Deputy Moonman
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Would an unranked or ranked mercenary playlist be a bad thing? I've wanted one since Halo 3.
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Halo 5: Guardians |OT2| All Hail The Conquering Hero
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backflip10019
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In all fairness, you probably shouldn't have fkn suked.
link1201
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It's way too easy to kill the gunner in Warthogs ATM. I would love an adjust to magnetism or hit boxes. As it is now just shooting in the general vicinity of a warthog seems to hit the gunner before anything else.
Samurai G0SU
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Well i used to think logically about the upcoming updates. But haven't we all seen evidence of the opposite being true? (still using FORGE for btb? social playlists info of vagueness?, gametypes of vagueness? firefight silence? just a few examples)
Come one now, i used to copy and paste their direct quotes to the people complaining and professed a higher positive tune than more. lol
I've crossed the line of being logical to base my assumptions of how [B ]their [/B]pattern has been and currently is. I mean, we were expecting logical updates, but nope. When you generate more questions than answers from a post, is that good?
I'm very excited for the improvements, don't get me wrong. The updates in the pipe-line are very hype inducing, but most of it should have already been in the game from the get-go. Just kind of beat down a little, more so with how they deliver information to us.
But you're right Strider, i should bury these thoughts and be patient.
I fkn suk a lot in this game.
Samurai G0SU
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Haha right? I'll be looking for some assistance on how to set it up like the beta too. I felt like i had god aim. Perfects everywhere.
Samurai G0SU
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Mantis is so sexy. Their animation team is top notch. You can see the weight with the mantis. ugh.. yes. uhm.. yeah..
lol I love these short vids
Same. I should've just listened a long time ago and gone back to CoD ya know
Ghost said in a reddit post they changed it because they felt this was better.
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I think that "it wil get much better in practice" could possibly ring true for those that play Halo and only Halo. But I think they forgot that people bounce between games all the time and readjusting the this aiming system is tough when you have to do it over and over again
That's some game-breaking camo if you ask me.
That's certainly not logical considering their feelings do not scale to the population of players. And that's why I always say that 343 should step letting the pro team have so much influence over everything.
"Hey guys, the aiming in the beta felt great, but lets change it and make it more annoying."
Samurai G0SU
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I wish I was you!
Samurai G0SU
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Well not anyone can be....
G0SU
JK
I'll send me lazer guided thoughts over to 343i so you can get a better rotation of BTB maps. >=D
Cant wait for the ranks to reset. In my placement matches i am going to purposely be rubbish. After stupidly getting put in Diamond in Slayer I've had to pretty much avoid the game mode all together since launch due to getting absolutely spanked every game. Got no interest in that happening again.
This happened earlier, I was so happy Haha http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/P1EFACE/video/13129190
This happened earlier, I was so happy Haha http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/P1EFACE/video/13129190
FUNKNOWN iXi
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Maybe I'm missing something, but I never understood how that makes any sense. The other Halo games rarely received complaints on the aiming other than H3, so can anyone one explain it?
Triscuitable
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Social playlists, as shown in the community update.
I don't understand this whole "Pro Team has to approve first" stuff. As if developers can't approve that stuff on their own. They throw this phrase arround for every tiny decision, which is questionable.
I think you are confusing Social Playlists with new game modes here. Besides that, where did they say next week? All I see is "On next weeks Halo Livestream" and update "set to drop the week of December 15".
curiouscharles
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I mean, I agree with you antitype - it's no Titanfall at least. ;p
(but it's freaking awesome)
I don't get it either. Pro team should be only involved with balancing weapons.
Feel the Swift
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So what was the deal with the beta aiming? Never played it, would like to know the differences because aiming feels great to me.
Why do people keep insisting that pro team has so much influence...
Reading that post, it sounds like they simply ran it by pro team, who is an important play test group, before coming to the decision as a team.... After much consideration and debate.
Beyond fooling with the builds. And giving feedback, it doesn't sound like pro team had much say in any final decisions. They certainly aren't calling the shots.
sir_dany12
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Anyone for BTB or Warzone?
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link1201
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I totally get rusty if I don't play often.
Leyasu
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I don't mind basin. But I'm sorry to the person who made recurve, because that map is pretty bad imo. The others are pretty good and I really like deadlock..
Snpiers on deadlock would be great I reckon.
Stream just got reconfirmed. Friday @ 3PM PT on twitch.tv/halo.
I don't think anybody believes them, when they say "Pro Team needs to approve". Like you said, they may have made the game better with their feedback etc, but there is no way they have any saying in major decisions.
I don't think anybody believes them, when they say "Pro Team needs to approve". Like you said, they may have made the game better with their feedback etc, but there is no way they have any saying in major decisions.
On stream Quinn was saying how much the pro team helped them design the maps and mp. They are rather influential.
Slightly Live
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The Update Stream last month was fantastic, minor niggles aside, I am really happy they are doing more.
I honestly think it's because of their input, along with good decision making and fine development, that we have probably the best mechanical Halo ever. The controls, the gunplay, movement, feedback - it's all the best it has ever been.
However, the game itself seems to been more balanced towards competitive players. Launching with Ranked only playlists, no non-Arena playlists outside of Warzone. Felt like the competitive community got a full suite of modes and features and everyone else got shafted and rolled into the Warzone. No BTB, Social Hoppers and Forge at launch justify felt like an odd set of priorities.
Just feels like if Forge received even a fraction of the support their multi-million dollar e-sports grab received, it might seem like a more balanced package.
I honestly think it's because of their input, along with good decision making and fine development, that we have probably the best mechanical Halo ever. The controls, the gunplay, movement, feedback - it's all the best it has ever been.
However, the game itself seems to been more balanced towards competitive players. Launching with Ranked only playlists, no non-Arena playlists outside of Warzone. Felt like the competitive community got a full suite of modes and features and everyone else got shafted and rolled into the Warzone. No BTB, Social Hoppers and Forge at launch justify felt like an odd set of priorities.
Just feels like if Forge received even a fraction of the support their multi-million dollar e-sports grab received, it might seem like a more balanced package.
I feel they went hard on competitive this time because a huge complaint of Halo 4 was that it was casual as fuck. They can't please everyone, I suppose.
F I N A L L Y
I managed to grind my way up to Onyx by solo queuing. god damn this was hard for me lol I'm really not that good and get shit on a good bit so whenever someone starts blaming their teammates because of their inability to rank up I'm just gonna redirect them to this post.
This was my post after solo queuing my way from Plat 1 to Diamond
I'm now at 374 games in the slayer playlist which means it took me 326 games to reach Onyx from Diamond 1. What a grind rofl
Anyway that's the only playlist I really care about so I'm happy with that. Now I can get shit on and not worry about deranking.
Good day
I managed to grind my way up to Onyx by solo queuing. god damn this was hard for me lol I'm really not that good and get shit on a good bit so whenever someone starts blaming their teammates because of their inability to rank up I'm just gonna redirect them to this post.
This was my post after solo queuing my way from Plat 1 to Diamond
I'm now at 374 games in the slayer playlist which means it took me 326 games to reach Onyx from Diamond 1. What a grind rofl
Anyway that's the only playlist I really care about so I'm happy with that. Now I can get shit on and not worry about deranking.
Good day
Feel the Swift
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How many games did it take you to go from D6 to Onyx? Is it a longer jump then any of the other rankings?
Their big mistake was going all in on a competitive base and not giving anything for casual players besides warzone.
What this community and many others were advocating during Halo 4 is they need to have the base game be competetive. Which they nailed.
I think if forge, more gametypes, BTB, and a few social playlists were shipped people wouldn't have been as burned out on it.
oh ummm that depends. You mean the very first time I hit Diamond 6? I've no idea. I once hit Diamond 6 then went all the way back to Diamond 2 lol I hit D6 and dropped down several times overall though...
Probably at least 150 games in total from the very first time I hit D6 if that's what we're going off of.
Edit: Oh I see the second half of your post now. Nah I don't think it's a longer jump in terms of wins needed. I think you'll get Onyx with 5 more wins than losses once you hit D6 (there are variables though such as the competition faced but as a general rule of thumb).
And if they focused on BTB, there would be no WZ or REQ money.
they'd still get req money from cosmetics. I don't think anyone really pays to get the things for warzone since they're consumable. they're paying in hopes of getting the permanent stuff.
Besides, Warzone is a trash mode anyways.
Prinz Eugn
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True, but they seemed to have overcompensated. As much as I like screwing around in Warzone, it would be nice to have some smaller social lists where I don't feel like I'm risking my rank (however silly that is) if I go in alone.
inoperativ
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Maybe it's because I only really play Halo at the moment but I completely agree with them. Aiming feels amazing to me. I've finally adjusted to the elite controller with a tall right stick and everything just feels sublime, I can finally pull off ground pounds and ninja melee moves without having to contort my hands into weird shapes.
Got the White of Their Eyes commendation today and Whiplash and Oni Gungoose certs from my Warzone packs so good day all in all.
Edit: also had an epic 0 - 2 CTF comeback win, I'm starting to enjoy solo queuing Team Arena since I'm slightly under-ranked and can carry most games for now but Breakout should be removed. I've finally got to the point where I'm familiar enough with the nooks and crannies of all the standard maps to feel comfortable on them.
There's a difference between helping, and calling shots...
The running joke around here is that 343i needs pro-teams "approval" before they do anything...
There absolutely nothing wrong with getting pro teams input with regards to map design and weapons balancing. If there's an map or weapon exploit/feature that's going to lead to unforeseen or game breaking scenarios, they will be the ones to identify it. And they'll probably have great ideas on how to fix it.
Mechanically, this Halo is probably the most sound to date, and I don't think that is a coincidence.
As far as tweaking controls, I don't think there's anyway to know prior to launch, whether gamers would ultimately be appreciative of controls that are tricky at first, but actually allow for more control and flexibility. To say that they came to this conclusion simply because they were too focused on competitive Halo is a reach. By all accounts it seems like something they scrutinized over, and decided it would benefit the long game.
Another SMG, still no DMR...
Edit: Also, Halo 5 is ahead of Battlefront that currently has like 48k players, and which had 54k peak, so it seems like whenever US east coast and west coast are home from school/work, Halo 5 maintains an okay population. Certainly better than the 15k someone had said earlier.
Edit: Also, Halo 5 is ahead of Battlefront that currently has like 48k players, and which had 54k peak, so it seems like whenever US east coast and west coast are home from school/work, Halo 5 maintains an okay population. Certainly better than the 15k someone had said earlier.
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