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[inoperativ]

I'm going to withhold final judgment until I've played it but I don't understand why they went for BR starts, the sandbox is so well balanced around the magnum that I don't think it's needed at all.

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I just want to go on killing frenzies using warthog turrets on Headlong and the Blood Gulch-inspired map.

Edit:

60 inch here and IQ is awesome, If I didn't know it was dynamic I would think its 1080p constant.

I'm on a 50 inch TV and the campaign looks great, I didn't notice it at all. It's only really noticeable in Warzone when there's a bunch of vehicles and 24 players in play for me. Depending on how sensitive you are to AF the texture filtering might be annoying though -- it's one of those things I wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't pointed out to me but it varies from person to person obviously.

 

[shoreu]

I'm at 96% so it should finish pretty soon.

GT: Welfare Queen I

got you

 

[Slightly Live]

Recurve plays like Heavies. Lasers everywhere, hogs melting, ghosting dominating. Dreadful.

 

[mcrommert]

I'm going to withhold final judgment until I've played it but I don't understand why they went for BR starts, the sandbox is so well balanced around the magnum that I don't think it's needed at all.

Spoiler

I just want to go on killing frenzies using warthog turrets on Headlong and the Blood Gulch-inspired map.

Distances...br is better at a longer range...seems fine to me

 

[Strider]

Distances...br is better at a longer range...seems fine to me

Yea... I love the pistol and I don't want a 4v4 playlist with BR starts because it's unnecessary... But it's fine for BTB.

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Also my update is speeding up! 43%!

 

[matthieuC]

Distances...br is better at a longer range...seems fine to me

Which is exactly why it should be pistol starts.

 

[Detective]

15 mins and am at 75%

Pretty good I think..

BTB.. Wait 4 me

 

[Diablohead]

big team battle is so sexy, works really well with the halo 5 sandbox.

 

[rrc1594]

I played 1 game of BTB CTF on Recurve

-Recurve is good map a ugly one but I like it so far

-I realize the reason I don't like Warzone that much is the maps are to big and this was perfect size. In Warzone I hardly feel I'm in a Warzone TBH

-BR starts seems fine on CTF, don't know how I feel for Slayer yet

-CTF was fun to play. Doing hide and seek looking for the flag holder

 

[Ashes2Bashers]

Which is exactly why it should be pistol starts.

Exactly..

 

[RdN]

Frank said they're still tuning that stuff for all regions.

Damn... Since launch I've been able to play only 4 Warzone matches. Arena only founds games in Team Slayer. I suspect Big Team Battle will also be unplayable.

I wish they'd work faster on this... It's been 3 weeks, and it's not only Australia.

 

[Welfare]

got you

Alright update is done.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Distances...br is better at a longer range...seems fine to me

The concern is that it might be a little too good to spawn with on big maps. Warzone is one thing, because... it's Warzone, but BTB might be better served keeping it AR/Pistol starts.

 

[Detective]

The concern is that it might be a little too good to spawn with on big maps. Warzone is one thing, because... it's Warzone, but BTB might be better served keeping it AR/Pistol starts.

Agree with this.

 

[rrc1594]

Only 735 Req points, na 343 you ain't doing me like this!

 

[therealminime]

Just wandering around the maps in a custom game and the Headlong remake seems super accurate. I love that the Warthog billboard was out in too.

 

[matthieuC]

The concern is that it might be a little too good to spawn with on big maps. Warzone is one thing, because... it's Warzone, but BTB might be better served keeping it AR/Pistol starts.

Yeah we aren't talking about a Halo 3 type BR here. The Halo 5 BR is very accurate, and I want to say that it's also hitscan but I'm not positive.

 

[Spasm]

Is CTF still flag at home to score? Please say yes.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

You just dont want me to 'perfect' you all so quickly wth the BR when starting BTB.

>=D

jk, im just really hyped. i want to play right now.

 

[wesleyshark]

Which is exactly why it should be pistol starts.

No. It should not.

 

[matthieuC]

No. It should not.

Okay fair argument.

 

[Poodlestrike]

No. It should not.

Don't do this Wes, you've had fairly good opinions for so long now.

 

[PROh1bited]

Sigh. This was downloading fast till it got to 80%, and now it's slowed down to a crawl. Was really hoping to get a match in before I went off to work.

 

[AndrewDean84xX]

I'm all for AR/BR starts.

 

[Diablohead]

Basin 3 times in a row now, for pure team DM this map sucks with the weapon layout, but it's a nice map for objectives so far.

With how easy it is to over aim in this game trying to stop a sniper with the BR at range is near impossible.

 

[shoreu]

man it's sooooo fun!!!!!

 

[Slightly Live]

No. It should not.

BR's chew up vehicles really quickly. It's not fun to jump in a hog. That's 50% of my BTB fun immediately stifled.

 

[BraXzy]

THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!

Holy crap. Such a close match. Overtime hit since we were tying, they were swarming our base, we managed to push them out and me and one other guy managed to sneak to their base with a Hog. Ran the flag back, managed to run into their entire team. Hog on fire, getting as far as we can. Blow up in front of our base. We couldn't quite get it in but hot damn that was insanely fun.

 

[Azerth]

Is CTF still flag at home to score? Please say yes.

why wouldnt it be? if its like arena ctf then yes

 

[Gwyn]

So do i have to open bronze packs again?
How many common uncommon reqs have been added?

 

[wesleyshark]

THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!

Holy crap. Such a close match. Overtime hit since we were tying, they were swarming our base, we managed to push them out and me and one other guy managed to sneak to their base with a Hog. Ran the flag back, managed to run into their entire team. Hog on fire, getting as far as we can. Blow up in front of our base. We couldn't quite get it in but hot damn that was insanely fun.

Can't wait to jump in for some CTF tonight.

 

[inoperativ]

BR's chew up vehicles really quickly. It's not fun to jump in a hog. That's 50% of my BTB fun immediately stifled.

Exactly. Could be fixed by using ONI hogs instead, wink wink Stinkles

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

Good lord the forge outdoor ground looks terrible, haha.

 

[rrc1594]

Don't do this Wes, you've had fairly good opinions for so long now.

Dead.

 

[Diablohead]

Recurve is terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible

 

[Jarlaxle]

I'm down for some BTB later tonight. I'll probably get on around 9pm EST. If anyone wants to add me, feel free. GT: Jarlaxle

 

[¡HarlequinPanic!]

beat the campaign.

I really liked it, the second half picks up a lot.

Warden fight at the end was a super bummer but the incin. cannon placement helped with that a good deal.

obviously its not as easy to get invested in these characters as the older ones, but I don't think they're Padme from star wars bad or anything, looking forward to seeing them get fleshed out.

Anyone know what Halo Wars 2 is gonna cover yet? is it a prequel or is it going to maybe cover some of (spoilers for ending)

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the AI revolt

??

lol squaddie AI

 

[rrc1594]

Can't wait to jump in for some CTF tonight.

CTF is really fun

 

[Archpath1]

Starting DL

Send party inv, I'll join game when ready

Gt. Archpath1

 

[matthieuC]

Recurve is terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible

Yeah it looks like it.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Don't do this Wes, you've had fairly good opinions for so long now.

I can't tell if this was subtle sarcasm

Or an honest statement.

 

[Diablohead]

Yeah it looks like it.

Imagine spawning random chunks of building in forge high in the sky and letting them drop down randomly, that's recurve

 

[Poodlestrike]

BR's chew up vehicles really quickly. It's not fun to jump in a hog. That's 50% of my BTB fun immediately stifled.

See, now I'm wishing that they could sub in one of the uparmored Hog variants just to even things out. Small arms have been too effective against vehicles for a while now.

 

[shoreu]

Don't do this Wes, you've had fairly good opinions for so long now.

I gotta agree with wes poodle.

 

[wesleyshark]

Don't do this Wes, you've had fairly good opinions for so long now.

 

[Digital Limit]

BTB should not have BR starts, IMHO.

Good lord the forge outdoor ground looks terrible, haha.

That's a bummer. I remember being impressed with grass textures in Halo all the way back in Halo:CE.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I gotta agree with wes poodle.

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[ZeezbruhTV]

Recurve is terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible

Why anyone would remake any map from H4 that isn't Haven blows my mind.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Why anyone would remake any map from H4 that isn't Haven blows my mind.

From the waypoint post, it's not really a remake of Longbow so much as it is loosely inspired by it.

 

[matthieuC]

From the waypoint post, it's not really a remake of Longbow so much as it is loosely inspired by it.

Yup apparently it's the mirror image of it or something like that.

Imagine spawning random chunks of building in forge high in the sky and letting them drop down randomly, that's recurve

Haha damn.