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Halo 5: Guardians |OT2| All Hail The Conquering Hero
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The grind is finally over:
Jem you crazy haha.
Computer
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Today is the first online ladder for the HWC. I think it is worth like 5 points going in to the HWC. There will be many online tournaments all worth points. The top 8 American teams with the most points go the the HWC. Today will most likely not be streamed by 343. You will just have to watch the pro players stream on twitch. As of right now it is full blown hurricane season in the HCS. That means that the pro teams are in a panic swapping players left and right trying to get the best roster. Its fun to watch.
As far as LAN's Halo esports has dropped the ball. There are no LAN's until the regional finals of the HWC. Then the HWC it's self. Fans of Halo esports are not to happy about this.
No 3rd party LANs? I guess I'm not watching until finals then
Computer
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Well we have been expecting a MLG announcement of a pro league but that has not happened yet. There is also a company called MES that said they have big plans for Halo 5. The good news is Halo 5 has the biggest prize pool in the history of console esports.
It kicked off last night.
It's a bit weird, the initial qualifying stuff is all just done via Gamebattles. I don't even quite get how it works. I think you as a team just challenge another team and then arrange a time? Not even sure how the match ups are determined. Because if you can pick and choose, no one is going to play the major teams surely?
Anyhow... It wouldn't be too bad, if there was a dedicated spectator browser. The best I can suggest is watch a pro player stream because they will probably be playing matches. Until the final 16 I don't think anything is going to be LAN?
CreateNowSleepLater
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Someone help me out. I can't use the SMG for shit while the people who use it against me seem like they have the accuracy with a sniper. Especially on Breakout. Are are all zooming in? I don't get why they can hit me at such a distance while I can't kill someone right in front of me.
CreateNowSleepLater
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I think there is a deadzone issue with all controllers in H5. They are putting out some kind of way for us to adjust it in a future update. I wish this game just controlled like the Beta.
Samurai G0SU
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Same. Beta controls/aiming were perfect.
Damn thats a shame I wish they just rolled back to the beta controls. It's really sucking the fun out of the game for me.
Computer
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The December update is going to add some setting to adjust the aim tuning.
FATstronaut
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Finally landed my first Snipeltaneous! 
Kind of bummed that they changed Steitzers creepy voice call out for it though :/
Kind of bummed that they changed Steitzers creepy voice call out for it though :/
The Antitype
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The spawn AI in this game should be a fireable offence. It is such an utter failure in every regard, it sickens me that nobody from play-testing or design determined it needed to be fixed before shipping.
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
User 73706
Banned
git gud imo
The Antitype
Banned
You're right.
Any recommendations for practice drills I can run to improve the rate at which the game spawns me near my own teammates, rather than right on top clusters of enemies?
RoslindaleOne
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Point at the crotch and unleash that smg beast.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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Man, like in just about every shooter ever, there is the occasional bad spawn. But I don't think it's anywhere near as bad or frequent as you make it seem.
The rate and severity of your claims make it seem like your experience is drastically different from everyone else's.
backflip10019
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Uhh the breakout playlist isn't showing up for me.
^As was discussed last night^
Where's Bugs?
The Antitype
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You're right. I have to keep things in perspective.
The spawn AI is only half as bad as the matchmaking, after all.
A gold, two platinums (of which I am one), and a diamond, vs a team of 4 diamonds.
:facepalm:
xxjuicesxx
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Seriously man, the system doesn't just concider your rank. There's consideration for ping and search times.
It's No easy task handling those parameters. Most games don't even attempt skill based MM. If you can do better, send in your application.
The system doesn't punish you for losing to better ranked teams. You get a huge bonus for pulling upsets. And you get an opportunity to see what better players do to win matches. It's not the end of the world, and pushes people to get better.
curiouscharles
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I seem to hear this a lot, so I'm definitely not saying your experience is untrue - I've just not noticed any spawning problems (in team arena, all I really play).
inoperativ
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Only time I've had problems is when spawning on someone else in Warzone. Arena has been very solid (sometimes I get killed within 5 seconds but it's usually because I run out of cover without having any idea about what's going on around me). I don't think it's any worse than any other arena shooter out there at least.
Hes there ^.
He'll be on top of H5 as well if 343i doesn't get their shit together.
I'll be honest that got a chuckle out of me.
Anywho, the ladder is slowly getting going. From what I understand, this current online ladder isn't that important overall compared to some other stuff? Idk I'm still a bit confused.
The top team atm I've never heard of but they've been around since 2008, they just mustn't bother with streaming and such. They're 15-0 so far.
Twilight Gap
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forge next week. asked a while ago but are we gonna have an OT?
We already have the "Halo 5 Forge" thread.. But I'd say a proper, official OT with all of the info and a place to discuss and share maps would be a good idea?
Twilight Gap
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yea there was one for Halo 4. thought someone was going to make one for H5.
Had a look and no one has specifically claimed it.. Soooo.. Who wants to do it?
Unrelated, but I need a replacement cable for my headset and I don't know what I need to look for. Specifically the chat adapter cable from the controller seen at 1:41 in this vid: https://youtu.be/Tm_9iz2GnVg?t=100
Where do you get the current ladder info?
More like:
Halo 5: Guardians Forge |OT| If you come and build it, we will say it's a free map
Thanks for the link but it's not the main wire I need, but the little connecting wire plugged into the big adapter itself. Super hard to word because if I say adapter you'd think the big black thing slotted into the controller, if I say wire like you'd obviously think the long one like you linked. Which is why it is proving trickier than expected to find info xD
User 73706
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Breakout
http://gamebattles.majorleaguegamin...dder/halo-world-championship-na-qua/standings
Speaking of the Halo pro scene...
The team at the top of the ladder, currently 17-0 have just lost one of their players. Drama in the pro scene atm :L
Cratos I think it was, quit out of nowhere to (apparantly) join Naded's team.
Yeah, seems like the news is a hot topic on all the streams.
Pro drama means #weback right?
Jack The Nipper
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Always like that, they switch teams all the time.
I guess so!
I've never followed the halo pro scene before so it's all fun, interesting drama atm for me. Don't really know any players outside of the big teams like EG and Liquid and the odd player like Naded and stuff.
Do team rosters usually switch up like crazy around this time?
Prinz Eugn
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^As was discussed last night^
Nice, I was thinking more along the lines of the trucker hat:
Why is he holding a Wii mote breh?
Prinz Eugn
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going cross-plat obvs.
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