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Halo 5: Guardians |OT4| You picked a helluva week to join up
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sir_dany12
Member
Yeah. Assautl Fathom is the same. (expect splinters are no longer on the sides of the map, but maybe they werent earlier)
And remove that shitty speed boost.
Or dont, since it will be nerfed
And remove that shitty speed boost.
Or dont, since it will be nerfed
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/team-arena-summer-preview
They removed the Storm rifles from Empire. Today is a good day.
They removed the Storm rifles from Empire. Today is a good day.
Samurai G0SU
Member
Makes Plasma pistol an important weapon to control though. Which isn't a bad thing.
Edit: oh but there's a bunch of other changes to Empire too soooooo I need to read through it lol
Makes Plasma pistol an important weapon to control though. Which isn't a bad thing.
Edit: oh but there's a bunch of other changes to Empire too soooooo I need to read through it lol
There's an absolute ton of changes to a bunch of maps.
I'm very curious to see how the new stronghold positions on Plaza and Eden work out.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
I just want to stress how boring Halo is with BRBRBRBRBRBRBRBR. Borderline despise that shitty burst fire weapon. It's terrible for feedback, especially at longer ranges. You get hitmarkers, but you can never really tell if all three bullets of your burst landed, so it's nebulous as to how effective your shots are. Feels like spritzing people with a water bottle.
With single shot weapons (ie: the Pistol), you either land your shots or you don't. Done. Simple to identify, clear feedback. The BR gives this illusion that you can actually do things at range, whereas it's clear with the Pistol that you have to either be incredibly accurate to hit people outside of the RRR (Red Reticle Range) or you have to move in for a closer shot. None of this, "Well I'm getting hitmarkers, so let me just keep throwing shots out to ping enemies and hopefully I get a kill." It's easier to use than the Pistol, but it's not as consistent due to the nature of burst fire weapons. At mid range it's too easy to be effective with, so BTB suffers for it.
BTB Pistol starts when?
sir_dany12
Member
I don't like bottom mid on Plaza. I think it's to small and to easy to capture it with nades..
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
True that
no lies detected.
ZeezbruhTV
Member
good amount of SMGs/Storm Rifles removed from arena, slow progress!!
Wow, obviously I can't judge without actually playing, but on paper a lot of those changes sound pretty bad. Why remove all those BRs? And as much as I sometimes like to fuck around with the Boltshot, it's never going to be a popular weapon. Same goes for the Supressor.
I'd say the vast majority of changes are very, very good.
Also the BR is a pretty bad weapon in H5, far too easy to use in comparison to the Magnum, the less of them the better IMO.
sir_dany12
Member
Fuck Speed Boost
Eh, maybe there is more good than bad on balance. It just seems like they're trying to push some of the unpopular weapons like the Boltshot, Suppressor, and Plasma Caster a little too hard. Maybe the changes to the Caster this week will make it more viable, but it just seems like that weapon's never gonna really happen.
I'm also not looking forward to spending the next few months confused by m old muscle memory being updated to figure out here the hell the weapons are, but that's more of a personal thing.
also this
Samurai G0SU
Member
Git gud n dodge nub
Plasma caster can actually be a viable weapon at the pro level though. Boltshot and Suppressor have no chance past Gold to be used. Anyone with a lick of skill will have a faster TTK with Magnum/AR.
Boltshot/suppressor have their use against AI in Firefight or Vehicles in Warzone but not much in Arena.
The only weapon you could argue that they're promoting is the Boltshot, but I think they're just using that as a weapon to replace stuff like the Storm Rifles which makes sense as it's an inoffensive weapon.
As for the other two:
- Suppressor has been removed from Coliseum and had it's position changed on Eden. So a net loss of one suppressor.
- Plasma Caster has been removed from Empire CTF and Truth, replaces Fuel Rod on Regret and has replaced the rockets in Eden Strongholds. So no net gain or loss.
It absolutely destroys Prometheans.
Other than that not all that much... I guess it can be pretty decent if you start firing before engaging someone to let it spool up.
Amazing for killing enemies in exposed vehicles like Ghosts and Warthogs.
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/SwathingLeopard/video/14037579
That's almost as surprising to me as the fact that Stasis is. I assume it's gonna be super asymmetrical like the rest of the remixes of symmetrical maps, yet apparently it's getting CTF???
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Just unlocked blood of sulban. I love it!
The only changes I can tell so far from the screenshots I saw on Xbox News was that the bases were basically completely closed off. I guess we have to assume its also symmetrical.
It's just so fun to shoot and see a pink mist
Deputy Moonman
Member
I went into team swat for req points and instead started assassinating and spartan charging everyone I could. At this rate I'll be done with spartan charge commendations tonight assuming I get to play a little more later.
This is for exwife:
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
So do we know what happened to the Spielberg TV show??? Originally 343/MS said it would release before or around the time of H5's release, that was Oct 27 2015, near 7 months have passed...It was first announced during the X1 launch, 22nd Nov 2013.
Nothing here:
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/...ed/be4c3b34-9a78-45fe-8448-dc6842dc9ac0/posts
Nothing more from ReadyUpLive:
http://www.readyuplive.com/2015/08/halo-tv-series-still-in-development-at-showtime/
Nothing on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2934286/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Here's a quote from Bonnie:
2015 is looong gone, not feeling H5's game experience enriched as yet.
MoviePilot ran an article on 26th April 2016 and they've got no answers either:
http://moviepilot.com/posts/3884465
Nothing here:
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/...ed/be4c3b34-9a78-45fe-8448-dc6842dc9ac0/posts
Nothing more from ReadyUpLive:
http://www.readyuplive.com/2015/08/halo-tv-series-still-in-development-at-showtime/
Nothing on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2934286/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Here's a quote from Bonnie:
2015 is looong gone, not feeling H5's game experience enriched as yet.
MoviePilot ran an article on 26th April 2016 and they've got no answers either:
http://moviepilot.com/posts/3884465
Forerunner
Member
I like how they are removing a majority of the BRs from Arena, but they are still the starting weapon in BTB.
Samurai G0SU
Member
Sad times
id rather have it as a Netflix series, kinda. Or HBO.
BET there were a lot of creative differences.
id rather have it as a Netflix series, kinda. Or HBO.
BET there were a lot of creative differences.
So do we know what happened to the Spielberg TV show??? Originally 343/MS said it would release before or around the time of H5's release, that was Oct 27 2015, near 7 months have passed...It was first announced during the X1 launch, 22nd Nov 2013.
Nothing here:
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/...ed/be4c3b34-9a78-45fe-8448-dc6842dc9ac0/posts
Nothing more from ReadyUpLive:
http://www.readyuplive.com/2015/08/halo-tv-series-still-in-development-at-showtime/
Nothing on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2934286/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Here's a quote from Bonnie:
2015 is looong gone, not feeling H5's game experience enriched as yet.
MoviePilot ran an article on 26th April 2016 and they've got no answers either:
http://moviepilot.com/posts/3884465
Found this: http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/11/showtime-still-developing-halo-tv-series
EDIT: saw your edit for Moviepilot link, my bad
If we don't see anything at E3 i'm going to assume its MIA and no longer going to care for it until it re-surfaces
EDIT 2: What kind of shitty blog is this Movie Pilot? Like how do you make such an egregious grammar error in your title and not notice it:
"What Happen To Steven Spielberg's Halo TV Show?"
ATOMICJORGE
Member
I'm 100% sure that if we don't hear anything @ E3 then it's dead which it's pretty sad, the Halo Universe it's so rich, vast, big etc and a proper TV series would be awesome
I was expecting something like Stargate BTW which is one of my favorite TV series of all time (SG1)
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Sad times
id rather have it as a Netflix series, kinda. Or HBO.
BET there were a lot of creative differences.
I'd go Netflix but there is zero chance, if it releases at all, it won't just be on the Halo Channel and Xbox TV/Film. Does anyone even load the Halo Channel anymore? I did a couple of months back, I loaded it by accident.
Online editors for the most part are a joke, especially syndicate style websites like MoviePilot.
Zoso Achilles
Member
Keep up the good work.I went into team swat for req points and instead started assassinating and spartan charging everyone I could. At this rate I'll be done with spartan charge commendations tonight assuming I get to play a little more later.
This is for exwife:
Samurai G0SU
Member
Halo channel is dead. Last reason to actually.use it was for watching night fall with Locke.
Forerunner
Member
I'm sorry.
Samurai G0SU
Member
I have nightmares..
Forerunner
Member
That's why we don't speak about Nightfall!
ATOMICJORGE
Member
Agree the other day I was recording a video for my YT channel and I needed to use the Halo Channel App well without surprise I was not able to record what I wanted to record in both versions of the App for Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs so I had to use an old video to get my material
ATOMICJORGE
Member
Indeed I was very sad when the show was cancelled and I'm very angry with that reboot that they are trying to do
So what you're really saying is that G0SU is right?
Come on..say it. Say it. Lol
Lol of course not
I went into team swat for req points and instead started assassinating and spartan charging everyone I could. At this rate I'll be done with spartan charge commendations tonight assuming I get to play a little more later.
This is for exwife:
Killing multiple birds with one stone then... I'm going to have to take my own advice it seems...
sir_dany12
Member
I'm trying
TIL there is a has always been a Surpressor on Eden... Where the hell was it initially?
Also, I don't know how to feel about the Fuel Rod being removed from Regret. I liked the dynamic of trying to control top mid to secure Fuel, but having times battles for bottom mid to control OV...
Plasma Caster won't nearly be as highly sought after. Even Pro's only used it, if it fell into their lap. They never seem to seek it out.
Samurai G0SU
Member
=(
When things silently die....
Anyway. Stream Thursday? I forget.. or is it tomorrow???
Forerunner
Member
It's tomorrow and wishful thinking is the update will be Thursday.
Samurai G0SU
Member
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the reclamation will happen with you truplaya. You will assimilate like the others and bow to the G0SU. >=D... heh heh heg
ATOMICJORGE
Member
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Hoorah, an article is being published about my Halo issues saga, link inbound very soon.