Halo: Reach Beta Thread

I'm so depressed I didn't get a code. I've been a part of the Halo community for a long time, even helped solve the ilovebees stuff way back when but I don't always post a ton because I don't dig on some of the strange humor the Halo crowd here is into:lol Oh well. I'll see you all on Monday I guess. I've been listening to my Halo 2 soundtrack and reading the books to squelch my excitement for the beta.
 
Story time. This is the kind of stuff that's going to make Reach's gameplay really interesting.


I spot Big Ander down a hallway on Powerhouse, and he tosses a grenade my way. I've got the shotgun, but he's a long ways away.

Shotrun1.jpg



Luckily, I've got Sprint. I engage as soon as the grenade hits the ground...

ShotRun2.jpg



...and am long gone when it goes off.

ShotRun3.jpg



The AR chews you up pretty fast, so I'm hoping to close the distance quick.

Shotrun4.jpg



I do. Backpedal away, Big Ander. Oh, there's a wall there.

Shotrun5.jpg



When taking fire, there's a full screen fuzzing effect that's pretty subtle. It stays in the area in the saved film, like the aura from an explosion in Halo 3.

Shotrun6.jpg



Dude in camo with the hammer turned out to be my my team, than goodness.

Shotrun7.jpg



Anyways. Heading back on for a while, hope to get used to the gun play and controls. Stuff like this is going to result in some epic tales.


Here's the rendered film of that first game. Some experimentation, some screwing around, some serious play. All from the perspective of me fumbling with the controls. :lol

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=244
 
OuterWorldVoice said:
Microsoft is publishing REACH. Bungie is supporting REACH. Activision deal is for a future IP. Activision deal has nothing to do with REACH or Halo.
Click to expand...

You know what Frankie, I think I love you, you always ease my fears.

Well this deal wont affect the DLC as far as price points, but im willing to bet Activision will push Bungie into working on the next IP sooner than they would want to, how long will Reach be supported after its released?
 
Thagomizer said:
I know you don't work there anymore, but is there something built into the contract to keep an IW situation from happening?
Click to expand...


I don't get this one. Bungie owns Bungie. And its new IP. Activision owned IW and its IP. It's like chalk and cheese. The two situations are almost literally opposite.
 
Leaderboard going into round five:

Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1



Now for the penultimate round: HaloGAF trivia! I may have got some of these wrong, but that's part of the fun! Each question is worth 2 points! Commence!

1. Name either of the HaloGAF members credited with putting together the most recent montage?
2. Where did Dax01’s father take him?
3. juices was sometimes what?
4. Scoot and Ramirez share (in theory) which two-letter designation?
5. The brief and ill-advised love affair of which two Halo universe characters was documented in a series of truly awful posts between urk and Shake Appeal?
 
Shake Appeal said:
Leaderboard going into round five:

Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1



Now for the penultimate round: HaloGAF trivia! I may have got some of these wrong, but that's part of the fun! Each question is worth 2 points! Commence!

1. Name either of the HaloGAF members credited with putting together the most recent montage?
2. Where did Dax01’s father take him?
3. juices was sometimes what?
4. Scoot and Ramirez share (in theory) which two-letter designation?
5. The brief and ill-advised love affair of which two Halo universe characters was documented in a series of truly awful posts between urk and Shake Appeal?
Click to expand...
1 Bladed and DualX
2 To Bungie's offices
 
Shake Appeal said:
Leaderboard going into round five:

Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1



Now for the penultimate round: HaloGAF trivia! I may have got some of these wrong, but that's part of the fun! Each question is worth 2 points! Commence!

1. Name either of the HaloGAF members credited with putting together the most recent montage?
2. Where did Dax01’s father take him?
3. juices was sometimes what?
4. Scoot and Ramirez share (in theory) which two-letter designation?
5. The brief and ill-advised love affair of which two Halo universe characters was documented in a series of truly awful posts between urk and Shake Appeal?
Click to expand...
BladedExpert
To Bungie's offices
Epic
TJ
Miranda and Johnson
 
Shake Appeal said:
Leaderboard going into round five:

Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1



Now for the penultimate round: HaloGAF trivia! I may have got some of these wrong, but that's part of the fun! Each question is worth 2 points! Commence!

1. Name either of the HaloGAF members credited with putting together the most recent montage?
2. Where did Dax01’s father take him?
3. juices was sometimes what?
4. Scoot and Ramirez share (in theory) which two-letter designation?
5. The brief and ill-advised love affair of which two Halo universe characters was documented in a series of truly awful posts between urk and Shake Appeal?
Click to expand...


1 bladed / dualx2
2 bungie
3 epic
4 TJ
5 arbiter and johnson
 
Shake Appeal said:
Leaderboard going into round five:

Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1



Now for the penultimate round: HaloGAF trivia! I may have got some of these wrong, but that's part of the fun! Each question is worth 2 points! Commence!

1. Name either of the HaloGAF members credited with putting together the most recent montage?
2. Where did Dax01’s father take him?
3. juices was sometimes what?
4. Scoot and Ramirez share (in theory) which two-letter designation?
5. The brief and ill-advised love affair of which two Halo universe characters was documented in a series of truly awful posts between urk and Shake Appeal?
Click to expand...

1 BladedExpert
2 Bungie HQ
3 Epic
4 TJ
5 Arby and the chief
 
Shake Appeal said:
Leaderboard going into round five:

Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1



Now for the penultimate round: HaloGAF trivia! I may have got some of these wrong, but that's part of the fun! Each question is worth 2 points! Commence!

1. Name either of the HaloGAF members credited with putting together the most recent montage? BladedExpert
2. Where did Dax01’s father take him?
3. juices was sometimes what?
4. Scoot and Ramirez share (in theory) which two-letter designation? TJ
5. The brief and ill-advised love affair of which two Halo universe characters was documented in a series of truly awful posts between urk and Shake Appeal? Arbiter and chief
Click to expand...
...
 
Shake Appeal said:
Leaderboard going into round five:

Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1



Now for the penultimate round: HaloGAF trivia! I may have got some of these wrong, but that's part of the fun! Each question is worth 2 points! Commence!

1. Name either of the HaloGAF members credited with putting together the most recent montage?
2. Where did Dax01’s father take him?
3. juices was sometimes what?
4. Scoot and Ramirez share (in theory) which two-letter designation?
5. The brief and ill-advised love affair of which two Halo universe characters was documented in a series of truly awful posts between urk and Shake Appeal?
Click to expand...

BladedExpert (with some help from DualX)
No idea
Wut
*cries*
 
Shake Appeal said:
Leaderboard going into round five:

Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1



Now for the penultimate round: HaloGAF trivia! I may have got some of these wrong, but that's part of the fun! Each question is worth 2 points! Commence!

1. Name either of the HaloGAF members credited with putting together the most recent montage?
2. Where did Dax01’s father take him?
3. juices was sometimes what?
4. Scoot and Ramirez share (in theory) which two-letter designation?
5. The brief and ill-advised love affair of which two Halo universe characters was documented in a series of truly awful posts between urk and Shake Appeal?
Click to expand...

DualX bladed
bungie
drunk
TJ
arbiter sgt johnson
 
OuterWorldVoice said:
I don't get this one. Bungie owns Bungie. And its new IP. Activision owned IW and its IP. It's like chalk and cheese. The two situations are almost literally opposite.
Click to expand...

You really don't need to snap, Frank. Knowing Activision's track record with treating anything they touch like dirt, it's a legitimate concern.
 
Shake Appeal said:
Leaderboard going into round five:

Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1



Now for the penultimate round: HaloGAF trivia! I may have got some of these wrong, but that's part of the fun! Each question is worth 2 points! Commence!

1. Name either of the HaloGAF members credited with putting together the most recent montage?
2. Where did Dax01’s father take him?
3. juices was sometimes what?
4. Scoot and Ramirez share (in theory) which two-letter designation?
5. The brief and ill-advised love affair of which two Halo universe characters was documented in a series of truly awful posts between urk and Shake Appeal?
Click to expand...


1. BladedExpert
2. Bungie's car park
3. Epic
4. TJ
5. Johnson and Halfjaw
 
Shake Appeal said:
Leaderboard going into round five:

Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1



Now for the penultimate round: HaloGAF trivia! I may have got some of these wrong, but that's part of the fun! Each question is worth 2 points! Commence!

1. Name either of the HaloGAF members credited with putting together the most recent montage?
2. Where did Dax01’s father take him?
3. juices was sometimes what?
4. Scoot and Ramirez share (in theory) which two-letter designation?
5. The brief and ill-advised love affair of which two Halo universe characters was documented in a series of truly awful posts between urk and Shake Appeal?
Click to expand...

1) Bladed Expert.
2) Bungie Studios
3) Questionable.
4) TJ
5) Johnson/Half-jaw.
 
Thagomizer said:
You really don't need to snap, Frank. Knowing Activision's track record with treating anything they touch like dirt, it's a legitimate concern.
Click to expand...


No snappin' - just pointing out the very big difference.
 
Leaderboard:

Neverender: 16
Olivero: 7
MagniHarvald: 6
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
Bungieware: 1

Hypertrooper, 2 points for rapidly answering question 1!
Magni, 2 points each for questions 2, 3, and 4! But you got question 5 wrong!
Bladed didn't! 2 points to him!

Which means...

LEADERBOARD ENTERING FINAL ROUND
Neverender: 16
MagniHarvald: 12
Olivero: 7
Pennybags: 4
Lunchbox: 4
BladedExpert: 2
Bungieware: 1

The final round is worth a killing blow of 15 points! Anyone in the game can still win it, although Bungieware would have to force a tiebreaker with Neverender! If anyone not on this list was to complete the challenge quicker, Neverender wins!

Final round, final fastest finger, coming up shortly! Be vigilant!
 
add LoopOfHenle if you guys havent already. i'll see you on later. i'll be the guy with the needle rifle 'sploding fools from across the map!

(in sad news, i brought my xbox to work in hopes i'd have a code and could use their speedy internet to download the beta faster... only to find that its configured in such a way that i cant connect. sad face. something about the MTU not set high enough. i'll have to dl it afterwork, so i'll be on, oh, mid-night-ish :P)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Halo: Reach Brainrot
9
1K
Skifi28 replied
Halo 4 & Halo 5: Guardians Sales Reached Nearly 10 Million Units Worldwide each
Rumor 
44
1K
IFireflyl replied
Rebs Gaming: Two new Halo titles and a Beta with PlayStation compatibility found in API
Opinion Rumor Platform 
6
230
Tobimacoss replied
Battlefield 6 Beta |OT| Open Beta/Closed Weapons.
|OT|  60 61 62 63 64
3K
5K
vdb replied
Anno Pax Romana Beta codes
19
762
FatallyYours replied
Top Bottom