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Halo Reach Reveal Thread - Matchmaking/Multiplayer Details Revealed
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electricpirate
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GhaleonEB said:
So true, and right after I was bitching about the quality of Halo related jouranlism I get proven wrong.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
This is much more infomation than I thought we were going to get. Fantastic job with the interview Shakenews!
The UI screens are great, it looks fantastic.
This will take some time to digest!
The UI screens are great, it looks fantastic.
This will take some time to digest!
bleahy said:
Bless your heart!
Also, UI is fucking HOT. Holy shit. Also, if I understood this correctly, there's no persistent level or rank that I get? It's just how I do after each "season" Did I read that right?
Also! Players rank up individually now and not based on Teams' performance???
Subtervotion
Member
This is all looking fantastic. Active rosters wasn't what I expected it to be, but queue lists are in so I'm happy.
JaggedSac said:Holy hell, I hope so. That would fix the biggest complaint I have when I play.
And it would help those I play with when I suck ass
Holy hell I hope not.
Matches will degrade into fighting over power ups and power weapons and camping.
I just read it again and it seems as though players will be rewarded extra for their better performance.
for example if my team wins, we all get exp to rank up, but if I do extremely well and carry, I get extra exp towards my rank. This is system I'm in favor of, not strictly individual based ranking like CoD. Fuuuuuuuck that.
I'm curious, and maybe I missed it in the article as I skimmed.
Halo 3's veto system is active after the original map is loaded. So if you vetoed that map, you would have to wait for a new map to be loaded.
Has that been changed in Halo Reach? Will the veto period be active before any map is loaded?
Halo 3's veto system is active after the original map is loaded. So if you vetoed that map, you would have to wait for a new map to be loaded.
Has that been changed in Halo Reach? Will the veto period be active before any map is loaded?
bobs...onGaf
Member
Tashi0106 said:
This new system seems to be similar to CoD though - In Halo 3 I would let my mate have Sniper if I know hes better than me and will get 1/2 more kills with it than I would. In Reach im gonna be a greedy bastard just to rank up myself.
I dont like it.
Bleahy, when can we expect the next batch of info? I want to stay here continously f5'ing but I have work to do
- Really appreciate all the info!bobs99 ... said:
Exactly, its a mix between Cod and the Halo we know and love. It works in CoD because of the classes. Unless the "load outs" from the trailer is a class system, which if you stop and think about the terminology sounds like it is (as in, picked before matches start (however in the trailer it was presented to be synonymous with the armor abilities)). I'm still on a wait and see basis but it sounds like going into matchmaking without a full party will be an even worse experience. We'll see though.
Also, Sword Base was shown in the trailer. The guy with the DMR lifts up to the guy on the bridge.
edit also: Max player 16...don't know if it was mentioned already
double edit: Layering matchmaking preferences. 1 screen has good connection AND language set.
The Librarian
Banned
You work for Shacknews or something? Thanks for this!bleahy said:
Yeah, everything sounds great. I'm loving the extra criteria Bungie has decided to add (winning vs. having fun). Kinda unsure about a couple of things, though. Are there still specific playlists like one for objective only, one for slayer only, and one for slayer and objective?GhaleonEB said:
CBO score + MM news makes today a very good day.
Everything sounds great so far. As for clan support, I'm not disappointed at all. I don't see that being useful and worthy of Bungie's attention. I prefer they work on new things such as Arena. My only concern is if playlist and Arena support is going to be any better than Halo 3 cuz H3's support left much to be desired. (No offense to Shishka, I just feel that way.)
Cuban Legend
Member
Wow, I've got a lot of friends who are skeptical about Reach and it replacing Halo 3...
Wait till they see the BETA's features on May 3rd!
Wait till they see the BETA's features on May 3rd!
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
bleahy said:
Anything about FireFight? Invasion? Headhunter? Need more.
That was a fantastic article. I'm LOVING all the features Bungie's adding for Reach, soooo goood. New ranking system sounds amazing. Players being rewarded for doing things other than standing back and sniping? w00t!
Maps:NG28 said:
High Ground
Valhalla
Snowbound
Gametypes were mostly 1-CTF and Territories, along with trying to push VIP down our throats.
As for objectives in Halo 3, even Dopey got it right in the beta: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6727429&postcount=18055
Domino Theory said:Anything about FireFight? Invasion? Headhunter? Need more.
That was a fantastic article. I'm LOVING all the features Bungie's adding for Reach, soooo goood. New ranking system sounds amazing. Players being rewarded for doing things other than standing back and sniping? w00t!
Nothing on specific modes.
The scope of the talk was about Matchmaking, UI, and social features.
If the new matchmaking options really work, Reach might finally get me to stick around the game for the long haul. With past titles, it's been difficult to get my friends to play a few months after release, and I always end up playing with randoms and quitting the game entirely after a streak of bad community experiences. I've changed my account settings to communicate with friends only, but that isn't an optimal solution either since I miss out on any team communication whatsoever. The early info had me excited enough about the game, but the potential of these new options really has me sold.
Kibbles said:New info is too awesome, love the UI! NEED BETA NOW!
I just hope we get another map along with Powerhouse and Sword Base.
That gif couldn't be anymore perfect.
Will the Active Roster have realtime updating? That's my one complaint with the current implementation in Halo 3. You have to keep exiting out and going back to it to see updates of the game.
Tashi0106 said:
Well, I disagree. It is really hard for me to level up when playing with randoms, even when I am doing damn good. You are basically describing a team rank and not an individual rank, which is fine if you play with the same team all the time. Perhaps they will have a two tiered set of rewards. Credits and exp. Everyone gets credits and the winning team gets exp. As long as I get something for going 16 and 5 and still losing in a team slayer match.
bobs...onGaf
Member
bleahy said:
Wait what are you doing here then, go talk!
Seriusly though, these updates are really appreciated. Cant wait for the final write up.
As far as objective goes, Dopey was spot on. Hopefully they arnt just abandoning objective with Reach.
As far as the team based nature of Halo vs the solo nature of CoD goes, Halo 3 is an amazing experiance when you play with friends and people work as a team, CoD just hasnt ever provided me with that. Jagged I agree there needs to be a reward for doing well even when you lose but I hope this doesnt come at the cost of playing as a team. I mean if going to rank up more if I whore rockets, camp and get a good spread while my team struggles, thats just going to be a negative.
Oozer3993 said:
I'll drop a preview quote on you fools!
Lars Bakken: (on Active Roster) "It has all the information what all your friends are doing, whether they're partied up or not, who they're partied up with, what gametype they're in whether they're searching in matchmaking [or in a lobby]. That is fed to you, realtime, in the menu at all times. It's always there."
bobs...onGaf
Member
bleahy said:
Edit: ah calls not real time, ignore this :lol - was going to ask if you could ask about the ranking system, forget it
JaggedSac said:
I fully understand not wanting to be punished because you had assholes team killing and doing stupid shit in a match. However, I feel as though the best solution (because you can't stop all the assholes in the world) would be a mix of the two. If your team loses because you had a guy on your team jumping off the map every time he spawned while you were out there busting your ass and going way positive, I believe that you should lose exp for the loss but that the amount should be effected by your individual performance. (Losing exp less than the normal amount) While on the other hand the shitty teammates you had would lose the normal amount of exp in addition to the exp lost because of their terrible performance. I think if you fully open it up to have ranks based exclusively on individual performance you'll see a totally different problem open up where players are playing just for K/D.
BUT. I don't think that'll happen. If ranks are indeed based on individual performance, I don't see Bungie making them based on just k/d. It looks like things like assists and some other stuff will be taken into account as well. What other things though? Shots hit percentage? Kills with weaker standard weapons rather than power weapons? Kills with normal shields vs kills with camo or overshield? Multikills? What about objective gametypes? Ball time, hill time, flag stolen and flags capped?
LunaticPuma
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Striker said:
Wow, that's kind of scary. He pretty much called it just from the Beta alone. Who picked up the MP lead after Hoberman left?