Actually, it's a very fun game to play with friends and just hang out. Destiny and Halo are different games with different experiences.
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Actually, it's a very fun game to play with friends and just hang out. Destiny and Halo are different games with different experiences.
It's a shitty solo game, but it's basically a perfect game for casual gamers to hop on and shoot the shit. Vast majority of people I played Destiny with have no interest in competitive PVP and wouldn't be in my skill bracket anyways, leaving no fun for them. Sucks, but that's how it is.
As juices would say, IDIOTS!
http://xboxclips.com/TJ+Ram/9399ea48-af0b-405c-8664-75e8d1870cfe
Which is why it's meaningless wondering why Halo isn't ahead of Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto etc. It's the era of multiplatform games. Even Gears 4 is gonna struggle next year. The only real comparables are Black Ops 3 and Battlefront, PvP and multi-player shooter centric games. Halo 5 is battling with Battlefront though. Black Ops 3 just became another beast entirely this time. So high on PS4, PC as well.
Nah Destiny is a pretty solid game. Atleast when new things happen in it, which is currently the biggest problem with the game is that content doesn't come out fast enough to keep people interested for 6+ months.
Feel the Swift
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Do you rank down/lose CSR if you leave a matched lobby? before the game starts.
did you finish all your bronze packs?
did you finish all your bronze packs?
Yes I did that awhile ago. Working on silver packs now.
I hate how sniper headshots act like explosions. They're NOT. They should streak through your head and you should fall back.
SmartWaffles
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I don't believe so, but that do count towards your matchmaking ban so beware.
Norwegian_Imposter
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I'm getting a weird issue on my xbox one with Halo 5 it just stops the installation with a notification its stopped and I don't know why. I have enough space on my hard drive etc.
Have you tried hard reset?
Digital or physical copy? Try a hard reset first and if it's a physical copy then install it offline. When you reach a certain install percentage and you are online the game will start to download the missing content which is arround 20GB I believe.
jfoul
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I've spent 477 hours on Halo 5 lol.
Thats a lot.
How about you guys?
How do you check overall playtime?
Edit: Found it - 344 Hours
Are you crazy?
I've spent 477 hours on Halo 5 lol.
Thats a lot.
How about you guys?
It's probably like my WOW playtime, not the kind of thing I really want to check...
Thought a lot of time is spent idling in menus.
SmartWaffles
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The sniper in Halo is a very high power weapon, realistically a weapon of that caliber is capable of completely disintegrate a soft target so that isn't a far stretch.
RedSparrows
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I've played H5 for an ungodly amount, but pleased to see it's nothing to some of you!
As for longevity etc, Halo 5 is Halo 5. Even with challenges and stuff it won't be as popular as Destiny etc because it's not built around the same itch, and in PvP it's infinitely harder (and superior to a magnificent degree). As for campaign theatre and things, I have no idea why that'd help in any significant sense. More features the better, yes, but my reaction to that is my reaction to people saying Oddball would make H5 more popular: yes, a bit, perhaps; bring more features, but they're not going to change the core nature of the game, which is set and you like or don't. Oddball is great for us, who need more variety in our Halolz, but is that retention on any significant scale? Is campaign scoring? The only thing that'd really do that is a big tentpole release, like a PvE Warzone, I think. Which I'd love, obviously. Again, not saying I don't want these things - I do!
And so on and so forth for another 300 pages.
As for longevity etc, Halo 5 is Halo 5. Even with challenges and stuff it won't be as popular as Destiny etc because it's not built around the same itch, and in PvP it's infinitely harder (and superior to a magnificent degree). As for campaign theatre and things, I have no idea why that'd help in any significant sense. More features the better, yes, but my reaction to that is my reaction to people saying Oddball would make H5 more popular: yes, a bit, perhaps; bring more features, but they're not going to change the core nature of the game, which is set and you like or don't. Oddball is great for us, who need more variety in our Halolz, but is that retention on any significant scale? Is campaign scoring? The only thing that'd really do that is a big tentpole release, like a PvE Warzone, I think. Which I'd love, obviously. Again, not saying I don't want these things - I do!
And so on and so forth for another 300 pages.
rakkadakka
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Assuming the sniper rifle in Halo is .50 Cal.
I mean, here is a .50cal hitting an armored plate and some other things
http://youtu.be/4v7o_o8iVJM
And the halo sniper rifle is of a larger caliber (14.5mm)
It should definately send an armored Spartan flying in an explosive fashion.
SmartWaffles
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FFA is one the least played playlist.
RedSparrows
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The Smartglass/Xbone OS timers tend to count a bit oddly/any time spent in game, even, I think, in stand-by (at least, it used to).
Forerunner
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I wish I had some more req points!
I wish I had some more req points!
How many 2.99's have you dropped to get Vale's helmet tho??
Forerunner
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I probably paid for everyone's DLC on GAF.
Samurai G0SU
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I've spent 477 hours on Halo 5 lol.
Thats a lot.
How about you guys?
according to halowaypoint ... 41 hours. (1D 17Hrs)
PLZ UNDERSTAND
I've spent 477 hours on Halo 5 lol.
Thats a lot.
How about you guys?
Near 59 hours. Thought it would have been longer to be honest.
Roughly 70 hours looks like across all modes. Considering I put 168 hours into Halo 4 over its lifecycle it seems about right. Definitely feels like I've played longer. Waypoint says I've spent twice that amount on MCC though, which is pretty impressive when you consider it's only been out a year and change.
Can't wait to see how little I'll play games when I've got kids running around.
Can't wait to see how little I'll play games when I've got kids running around.
Forerunner
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According to Waypoint I have 80 hours. 50 hours in Arena and 30 hours in Warzone, plus I have five hours for the campaign (played it on normal lol). I've been playing pretty casually though, other games take up the majority of my time.
backflip10019
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I'm around 110 hours in after last night. I really love this game.
ManUnkindH
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It's a videogame.
If you want to be efficient, then you should buy Bronze packs, until you are done with them. You will know you are done with them, if you get REQ points back when you open a Bronze pack. Afterwards, do the same for Silver packs and then buy Gold packs.
Otherwise, if you buy Gold packs, you will unlock something that you would have unlocked in Silver or even Bronze. You would basically waste 8000 REQ points with every Gold pack, in the worst case.
Cool, thanks.
Samurai G0SU
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i try and play atleast every night. Maybe 2-4 matches so i can get my daily win req cards.
Damn responsibilities and work!
Damn responsibilities and work!
proshaw713
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anyone else think either req packs need some changes or their should be an alternative ways to earn specific req items.
random chance shit gets annoying when the points you earn keeps getting you shit. unlucky after awhile to obnoxious
random chance shit gets annoying when the points you earn keeps getting you shit. unlucky after awhile to obnoxious
No problem. You can check your progress on Waypoint and in the game, by the way. Once you get to Silver you will unlock most of the weapons and vehicles. Happy grinding.
Splitting them into Visual and Gameplay packs would have helped.
Have you seen the new Colossus in FOR5E?
Deputy Moonman
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One of my favorite maps from Halo 2. Link!?
http://www.forgehub.com/maps/colossal.1179/
Forgehub's site is super buggy right now (and almost unviewable on mobile). Just a warning.
Yup. I think armors should be tied to commendations and acheivements. Emblems shouldn't be locked behind any sort of grind. The RNG should just be weapons and vehicles for Warzone.
Everytime I open a silver pack and get 2 rare armors that I couldn't care less about I about, I die a little inside. Then I remind myself that there are now two less worthless items between me and my DMR.
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