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[Ramirez]

Whoops,

http://xboxclips.com/TJ+Ram/10be506a-c384-4058-b278-fc82518928eb

Off the backboard, clusterfuck,

http://xboxclips.com/TJ+Ram/7d5cff17-6ca1-42c6-8172-3e1ab23bed44

 

[Reagan's BR]

Anyone up for the last levels on LASO?

 

[VinFTW]

getting on to play if anybody wants to. Gonna ninja invite tawp and ram but I doubt those shut ins want to play

Spoiler

-_-

 

[Tawpgun]

getting on to play if anybody wants to. Gonna ninja invite tawp and ram but I doubt those shut ins want to play

Spoiler

-_-

Invite away

 

[VinFTW]

Invite away

Fixed it, Anybody else wanna play?

 

[jaybeeze]

Yea, both of those games were really boring for me. I'm way too aggressive, and end up playing like shit.

Same, I had to really dial it back. Was fun though, thought we wouldn't tie that last game.

 

[-Ryn]

"Watch the birdie!!!"

Team 4 Star rocks

Spoiler

QUACK!!

Yeah whenever I play alone I get the most kills on my team.

But also the most deaths lol. I love rushing into an area to get a kill. If I see 2 blips you bet your ass I'm going in head first. I live for those B I G P L A Y S

If I'm playing with a team I'll play to win. But solo I tend to play for fun unless its a really close match, then I dial it down.

This. So much this.

I love making those risky plays!
There's nothing like a high speed, white knuckled, joystick jolting rush to try and win the game or make a comeback. When you pull it off it's like a symphony of victory on Cloud 9.

Spoiler

Though it's important to know when to ease off on the throttle lol

 

[op_ivy]

Anyone watched ninja's stream right now?

He got matched against bronzes and silvers and went 42 and 0 in his 50-3 victory hahaha

i gotta see this, lol

 

[Haruko]

Did they remove Breakout and Strongholds?

I only see Slayer in playlist selection as well as my stats

EDIT: also its back to AR/Magnum start

 

[Hockeylover01]

Did they remove Breakout and Strongholds?

I only see Slayer in playlist selection as well as my stats

EDIT: also its back to AR/Magnum start

I'm getting the same issue. This is annoying cause I love Breakout and now I cant play it

 

[tootsi666]

I'm starting to like CE more and more.

 

[op_ivy]

Did they remove Breakout and Strongholds?

I only see Slayer in playlist selection as well as my stats

EDIT: also its back to AR/Magnum start

what are the maps?

hopefully just a glitch. going back to ar starts doesnt sound fun

 

[Haruko]

what are the maps?

hopefully just a glitch. going back to ar starts doesnt sound fun

Only played 1 game so far, and it was on Eden. Which wasn't around during AR/magnum start

 

[op_ivy]

nor was it around for AR/BR. weird.

 

[Impala26]

what are the maps?

hopefully just a glitch. going back to ar starts doesnt sound fun

Could it be a player/playlist consolidation for the last weekend?

If it's a glitch it's affecting EVERYONE right now it appears.

 

[Haruko]

Could it be a player/playlist consolidation for the last weekend?

That's my guess

Saw this on twitter looking at recent posts for Halo 5. Bit my tongue

 

[VeeP]

what are the maps?

hopefully just a glitch. going back to ar starts doesnt sound fun

All six maps. Slayer only until the beta ends.

 

[op_ivy]

All six maps. Slayer only until the beta ends.

very cool. i was bummed not all maps were available before. i can tough out AR/pistol starts (hope this isnt a hint that this is the "default" starting gear - but it likely will be)

 

[Haruko]

Anyone on looking to party up? I'm silver 3 trying to finish the grind to gold.

GT = Thorn Harvestar

 

[VeeP]

Possible glitch? After the game ended someone killed me and it added that death.

 

[Haruko]

Possible glitch? After the game ended someone killed me and it added that death.

It shows up on the in game scoreboard, but the post game lobby scoreboard reflects the scores at actual game end

 

[NobleGundam]

That's my guess

Saw this on twitter looking at recent posts for Halo 5. Bit my tongue

But Halo doesn't have space magic

 

[Booshka]

But Halo doesn't have space magic

Ground Pound and Spartan Charge are essentially one-hit Supers though.

 

[Madness]

Just got like 15 Prophets Bane kills on Truth. Tried to make a video for when I got a triple kill and about to do killing frenzy when the double tap guide + X thing recorded the clip, but then blocked the side of the screen, I had to unsnap and got killed.

Maybe it's not viable past onyx, but it shreds people who are silver, bronze, iron still. Think I finished 21-5 even with a man down. Don't know how these people were ranked this high.

 

[Poodlestrike]

But Halo doesn't have space magic

Halo has Precursor space magic.

Ground Pound and Spartan Charge are essentially one-hit Supers though.

Ehhhhhhh

One hit, maybe (sometimes). But the annoying thing about Supers is that they're so freaking easy.

 

[Prinz Eugn]

But Halo doesn't have space magic

Slipspace, hard light, neural physics...

Do you even lore bro?

 

[op_ivy]

i'm done with halo when you can spawn with a shotgun with 20 foot range, a fusion rifle which acts like a shotgun with a small charge time and 50 ft range, or a sniper rifle. ugh.

 

[biosnake20]

Bulletin

 

[Madness]

Don't know what's up with me not being able to upload clips from upload studio after. Plus most of my clips are nothing super special, just tashi ceiling clips with sniper, rockets, Prophets Bane.

There is one clip I want to post here about motion tracker. I saw some guy on my radar below me on Truth and then disappear. I wait about 4 seconds and then threw a plasma where his blip disappeared and stuck him near grav lift. Just highlighted how stealth is negated with motion tracker.

 

[Munch Poke]

Just got like 15 Prophets Bane kills on Truth. Tried to make a video for when I got a triple kill and about to do killing frenzy when the double tap guide + X thing recorded the clip, but then blocked the side of the screen, I had to unsnap and got killed.

Maybe it's not viable past onyx, but it shreds people who are silver, bronze, iron still. Think I finished 21-5 even with a man down. Don't know how these people were ranked this high.

If they're a good team you can probably get in one or two kills before they shut you down. But any time they're not too coordinated even at higher ranks you can normally slip in a bigger group and tear through them.

Biggest thing that helps is watching which way you're team is trying to push and flank from any other angle. All you need is that extra second of surprise. Especially on truth.

 

[Haruko]

Its even harder to come back from behind with AR/magnum starts when you get a quitter every game. 3 in a row; smh

 

[-Ryn]

Ground Pound and Spartan Charge are essentially one-hit Supers though.

But Spartan Charge is never a OHK and Ground Pound doesn't put out any space magic sphere of death •~•

 

[Impala26]

Anyone on looking to party up? I'm silver 3 trying to finish the grind to gold.

GT = Thorn Harvestar

Still need a man?

But Spartan Charge is never a OHK and Ground Pound doesn't put out any space magic sphere of death •~•

Well, Charge is a OHKO from behind.

 

[Computer]

Was looking forward to playing the beta this weekend until I found out it is AR starts again.

 

[Haruko]

Still need a man?

Sure; I'll send you an invite. Its just me and my brother atm (low semipro)

Anyone else want to join and make it 4?

 

[Madness]

My first perfection. Combination of killing spree with sniper and then running riot with energy sword on eden as red team. Bronze and silver is pretty garbage tier players.

 

[Impala26]

Sure; I'll send you an invite. Its just me and my brother atm (low semipro)

Anyone else want to join and make it 4?

I'll join, but have to warn you that I'm without a mic at the moment.

 

[Bornstellar]

No xbl message. Do you have to already have folks out something dumb?

 

[CyReN]

Bulletin

Comments are brutal, but kinda crazy they haven't really brought up MCC in the last couple.

 

[VinFTW]

Comments are brutal, but kinda crazy they haven't brought up MCC in the last couple.

Comments are well deserved, they seriously couldn't mention MCC at all? Come on 343i. We're not asking for much...

 

[Ramirez]

Just got like 15 Prophets Bane kills on Truth. Tried to make a video for when I got a triple kill and about to do killing frenzy when the double tap guide + X thing recorded the clip, but then blocked the side of the screen, I had to unsnap and got killed.

Maybe it's not viable past onyx, but it shreds people who are silver, bronze, iron still. Think I finished 21-5 even with a man down. Don't know how these people were ranked this high.

I played about 10 games earlier in the day, and I think all but 2 were against Iron,Bronze, & Silver. It was a completely different game being played. No one turtled, it was constant action, but the people were awful. I finished all of those games with 25+ kills and won them by 20-30+. I have yet to be given any reason to doubt this ranking system is doing an absolute stellar job at ranking people for the most part. Golds/Onyxs can hold their own for the most part, and below that, it's a slaughterfest of people who clearly have no idea what they're doing.

Thought it was funny that the guy I played last night mentioned on here how no one went for the Bane. It's a death trap, and completely useless for the most part, so the risk isn't worth it against good people.

Ground Pound and Spartan Charge are essentially one-hit Supers though.

No, not at all...

GP has to hit someone directly to kill them, and sometimes even then it just pops shields and launches them away. It's so risky to do a GP if you're not 100% sure you're going to get the kill. Nothing like Fist of Havoc at all. Charge is only a OHK from behind, it just pops shields from the front.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Cross post

Wow, the change back to AR/Pistol is really hard to get used to again. Anyone play? Send me an invite to party up. Same name as on here.

 

[Madness]

I played about 10 games earlier in the day, and I think all but 2 were against Iron,Bronze, & Silver. It was a completely different game being played. No one turtled, it was constant action, but the people were awful. I finished all of those games with 25+ kills and won them by 20-30+. I have yet to be given any reason to doubt this ranking system is doing an absolute stellar job at ranking people for the most part. Golds/Onyxs can hold their own for the most part, and below that, it's a slaughterfest of people who clearly have no idea what they're doing.

Thought it was funny that the guy I played last night mentioned on here how no one went for the Bane. It's a death trap, and completely useless for the most part, so the risk isn't worth it against good people.

Haven't played that much of the beta, but after that last match, the Prophets Bane is again my #1 tool of destruction. The speed boost with sprint and thruster just launches you so far off top mid too. It's like I'm playing mirrors edge or something when I have it.

I definitely think this ten match ranking placement thing might need a tweak. But will wait to see how they absorb the data. I like though having all the maps in now. Should've honestly just added the maps to rotation instead of only making it two for each week.

I'm also happy that they acknowledge flinch will be removed. Let's hope they also turn killcams off by default.

 

[RowdyReverb]

Has anybody else had trouble getting into games? For the past few days, I've been getting the "Excuse Us" message after finally getting to the Loading phase of matchmaking. I've quit the build and power cycled to no avail. Advice?
Edit: Going to try uninstalling and reinstalling. Spectate works, if you're interested

 

[Regret Upon Approval]

That Evolve open Beta is going to cannibalize away some players. I've been playing it and wondering which Beta to give more attention.
I think I'll hop back on Halo for the last stretch.

 

[Booshka]

I haven't played Destiny or Halo 5 Beta, so I was talking out of my ass and joking.

Next time I'll put a Kappa face in after the comment.

 

[daedalius]

Slipspace, hard light, neural physics...

Do you even lore bro?

^

 

[Ramirez]

I haven't played Destiny or Halo 5 Beta, so I was talking out of my ass and joking.

Next time I'll put a Kappa face in after the comment.

 

[RowdyReverb]

Wow, Halo 5 makes previous Halo games feel weird. Took a few games to stop hitting Thruster on muscle memory. Also I had to keep reminding myself I didn't have to be so conservative about sprinting in H4.

 

[GringoSuave89]

That Evolve open Beta is going to cannibalize away some players. I've been playing it and wondering which Beta to give more attention.
I think I'll hop back on Halo for the last stretch.

The one that ends in three days. That's the one to focus on.