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Halo: Reach Beta Thread
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DeadFalling
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Tashi0106 said:
2 Minutes Turkish
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DeadFalling said:
Nope.
I set to Recon STRAIGHT AWAY.
Recon all the way. Default is terrible.
electricpirate
Member
Reach default was perfect, then again I have switched control schemes about 5 times in my halo carreer.
CE: started as southpaw default, since that was closest to goldeneye/turok. switched to default default because of other games that didn't have the option. Tried boxer but it broke tank/banshee so I went back.
2: moved to boxer once melee was beefed in 2.1
3 beta: back to default
3 final: bj all he way.
Reach: default
CE: started as southpaw default, since that was closest to goldeneye/turok. switched to default default because of other games that didn't have the option. Tried boxer but it broke tank/banshee so I went back.
2: moved to boxer once melee was beefed in 2.1
3 beta: back to default
3 final: bj all he way.
Reach: default
Miggytronz
Member
i loved using Recon.
Hydranockz
Member
This is so true. I was in my element in Halo 3 and switching grenades was about the only thing I had to get used to2 Minutes Turkish said:
The Librarian
Banned
Halo: CE - Green Thumb.
Halo 2 - Green Thumb.
Halo 3 - Green Thumb.
Halo 3: ODST - Green Thumb.
Reach - Green Thumb.
Green Thumb for the win, folks. Especially in Reach.
Halo 2 - Green Thumb.
Halo 3 - Green Thumb.
Halo 3: ODST - Green Thumb.
Reach - Green Thumb.
Green Thumb for the win, folks. Especially in Reach.
Ajemsuhgao
Member
I've played default throughout the entire series, only switching to Bumper Jumper just to try it out after so much praise from GAF. Then straight back to default. Reach's default is by far the best.
Yup, I swear by BJ in Halo 3 but Reach removed the importance of jumping in both maneuvering through the geometry and its effectiveness in combat that I switched to default. Playing Sword Base 50% also meant using the jetpack occasionally which I don't know how anyone could use all that well using the face buttons.Ramirez said:
Hopefully the final game will have more emphasis on jumping and I'll be able to veto the shit out of Sword base for a plethora of other maps. If not I'mma miss BJ.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Boxer all the way!
Stormtrooper30
Member
Hope everything is sorted out in the morning as planned.Blueblur1 said:
I'm in the middle of writing up my impressions for Reach so far. I have to say... it's much more morbid than I would have hoped.
AwesomeSyrup
Banned
MS needs to have a live demo during their E3 conference where someone from Bungie comes on stage just to confirm jump height and player speed have been increased.
les papillons sexuels
Banned
AwesomeSyrup said:
or they could introduce jet packs and sprint... And continue letting elites and Spartans play differently for more variation in online modes...
I have to give major props to the networking people for Reach, it's made Halo 3 pretty much unplayable. The difference in lag seems like the jump from 2>3, it's crazy how poor 3 seems after playing Reach. My 2nd foray back into Halo 3 ended after 2 games tonight. :lol I think I might just let her ride off into the sunset for good.
Its time to let her go.Ramirez said:I have to give major props to the networking people for Reach, it's made Halo 3 pretty much unplayable. The difference in lag seems like the jump from 2>3, it's crazy how poor 3 seems after playing Reach. My 2nd foray back into Halo 3 ended after 2 games tonight. :lol I think I might just let her ride off into the sunset for good.
Too bad, the one that is going to replace the old hag needs a bit of plastic surgery though.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Played Halo 3 again makes me realize why I really didnt enjoy those new nades, the Halo 3 nades are less powerful but you can bounce em anywhere then move in for the kill, the Reach nades probably got theyre 'bounce' nerfed due to theyre power? If the nades were more like the Halo 3 nades you could use them to flush out the people camping in gold lift on Swordbase, currently they behave like plasma nades and just fall straight to the floor after they hit a wall?
They really seem to be more brute force - throw and let them destroy anything in sight. I still prefer the Halo 3 nades, it almost feels like theres more of an art to using them. Its more satisfying landing a perfect nade at the feed of an enemy and finishing them off than it is to just blow that enemy up in one go.
Halo 3 feels very weird though, im not sure what it is but Reach just 'feels' nicer when looking around - maybe its due to the better visuals? I notice a lot of rough edges that I never noticed on Halo 3 before unless using a huge TV.
They really seem to be more brute force - throw and let them destroy anything in sight. I still prefer the Halo 3 nades, it almost feels like theres more of an art to using them. Its more satisfying landing a perfect nade at the feed of an enemy and finishing them off than it is to just blow that enemy up in one go.
Halo 3 feels very weird though, im not sure what it is but Reach just 'feels' nicer when looking around - maybe its due to the better visuals? I notice a lot of rough edges that I never noticed on Halo 3 before unless using a huge TV.
Being shot from behind, ducking around a corner, timing a nade so your pursuer steps right on top of it, and making them sit down with a shot to the face is the single best thing in the world.WJD said:I still think a grenade + BR shot to the head almost instantly is one of the most satisfying things you can do in Halo. It rarely happened for me in the Beta though
You're a fool if you don't think we'll be back to playing Halo 3 in a few week's time. Everyone's playing newer games at the moment and I'm pretty busy. But we'll come back, we always do.Ramirez said:I have to give major props to the networking people for Reach, it's made Halo 3 pretty much unplayable. The difference in lag seems like the jump from 2>3, it's crazy how poor 3 seems after playing Reach. My 2nd foray back into Halo 3 ended after 2 games tonight. :lol I think I might just let her ride off into the sunset for good.
GarthVaderUK
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Reach to launch worldwide on Sept. 14 (1 day later in Japan), 2.7 million people tried the beta:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/27-million-gamers-reach-for-apf-1987519760.html?x=0&.v=2
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/27-million-gamers-reach-for-apf-1987519760.html?x=0&.v=2
Slightly Live
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September? Never seen that coming.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Yep.WJD said:
Miggytronz
Member
awesome!
Thagomizer
Member
GarthVaderUK said:
Nice.
I hope Bungie actually paid for good writers and voice actors this game. I swear, with the exception of Halo 2, the writing and voice acting has dropped like a freaking rock. Miranda in Halo 3 and every character in Sadie's Story in ODST were painful to listen to.
Genesis Knight
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Dax said:
Yeah, Green Thumb is pretty much essential for Modern Warfare players. Click to melee is too hard to unlearn.
Thagomizer
Member
Plywood said:
What makes it even weirder is that it lights up the walls around it like a christmas tree, yet the sword itself looks like a hunk of plastic.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Genesis Knight said:
See, I use Boxer because I'd rather zoom into someone's crotch than accidentally toss a grenade while subconsciously trying to ADS. Boxer is the only control scheme where I won't do something horrible by accident. If I could get Boxer with zoom and melee swapped, I would be completely happy.
The Lamonster
Member
A release date! Awesome!
Zapperkhan
Member
Now with the default controls putting nades on a shoulder button, boxer controls lose the only disadvantage it ever had. Any other Boxer players?
Any other Boxer players?Hydranockz
Member
So they have until September to make Recon the default? That's not a lot of time but... ok Bungie
electricpirate
Member
I was kind of hoping they were shooting for November, given that the beta was a lot more Raw than H3's beta.
Good luck Bungie Cruncher's, I look forward to what you bring us.
Good luck Bungie Cruncher's, I look forward to what you bring us.
VGChampion
Member
I thought I read somewhere it was coming out in August? Strange.
And I must say, control arguments make me laugh. Just use what you want to use while the most of us stick with default game controls. Who cares. No matter what you're used to you will always adapt and be just as good after a bit.
And I must say, control arguments make me laugh. Just use what you want to use while the most of us stick with default game controls. Who cares. No matter what you're used to you will always adapt and be just as good after a bit.