Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
wwm0nkey said:
That thread is a prime example of why I never post on the forums there, so much ignorance. :lol
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Halo: Reach Beta Thread
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That thread is a prime example of why I never post on the forums there, so much ignorance. :lol
PalaceBrother
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TommyT said:
Ah, thank you. I didn't even know that was a thing.
Anyone else feel active camo gets abused a lot by hammer guys on Powerhouse? It seems too conducive to camping. A guy will grab the hammer, then go invisible and hide in a corner until he gets a chance to hit someone.
That's the most annoying AA-related "strategy" I've encountered so far, and it seems to be really popular. If the camo sort of faded if you stood still for more than, say, six seconds, it would really help in countering the problem. Maybe even having the invisible player light up with a flash or something to call attention to him when his juice runs out would help to add some balance.
That's the most annoying AA-related "strategy" I've encountered so far, and it seems to be really popular. If the camo sort of faded if you stood still for more than, say, six seconds, it would really help in countering the problem. Maybe even having the invisible player light up with a flash or something to call attention to him when his juice runs out would help to add some balance.
what is this i don't evenNutter said:
Miggytronz
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op_ivy said:
that made me LOL pretty good.
Crunched said:
my friend has a strategy with armor lock that i've never seen before but hope to never encounter... whenever in close combat, he spams nades at his own feet, then armor locks. pisses people off to no end. its the halo martyrdom, but you survive! :lol
Crunched said:
Yes, camo-camping is an annoying strategy that is being widely utilized. I try to avoid any place on the map where there is a scrambled radar because it pretty much guarantees that someone is camping with sword/shotty/hammer. Don't even bother trying to find the guy, just leave the area.
op_ivy said:
Seen this too - especially effective (and annoying) with plasma nades. I've seen people do this as a primary weapon, actually. Wait for someone to turn a corner, then plasma nade at your feet and Armor lock. As you said, it's another play out of CoD's game book (martyrdom) but worse.
I told myself I wasn't going to bitch about this any longer, but just this once:TommyT said:
It has more to do with how Reach's player weight, speed and jumping diverge from every previous Halo game, not Halo 3.
The way it feels to move and jump in Reach feels weighted down and sluggish compared to Halo 1, Halo 2, Halo 3 and even ODST. So it's not a matter of wanting Reach to play more like Halo 3, and more to do with it playing like Halo. And bear in mind, I'm not just referring to movement speed and jump height, but how it feels to move and jump. ODST had slower movement and lower jump height than the Halo trilogy, but it still felt very much cut from the same Halo-colored cloth. Reach does not. That is my primary objection to the game at this point, and it's not just because I'm nostalgic. There's a sense of euphoria in Halo's graceful movement, an elegance to the smooth jumps and momentum, that is not present in Reach. I feel heavy and awkward. This can be addressed without changing movement speed and jump height. Please understand this distinction, whether you agree with it or not.
I'm adjusting and getting used to it. But I think it was an unnecessary change.
Okay, really done with that now. Honest.
Lifejumper
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Here is the amazing menu music if anyone wants to have a listen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP_YZlNXe_U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP_YZlNXe_U
BenzMoney said:
Yeah, just treat it like armor lock and stay away. His team is a man down, and just make sure your team knows to watch or stay back from that house. If his teammates cluster in after him, just chuck some nades in (there are like four along the entrances and roof of that house) and then charge. You should have advantage and be able to clean it up. It's times like those where I don't mind overpowered grenades.
I never thought of that :lolop_ivy said:
Pretty clever. Would be funny if it turned out to be effective.
I guess my problem is the camping part more than the invisible part. One guy with a hammer can effectively annex off a section of the map just by crouching at the side of a building. No other AA has that kind of power over the flow of a map.BenzMoney said:
Armor lock gets complained about, but at least it facilitates movement. You can't (as far as I've seen) plant yourself in one spot and consider yourself safe with AL, because it has a short fuse and leaves you vulnerable upon exiting. Camo mutes your sound and scrambles radar, but those aren't things that matter to a camper. It's that one specific behavior that I think needs to be balanced out more with invisibility.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Using Elites feels like some kind of Halo 3 mode - the jumping is familiar, the health regenerates and you seem to survive a lot more.
Really hope they have many Elite viable playtlists in the final game.
Custom games will be sweet. Elites - Armour Abilities = Halo 3 feel.
Really hope they have many Elite viable playtlists in the final game.
Custom games will be sweet. Elites - Armour Abilities = Halo 3 feel.
Crunched said:
I use that when going up the man-cannon to the 4th floor on Swordbase. If its full of players I just fire up there, drop the plasma and Armour Lock them all to hell. :lol
It works well because there are still loads of players that try to hit you in AL or hang around ready to assassinate you.
Devin Olsen
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oh fuck :lolSean P. said:
"And then there is Arena... I don't really know what it is, I know my brother plays that Warcraft game and it seems a lot like that"
"One thing that is important here is that my icon is definitely a penis"
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Sean P. said:
Amazing. :lol
backflip10019
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I fucking HATE how sometimes you just can't make the jump onto the ledge in the middle circle on Powerhouse. WHY CAN'T I MAKE THAT JUMP SOMETIMES?!?!?
Diablohead
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Doing it wrong, ect.kylej said:
Diablohead
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Sean P. said:
Must be a joke :lol yeah it's a joke, too fake 2 minutes in.
The Lamonster
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Beta Thoughts:
- The Loadout selection screen takes way too long. It doesn't take me 10 seconds to decide, and it breaks up the action too much. Watch a saved film to see what I mean. Long stretches of black screen are not fun.
- There should be a setting to save your preferred Loadout(s) so my favorite is already pre-selected at the beginning of each game.
pyrealnova
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Trickster said:
Been wondering the same thing myself. Anyone have a definitive answer to this?
Greatest Propaganda Piece Ever?squidhands said:
I'M NOT LEAVING MY WINGMAN
US Navy recruitment went through the fucking roof after the release of that movie.
PS
Naval Aviators are some of the baddest motherfuckers to ever walk this planet.
From what I hear..
FFSSsparks said:Hey I found an Elephant on powerhouse. I hope we get to drive it in the retail game.
Quit using migrant labor and call a fucking Mason.
dslgunstar
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Devin Olsen said:
Define 'decent'?
StUnNeR H2K
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Sean P. said:
Reminds me of the days of playing Halo 2 in social just to get people all riled up.
Diablohead
Member
Looks like the silhouette of a pigSsparks said:Hey I found an Elephant on powerhouse. I hope we get to drive it in the retail game.
Ssparks said:Hey I found an Elephant on powerhouse. I hope we get to drive it in the retail game.
looks like a pig to me. warthogs in reach - confirmed!
also, is there a trick to the grav lift in sword base? half the time i go into it i get plenty of height to easily land where the plasma launcher is, the other half of the time, just barely enough or not enough. what gives?
StUnNeR H2K
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Ssparks said:
Looks like a pig to me...
EDIT:
...beaten...op_ivy said:
Deputy Moonman
Member
Looks more like a pig to me. oink oink!Ssparks said:Hey I found an Elephant on powerhouse. I hope we get to drive it in the retail game.
The Lamonster
Member
To me it look like a leprechaun to me.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Deputy Moonman said:
Bungie working on BG2 confirmed. :lol
squidhands
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I don't even know how one can see an elephant in that. Where is it's trunk?StUnNeR H2K said:
backflip10019
Member
That's obviously a pig.Ssparks said:Hey I found an Elephant on powerhouse. I hope we get to drive it in the retail game.
GhaleonEB said:I told myself I wasn't going to bitch about this any longer, but just this once:
It has more to do with how Reach's player weight, speed and jumping diverge from every previous Halo game, not Halo 3.
The way it feels to move and jump in Reach feels weighted down and sluggish compared to Halo 1, Halo 2, Halo 3 and even ODST. So it's not a matter of wanting Reach to play more like Halo 3, and more to do with it playing like Halo. And bear in mind, I'm not just referring to movement speed and jump height, but how it feels to move and jump. ODST had slower movement and lower jump height than the Halo trilogy, but it still felt very much cut from the same Halo-colored cloth. Reach does not. That is my primary objection to the game at this point, and it's not just because I'm nostalgic. There's a sense of euphoria in Halo's graceful movement, an elegance to the smooth jumps and momentum, that is not present in Reach. I feel heavy and awkward. This can be addressed without changing movement speed and jump height. Please understand this distinction, whether you agree with it or not.
I'm adjusting and getting used to it. But I think it was an unnecessary change.
Okay, really done with that now. Honest.
:lol Sorry for making you relive that. I understand better now that you (and others of your ilk
Monocle?
I have no qualm with people making criticisms about the game, I have my own trust me. However, to say something is wrong (in Reach) because it was done in H3 is where in lies my problem. To say something has changed in Reach that was a definitive mechanic for Halo as an FPS is agreeable to be far more cause for concern.
This is one more game for the cycle. Halo 2 release: Tons of haters who stick to Halo CE. Halo 3 release: Tons of haters who stick to Halo 2.
I mean come on people, why can't we let Reach evolve, and if we feel like playing "Teh Realz Halo", fucking pop in Halo 3?
Having an opinion and being critical is fine, but some of you clearly aren't giving the game a chance.
If I get sick of Bad Company 2 missing a feature from a previous Battlefield, I play a previous Battlefield.
*puts on flame resistant MKV*
I mean come on people, why can't we let Reach evolve, and if we feel like playing "Teh Realz Halo", fucking pop in Halo 3?
Having an opinion and being critical is fine, but some of you clearly aren't giving the game a chance.
If I get sick of Bad Company 2 missing a feature from a previous Battlefield, I play a previous Battlefield.
*puts on flame resistant MKV*
I agree with you, but there's no point in arguing with most of the people who think otherwise. Ghaleon is an exception; his opinions change. He didn't like the beta at first, but he gave it chance. I have a problem with people who hate the things that sets Reach apart simply because they're different from past Halo games. Change is goodTommyT said:
especially when it involves armor lock
The same thing happened from H1 to H2 and H2 to H3, so I guess it's to be expected. It's just a shame that so many people expect a carbon copy of what's come before, and refuse to enjoy what is obviously a huge evolution
(improvement)
I love making that sprint jump on Swordbase from the top red lift to the bridge right on top of sniper. It's supereasy but it always makes me feel like a superhuman parkour badass.
Shishka please don't let us down on this...
Yes. I'd love if there were dedicated playlists for Pro and Classic in the final game, because most of the time I REALLY don't want the AA randomness and frustration. Unless they all get tweaked in the final game, but it's very unlikely, with all the new "fans" they are pulling in.kylej said:
Shishka please don't let us down on this...
Why do I have a feeling that many of the "new fans" you're talking about are people who have been waiting since the first game for a fresh take on the series?Letters said:I love making that sprint jump on Swordbase from the top red lift to the bridge right on top of sniper. It's supereasy but it always makes me feel like a superhuman parkour badass.
Yes. I'd love if there were dedicated playlists for Pro and Classic in the final game, because most of the time I REALLY don't want the AA randomness and frustration. Unless they all get tweaked in the final game, but it's very unlikely, with all the new "fans" they are pulling in.
Shishka please don't let us down on this...