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[psyfi]

Harvest was great by Halo 4 standards and okay by Halo standards.

 

[BizzyBum]

Nope, just add me. GT = psyfi.

Okay, added.

 

[Gnome Scat]

If you had to pick one 4v4 map and 1 BTB map from each game what would it be?

Halo CE:
4v4 - Damnation
BTB - Timberland

Halo 2:
4v4 - Ivory Tower
BTB - Zanzibar

Halo 3:
4v4: Guardian
BTB: Avalanche

Halo Reach:
4v4 - Countdown
BTB - Tempest

Halo 4:
4v4: Haven
BTB: Longbow

Halo 5:
4v4: Truth
BTB: Estuary

 

[TCKaos]

A symmetrical map, with viable pathways and engagement opportunities for both on foot and vehicles, while making neither of them OP, AND it has decent base design and sightlines!?

Nope, map sucks.

EDIT: Talking about Harvest reminds me of the end of this video :O

Nice snapshot you fuck

Also

Halo CE:
4v4 - Chill Out
BTB - Blood Gulch

Halo 2:
4v4 - Turf
BTB - Terminal

Halo 3:
4v4: The Pit
BTB: High Ground

Halo Reach:
4v4 - Sword Base (Oddball lololololol)
BTB - Highlands

Halo 4:
4v4: Haven
BTB: Longbow (Dominion)

Halo 5:
4v4: Empire
BTB: Raid on Apex 7

 

[Karl2177]

Finally played the new Breakout. Don't know what I expected.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Finally played the new Breakout. Don't know what I expected.

 

[YourExWife]

jesus christ snipedown

http://xboxclips.com/EG+Snip3down+EW/3e87d0a4-94e7-4209-9117-c3b739ae5521

 

[Fata1moose]

jesus christ snipedown

http://xboxclips.com/EG+Snip3down+EW/3e87d0a4-94e7-4209-9117-c3b739ae5521

 

[SCHUEY F1]

jesus christ snipedown

http://xboxclips.com/EG+Snip3down+EW/3e87d0a4-94e7-4209-9117-c3b739ae5521

Holy shit

 

[Cranster]

So some of the progress I made on achievements in MCC reset because 343i still hasn't bothered to continue to fix the game.

 

[Garrett 2U]

jesus christ snipedown

http://xboxclips.com/EG+Snip3down+EW/3e87d0a4-94e7-4209-9117-c3b739ae5521

Average.

Spoiler

2good4me

 

[NOKYARD]

The outside was still a completely viable path for flag runs on Avalanche. I think it's actually better than the original. It had good vehicle lanes, but also offered infantry with a few options.

The U shaped map is way more viable in modern Halo though. Cross mapping only happens from power positions plus more of the map in infantry and vehicle friendly. The Blood Gulch-line has always been more popular, but the Sidewinder/Avalanche design is superior.

Good to hear.

 

[Tashi]

jesus christ snipedown

http://xboxclips.com/EG+Snip3down+EW/3e87d0a4-94e7-4209-9117-c3b739ae5521

Holy what the fuck.

 

[SmartWaffles]

A symmetrical map, with viable pathways and engagement opportunities for both on foot and vehicles, while making neither of them OP, AND it has decent base design and sightlines!?

Nope, map sucks.

EDIT: Talking about Harvest reminds me of the end of this video :O

The slight skip between every clip is triggering my OCD.

 

[YourExWife]

The slight skip between every clip is triggering my OCD.

It's made purposefully lazybad.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

jesus christ snipedown

http://xboxclips.com/EG+Snip3down+EW/3e87d0a4-94e7-4209-9117-c3b739ae5521

Holy moly Macaroni!!!!

DAYUM

 

[Akai__]

Who would have thought that "Extermination" makes the clip at least 1000x better? Certainly not me.

 

[Nowise10]

So some of the progress I made on achievements in MCC reset because 343i still hasn't bothered to continue to fix the game.

What achievements were they?

 

[psyfi]

Just played Mercy for the first time and... it's really really ugly? It's cool that they tried a new art style out, but man. Of all the things 343 is doing right now, they still haven't quite figured out map aesthetics.

 

[Trup1aya]

Just played Mercy for the first time and... it's really really ugly? It's cool that they tried a new art style out, but man. Of all the things 343 is doing right now, they still haven't quite figured out map aesthetics.

This is probably the first time I've seen anyone suggest that mercy was ugly

 

[Karl2177]

Just played Mercy for the first time and... it's really really ugly? It's cool that they tried a new art style out, but man. Of all the things 343 is doing right now, they still haven't quite figured out map aesthetics.

There's just too much going on. I think it looks great, but playing on it sucks because I'm not 100% sure if it's an enemy in the distance or part of the scenery. I was having this issue on the updated Entombed as well.

 

[Cranster]

What achievements were they?

Nice Work Dawg!
Domination
Catch This
Rock and Coil Hit Back

 

[ATOMICJORGE]

jesus christ snipedown

http://xboxclips.com/EG+Snip3down+EW/3e87d0a4-94e7-4209-9117-c3b739ae5521

¡SANTA MADRE DE DIOS!

 

[BizzyBum]

Just played Mercy for the first time and... it's really really ugly? It's cool that they tried a new art style out, but man. Of all the things 343 is doing right now, they still haven't quite figured out map aesthetics.

I think it's easily the best looking Halo 5 map, but it does favor the red team.

 

[Fata1moose]

Good to hear.

You went with the night time lighting, that'll be interesting to see.

 

[NOKYARD]

You went with the night time lighting, that'll be interesting to see.

It's glorious!

 

[Forerunner]

Time for some Halo! Someone quits in the first few seconds and its 3v4…

Do I have the fucking worst luck in the world or something? Can I play a game that actually has even teams or people that aren’t afk. Next week can’t come fast enough.

 

[BizzyBum]

Time for some Halo! Someone quits in the first few seconds and its 3v4…

Do I have the fucking worst luck in the world or something? Can I play a game that actually has even teams or people that aren’t afk. Next week can’t come fast enough.

Just happened to me, too. We won though.

But yeah, solo arena is rough.

 

[Akai__]

Snip3down just said: "Give Simms some love. One of the best casters we have".

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Time for some Halo! Someone quits in the first few seconds and its 3v4…

Do I have the fucking worst luck in the world or something? Can I play a game that actually has even teams or people that aren’t afk. Next week can’t come fast enough.

That sucks.

I finally had some good luck last night. No quitters and won 6 in a row. Been a while.

 

[Fata1moose]

I finally had some good luck last night. No quitters and won 6 in a row. Been a while.

Not as long as the last time the Habs won a trade I'm sure.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Not as long as the last time the Habs won a trade I'm sure.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

jesus christ snipedown

http://xboxclips.com/EG+Snip3down+EW/3e87d0a4-94e7-4209-9117-c3b739ae5521

Wow. Also an old school H2 sweep snipe in H5? Hot damn.


Halo CE:
4v4 - Battle Creek, 2 flags
BTB - Sidewinder, 2 flags

Halo 2:
4v4 - Zanzibar, 1 flag/bomb
BTB - Headlong, 1 flag/bomb

Halo 3:
4v4 - Valhalla, 2 flags/bombs
BTB - Standoff, 2 flags/bombs

Halo Reach:
4v4 - Tempest, 1 or 2 flags/bombs
BTB - Ridgeline, anything
FF - Installation 04
Invasion - Boneyard

Halo 4:
4v4 - Exile, 2 flags
BTB - Perdition, 2 flags

Halo 5:
4v4 - Torque, 2 flags/bombs
BTB - There's BTB in Halo 5?
WZ - Raid on Apex 7
FF - Attack on Sanctum

 

[YourExWife]

Snip3down just said: "Give Simms some love. One of the best casters we have".

Here I was thinking I was the only one who doesn't get his appeal.

"HIT MAHCKAHS!"

 

[SCHUEY F1]

TSquared and Walshy are my favorites

 

[belushy]

Anyone up for doing some comp slayer/obj on Halo 5 PC?

 

[Unfriendly TimeTraveler]

Got plat5 in breakout and never touching that again if it stays like this. It's alright but nothing to it, all matches are the same and boring. No comebacks that are notable and no cool plays.

Though did finally get the gunfighter magnum finally so hopefully the h2 br is near.

 

[Cranster]

I can't even play Halo 5 online now, I keep getting an error that my account cannot be authorized to access online modes.

 

[User 73706]

So, like 6 months ago I was trying to convince Ian a tune he wrote was really similar to a portion of Belly of the Beast from H4's score, and recently I made a track directly comparing the two, which started to turn into a Belly of the Beast remix, which... turned into not a Belly of the Beast remix...

 

[NeoBob688]

So I don't have an Xbox One, I have been listening to a couple of tracks from the Halo 5 OST.

"Light Is Green" and "The Trials" .... those tracks are absolutely awesome. Is the whole OST this good?

 

[Tashi]

Here I was thinking I was the only one who doesn't get his appeal.

"HIT MAHCKAHS!"

Damn, there are people who don't love Simms? He's actually my favorite Halo caster. So hype. #SitDownSunshine

 

[YourExWife]

Damn, there are people who don't love Simms? He's actually my favorite Halo caster. So hype. #SitDownSunshine

Of course it's personal opinion, but I prefer casters who bring something else other than an accent and being excited. There's a reason people enjoy T2 as a caster so much. He's knowledgeable about the game on a higher level, and brings that in addition to the play-by-play stuff.

Simms commentary comes off as talking for talking's sake. I'm sure he's a great guy and that's not my criticism. But hype without context that the average player can just figure out on their own is no big deal. I'll give you that he's great for reactions to plays, but not much else in my book.

 

[curiouscharles]

Damn, there are people who don't love Simms? He's actually my favorite Halo caster. So hype. #SitDownSunshine

Yeah I really like Simms too.

His voice is highly satisfying for me to listen to...

Still think TSquared is one of the best technical casters / all-around packages though, and absolutely love Walshy as well.

 

[Papasmurf531]

Fuck, I really hate solo queuing. I wish I had more friends to play this with.

I had 10 kills like 2 mins into the game lol

https://account.xbox.com/en-us/scre...urf&scid=1370999b-fca2-4c53-8ec5-73493bcb67e5

/salt

 

[belushy]

Simms commentary comes off as talking for talking's sake. I'm sure he's a great guy and that's not my criticism. But hype without context that the average player can just figure out on their own is no big deal. I'll give you that he's great for reactions to plays, but not much else in my book.

I agree

 

[ZeezbruhTV]

Walshy and t2 are the god squad

 

[psyfi]

I like Simms alright. He comes off as more goofy than the other casters, which is usually cool, but it sometimes comes at the expense of more detailed and useful commentary. Goldenboy is good at finding a balance there I think. Cracks plenty of jokes, but also knows when to get serious and help the viewer follow what's happening.

In other news: holy shit I love Halo 5. It's been really cool coming back to it, Arena feels as good as ever. Some weapon placements were switched around since I last played, and I think they're all for the better. The maps have real lasting power, especially Coliseum, Truth, and Fathom. Literally the only things I don't like about Arena are spartan charges and the occasional quitters.

I really hope 343 doesn't mess with this formula too much. They nailed it. A higher base movement speed would be cool, even just a small one. Otherwise, it's perfect.

 

[ZeezbruhTV]

Can't we get some sort of Halo 5 post mortem? 343 hasn't really addressed some big issues for me, so im cautious if I want to invest anymore time in this franchise. If H6 will be H5 with more maps/content, then I'm out.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Can't we get some sort of Halo 5 post mortem? 343 hasn't really addressed some big issues for me, so im cautious if I want to invest anymore time in this franchise. If H6 will be H5 with more maps/content, then I'm out.

we haven't even gotten our MCC post mortem.

 

[malfcn]

Servers are butt-butt right now.