Halo 5: Guardians Beta Thread | Hot Red on Blue Action
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Gravemind IV
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Thrusters look sick, but combined with clamber and sprint, I am kind of worried about the flow of maps. I have seen people running marathons on Truth, I didn't like AW as much as I had thought because everyone is everywhere all the time; does Halo's TTK balance this out somewhat?
Caayn
Member
Grenades that hit you do damage, wasn't aware of that.
Also is the spartan in the Spartan Hub pink for everyone else? Doesn't matter which colour I pick it'll always still pink and looks like the texture aren't loaded. Also if I rotate the Spartan I can see a crosshair when the model goes over the middle of the screen.
Edit: Whoo just got my first extermination
With the AR and a few tactically placed grenades on Truth.
Also is the spartan in the Spartan Hub pink for everyone else? Doesn't matter which colour I pick it'll always still pink and looks like the texture aren't loaded. Also if I rotate the Spartan I can see a crosshair when the model goes over the middle of the screen.
Edit: Whoo just got my first extermination
With the AR and a few tactically placed grenades on Truth.Time limit, you don't respwan instantly even if you press "X"
ThankeeSai
Member
Grenades that hit you do damage, wasn't aware of that.
Also is the spartan in the Spartan Hub pink for everyone else? Doesn't matter which colour I pick it'll always still pink and looks like the texture aren't loaded. Also if I rotate the Spartan I can see a crosshair when the model goes over the middle of the screen.
Edit: Whoo just got my first extermination
Time limit, you don't respwan instantly even if you press "X"
Yep, I have exactly the same issue. Every now and then the textures will load properly, but most of the time, the model is pink.
ebullientprism
Member
Grenades that hit you do damage, wasn't aware of that.
Also is the spartan in the Spartan Hub pink for everyone else? Doesn't matter which colour I pick it'll always still pink and looks like the texture aren't loaded. Also if I rotate the Spartan I can see a crosshair when the model goes over the middle of the screen.
Edit: Whoo just got my first extermination
Time limit, you don't respwan instantly even if you press "X"
The grenade damage was there in Reach as well IIRC.
The Pink Spartan is a graphical glitch.
Here are some of favorites highlights of the night.
Triple Kill on Empire
Impossible Overkill Extermination on Truth<-- Personal Favorite
Nice Triple Kill Hat Trick on Empire
Nice quickscope on Empire <-- Aka why the Sniper needs massive changes
Overkill Extermination on Truth <-- Choked on the Killtacular
Overkill Extermination with Prophet's Bane on Truth
Triple Kill on Empire
Impossible Overkill Extermination on Truth<-- Personal Favorite
Nice Triple Kill Hat Trick on Empire
Nice quickscope on Empire <-- Aka why the Sniper needs massive changes
Overkill Extermination on Truth <-- Choked on the Killtacular
Overkill Extermination with Prophet's Bane on Truth
barneystuta83
Member
Here is the pic I took last night.
In all seriousness, are they just covering themselves? Or, is this the first hint it could come to the PC?
Caayn
Member
Assassination are still glitched like H4, got an enemy the animation started and all of a sudden it was canceled and the enemy was a few feet behind me.
Reach was too long ago for me to remember so early on the day
Dylan Sexbang
Banned
Is double melee in this game? That shit was the worst in reach. Made my friend rage quit more than a handful of times.
Caayn
Member
It's a special variant of the energy sword, a new weapon. Decreasing the lung would just make it a normal energy sword that's as bright as the sun. And it's not unlimited check the ammo counter
Pretty sure it is. I swear I got a double melee kill maybe two matches ago. I meleed first but he also meleed and somehow killed me after he died from mine first.
Messofanego
Banned
Awesome work!
Is this Prophet's Bane not just the typical plasma sword? Why a different name?
Backfoggen
Banned
Seems pretty fun but the second match I played was laggy as shit. My hits didn't register at all.
I'll wait for the full game.
I'll wait for the full game.
Starting to get your eye in now then Mackem?
Thank you!
It's a map specific special power weapon that makes you run faster than the normal energy sword and I've noticed only really has lunge once you pick up momentum unlike the energy sword that you can whip out and lunge right away.
When its a good server its spot on, i like it but i like both halo and cod just wonder how those die hard halo fans are going to react to it.
Which makes it the worst weapon ever. Close combat weapons are so stupid with Sprint.
Can anyone tell me if this works while I'm playing?
http://www.twitch.tv/randomraaawr
Like quality and stuff. Just testing. If it's bad I'll just use the game DVR to capture my stuff
http://www.twitch.tv/randomraaawr
Like quality and stuff. Just testing. If it's bad I'll just use the game DVR to capture my stuff
I'm really liking it, did you get ranked yet?
Gravemind IV
Member
I wonder whether or not Helioskrill needs to be unlocked for the beta to also unlock it in the full game (I doubt it, but who knows).
The general impressions are pretty positive, better than Halo 4 at least.
Well right now it's offline.
Well right now it's offline.
Man, if you could only see this one match I did. Almost got a running riot with the prophets bane. Literally just sprinted across the map like 20 times unchallenged. You move so fast
Yeah semi pro. You?.
GrizzleBoy
Banned
Just played my first two matches.
I havent liked Halo since CE, but that was awesome.
Solid as a mofo. Good pacing to the map in terms of confrontations and directionality. Gunplay feels really good. The not ads zoom on the ar felt really nice to use.
The regen system is great too.
It looks great.
It runs smoove.
The spartan chatter is useful. It gives you audible cues and small visual cues so youll hear about your assist or good kill, instead of a big icon and words to read on the screen.
Its a solid shooter imo.
For me to like a modern Halo, something has to be right
I havent liked Halo since CE, but that was awesome.
Solid as a mofo. Good pacing to the map in terms of confrontations and directionality. Gunplay feels really good. The not ads zoom on the ar felt really nice to use.
The regen system is great too.
It looks great.
It runs smoove.
The spartan chatter is useful. It gives you audible cues and small visual cues so youll hear about your assist or good kill, instead of a big icon and words to read on the screen.
Its a solid shooter imo.
For me to like a modern Halo, something has to be right
Yeah same obvs
VisceralBowl
Member
Probably just covering themsevles, but a PC version would be awesome. What about a potential 360 port though?Here is the pic I took last night.
In all seriousness, are they just covering themselves? Or, is this the first hint it could come to the PC?
Wow.
Where is your Halo honor dude?
I had a similiar match where my teammate did that. He got several Sword sprees, which is ridiculous.
I doubt it, but maybe... Saber and Certain Affinity could definitely handle it, though. Or get High Moon because of there work on the Advanced Warfare port which was fantastic, or Bluepoint because of the Titanfall port. All four of those are good candidates. I just don't think it will happen for 360.
Played one groggy match. Default controls annoyed me, zoom on left trigger. Got my ass kicked while trying to fix controls, learn the new mobility features. Quit after 1 game as I realized I was just too tired. Came on gaf to see the frothing hate. Found love. Had to check to see I was in a halo thread on the gaming side. Weird.
I really like the ambient chatter and I like the fact that it provides informational feedback even more. Really plays well into the 'Competitive/Military Training' aesthetic they're going for. Only thing is I wish is that they'd have more fun with some of the dialogue. That was something Bungie was really good at. At least in CE. "Nice Headshot!" is awesome to hear, but I'd like to hear dialogue close to "Cancel Christmas!" as well.
I'm a huge fan of dynamic/contextual gameplay dialogue in games ever since the days of NBA Jam, so I love it when games do that stuff.
superNESjoe
Member
Here's something that bothers me far more than it should. The winning Spartans doing all that bro-inspired taunting and flailing at the end of a round like a bunch of meat heads. It breaks the fiction for me, I just don't see Spartans behaving like that.
Phat Michael
Banned
Agreed. It really is such a great movement forward in the halo world. Can't wait to see the campaign.
Yeah, I was turned off by the Spartan chatter the second I heard it. I think there should be a toggle on/off option for it in audio-settings just like there's a setting for auto aim in most games.
Anyway, does anybody notice the 720p graphics? I don't own an X1 yet but I've been looking at some live-streams and whatnot. The graphics are a tiny bit better than Halo 4 in MCC but it's hindered by the fact that it runs 720p, but at least it's 60fps.
Anyway, does anybody notice the 720p graphics? I don't own an X1 yet but I've been looking at some live-streams and whatnot. The graphics are a tiny bit better than Halo 4 in MCC but it's hindered by the fact that it runs 720p, but at least it's 60fps.
Coin Return
Loose Slot
I love this game.
No need to speculate. 343i confirmed it a couple of months ago, but they said, as is usually the case, that it might change in the full version. I believe that. Halo 3's MP beta was quite different from the final product too.
it will never be 1080p though... maybe the infamous 1360x1080 resolution or "dynamic 1080p"
Yeah, I'd prefer my spartan to be more like Chief, stoic in victory. All that needs to be said was said on the battlefield by winning. Luckily frankie said in OT that they've had alot of feedback on this and it's getting changed somehow.
NobleGundam
Banned
Can't tell if serious..
d34thfrom4bov3
Member
Did they send out codes for this or does it come up as something extra when I load up MCC? I'm really interested in playing since it's definitely gonna influence if I buy Halo 5 right away or not.