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Halo 5: Guardians |OT5| Is HaloGAF irrelevant now?
- Thread starter sir_dany12
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GT is digmouse, already gifted mine to someone
All good I'll send you mine when I'm on next
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
That feel when Halo fans gift me gold packs ❤️
YourExWife
Member
Looks like you're winning in Warzone. I've been told this isn't a thing. You must be a cheater.
jizzlobber
Member
warzone is great now, not sure if it's because people have returned to give it a go again or the party limit is working?
TheMissingLink
Member
Man alive, the time to kill tonight seems soooo short than pre-patch.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
this patch was enough for me to get hooked again. dayum
Still don't like the bulk of 343's maps and weapon placement. =/
Still don't like the bulk of 343's maps and weapon placement. =/
Thats diminishing king.
There is a standard king mode which is quite fun. Its on a Lego version of the pit.
Hmm still shouldnt ben a big problem then. You will probably connect to North Europe. Netherlands and Germany. Wich would be arround 60 ping.
There are Azure servers coming to central France and southern France tho. So that should help.
Triscuitable
Member
Don't think I'll ever enjoy Truth. Didn't like Midship, didn't like Heretic, don't like Truth. I enjoyed Zealot, but that was a totally different kind of map.
I absolutely adore Regret, though. Guess that just goes to show how poor my taste in maps is.
I absolutely adore Regret, though. Guess that just goes to show how poor my taste in maps is.
Diminishing King can be quite fun if you have a team who knows what they're doing, most of the time I see teammates just walk in and out of the hills which doesn't capture them.
Don't worry, you're not alone; I hate Truth too.
Triscuitable
Member
But you enjoy Coliseum, right? I love Coliseum.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Eden is terrible.
I feel like Tyrant is underrated. Never understood why everyone disliked that map.
What? Eden is fantastic.
What? Eden is fantastic.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
shotgun, camo, sniper, rockets, and hydra ruin it.
It's ugly as sin too.
Plaza is also garbage
Triscuitable
Member
No room to breathe, cluttered sightlines, mid is clotted, bottom is the only decent sniping lane, and top is a clusterfuck.
Rockets are unbelievably frustrating to deal with on that map. I prefer Empire; the elevation in mid changes up the map dynamic significantly. The improved sightlines the map's more vertical structure allows for results in a much better flowing map than Eden.
How exactly?
Eden Strongholds is one of the best gametypes in the game.
Also I wouldn’t call it ugly, just plain.
And Plaza is really good too.
Pretty much every complaint you have about Tyrant could be applied to Empire.
Eden is absolutely superior to Empire. Empire is an absolute clusterfuck on Strongholds with the main strategy basically being charge bottom mid with your AR out. Then whenever they start capping your base you run out and cap theirs. Eden is a really interesting mix of setups and rotations. Whether or not to defend a point or push round and capture their undefended one creates a really interesting strategic dynamic.
I’ve also never had a problem with rockets.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
I'd rather play backwash than play those maps lol
I prefer Empire, but I do agree that Eden is more interesting. If there weren't so many power weapons on maps and radar I think I'd be okay with them.
I prefer Empire, but I do agree that Eden is more interesting. If there weren't so many power weapons on maps and radar I think I'd be okay with them.
Seriously?
You sure it's not more because of a dislike of Halo 5's gameplay than the map design? Eden and Plaza are both generally regarded as good maps (even by the hyper critical competitive community). I'd say they're almost objectively superior to something like Backwash.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Yeah I'm serious. I'm sure sure my general dislike for how SA's impact map traversal influence my opinion. Like, it's super fun having a crap ton of routes and options to escape and ambush, but it's fatiguing when players are doing it to you. When you add radar it really makes those elements worse.
I prefer more restrive map design in Halo 5, because combat is more erratic and unpredictable as it is compared to previous Halo's.
So yeah, I'd rather play a Backwash in Halo 5 lol
Heh, I like how Pilot is specifically messed up in the way they had it be the Haunted helmet in Reach.
I should go back to Reach and finally get that.
but really, that's more a result that WIP assets aren't removed from builds anymore these days. It's a waste of time and requires too much build lag between Prod and Test.
I should go back to Reach and finally get that.
but really, that's more a result that WIP assets aren't removed from builds anymore these days. It's a waste of time and requires too much build lag between Prod and Test.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Wish Halo would return to that more simple and clean aesthetic. That armor looks great, instead of all the over designed frilly nonsense we have on most of the weapons and armor.
Triscuitable
Member
The armor worn by Spartans now is a modular platform, instead of a single suit you'll wear for the entirety of your career. Bits and pieces of armor are replaced as needed after operations, whether because a more situation-appropriate permutation exists, or because damage was incurred on the armor itself. There's an in-story basis for the cleaner look to MJOLNIR Gen-2.
And that's why I should be looking up the Halo Wiki to confirm which is which, because my issues with Eden are actually my issues with Empire, and vice-versa. Eden is the superior of the two. Herp derp.
Doesn't mean that 343i will actually use those servers, though. They are not even using the 2 Germany ones that were added a few months ago.
And lol at it not being a problem. I joined a CGB game yesterday and the delay was beyond crazy. When I asked the guy where he is from, he said US West Coast. I ping to those in the 170ms range. "Only" 45ms more than what 343i thinks is acceptable ("95% of all matches are taking place on 125ms or better").
Here is even a video showing them all.
Agreed. Like I said, there are only a handful of new designs, that I really like from 343i or whatever other studio worked on them. Don't get why everything has to be busy. Even maps are filled with busy assets.
The Henery
Member
Get this weapon in Arena maps now!
jizzlobber
Member
It should replace the plasma castor, it's kind of similar but you need to be more accurate, still makes for a good power weapon though,
I get his 'Coming Later in 2017' sass, but if 343 reveal these are unlocked via challenges as opposed to REQ points then his point is moot, since its probably the challenges that are being worked on. Plus it's not like we didn't just get enough content to keep us going.
Plus people have been asking for these kind of unlocks. Legendary rarity doesnt really mean much in the REQ system. It'll be great getting the Mark V knowing not everyone with all unlocks got it on the same day.
A challenge a good few tiers below the Achilles helm time would be fine.
It looks great though. Strong readable shapes > needless over complication.
I mean, that's the much-derided MkV Alpha he's wearing. There's plenty of cleaner sets in H5.
That's because the default pilot helmet looks like a balding man.
I really really hope 343 will implement two things in H6:
1) Server selection (with ping display!)
2) No more matching with teams when playing alone
The rest I really don't care, graphics are fine, gameplay is great, plenty of maps & modes are available and forge is awesome. So I'm totally fine if they keep the game completely unchanged, as long as they make sure that people won't have to cope with unacceptable disadvantages for not living in the U.S. and/or not playing in a team.
Limiting WZ fire team to 6 players has Its advantages and disadvantages. For me it worked out well. I dont mind playing against 6 players alone in WZ. I met several teams yesterday,which used to farm people when they were 12, now they are cut in half.
Literally destroyed them. 4 matches and they didn't stand a chance.
You ain't so tough without your buddies huh
Great update 343.
Servers needs more tweaking though.
Also I would love to have Noble 6 armor. The real one. Please Frankie make it happen with MC Halo 5 armor.
Literally destroyed them. 4 matches and they didn't stand a chance.
You ain't so tough without your buddies huh
Great update 343.
Servers needs more tweaking though.
Also I would love to have Noble 6 armor. The real one. Please Frankie make it happen with MC Halo 5 armor.
Guess I should give WZ another chance - tried it last night and had a really bad experience (tons of lag and being farmed by the other team), perhaps (hopefully) I just got unlucky..Limiting WZ fire team to 6 players has Its advantages and disadvantages. For me it worked out well. I dont mind playing against 6 players alone in WZ. I met several teams yesterday,which used to farm people when they were 12, now they are cut in half.
Literally destroyed them. 4 matches and they didn't stand a chance.
You ain't so tough without your buddies huh
Great update 343.
Servers needs more tweaking though.
Also I would love to have Noble 6 armor. The real one. Please Frankie make it happen with MC Halo 5 armor.
PS: This update (and the general support over the last year) is nothing short of great, it's just unfortunate that the underlying architecture / mm system is holding the game back.
Fata1moose
Banned
The only reason I go into Warzone is when ExWife drags me in there. It's really because I like Arena so much though.
Limiting WZ fire team to 6 players has Its advantages and disadvantages. For me it worked out well. I dont mind playing against 6 players alone in WZ. I met several teams yesterday,which used to farm people when they were 12, now they are cut in half.
Literally destroyed them. 4 matches and they didn't stand a chance.
You ain't so tough without your buddies huh
Haven't played enough to have a firm opinion, but yeah I think it seems like it was the best option available. Another six randoms or another team are all you need to throw the usual campaign and spawn-trapping strats into disarray.
Give it more try bro. Maybe you've met me yesterday ;P
There are still lags and latency in some matches though.
Yup, it was great decision. I only wish it was there long time ago.
Fata1moose
Banned
A real missed opportunity with the REQ system.
blue_phazon
Member
I'm really happy these simpler helmets are coming, but I'm not convinced this will be the norm for the next game. Knowing how crazy game dev is, armor design will probably be outsourced again ;_;
I'm always surprised how your experience differs so much from almost all that I've heard before and experienced myself, first the Elite controller and now this.
I played TF in groups of different countries and even played on the US server as a german and hadn't the laggy shit show that is/was Halo 5 the last months, though it could be a regional thing that you live near a microsoft database and I'm in germany.
I think 343/MS are probably surprised the REQ system worked out as well as it did. They clearly didn't originally design it to scale the way it did, which is part of the reason organization is a mess. Not sure at this late stage they'd significantly rehaul it but I hope for Halo 6 we get the return of challenges and a better organizational system for REQs.
blue_phazon
Member
Switch Optic and NV and that's my prediction. As much as I want Optic to lose, there's no way those guys will lose on LAN. The difference in skill is staggering
Fata1moose
Banned
I hope they don't saturate it with crap items, such as having the same armor with different white lines. Focus on quality instead.
I like the different armor paint schemes. The problem is that they aren't collapsed into the same armor design which means an even longer REQ list that's hard to skim. Should have alphabetical and rarity sorting at the least.
Fata1moose
Banned
You can hardly actually see the paint schemes in game though, they are jagged lines that are washed out at medium distance.
Samurai G0SU
Member
Especially when we all are either red or blue.
No emblems on armor also is lame, kinda
No emblems on armor also is lame, kinda