Prophet Steve
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In Arena, a little bit. Didn't try the other playlists.Neverender said:
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Halo: Reach Beta Thread
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Shake Appeal
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Ireland, Thursday evening, 20Mbit, less than an hour (about the length of the contest Neverender won, actuallyZeouterlimits said:
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Joel Was Right
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The gameplay is getting mixed reactions. Worried
Joel Was Right
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lockload said:
Hey Lockload
Seem to run into you everywhere lolMMaRsu said:
That feeling of weight is the same shit that almost KO'd KillZone 2 Online man. Fuck
What was the intended outcome here? This was my thought process until he landed on the table: "Wow, spring-board jumping is an event? This is pretty swee....oh my god. :lol :lol"Cuban Legend said:It's like catching up with this thread on GAF has become a part time job. I need to take some lessons to learn to read faster. XD
At first I as happy and had plenty of GIFs to illustrate my feelings...
But after all that talk about DMR is the new BR', etc... all I can think of now is "at least we know it's out of MP". Hooray for semi-consistency, Bungle! I still hope it's just for pre-release testing purposes.
In other news, from what videos I've seen the DMR looks like sex. I can't wait to abuse it.
Diablohead
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Oh man my first match in the arena sucked, my pad said I had 3 bars of power on my batteries but I had two pad disconnections until I swapped over to a fresh pair, both times in the middle of a gunfight too.
And to make things worse we lost by 2 kills
And to make things worse we lost by 2 kills
Neverender
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My Rating is 1536 after three games. I'm ok with that.
EazyB said:
see that is just DUMB, theres a kid on the other side going -16
i just went +8 on a close game of all 1500+ players.....and still got a 1645. i get higher scores in blow outs against low 1200s and medium scores on matches that are actually tough to win (where that +8 actually matters)
i dont know. im at 1605. im done for awhile. they need a ffa arena.
Jedeye Sniv
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Man, I played so badly, my score is now 1317. Seems I always get stuck on a team of micless idiots fighting against a highly organised group. Hopefully I'll fare a little better tomorrow when everyone else is online.
Shake Appeal
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You have to remember that you're going to see fewer blowouts as TrueSkill kicks in, Daily Ratings rack up, and people are placed in Divisions. The first few days are going to be messy every season.
Shake Appeal
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...and Halo: Reach has the lowest possible input lag for a 30fps game, which was one of the things Digital Foundry were most impressed about.Kenak said:
metareferential
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Shake Appeal said:
...and it has an incredible netcode too.
Does the arena rating function take into account how good the other team are? If so, how? If not, does that mean that arena rating is just about how well you perform individually in matches at your trueskill level?
It's easy enough to go 15/5/3 kills/assists/deaths with a loss against terrible players, but I'd be happier with a game scoring 8/12/9 with a win against a good team. I guess the second performance will get a worse score though. Am I right?
It's easy enough to go 15/5/3 kills/assists/deaths with a loss against terrible players, but I'd be happier with a game scoring 8/12/9 with a win against a good team. I guess the second performance will get a worse score though. Am I right?
dilatedmuscle
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EazyB said:
So, what makes you call him a kid? did you hear him over the mic?
Theres so much annoying slang in multiplayer games these days...
Prophet Steve
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Well, I believe 10% of your rating is decided by if you win or lose, so a little bit.alisdair said:
@Gui
I would like to join, Prophet Steve.
Shake Appeal
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To your first question: no, it doesn't, but it does try to select opponents who are as good as you are, though it may take a while before it can make accurate guesses about that.alisdair said:
To your second question: yes, your Arena rating is just about how well you perform individually in matches (although good teamplay will likely help you to perform better individually).
To your third question: my understanding is, yes, you are right. But if you are good, and play enough games, the game will place you in higher Divisions. And it understands that 1400 in Gold is better than 1700 in Steel.
I think a lot will become clear once people have a provisional Division placement. Right now the games you are getting are going to seem quite random.
Shake Appeal said:
THANK GOD. One thing I noticed over the weekend is that everyone playing the friends and family beta is pretty dam good at the game. Halo truly shines when you have 2 even teams against each other. I'm really hoping true skill works as Bungie has stated its supposed to work with Reach.
In regards to grenades I fricking love them. They are way easier to throw in Reach then any of the previous halo games. Not only does the orange tracer help but it looks awesome. For all of you bitching about the grenades being too powerful they are supposed to be powerful. Not only that, but most of the armor abilities can be used to avoid grenades (Sprint, Armor lock, Evade).
Jet packs are also awesome. Jet pack + Needler is pure win. Also Reach Needler > Halo 3 Needler in my opinion. I can't wait until Friday to roll as an Elite in Invasion with the needler loadout.
dilatedmuscle
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Im negative 25 at frag kills, does that mean i should adapt and spam more grenades?.... -_-
But im finally Positive in my K/D which I never was at any halo game LOL
But im finally Positive in my K/D which I never was at any halo game LOL
rahxephon03x
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So forgive my ignorance, how do I get into the beta? I popped in ODST and the only option that I have it to preview Reach.
Diablohead
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Am I limited to 1484 as my daily rank now? I thought it took your best 3 games into count, not your first 3?
Also I hate idiots who noscope up close then melee you, so annoying, the sniper is already strong enough but they will shoot and melee you no problem due to noscope shit.
Also I hate idiots who noscope up close then melee you, so annoying, the sniper is already strong enough but they will shoot and melee you no problem due to noscope shit.
rahxephon03x
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Raide said:
Ok thank you.
Well I downloaded the beta, taking a hefty 19% chunk out of my download quota.
Did anyone else feel disconnected while playing? It's all just so... big. Mind you I have played 4 games, but still.
Looking forward to getting more oneon-one time with it. Shame there aren't customs
Did anyone else feel disconnected while playing? It's all just so... big. Mind you I have played 4 games, but still.
Looking forward to getting more oneon-one time with it. Shame there aren't customs
Diablohead
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FUCKING SLAYER PRO is shit, take it out of arena please! the halo weapon and melee balance doesn't work in that mode and it's just fucking shit, people will rush with swords, hammers and regular melee, the DMR is weak as shit and well, it's just terrible to stick it in among modes where you get to use all the weapons and have a fair fight, you know?
I am fine without radar but the rest blows, especially when your team quits 1 minute in...
It could also be because sword base it just not made well for slayer pro, you need bigger open maps for that mode.
I am fine without radar but the rest blows, especially when your team quits 1 minute in...
It could also be because sword base it just not made well for slayer pro, you need bigger open maps for that mode.
Diablohead
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mid-morning PST, someone please change the OP title to say that...ShinAmano said:
TheLastFantasy
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ShinAmano said:
The fucker's not up yet.
Foxy Fox 39
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So are the new stages unlocked for arena?
Diablohead
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Who said "I" rushed? they charge at me most of the time and there is little you can do even if you melee back, you still lose.alisdair said:
Shake Appeal
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It should be DMR/pistol start, no loadout selection, everyone has Sprint. Then it would be fine.Diablohead said:
(Although it would help if the hammer lunge was significantly reduced.)
Prophet Steve
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Let me join too! Sweet, we got the same gamer pic.JambiBum said:
Cuban Legend
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I do get that shooting those who aren't focused on you might seem cheap.metareferential said:
But aside from that, the guy does seem to know how to shoot, and thus has skill. He knows what guns to use, (Pistol, DMR, etc) and he knows how to use them well, he knows when to run, howto aim grenades, how to stay wuithin distance of a health pack.
I could say that his actions were just picking off potential players from beating him at the game. Because if you didn't notice, in the end - this is a video of player who got a Perfection in a Crazy King of the Hill gametype...
...while still actually winning the intended objective of the gametype with having most time on the hill. Raging about a guy who knows how to shoot & stay alive while winning the game?
GAF is overly cynical today isn't it?
"GAF, were you're never good enough not matter what.":lol
Foxy Fox 39
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