.
Movement - Its fucking good. Feels weighty. Love thrusters, they were my favorite in Halo 4 (evade in Reach). Mantling feels slick every time you do it. Even sprint feels .... not offensive? Short of Titanfall, this is as good as it gets.
Weapons - Every weapon feels like its useful. Previous games AR/Pistol spawn would always mean first order of business was to find a BR. Here I will pick up a BR/DMR if I find it but I dont feel at a disadvantage with what I start with.
Spartan Chatter - I will eat crow on this one. Wasnt sold till I actually started playing it and found that it was really useful. People who play the game in parties of 4 or something might not need it but for lone wolves like me who often play Team Slayer solo its amazing.
Wot I dislike -
Announcer - Why? He was garbage in Halo 4. Garbage here. Just re use Halo 3 as your baseline 343.
Misc stuff - Dont like that you can lunge with the sword. Just sprinting with it is more than enough. Doesnt need a lunge to go with that. Its ridiculous. Way too many medals. I dont need a medal for literally every thing I do. It makes them meaningless.
Kill cams - Just give me an option to not see it in the settings please. 343 I know you have a hard on for it but its terrible. You cant get it to work most of the times (dont tell me its a Beta thing, wasnt much better in 4). And I really dont need it anyway. VERY rarely do I die in Halo and wonder "WTF was that?"
Overall though, those are all minor gripes. They have it nailed down. They could still fuck it up but I doubt it.
Looks like we finally might be getting a good Halo game again.
Leyasu
Banned
I played and it was smooth earlier. But now I am wondering if the "p2p fallback" is in this game as well????