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Halo |OT 20| It really does feel like Halo
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Welp, might as well just give up now guys. Halo 5 is clearly ruined and by extension the entire franchise is now dead.
damn
Gabotron ES
Member
dad
So for at least three days I've had the MCC installed (along with update) waiting to be unlocked tomorrow night. This morning, my xbox prompted me for an update, and now, the MCC says "installation stopped" at 59.1GB and that I should either reinstall (fuck that) or rs my box to get an update. Which I've done. Twice.
Should I be worried here or.....
Should I be worried here or.....
Installation stopped refers to the Pre-Order Skull you have in your Queue. It can't download it now.
Poker Face
Member
Is this a known issue I've missed, or something that fixes itself when the game unlocks?
If a known issue, what's the remedy?
I had the same problem, I just hit re-install and it started from where it had stopped.
Nobody has the skull yet, to my knowledge, so it will probably unlock on release day. No fix yet, I think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCSDeT6dPSU
Just listening to the Halo 2 main menu music (such a nerd). It has got me sooo excited. Less than 23 hours to go
Just listening to the Halo 2 main menu music (such a nerd). It has got me sooo excited. Less than 23 hours to go
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
Keen as a jelly bean mate. You getting physical or digital? There's gonna be lasertag at my midnight launch!
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
It doesn't bother me too much, but I believe that sprint can have a negative effect on map control and gameplay flow.
Ein Bear
Member
So, I'm currently reading through the Forerunner Saga to try and catch up on Halo Lore.
I enjoyed Cryptum, though felt it was a bit slow, but... does Primordium pick up? I'm about a third of the way through, and so far it's just been a mind numbing slog of reading about people walking around. Are these books worth sticking with? I don't know how many more times I can read variations on "I was tired and thirsty."
Edit: The characters did just arrive at a 'great salt lake' though, which is making me chuckle.
I enjoyed Cryptum, though felt it was a bit slow, but... does Primordium pick up? I'm about a third of the way through, and so far it's just been a mind numbing slog of reading about people walking around. Are these books worth sticking with? I don't know how many more times I can read variations on "I was tired and thirsty."
Edit: The characters did just arrive at a 'great salt lake' though, which is making me chuckle.
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
I'm disappointed,but not surprised.
However, i think that it can still be good,provided they focus on the gunplay and movement rather than loadouts and perks and whatnot. Also if they balance sprint by decharging your shield energy or preventing you from recharging them, i think it would work a lot better and not as a "get out of jail free" card.
However, i think that it can still be good,provided they focus on the gunplay and movement rather than loadouts and perks and whatnot. Also if they balance sprint by decharging your shield energy or preventing you from recharging them, i think it would work a lot better and not as a "get out of jail free" card.
Ashes2Bashers
Member
Sprint is back? Honeymoon is over...Live long MCC...
Digital. I have it preloaded and all ready to go!
I'm too lazy to head down to a midnight launch :3
Ein Bear
Member
Sprint can definitely be made to work better than it did in Halo 4, and it's inclusion doesn't automatically mean that Halo 5 is going to suck... But I just don't see what benefit it brings. How does it help the gameplay, outside of the reasoning of "other games have it"?
It's functionally similar to ADS. You're toggling between the ability to move and the ability to shoot, which isn't what Halo gameplay is about.
It's functionally similar to ADS. You're toggling between the ability to move and the ability to shoot, which isn't what Halo gameplay is about.
We've written 1000 essays and could write 1000 more and sprint will still not go away. It's all ogre.
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
It brings those 9.8s out of 10 bruh
Gabotron ES
Member
We're getting the footage tomorrow. I expect meltdowns similar to H4's GI reveal.
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
That's too bad, my friends and I make a tradition of it.
Love the atmosphere, contributes to my hype tenfold
But having the game preloaded sounds appetising for sure.
That was so bad it was like, a whole event.
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
Sounds like it'll either be really positive, or really negative.
Monday at 9pm PT/Tuesday at 12am EST.
I was going to question your word choice, then you edited.
We went from BRStrafeKill.gif to HaloOfDuty.dad
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
They revealed Halo 4's modernisation by talking about sprint, loadouts, player rewards and the randomisation of weapon spawns. Poor Frankie, he tried to calm everyone down everywhere by saying "its okay guys you'll like it when you get context
" but it was absolutely cataclysmic.I'm a junior member but i've been lurking these threads for years.
I don't agree with these ADS comparisons. Yes, the same sort of toggle is present however the implications on gameplay are fundamentally different.
- Sprint increases mobility, whereas ADS decreases mobility.
- ADS decreases your accuracy when hip firing, sprint has no effect on hip firing.
These two differences completely change the effect of toggling between moving and shooting. ADS forces you to use it in a firefight, massively affecting the basic in-fight gameplay. Sprint discourages you from using it in a fight and is (or should be) only used to enable players to rejoin battle more quickly. Therefore not effecting the basic in-fight gameplay in a meaningful way.
Or to put it more simply, with ADS BR duels would suck. With sprint BR duels remain awesome.
As for any benefits of sprint, I think there are a few:
- Increased mobility
- Less downtime as you can return to fighting more quickly
- Increased options for skill jumps (Haven has a bunch of these)
- It's actually quite fun to sprint around the battlefield
ViewtifulJC
Banned
what a day that was
How Is Your Day Posted this, I TAKE NO CREDIT
astonished to be honest
What a franchise
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
Or people could be realistic and realize that there is a list of pros and cons to this stuff.
It's not like it'll be just a paragraph explaining that their favorite franchise is dead because sprint is back.
People need to keep their heads cool aand go into the beta with the mindset of finding out what works and what doesn't and give 343 feedback. Don't just go into the beta with the mindset that it's all fucked because there's sprint. During that one month period,it's up to us to make Halo 5 the best game it could be,there are no excuses in that time slot.
So right when MCC unlocks.
Damn! Too much will be happening all at once.
That sounds like it was...They revealed Halo 4's modernisation by talking about sprint, loadouts, player rewards and the randomisation of weapon spawns. Poor Frankie, he tried to calm everyone down everywhere by saying "its okay guys you'll like it when you get context
I'm a junior member but i've been lurking these threads for years.
...a mess.
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
No need for the accusatory tone, I'm by no means out for a witch hunt and I absolutely agree. I don't mean to give off that impression at all, I don't consider myself salty or anything.
Plus like I said earlier sprint personally isn't a huge deal to me so long as randomised weapon drops are out, which i'm assuming are.
Sprint isnt a big deal to me either. I can do with it or without it. It's all the other stuff in Halo 4 that needs to be done away with.
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
I was just speaking to the community in general, don't want you to think i was singling you out lol
I think we'll be getting the exhibition match 11pm est or so, but the previews from media will go up at 12am est.
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
Not a problem, was just clarifying because i'm on the same page on the beta.
nillapuddin
Member
Having 3 weeks of Beta with 11 months before release is pretty freaking nice. Lets just be constructive with feedback.
They really need built-in Feedback tools like how the preview build quiz's work.
How do you feel about (feature x) 1-5 scales, polls, etc
That would be a much easier way to get concise feedback than forum fishing
They really need built-in Feedback tools like how the preview build quiz's work.
How do you feel about (feature x) 1-5 scales, polls, etc
That would be a much easier way to get concise feedback than forum fishing
This.
Let's not assume the game is going to be completely ruined due to the inclusion of sprint. If the beta shows that it has a genuinely bad impact on the game, then raise (constructive) hell about it and maybe 343 will listen. We are getting a beta almost a year before release, it'e not like they're going to ignore everything we say.
No real issues with sprint. More mobility is fine by me but personally I am way more interested in what they do with Forge. 343 are releasing a great Halo ass Halo collection. Halo 5 need to do something interesting without freaking out the fans. At least those fans have some Halo coming.