That's what the said pre-release, but that's not how it ended up. Every weapon got an RRR increase. AR and SMG got spread reductions and RRR increase.
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That's what the said pre-release, but that's not how it ended up. Every weapon got an RRR increase. AR and SMG got spread reductions and RRR increase.
But that is wrong. Your accuracy improves when:
- using ADS
- crouching
- using ADS and crouching
Samurai G0SU
Member
is that why i see people doing this with the AR in the corner of a room?
VincentMatts
Member
No thats just how i camp
Yeah i had no idea. Honestly, ADS doesnt bother me at all but i do understand how it can change how someone "plays" the game. If you have the option to ADS, youre more likely to stay further away and shoot where as not being able to zoom would kinda incite people to try shooting from closer in, like for a shootgun.
Its something ive never really thought of before. But for me, i find im better with the BR when i dont zoom in so more often, i dont zoom in when shooting it unless the guy is across the map. I also very rarely zoom in when using the AR.
VincentMatts
Member
Halo 5 is easily the best Halo mp. Easily. And I'm including the terrible maps in all this
Deputy Moonman
Member
I enjoyed H5's matchmaking and definitely think it's a huge step up from Halo Reach and Halo 4 - I'd even say it's better than Halo 3 :O - but I still prefer CE and Halo 2 matchmaking over 5's. To reiterate what others have already said, there is something special about the simplicity of Halo prior to the introduction of all the abilities. And in regard to H5, I didn't feel like I was on an even playing field until I bough an elite controller. Which shouldn't ever be the case in gaming imo.
Fata1moose
Banned
There are a lot of bad maps such as Empire, Molten, Riptide and Overgrowth. I think people dismiss great maps because of this, Fathom, Truth, Eden, Stasis and Coliseum are all great. Plaza, Mercy and the Rig are fine under certain conditions.
VincentMatts
Member
I think some of you put way too much emphasis on "fairness". Games need to be fun to play and ultimately, its just a video game.
I dunno, but i think 3 and 2 had a massive advantage in terms of having some of the best maps ever. I think if you were to design the same maps for all 3 games (H2, 3 and 5) and they somehow worked, id still rather play with 5s guns and sandbox.
I think the maps of 5 really doesnt do the game any favors.
Samurai G0SU
Member
Sometimes i feel cheap when i run, slide, dash jump fly around a corner to finish a kill.
This guy in BTB had no idea i was coming for him. feels bad man. Felt like a hawk going in for the kill.
This guy in BTB had no idea i was coming for him. feels bad man. Felt like a hawk going in for the kill.
Deputy Moonman
Member
Oh for sure. I was just thinking about how there are so many abilities to manage in H5; you can't compete with higher skilled players unless you have a controller with paddles. The number of abilities can be a little overwhelming to new players. Heck, it took me playing through the entire campaign, and then spending a good month in matchmaking after that before I felt like I was getting the hang of everything. A new player to the game might not be willing to devote that much time into getting used to the controls before decided to hell with it and switching to a different game.
Masterz1337
Neo Member
If it was just a visual thing and didn't modify their performance in any way, then it would be a useless feature that has no purpose. And they dedicated a trigger to it. Yikes. I mean even if it just zoomed... so what. No one needs to zoom a needler. Or a plasma pistol. Or a shotgun... or sword.... or hammer...
Apparently if you hold the trigger in you can instantly scope back in after descope too. I always play with Halo 4 controls, where I have to press on the stick to ADS. But if true it's pretty ridiculous that the descope penalty differs via control schemes.
YourExWife
Member
Pretty sure that hasn't been a thing since the beta or some shit.
Yeah, there was a very early patch that made it so LT smart scopers also had to let go and re press the trigger to re-scope
Welfare
Member
Matchmaking Feedback Update May 1st
!
Soft Forfeit
- It will be "safe" to leave if someone has already left the match (from either team).
- No need to stay on to prevent a ban or extra point loss.
- No ban if someone has already left
- No extra CSR loss penalty if someone has already left.
- You still lose the same amount of CSR as a normal loss.
- Leavers always lose CSR, regardless of how their team does after, so its better to stay if youre on the winning / advantaged team until the other team leaves.
!
Soft Forfeit
- It will be "safe" to leave if someone has already left the match (from either team).
- No need to stay on to prevent a ban or extra point loss.
- No ban if someone has already left
- No extra CSR loss penalty if someone has already left.
- You still lose the same amount of CSR as a normal loss.
- Leavers always lose CSR, regardless of how their team does after, so its better to stay if youre on the winning / advantaged team until the other team leaves.
That sounds pretty reasonable, but if it doesn't show a "game is safe to leave"-type message like Dota 2 I feel like it's gonna' be a little unclear and people will be confused.
VincentMatts
Member
Thank god. Man, id stay in games that were 5 on 1. No fun whatsoever.
Samurai G0SU
Member
So we take the L and lose the same amount of csr as if we lost the game?
Scenario:
1 player quits first 10 seconds - banhammer and csr loss
I quit because i want a full team. - no banhammer and csr loss
Scenario:
1 player quits first 10 seconds - banhammer and csr loss
I quit because i want a full team. - no banhammer and csr loss
Yup. They gotta do it this way or else people will abuse it. Playing in parties with one throwaway account. Let that guy do the initial quitting while everyone else drops out free of charge.
YourExWife
Member
Reminds me of the good old days back in halo 2 where one person on your team could hide in some unfindable spot when you had the lead and the rest of the team could quit and as long as they still won, your whole team got a win.
well if they didn't, it would always be optimal to circle boost by having one person quit out when it looks like you're gonna lose and then have everyone else leave.
Samurai G0SU
Member
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
I've told the story before but TL;DR: Burial Mounds 1 flag, round 4 the other team were down 0-2 and holding the flag in offensive spawn where the out of map superbounce is...we spent 2.5 hours learning the superbounce as it was new and then wrecked their shit out of map 2v3 at that point with rockets and teamwork to win 2 nil.
2.5 hours and to this day it remains one of my best experiences and memories with a random objective Aussie where neither of us would give the cheaters the fucking satisfaction. I'm still friends with him all these years later.
Fucking Halo man, bring back the glitches. Halo 2 was something else. A beautifully broken game.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
This with superbounces was the best
Haha that's great!
I have a similar story where I was playing 2v2 flag on Gemini. We grabbed the flag and I boosted my friend with the flag into a impossible to see spot and the game lasted for 3 hours. We left and grabbed lunch, came back, and he was till there in sudden death.
What a wonderful game.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Those games of ours are Halo Ying and Yang.
BizzyBum
Member
Play some BTB!
I feel like they could have done so much more with the season format in ranked.
I feel like the end and start of a new season should be a mini event, instead it's just this thing which happens and our ranks reset. It sucks.
They should have had a write up at the end of each season. Display the champions in each playlist, the most improved player from one season to the next, the player who played the most matches, most kills etc. Make participating in a season more interesting. Each player should also get their own personal summary of the season in game displaying a bunch of stats for the season.
They should have also had a "launch event" for each season. It doesn't even need to be anything special. Just like a quick cutscene when opening the ranked playlist selection saying "The new season has begun, good luck Spartans!" which then opens to your summary for the last season. You could also have a temporary promotion for the first day of a new season where every 5 or so ranked matches you play you earn a gold pack. Even that would make it feel so much more exciting.
Instead we get an emblem, playlists break for about 10 minutes, then our ranks have disappeared. It's just shit.
I feel like the end and start of a new season should be a mini event, instead it's just this thing which happens and our ranks reset. It sucks.
They should have had a write up at the end of each season. Display the champions in each playlist, the most improved player from one season to the next, the player who played the most matches, most kills etc. Make participating in a season more interesting. Each player should also get their own personal summary of the season in game displaying a bunch of stats for the season.
They should have also had a "launch event" for each season. It doesn't even need to be anything special. Just like a quick cutscene when opening the ranked playlist selection saying "The new season has begun, good luck Spartans!" which then opens to your summary for the last season. You could also have a temporary promotion for the first day of a new season where every 5 or so ranked matches you play you earn a gold pack. Even that would make it feel so much more exciting.
Instead we get an emblem, playlists break for about 10 minutes, then our ranks have disappeared. It's just shit.
Marvel
could never
Don't feel bad, enjoy the hunt.
I know I do.
I just returned back to all the Halo games with mcc and H5 (my 2nd ps pro died)and it's like I never left. There's nothing like Halo.
Those were the days!
I think one way the soft ban could avoid abuse without penalizing legitimate surrenderers is if anyone in a party with the initial quite rare loses the CSR, and anyone else could quit freely.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Er... Uh... #HireJem?
Coming from Ozzy, King of tattoo Tuesday.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
LOL, touche, I do actually like Jem's ideas though.
Yes, sounds like a cool idea to me.
The stuff with Overwatch's play of the game makes me wish for something similar for your own career, where the game would clip your biggest play (highest overkill, or rarest medal) and show that to you at the end of the season. Basically taking the ideas behind those Facebook "here's your friendship" videos and doing something interesting with it.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
If they clipped your best moments through a season automatically you could have a highlights montage at the end each season.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Any word on those prototype Brute weapons people found in the PC build?
I've suspected they were just Halo 6 prototypes that were demoed in the engine, and the continued silence certainly adds to that thought.
This.
Halo 5 at launch was stupidly barebones, and not in a good way. It's come super far since then, and I hope they do not revert backwards with the launch of a new title.
I've suspected they were just Halo 6 prototypes that were demoed in the engine, and the continued silence certainly adds to that thought.
This.
Halo 5 at launch was stupidly barebones, and not in a good way. It's come super far since then, and I hope they do not revert backwards with the launch of a new title.
Fata1moose
Banned
I'd say Halo 5 seemed barebones compared to previous Halos, but compared to other shooters it actually still robust. Not defending Halo 5 for its lack of game types, just shows how well rounded Halo usually is.
Seems weird you'd demo weapons on a dev branch that's going to end up in your current game, though. Seems more likely they were considering HW2-styled tie-ins and decided not to (not sure what a Brute side would have added against all the other ones we've got, for instance.)
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
There's several things I want from Overwatch, like Play Of The Game, killcams (I know some people are against this), emotes, voice lines, victory stances, highlight intros etc., all to bring out the personality more.
Halo 6 can improve upon so much that isn't directly tied to gameplay.
Clearly we aren't playing enough breakout or assault
VincentMatts
Member
define worked
Fata1moose
Banned
Yesterday I had a game prematurely end when it was around 20-12. 🤷
2012, just like the year we should have stopped playing this franchise.
BizzyBum
Member
Grind infection, too!
User 73706
Banned
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