Well obviously i hope you're right. =) I was really only basing my comments on what was said in the reveal last night. Granted, those guys were on the spot and getting asked all sorts of weird questions. "Which ability will get nerfed first?" I couldn't tell if that made Josh and that other guy nervous, but they just went with it.Really? Everything I've heard suggests that they're looking for substantial gameplay feedback. Why bother to have a standard beta a year out from release?
Has 343i commented on how broken as fuck matchmaking is right now?
This is ridiculous. How is it not working? Honestly. I don't get it. It's literally half the game.
I will have a big write up on my thoughts on the beta ViDoc and exhibition pro match whenever I get some free time today.
Overall impressions after sleeping on it: Very good. Some things need to be removed or tweaked, but it has potential to be one of the best Halo's in terms of skill-gap, competitive potential and a blast to WATCH.
Waiting on Stinkles letting me know the best place to put this feedback though, so most of them will see it (will post here as well obvs).
Anyone down for some customs?
So am I the only one who noticed a significant downgrade in armor models from the ign reveal and yesterday's gameplay? Is it confirmed that they are using placeholder h4 models?
Hoping stinkles could weigh in on this.
too busy basking in the glory of their halo 5 reveal i guess.
Has 343i commented on how broken as fuck matchmaking is right now?
This is ridiculous. How is it not working? Honestly. I don't get it. It's literally half the game.
Has 343i commented on how broken as fuck matchmaking is right now?
This is ridiculous. How is it not working? Honestly. I don't get it. It's literally half the game.
well, that would certainly provide a visual/target acquisition advantage and would be a bad idea IMO.
It's like 343 actively want to tarnish their image with the Halo fanbase.
At this stage I'm not going to even bother with Halo 5
The official Halo twitter said that they are aware of the issues and are actively working on it.
/grumble
Glad they're doing something about it. But still. This shouldn't even be an issue.
Is there any way to see who has added you as a friend?
It's a bummer for sure. No one wanted this to happen but it did. Best thing to do is remain patient and pray that this doesn't turn into DriveClub.
halo fans are averse to change. looking at the series history, its clear to see why. halo ce, 2, and 3, despite being quite different themselves, are often lumped together as "classic" or "core halo" because of the vast similarities of core gameplay elements. this is a premise i'm not sure is fair, but i'll buy into for the purpose of this discussion.
halo reach came along and changed some aspects of the game (bloom and armor abilities are the standouts) which, most fans would agree, impacted the game to some degree.
halo 4 came along and fixed some of the issues introduced by reach (bloom and to some extent AA's) while at the same time its own introduced changes (other AAs, weapon drops, loadouts, perks, etc) arguably had the largest negative impact on the series to date. halo 4 is almost universally panned as the worst multiplayer playing halo game by a decent to significant margin.
now we have the introduction to halo 5. once again we are seeing an attempt to rectify previous games mistakes while at the same time introducing fairly major change. returning to the roots of the series is equal starts, scope knock-out and predictable weapon spawns. this sounds, almost unequivocally, to be changes for the better of the series. buuuut, we also have the traditional halo scope changed to look like ADS which poses questions about how scope will actually work, particularly for multi-leveled zoomable weapons, and also makes for a different experience. visual information while scoped is no doubt impaired from previous games. movement sees probably the biggest change with spartan abilities such as thrusters, stabalizers, ground pound, slide, clamber, and charge. its unknown how these will ultimately impact the game until its played.
my point is though, that change doesnt have to be bad. halo 5 has already fixed the biggest offenders to gameplay that reach and 4 introduced. this is a BIG win to the series and should drastically improve the game. the newly added stuff will take playtime to test and see how it affects the experience, but its not out of the realm of possibility that it could actually improve the series, which needs to be the goal of any forward thinking game and sequel. only time will tell though, but we'll soon have three weeks to test and provide feedback. i see no reason but to be optimistic at this point.
aim down sights would be a lot better if the gun model was more zoomed in (not the visual zoom, just the model) so it takes up less of the screen, right now it looks exactly like every other aim down sights shooter and I hate it appearing in halo even if the function is no different then before.
Really? Not even the free beta?
I'm down gt Jayrme DSo anyone around to play some customs?
The lack of matchmaking is making me sad
Honestly just get rid of ADS, ground pound and sprint and I'd be hyped as hell. I could even deal with ledge grabbing.
Considering it's only in very early beta, this game looks good.
That red dot looks really cool as well, even if it's implications are pretty questionable.
The UI is nice and clean as well.
the other meter is health, I believe.Two things:
What do you mean by "red dot"?
and
Anyone have any idea what's that that looks like another meter of some kind directly beneath the shield meter?
Does that really impact gameplay though? Assuming movement isnt slowed and you can get shot out of it?
Every shooter on the planet has ironsights these days. Changing that to fit the modern look so that its more accessible doesnt seem like a bad thing at all.
Honestly just get rid of ADS, ground pound and sprint and I'd be hyped as hell. I could even deal with ledge grabbing.
Does that really impact gameplay though? Assuming movement isnt slowed and you can get shot out of it?
Every shooter on the planet has ironsights these days. Changing that to fit the modern look so that its more accessible doesnt seem like a bad thing at all.
Considering it's only in very early beta, this game looks good.
That red dot looks really cool as well, even if it's implications are pretty questionable.
The UI is nice and clean as well.
You go to the main "Friends" menu and you check the Activity Feed. Will show folks who added you as a "Follower". Addittionally, you can check all who follow you by choosing the box to sort by "Followers".
The former obviously helps find people who just added you recently though.
Two things:
What do you mean by "red dot"?
and
Anyone have any idea what's that that looks like another meter of some kind directly beneath the shield meter?
I'm down with this.Honestly just get rid of ADS, ground pound and sprint and I'd be hyped as hell. I could even deal with ledge grabbing.
Halo doesn't need to be like other shooters. That's the first problem. Halo is popular as all get out. It's only suffered these past few iterations because of the drastic changes made to the game. Which is all an apparent attempt to make it more like other shooters. And like Booshka has said, iron sights just takes up a bunch of screen space, making it less efficient.Does that really impact gameplay though? Assuming movement isnt slowed and you can get shot out of it?
Every shooter on the planet has ironsights these days. Changing that to fit the modern look so that its more accessible doesnt seem like a bad thing at all.
A big win to the series, for sure, but the ADS still feels like a complete disconnect between 343 and their fanbase. It seems 100% purely aimed at grabbing players form other franchise even at the expense of alienating long term "core" fans.
I'm optimistic that the beta feedback can and will be taken into account when finalizing the game for holiday season 2015, but the ADS seems so hard coded into this game already I have some doubt as to the feasibility of removing it.
You see less valuable information with Ironsights filling up your screen than you do with a Scope. The entire point of the lore behind the Chief's helmet being Smart Linked with the weapon was to not have to use Ironsights. Because seeing through the Scope is vastly superior to ADS for combat awareness. Smart Scope is an ADS concession and lore backtrack to try and grab more players that can't play shooters without Ironsights filling up their screen when they shoot.
Matchmaking is still really slow and I have to close Halo after I finish a game because it freezes, but I have had two matches in the last ~20 minutes now. So maybe it's getting better?
EDIT: Although, the 4v4 slayer playlist somehow got a 5th player on the other team so that's cool.
ADS also means our trusty 5x / 10x Sniper is no more.
the lore argument is kind of silly honestly. can we back up why chief cant sprint in classic halo with lore? or why he is limited to 2 weapons regardless of size/weight constraints? no? then why use it for this point?
I'm down gt Jayrme D
I'm down with this.
Halo doesn't need to be like other shooters. That's the first problem. Halo is popular as all get out. It's only suffered these past few iterations because of the drastic changes made to the game. Which is all an apparent attempt to make it more like other shooters. And like Booshka has said, iron sights just takes up a bunch of screen space, making it less efficient.
Takes up screen-space sure thats obvious. But I cant agree that it takes so much to actually hinder gameplay significantly enough for this to matter
It doesnt need to be like other shooters sure. But I dont see the negatives in making it "familiar." Making it like other shooters means slowing you down while in ADS, not being able to get shot out, etc. They aren't doing that, but are making it familiar to help people playing 99% of of other shooters out there able to jump right in.
Out of all the changes, this seems the lightest IMO. Clamber, side dashes, thrusters, sprint and sprint attacks, hover on ADS while midair....thats gonna change some shit.