SmartWaffles
Member
The Rig is god awful on Slayer and it is not even as good as people think on Strongholds.
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Halo 5: Guardians |OT3| Ball Dropped
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The Rig is god awful on Slayer and it is not even as good as people think on Strongholds.
jfoul
Member
Damn. Hopefully this doesn't push WZ Firefight to July.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
Haven't played this game in a while. Why does my armor in game say in bored text after it:
"block markup not found"
"block markup not found"
God damn the sound design in this game is good. Tonight was the first time since launch month that I actually played the game with a headset and paid attention to the sound instead of just muting the game and listening to podcasts, and I really realized what I've been missing out on. Like, the subway train on Plaza has a PA announcement when it stops? Crazy. I was playing Fiesta, too, so getting to hear the sounds for all the weapons that don't normally show up was a treat, too. The sound when you pick up the Beam Rifle? SO GOOD. I think the Hammer has a really cool pickup sound, too? Goof job, 343. I mean I'm probably gonna go right back to podcasts with the game muted, but at least now I'll know the great sounds I'm missing out on.
So that was my Halo experience for the night. Got a couple assassinations, and I think a couple splatters in Warzone? Achilles is pretty close.
There's a bug with Mk. VI [GEN 1] that makes the game thing the text in-between the brackets is supposed to be some kind of markup language. They fixed it in the last patch but then broke it again in the most recent one.
So that was my Halo experience for the night. Got a couple assassinations, and I think a couple splatters in Warzone? Achilles is pretty close.
There's a bug with Mk. VI [GEN 1] that makes the game thing the text in-between the brackets is supposed to be some kind of markup language. They fixed it in the last patch but then broke it again in the most recent one.
YourExWife
Member
So this happened tonight after helping Jazzy un-Austin Powers her scorpion.
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/MyExWlFE/video/15415703
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/MyExWlFE/video/15415703
Chittagong
Gold Member
Based on the anecdotal evidence, it seems everyone has been downranked in this months placement. The grind back to gold was satisfying though. And helped my KD 
EDIT - this is why, everybody was just too gud
I love how they keep listening and improving
EDIT - this is why, everybody was just too gud
I love how they keep listening and improving
SmartWaffles
Member
I'm apparently worse than last season skill-wise so I end up in Gold 3 which is fair, because I played like a bronze 1 in placements.
Chittagong
Gold Member
I am having connectivity problems - Reqs won't load, game shows my old silver rank instead of the gold in have waypoint, stats don't load btw matches. The games play fine though, no lag.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Chittagong
Gold Member
Lol, seems I have been playing so well I now only got matched with people with a previous max ranking from Plat 2 to Diamond 3. I'm max Gold, so naturally they wrecked me
blue_phazon
Member
Where are you reading this?Next Update is in early April? It better be a good one.
Also was there a waypoint article on the 4th? I just see the old "hammer storm preview" under the community tab
ATOMICJORGE
Member
Thank god that means that I will get my Halo 2 BR this month!Next Update is in early April? It better be a good one.
inoperativ
Member
Lol, seems I have been playing so well I now only got matched with people with a previous max ranking from Plat 2 to Diamond 3. I'm max Gold, so naturally they wrecked me
Hahah yeah after destroying mid-golds for my first seven placement matches I got thrown into a game with high platinums and started the match like 0 - 7. Pulled it back a bit once I realised I was actually playing against better players and had to play much more conservative than I was used to and even managed to get a killing spree towards the end of the game but I still felt sorry for completely messing up the game for my team mates. Ranking system takes a while to adjust but definitely works well.
In the end I got placed Platinum 1 which is a bit higher than last season.
jizzlobber
Member
Fiesta is good for finishing my last few weapon commendations, just having trouble with the Spartan laser though... Just takes so long to charge, connecting is tough.
Bravo said on reddit that the Spartan Laser, amongst other tweaks for other weapons, will soon be revised to be more powerful. That's also the last weapon commendation I'll have left (finishing up the boltshot and binary in the next few days).
H A C K E R B O Y Z in Fiesta
I would have to report people after every match, based on his logic.
LMAO, but you ruined his fiesta game Akai :O
I'm more surprised you even responded
LMAO, but you ruined his fiesta game Akai :O
I'm more surprised you even responded
Normally I don't. I really wanted to know why he thought that. People are so unknowledgeable.
Chittagong
Gold Member
343, if you are listening, it really annoys me that after losing significantly to a team I get immediately matched again against their best player(s). What's the point, give them another easy win?
I shouldn't have to do a cool down to get off the MM cycle
I shouldn't have to do a cool down to get off the MM cycle
inoperativ
Member
I'm not too concerned, weapon placements in Arena and the Spartan Laser and Suppressor could all use some tweaking. I wouldn't mind if the storm rifle's damage was ever so slightly nerfed or the sniper rifle's magnetism slightly reduced either. I'm sure these are the kind of changes he's talking about, not changing up the core weapon balance.
There is literally nothing wrong with strongholds on the rig...
The map is perfect for it.
It's supposed to be tough to fight your way out of BR base. But when you succeed, it usually means your opponent is on now on the back foot... Often times, it ends flipping into a trip cap in favor of the team that was in BR base.
Then the trip capped team uses BR base to stop the bleeding... Now they have to fight out...
Rinse and repeat...
The rotation and strategy on this map is the best of all strongholds map IMO...
rakkadakka
Member
It'll be fine, have some trust that they at least got just about everything right with balancing at launch.
I'd be surprised if it's anything more than tweaks to weapons that no one is picking up.
Based on the anecdotal evidence, it seems everyone has been downranked in this months placement. The grind back to gold was satisfying though. And helped my KD
EDIT - this is why, everybody was just too gud
I love how they keep listening and improving
They actually did an excellent job maintaining an ideal skill distribution curve.
I wonder if the their aim is to now have distribution that maintains similar population numbers in each division.
It sounds like it would be a challenge calibrate the CSR requirements for each teir but it should result in better MM experiences for players at the extreme ends of the spectrum, especially in low pop areas.
SmartWaffles
Member
Man I had two of the best Halo game ever, with almost LAN level latency, pulling perfects left and right.
Then two games later reality kicked in.
Then two games later reality kicked in.
Chittagong
Gold Member
If I finish an XP boost card type, will my Req completion go down?
SmartWaffles
Member
The completion is calculated the first time you acquire a boost card of that type, using up a type does not affect that.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Ah thanks! That's awesome, I have been saving them.
Having a pretty solid weekend here too
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Chittagong/video/15420535
God I hate being in Platinum in Slayer.. I constantly get teammates that have no clue about Weapon Spawns or just bumrush.
Playing solo is terrible again
That sounds more like silver tbh. I'm gold and at least in my games everyone seem to calculate weapon spawns and overshield spawns
ElzarTheBam
Member
God I hate being in Platinum in Slayer.. I constantly get teammates that have no clue about Weapon Spawns or just bumrush.
Playing solo is terrible again
Those Akai level players tho
<3
Forerunner
Member
Can't do WZ Saturday in the morning for the next few weeks. I have class on Saturday this semester.
I should be good for the later one though!
I should be good for the later one though!
sir_dany12
Member
Deputy Moonman
Member
Sorry Akai! I really wanted to join but I was doing my last game of the morning before doing some errands. I have no mic at the moment either.
Fata1moose
Banned
Hey man, that's just the cool way to exit.
I did the exact same thing on the opposite doorway, though I got it out myself.
Scorpions handle like trash though.
Damn, was going to send a message but checked your stream and saw that full party already, Warzone Saturdays are the real deal!
We have room now
I'm glad it took off like this. There's 2 spots open now, btw.