GringoSuave89
Banned
My KDA is atrocious (hate that they factor in assists but whatever), but God am I having a ball! 4 more matches till I'm ranked. Probably Silver or Bronze, but so long as I'm not Iron 
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Halo |OT 21| Battle is the Great Redeemer | LIVE. DIE. RESPAWN.
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Enter The 36 Chambers
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Afk teammates. AR starts.
Can't believe I let you guys hype me for this.
Not feeling this at all on first impressions
Can't believe I let you guys hype me for this.
Not feeling this at all on first impressions
My KDA is atrocious (hate that they factor in assists but whatever), but God am I having a ball! 4 more matches till I'm ranked. Probably Silver or Bronze, but so long as I'm not Iron
Why? I love that they factor in assists.
Going 9 and 10 but with 16 assists is pretty good for instance
Play with a team.
It's the law of the Halo. As old, and as true as the sky.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
ar starts in 2015
GringoSuave89
Banned
FTFY
Think I'm just hardwired for classic KD. I know I'll get used to it (maybe even love it)
Enter The 36 Chambers
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Matchmaking has been flawless for me so far.
Skilled teammates are another story but the matchmaking functions
Skilled teammates are another story but the matchmaking functions
As I browse various gaming forums, it looks like there's two camps already, ones that like the AR starts and others that want the BR start.
I also had a friend who doesn't really play halo describe to me that he thinks it feels like COD.
play the beta, decide for yourself. Feels like Halo enhanced to me. Like classic Halo with some toys thrown in that everyone has.
Jellycrackers
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As I browse various gaming forums, it looks like there's two camps already, ones that like the AR starts and others that want the BR start.
I also had a friend who doesn't really play halo describe to me that he thinks it feels like COD.
Any casual player that plays a game where you press left trigger to aim and there are guns will say it feels like COD. It feels nothing like COD.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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And it's all because the Magnum is not as good as it should be.As I browse various gaming forums, it looks like there's two camps already, ones that like the AR starts and others that want the BR start.
I also had a friend who doesn't really play halo describe to me that he thinks it feels like COD.
So then we're essentially back to Halo 3 AR starts with the shitty magnum?
I probably won't get to play the beta tonight after work, I have so much other crap to do with family coming in for New Years.
I will try though. I'm just starving for people's raw impressions.
20ozSlayer
Neo Member
Kill cams need to go as well.
The magnum is actually very good. This is funknown, of course he wants the magnum to be OP.
It could do with a slight buff, increase the RRR.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Definitely still feels,like halo. I'm digging the new beta. I think AR is a LITTLE too strong though. I might be way off base though.
Exploratory
Banned
Jesus fucking Christ. Obliterated.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Anyone have room in a party? Randoms are garbage
Poodlestrike
Banned
THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED ISSUE WITH THE HALO SERVERS
CONSTANTLY
VisceralBowl
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Enter The 36 Chambers
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I really like the reduced auto aim
Yeah its fantastic. Again, only thing that honestly bothers me is the flinch, remove that and then we have a good Halo game here.
FATstronaut
Member
hot damn
biosnake20
Member
I've been stuck on Onyx III all day. I hate my teammates, my backpack is only so large.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
The reduced aim assist is noticeable. I'm a fan,but it's taking a while to get used to it.
All day? It's been a few hours.
All day? It's been a few hours.
We can dream
FUNKNOWN iXi
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It's the best Magnum since CE, but it can't compete on any level with the other weapons. The AR dominates at range now so there's no use keeping the Magnum. The Magnum is the weapon you want to replace to pick up the BR/DMR and you still can't really defend yourself once the enemy picks up the BR/DMR. With thrusters you can easily out-maneuver the Magnum in a CQC 1v1, whereas your chances of death are greater if the enemy is using an AR.
So improvement, yes, but effective in this sandbox, not really imho.
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
Wait so is flinch a real thing or is it screen shake, it's driving me insane because i'm not sure.
First impressions of the beta.
I use thruster constantly. As a strafe. As a way to jump into a room and quickly escape. It's in constant use like double jump in Destiny. This often leads to the unfortunate chain of sprint, thrust, ledge grab. By unfortunate I mean my character is forced into using various animations to get to the action instead of just being able to walk, jump, and always be shooting.
ADS is a core mechanic of the game. You can argue otherwise, but I feel like I'm being punished for using Recon (default Halo) controls. The automatic guns feel rather useless unless you're scoped in and that's a more difficult task to accomplish unless you use standard controls of zoom on the left trigger. I would hope they change this, but as many have already said that realistically isn't going to happen.
The ADS on the DMR is a joke right? Seriously? That's the actual graphic representation you're going with?
The BR needs the standard BR scope back. At the very least as an option.
The sniper rifle functions very differently from previous Halo games. Aiming feels very different (at least to me). For some reason it feels like the reticle doesn't move as quickly as past Halo games. This might just be me adjusting to the different sticks on the X1.
Need more maps soon.
Kill cam and Flinch (screen shake?) need to be gone. ADS should follow (but that seems much less likely)
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You can't back out of the intermission screen between matches without being dumped back to the main menu. Annoying.
Guns are difficult to see at first - and sometimes impossible to see when you run over them on darker ground.
I use thruster constantly. As a strafe. As a way to jump into a room and quickly escape. It's in constant use like double jump in Destiny. This often leads to the unfortunate chain of sprint, thrust, ledge grab. By unfortunate I mean my character is forced into using various animations to get to the action instead of just being able to walk, jump, and always be shooting.
ADS is a core mechanic of the game. You can argue otherwise, but I feel like I'm being punished for using Recon (default Halo) controls. The automatic guns feel rather useless unless you're scoped in and that's a more difficult task to accomplish unless you use standard controls of zoom on the left trigger. I would hope they change this, but as many have already said that realistically isn't going to happen.
The ADS on the DMR is a joke right? Seriously? That's the actual graphic representation you're going with?
The BR needs the standard BR scope back. At the very least as an option.
The sniper rifle functions very differently from previous Halo games. Aiming feels very different (at least to me). For some reason it feels like the reticle doesn't move as quickly as past Halo games. This might just be me adjusting to the different sticks on the X1.
Need more maps soon.
Kill cam and Flinch (screen shake?) need to be gone. ADS should follow (but that seems much less likely)
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BUGS
You can't back out of the intermission screen between matches without being dumped back to the main menu. Annoying.
Guns are difficult to see at first - and sometimes impossible to see when you run over them on darker ground.
I liked what they did with H2A by having the little circle-thingy icon above the gun at it's spawn. I think they should put that in Halo 5.
Forerunner
Member
Been watching Ninja's stream and the stuff he can pull off is amazing.
Poodlestrike
Banned
What's crazy is that it finds people incredibly quickly. It just doesn't seem to have any idea what to do then.
Garrett 2U
Member
I would bet lots of money there's gunna be a revamped BTB mode that is super large scale with loadouts and perks.
Which would be awesome, alongside a well supported Arena mode.
Jellycrackers
Member
Workin my way through Onyx. Got to Onyx 2 then had a game where I went positive but we lost by 3 because one guy on my team went 3/18.... But my skill rank still went way down and put me back at Onyx 1... I can't figure it out.
But I've been absolutely donging and having a blast.
But I've been absolutely donging and having a blast.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Gold 3 is pretty high ranked. Only the top 2 percent of players are going to make semi-pro.
the pistol is fucking terrific at mid range. better then any other gun IMO (though outside of that range it gets dominated)
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