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Halo: Reach Beta Thread

I think the game look merely "OK". "Ass" was hyperbolic, obviously. I'm just so excited for how this game plays.


AHappyPanda said:
What are you talking about? Aiming skill never left Halo.
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Sorry, I disagree. Whatever.
 
This game is amazing, like it's way better than Halo 3. DMR > BR. It's much more precise. I've had no problems with the bloom or whatever it was you guys were talking about. I drop people like crazy with the DMR. My only complaint is how people with the hammer and sprint can just obliterate you.
 
Just played some Team Slayer Pro on Arena <3 <3 <3

Now that is Halo....


did 1596.. probably above what I will normally do, but who cares!!! No flying, radar jamming invisible, armorlocking bastards! (if people vote for the good stuff :/ )
 
So apparently games aren't counting now? Tommy, Drakken and I just got done playing a few games and Tommy's initial three game arena ranking didn't move up any. Like the games just didn't count.
 
My beta just broke, it wont load the playlist data. Also, my fileshare is always "busy" even to other people. Figure its just too many people online, not too worried.
 
I must say - considering I only played Halo 3 before I left for England (and hence left my 360 in Canada), watching the HD gameplay videos of Reach on Gamersyde.com; Reach's graphics are a gigantic improvement over Halo 3 - the step-up in texture quality, particle effects, poly-counts, anti-aliasin, pixel-shaders, lighting, and general detail level is making me so very, very, very jealous of you all right now.

What kind of 'disguises' the graphical upgrade is (like others have already said) the art direction. They've managed to add a lot of detail and grit to the game without making it unrecognizable as Halo (which has always had a very cartoony art-style).

Seriously though, watching the HD gameplay videos has impressed me more than when I first saw HD gameplay of OG Gears of War... /salivate
 
GM Bullfrog said:
Yeah ... Same for me.
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Also, I played two arena games. The stats were not recorded right on b.net. My first Arena game I went 22 and 1, but B.Net says I went 14 and 0. Also, everyone lagged out when it tried to save the stats.
 
I noticed the Marathon emblem isnt in the game. That was always my jam. Does the beta not include all the symbols are something? Maybe there next game is actually Marathon, and they couldn't put the logo in Reach. :D
 
quick question:
can a player change his gender (my gf wants to be a female spartan)
If yes where
If no - dear god ; _ ; she will be pissed
 
This Is torture.

Beta is downloaded and I've been sitting on the start matchmaking screen for 15 minutes or more. It wolnt finish loading the playlist from server. I've backed out and tryed again still with no luck.

So so close to playing but so so far.
 
snack said:
166,084 online. Power level is over 9000!
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10:20 AM 21,444
10:40 AM 37,685
11:00 AM 82,226
11:20 AM 112,924
11:40 AM 166,084

Just wait until evening when the east coast starts to get home from work/school.
Duo014 said:
quick question:
can a player change his gender (my gf wants to be a female spartan)
If yes why
If no - dear god ; _ ; she will be pissed
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No for the Beta. Probably yes for ship - you could in Halo 3.
 
I had no problem finding a game and never got a server overload message. But I'm feeling it on B.net. It won't show my last couple Arena games where I actually started to do well
against all the fresh meat
. I think it's affecting the game too because my overall Arena ranking stayed at 1505 even after I pulled a couple 1600 games.
 
Surprised at so many of the complaints.

Game feels amazing to me. I was expecting so much worse after all the whining.

Good

- Best AR ever
- DMR is pretty cool
- Like armour lock

Not so good

- Pistol isn't great yet, but maybe I haven't used it enough
- Graphics need tweaking. Jaggies? still? And that ghosting is bordering on distracting
- Where the hell are all the health packs? Can never find any
 
Anyone got the gif from the recent ViDoc about "please break our code?" :lol

Well, they wanted it testing and this is the best way to break it in. :D
 
TheFreshPrince said:
I don't mean the explosion radius...I just mean the actual size of the grenade pickup
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I wasn't responding to anyone in particular. There was a lot of complaining earlier in the thread regarding how OP grenades supposedly were. Grenades are SUPPOSED to powerful, not the goddamn mouse farts that were Halo 2 & 3 nades. Powerful grenades help against uneven odds and helps keep the pace of the gameplay quick.

If they increase movement speed just a tiny bit, it would really help strafing, which can make encounters more skillful and more intense. Hope Bungie considers it.
 
2 Minutes Turkish said:
Surprised at so many of the complaints.

Game feels amazing to me. I was expecting so much worse after all the whining.

Good

- Best AR ever
- DMR is pretty cool
- Like armour lock

Not so good

- Pistol isn't great yet, but maybe I haven't used it enough
- Graphics need tweaking. Jaggies? still? And that ghosting is bordering on distracting
- Where the hell are all the health packs? Can never find any
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Most of the Health Packs are indoors on a wall right inside of a doorway.
 
2 Minutes Turkish said:
- Where the hell are all the health packs? Can never find any
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I've found they are actually all over the place, you just have to know what to look for. I was looking for a white health pack with a red plus sign on it; the classic health pack from Halo 1 and ODST. It's actually dark grey with a red "H" on it, mounted on the walls, and you have to use your action button (RB in Recon, which is what I'm rocking) to pick it up.
 
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