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[01011001]

That might be a little OP to be honest. Sure they are still balancing though.

IMO the range is the issue... it should be strong but that range seems a bit ridiculous lol

 

[01011001]

Vehicle map is way too big for 4 v 4. Honestly retarded decision. Had a match that went 17 - 31 with time running out

4v4 shouldn't even be a thing outside of Ranked!

Halo was always 5v5 until fucking 343i took over and simply made every casual playlist into an MLG rules shitshow with 4v4 in every mode. 5v5 is way better for casual playlists becasue that works in small and in medium sized maps with vehicles... 4v4 doesn't, but 343i doesn't care

 

[Grumpy Toe Nail]

4v4 shouldn't even be a thing outside of Ranked!

Halo was always 5v5 until fucking 343i took over and simply made every casual playlist into an MLG rules shitshow with 4v4 in every mode. 5v5 is way better for casual playlists becasue that works in small and in medium sized maps with vehicles... 4v4 doesn't, but 343i doesn't care

The most incorrect statement i've heard in awhile.

 

[Artistic]

Yeah, when was Halo ever 5v5? Lol.

 

[01011001]

Yeah, when was Halo ever 5v5? Lol.

halo 1 to reach, not in MCC because 343i changed it.
I can see not a lot of Halo fans in here

 

[SatansReverence]

4v4 shouldn't even be a thing outside of Ranked!

Halo was always 5v5 until fucking 343i took over and simply made every casual playlist into an MLG rules shitshow with 4v4 in every mode. 5v5 is way better for casual playlists becasue that works in small and in medium sized maps with vehicles... 4v4 doesn't, but 343i doesn't care

Outside of Halo 3 social slayer and the short live Halo reach squad play list, Halo Matchmaking has almost exclusively been FFA, 2v2, 4v4 and 8v8.

 

[Mr.ODST]

The Vehicles have leaked boyyssss and girls

 

[Artistic]

halo 1 to reach, not in MCC because 343i changed it.
I can see not a lot of Halo fans in here

Yeah, I've been playing since Day 1. From Halo 3 and up it's always been 4v4.

 

[01011001]

The most incorrect statement i've heard in awhile.

great argument!

Yeah, I've been playing since Day 1. From Halo 3 and up it's always been 4v4.

another "halo fan" it seems... Halo 3 is 5v5 in social playlists and 8v8 in BTB

 

[Artistic]

Social is a thing of the past now.

 

[01011001]

Outside of Halo 3 social slayer and the short live Halo reach squad play list, Halo Matchmaking has almost exclusively been FFA, 2v2, 4v4 and 8v8.

Halo 3 Social Slayer was by far the peak of the series, and should be the inspiration to look for in Infinite. especially with medium sized maps returning.

 

[Grumpy Toe Nail]

Halo 3 Social Slayer was by far the peak of the series, and should be the inspiration to look for in Infinite. especially with medium sized maps returning.

Bungie was the one to start copying MLG. 8v8 was better if that really matters since its maps were actually made for those polayer sizes and it allowed objective gametypes.

 

[ManaByte]

Those graphics tho.

 

[TheFarter]

The tech preview is better than most fully released MP games. Good on Halo. It's better than COD beta.

 

[ManaByte]

The tech preview is better than most fully released MP games. Good on Halo. It's better than COD beta.

Also looks more next-gen than COD.

 

[Pakoe]

If you sign up now on Halo insider, you still have a chance to make the 2nd weekend roll out IIRC.

Sadly in my use, I did not find anything sticking like that. I want that back, as well if it's gone.

Thank you! Just signed up.

 

[Luipadre]

The 1 year delay really paid off here. I've never been a halo fun but i really enjoyed this preview. They need to fix the controller aiming tho

 

[Black_Stride]

Warzone motherfuckers!
Warzone PvE as well!
Firefight too!

Ahhhh hell we in the big leagues now boys! and girls



Battle Royale might actually be in the game.
Its needs to be in game at launch.

 

[01011001]

They need to fix the controller aiming tho

 

[SenjutsuSage]

That might be a little OP to be honest. Sure they are still balancing though.

Leave it AS IS LOL.

Check this out.

 

[Kagey K]

Shit....that bots probably smarter than me.

Me too. I would have just stood there and ‘sploded like a dumbass.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Warzone motherfuckers!
Warzone PvE as well!
Firefight too!

Ahhhh hell we in the big leagues now boys! and girls



Battle Royale might actually be in the game.
Its needs to be in game at launch.

I would play the fucking shit out of a Halo battle royale. I've always felt this particular series is absolutely made for it.

 

[TIGERCOOL]

Alright... new map CTF is great. This is the Halo I love. Vehicles are a lot of fun and having some real map dynamics is refreshing. Finally got my game to run with minimal frame pacing issues and still looking good. Locked min/max frame rate to 120fps at 80% resolution (1440p monitor) and medium presets. Not perfect but a lot closer than it was. Really excited for BTB next weekend now!

 

[Mr.ODST]

 

[ManaByte]

 

[Exanthus]

Love the preview

However the radar is a problem for me still.. there are times where an enemy isn't showing at all and I turn around and they are standing right there and moving. Unless it's a spawn issue?

Bloom on the commando is also off. I get great headshots with that gun, but it seems to be all over the place every other time.

 

[Mr.ODST]

This game is gonna be an absolute beast.

Need the singleplayer to be good now, if it hits the mark (we know the gameplay is going to be a 10/10 from these previews) Halo is definitely back, the amount of positive feedback is refreshing for an Xbox flagship title

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Leave it AS IS LOL.

Check this out.

The equipment and skill gap from them in this game are fucking amazing.

 

[Mr.ODST]

Applied for the Spartan Company if someone wants to add me, I see a few Onyx H5 ranks

 

[ZehDon]

Since all you do is unlock cosmetics the progressions system is fine.

Just on this, I have to say I disagree. In order to unlock the cosmetics, you have to buy the Battlepass. Since I'm paying money for it, the progression system should be enjoyable to interact with. Paying money to access a gate keeping system designed to actively block progression, to stop me from getting the things I already paid for, to force me to spend even more money to remove those blocks is not a good one. The system needs to change.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

IMO the range is the issue... it should be strong but that range seems a bit ridiculous lol

IMO if it DOESN'T have decent range it runs the risk of not being very much of a potential sandbox game changer in crucial moments.

Imagine having a bunch of sword or grav hammer elites and brutes coming your way, and you just activate it, knocking all their asses back, then you switch to your grapple hook and get in a better position.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Some cool clips

So many subtle details and gameplay possibilities.

 

[Artistic]

In order to unlock the cosmetics, you have to buy the Battlepass.

Do you really? I know it's the beta, but I was thinking those credits can be earned for free just by playing.

 

[jigglet]

I keep hearing about "bloom", is that in reference to the recoil pattern? I've just never heard of it described in this way with other shooters before.

 

[ResilientBanana]

The Vehicles have leaked boyyssss and girls

The ground textures are so good that they should have just done patches of grass instead of sprites everywhere.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Warzone motherfuckers!
Warzone PvE as well!
Firefight too!

Ahhhh hell we in the big leagues now boys! and girls



Battle Royale might actually be in the game.
Its needs to be in game at launch.

It doesn't though, people are loving it, as is. As interest slows they could release it later and bring back the masses.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

The ground textures are so good that they should have just done patches of grass instead of sprites everywhere.

There's campaign areas with big patches as shown in the recent campaign flyover.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

The Vehicles have leaked boyyssss and girls

Halo Infinite: Cell Games

 

[Mr.ODST]

Look how awesome the spectator cam is when a teammates in a vehicle….

 

[Mr.ODST]

Additional found features, the shock rifle (i think its called), electricity passes through nearby metallic items ..

the attention to detail is off the roof!

 

[ZehDon]

Do you really? I know it's the beta, but I was thinking those credits can be earned for free just by playing.

No, those credits were given to everyone to just test out the store as part of the preview. My understanding is that there will be a small number of cosmetics that are not unlocked via the Battlepass - perhaps things like getting three stars in all of the weapon drills type thing - but the majority come from the Battlepass. The rest are through direct purchase, with no overlap. There is a free tier on the Battlepass, but it unlocks a small number of items for obvious reasons.

 

[Artistic]

Not a big deal for me at least. I guess they need some form of microtranscations.

Also, is there any way to turn off the subtitles of Spartan Chatter?

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Love the preview

However the radar is a problem for me still.. there are times where an enemy isn't showing at all and I turn around and they are standing right there and moving. Unless it's a spawn issue?

Bloom on the commando is also off. I get great headshots with that gun, but it seems to be all over the place every other time.

There needs to be major tweaks to the radar, visual and audio feedback loops. Just like your example, you can have an enemy moving (without sprint but not crouching) in a room in Bazaar staying off radar and you're in the open so what happens is you don't hear them at all (no footsteps) and they get the drop on you with silent nades and movement. What should happen there is something like Apex Legends where if they're walking (not crouching) then no radar is fine but you should clearly and loudly hear their footsteps. The visual feedback is a little too busy and "same-y" in terms of UI design e.g. incoming damage and damage output gets lost. They're trying to give more feedback but it's lacking clarity in my opinion. Almost across the board, from audio and visual to the actual shields and movement. There's some refinement to go and things like hitting the level of auditory inputs that Apex Legends has means they can go no radar or the current implementation of radar working well. Right now it's a bit too hit and miss.

This also brings me to another point, maps like live wire have too many sight lines and CQC designed right into the map which create issues with this lack of auditory feedback and the current radar implementation. Gun fire also needs some tweaking to differentiate 1 or 2 of the weapons a little more but generally very good in that department.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

The tech preview is better than most fully released MP games. Good on Halo. It's better than COD beta.

And looks way better then the COD beta.

This game has a chance to be a monster

 

[jigglet]

Played around with the ground vehicles, they're great. I'm looking forward to testing the aerial vehicles (presumably next week?) in BTB.

 

[elliot5]

Played around with the ground vehicles, they're great. I'm looking forward to testing the aerial vehicles (presumably next week?) in BTB.

Yep next week

 

[01011001]

No, those credits were given to everyone to just test out the store as part of the preview. My understanding is that there will be a small number of cosmetics that are not unlocked via the Battlepass - perhaps things like getting three stars in all of the weapon drills type thing - but the majority come from the Battlepass. The rest are through direct purchase, with no overlap. There is a free tier on the Battlepass, but it unlocks a small number of items for obvious reasons.

they specified this a while ago I think, it wenn something like this,
First there is the Paid stuff, that is the battle pass and paid skins directly from the store
then there is the "free" stuff, which comes in limited battle pass unlocks, special event unlocks, and campaign unlocks (although you could say the campaign unlocks aren't free as you need to own the campaign...)

that's what they specified so far if I remember correctly. so basically, there is the store, the battlepass which has free and premium unlocks, and then there are challenges in events and the campaign that unlock stuff.

that Samurai armor that was shown in the gameplay a while ago is supposedly the unlock you get in their first planned event, and those seem to be free by finishing event specific challenges

 

[Artistic]

Had to play the training mode to try out the Behemoth map, wasn't popping up in MM at all. I'm sure he meant a different map, but don't see the Valhalla comparison at all.

All 3 maps are good in my opinion though.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

And looks way better then the COD beta.

This game has a chance to be a monster

I've been going over all the things 343 said about Slipspace and their engine, and it's showing up in these details.

Halo Infinite - Campaign Evolved

Today, I’m thrilled to share the world premiere of Halo Infinite Campaign gameplay with fans around the world. This is the most technically advanced Halo game ever created, paired with the most powerful console on the planet, allowing us to create the most vivid and immersive way to experience...

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Halo Infinite has been built entirely on our new Slipspace Engine, which was designed from the ground up to serve as the foundation for the future of the franchise. The technical enhancements of the Slipspace Engine are too extensive to truly get into here, but one callout is how we are now able to pack in 10 times the processing per pixel, creating the most visually rich game we’ve ever made to go with the most open and expansive environment to appear in a Halo game.

10x the processing per pixel. It really friggin looks that way. Even the old timer vcr xbox one model ain't looking too bad for itself.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Some cool clips

So many subtle details and gameplay possibilities.

Halo is fucking back, fellas! This type of stuff is what made 3 so great. So much nuance with map and sandbox interaction.