ashbash159
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Havok said:
I'm #152 in finishing the quest.
Any idea if it is an early access code or just a regular May 3rd code for non ODST owners?
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Halo: Reach Beta Thread
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I'm #152 in finishing the quest.
Any idea if it is an early access code or just a regular May 3rd code for non ODST owners?
Going to bed knowing I'd wake up to fresh Reach footage had an interesting effect on me. I had a dream that I was playing the beta and one of the powerups made you fucking gigantic and you would lumber around the map and stomp on people. Was pretty fucking awesome except the map was Last Resort for some reason. :lol
Anyways, beta's so close I hesitate to call these concerns so I'll instead refer to them as "wait and sees:"
Anyways, you realize that once you start dreaming about playing the beta that you're sufficiently hyped and ready to actually play it. Just. One. More. Week.
Anyways, beta's so close I hesitate to call these concerns so I'll instead refer to them as "wait and sees:"
- Seems like the DMR and NR's slow rate of fire make them take really long to take down opponents. It seems the CQC is much shorter than long range (shotguns, swords, hammers not treated as power weapons any longer) with many of them being one or two hit kills. Voc said the game played a bit longer range than 3 so that gives me hope though.
- Weapons like the needler, grenade launcher, beam rifle, and plasma rifle seems disproportionately powerful to how easy they are use.
- Vehicles seem like disposable death traps. With the laser and two lock on weapons (rocket and plasma launchers) it seems easier than ever to take down vehicles with little effort. Combined with EMP from grenade launchers and plasma pistols (glad to see Luke take down someone using the pp) it seems like it could make vehicle use frustrating.
- Armor lock looks neither balanced nor fun to fight against. On big open maps like Boneyard armor lock won't but that useful because you can easily step out of blast radius and cook some grenades on most of the other, smaller maps I can see it getting really annoying. It's be a lot better if they couldn't lock for a range of time and instead it was one fixed duration so you could plan grenade tosses with less unpredictability.
Anyways, you realize that once you start dreaming about playing the beta that you're sufficiently hyped and ready to actually play it. Just. One. More. Week.
Diablohead
Member
Learn the timings of the armour lock and you could probably land a sticky nearly every time, for that second of coming out of that crouch you can't move, you are fucked by that sniper.
metareferential
Member
Don't tell Sage he'll nerf it!
Really, I don't think it is going to be an issue. Those giantbomb vids were awful, the players were as smart and aware as the zombies in L4D.
Armor Lock is a big "get the fuck out" sign. I know it can get complicated in small areas, but still, no one is forcing us to attack. Bail out and strike back.
Revenge is a dish best served cold. xD
Really, I don't think it is going to be an issue. Those giantbomb vids were awful, the players were as smart and aware as the zombies in L4D.
Armor Lock is a big "get the fuck out" sign. I know it can get complicated in small areas, but still, no one is forcing us to attack. Bail out and strike back.
Revenge is a dish best served cold. xD
DopeyFish said:
This this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this.
Please!
Loving what I'm seeing otherwise
Diablohead
Member
Did it travel in 3? I don't remember so maybe I got that wrong then.godhandiscen said:
But yeah you can still have bouncing shots even with hitscan.
Thagomizer
Member
For the new page:
Anyone know when the build we are seeing is from? The text at the bottom says it's not the Beta.
Anyone know when the build we are seeing is from? The text at the bottom says it's not the Beta.
Shake Appeal
Member
For the record, while I made plenty fun of the GB commentary, I don't think they're failing at their jobs or anything for not knowing every detail of every unreleased game, and it seems harsh to hate on them for it. They admit they're not Halo fans, but give their honest impressions anyway. That's fine.
(But I still reserve the right to laugh at the guy talking about his patented pistol/needler combo.)
(But I still reserve the right to laugh at the guy talking about his patented pistol/needler combo.)
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
My goodness just watched the Luke Smith video and this looks so fantastic. I love the little powerslide you can do now to evade it just seems like there are so many little nuances they have added to the combat to keep it consistently fresh. Can't wait for this.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
It did travel in Halo 3, and it made up for an awesome effect.Diablohead said:
Another one for this, it can get pretty confusing.MagniHarvald said:This this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this.
Please!
Loving what I'm seeing otherwise
Where's that dopey post? I can't find it. I totally agree, I get confused so many times in objective games in Halo 3, in symmetrical maps with similar bases I sometimes walk for a bit the wrong way then I see my teammates going the opposite direction, and then I'm like, wait a minute... I guess I should just pay more attention or learn the minuscule little differences between the various UI symbols or whatnot, but dammit, it should be more intuitive.MagniHarvald said:This this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this.
Please!
Loving what I'm seeing otherwise
Thagomizer
Member
Nice water effect at 9:00 in the Giantbomb video.
FilthyLies
Member
They're Friend & Family codes, Brad said there will be more details on how to get them later today. It will involve finishing the quest set though.Havok said:
#18
Would have been earlier but I accidentally reloaded the long video while it was playing 
Kibbles
Member
Here's the Inside Xbox Feature on the Reach Beta - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kVd-oSCmxE
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
EazyB said:
If I had a penny for the amount of times I've seen randoms heading towards the wrong way...
... I'd could a second copy of ODST right now
second hand
Imperial Hot
Banned
Hopefully Giant Bomb will do a drawing based on those who completed the quest and not just give it to the first amount of people they have codes for.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Thagomizer said:
The graphics look so good. Bungie has a excellent art team so its nice that they finally have a engine that can properly show off some of their more ambitious designs.
Mark V said:
Oh awesome. I'm way down at #355 (I really wish they'd update the iPhone app so I could log in and do quests in between classes (as well as the other issues with it). I've watched that Ask Me Anything three times now.), so I don't expect to get anything, but that would be pretty awesome.FilthyLies said:They're Friend & Family codes, Brad said there will be more details on how to get them later today. It will involve finishing the quest set though.
#18
Randoms can't Halo their way out of a wet paper bag. If that's where we're setting our expectations HaloGAF has hit an all-time low.Dani said:
So watching that Inside Xbox thing, this pops up:
IIRC Bungie hasn't said anything about there being more AAs but Tom Morello said there was a halogram one and maybe others. I'd be surprised if there were more AAs for MP as they'd probably want them to be tested in the Beta but having campaign exclusive ones is to be expected. Halo 3 had the turret, invincibility, and invisibility equipment that never made it into MP.
Edit: Jesus, that flaming head permutation is obnoxious. I just might have to t-bag everyone I see who uses that.
darkressurection
Banned
Finished the Giantbomb Halo quests a few minutes ago was around 450 I think. Hope I get a key
Captain Blood
Member
I a bit surprised by how quickly the recharge is with some of the AAs. Should be interesting to see how it plays out.
If you log into Giant Bomb, down at the bottom of the screen you'll see a Quest Log link. The quest is number 17 of 24, and if it's not one of the ones displayed on the quest screen, just click on a quest and go to 17 from there, or go down to the Limited Edition Quests tab and some of those will be Reach related.Schmitty said:
Portugeezer
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So...
Any new .gifs today?
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Any new .gifs today?
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I think it would add more variety, from what I've seen they look useful to use, you don't have to keep worrying about not being able to use it, but you can't spam it either.Captain Blood said:
dilatedmuscle
Member
The Luke Smith playthrough on GamesRadar is the only time ive seen the pistol be used properly. Watching all the videos posted people been using the pistol pretty idiotically knowing that theres cross hair bloom they just spam the trigger as opposed to getting good shots.
Kibbles
Member
I think that was the Juggernaut on fire.EazyB said:Randoms can't Halo their way out of a wet paper bag. If that's where we're setting our expectations HaloGAF has hit an all-time low.
So watching that Inside Xbox thing, this pops up:
IIRC Bungie hasn't said anything about there being more AAs but Tom Morello said there was a halogram one and maybe others. I'd be surprised if there were more AAs for MP as they'd probably want them to be tested in the Beta but having campaign exclusive ones is to be expected. Halo 3 had the turret, invincibility, and invisibility equipment that never made it into MP.
Edit: Jesus, that flaming head permutation is obnoxious. I just might have to t-bag everyone I see who uses that.
Major Williams
Member
Good catch - it was kind of expected that we would see more.EazyB said:Randoms can't Halo their way out of a wet paper bag. If that's where we're setting our expectations HaloGAF has hit an all-time low.
So watching that Inside Xbox thing, this pops up:
IIRC Bungie hasn't said anything about there being more AAs but Tom Morello said there was a halogram one and maybe others. I'd be surprised if there were more AAs for MP as they'd probably want them to be tested in the Beta but having campaign exclusive ones is to be expected. Halo 3 had the turret, invincibility, and invisibility equipment that never made it into MP.
Edit: Jesus, that flaming head permutation is obnoxious. I just might have to t-bag everyone I see who uses that.
I hope that they keep it open to add more AA's with DLC (and armor), unlike their inability to with H3. The community can come up with some great things that would be fun to implement.
bobs...onGaf
Member
MagniHarvald said:
I actually disagree - you want to know which team has the ball so you can deal with them accordingly. If Red team has a power weapon you know to attack a lot more cautiously.