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Halo 5 Dev Talks Free DLC, Attracting New Players, and Fair Microtransactions
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You don't buy tanks, you buy Req Packs, which might contain a tank. Think of it like buying any real world trading card pack. You don't know what you'll get, but youre guaranteed at least one 'shiny' etc.
You also earn packs each time you rank up, and if you don't like a certain card, i.e 'I hate plasma pistols Im not going to use that', you can sell it for req points.
Quick Mustard
Member
Stinkles, not sure if this has been asked elsewhere so apologies if it has, but does the Beta for the New Xbox Dashboard have any issues with playing Halo 5? It might make me hold off on enrolling for it if it means I cant play the game or if there are issues.
It's easier to pull off at low and high altitude and is on melee. Damage done is related to height and accuracy.
Thanks! Oh so what's in the packs is RNG. So once you get a tank or a plasma pistol or something other weapon from your pack do get to keep it forever in your collection or is it a one time use thing?
Interesting wording for a lot of their post launch sustain. I've heard 8 months as a definite for their plans, and then now it's a year. If Halo Wars 2 is next year, most Halo fps fans will still be playing this as their main heavy multi Halo game, so I wonder if they have something planned for beyond.
For Halo 4, Forge Island wasn't really planned before game launched, and then while the 3 early map packs were announced and part of season pass, the Champions DLC was all new, added the Ricochet mode and wasn't planned from start I think. So who knows what long term goal for H5 is beyond.
For Halo 4, Forge Island wasn't really planned before game launched, and then while the 3 early map packs were announced and part of season pass, the Champions DLC was all new, added the Ricochet mode and wasn't planned from start I think. So who knows what long term goal for H5 is beyond.
Certain weapons are considered loadout weapons and all others are power weapons. Power weapons are one time use cards and loadout weapons are permanent unlocks.
Check out this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN_tD5y6k6s
Nice, please consider it. God knows Halo drives my nostalgia lol.
Until reading this thread I had no idea what Req packs are or even why I'd want a scorpion (I'm guessing it's not the guy from MK), I assume I'm the type of new player he wants to attract* but that hardly sounds inviting.
*admittedly these games aren't really for me anyway but I'm guessing I fit their target demographic.
This sounds awesome. As someone who was disappointed at how Halo DLC has been handled after Halo 2 (after which maps were not released for free after 6 months, fragmenting the community starting in Halo 3), I am happy to see 343 taking this community oriented approach. I am much more likely to buy req packs now just to show my support. The contrast between this approach and how much Bungie price gouges anemic DLC is massive.
I haven't been this hyped for a Halo release since 2 (I know I am in the minority here for not thinking 3 was the best). I see myself putting in a lot of time to H5 multiplayer, as I think warzone will be a great palate cleanser and way to de-stress between intense arena sessions.
I haven't been this hyped for a Halo release since 2 (I know I am in the minority here for not thinking 3 was the best). I see myself putting in a lot of time to H5 multiplayer, as I think warzone will be a great palate cleanser and way to de-stress between intense arena sessions.
Apart from loadout weapons, it seems most equipment is one use. Something like a legendary sniper rifle will be one use, but things like armour, helmets, weapon skins are permanently yours.
The one use thing is genius the more I think about it - maybe player A did spend a bunch of real money getting that legendary sniper rifle. You could pistol whip him and pry it out of his dead hands for $0. That risk and reward aspect of Warzone should be awesome.
Ricky Ricardo
Member
It's glorious to me that instead of just abandoning some of the systems from Halo 4, 343 reworked them for added benefit. Getting REQ pack rewards for leveling up Commendations on top of XP is a great tweak to the system.
too much eslim
Member
when you say low, about how low? I thought it was a good thing that you couldn't do it if you wasn't high enough off the ground.
Probably gonna be hilarious if more fans buy REQ packs than those that ever bought map packs. Only $2-$3 I can buy a couple, but no one wanted to shell out like 800-1200 ms points for maps.
That's the smart way to do Microtransactions; make them cheap and impulsive.
You can ground pound from the height of a standard jump from what I've played, it's nowhere near as powerful as jumping off of a ledge, though.
If you get into a sweaty warzone match and you really want to win you might feel pressure to buy a quick gold package to get some OP equipment.
If you spend $2.99 every once in a while like that then it's not going to take very long to spend a lot more than what map packs used to cost.
If you spend $2.99 every once in a while like that then it's not going to take very long to spend a lot more than what map packs used to cost.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Stinkles, in mp in general, are there not stations available during mp play?
My concern is that this disrupts online play as one member of a team goes to make some req purchases rendering his other mates outnumbered. If i understand this correctly, this could end friendships (/hyperbole)and create incentive to ignore marchmaking
Joke question right?
Gnome Scat
Member
Has it ever been challenging to aim a Ground Pound while holding down B on the Recon controller layout seeing how you won't have your right thumb free to aim?
ThatsMytrunks
Member
You can't buy or open REQ packs in game, so that won't happen. You might get rekt and then decide "man I need some better shit" and decide to pay to get some credits to get a pile of REQ packs, but having better shit doesn't mean you won't get rekt.
Get good.
There are plenty of things I will talk shit on 343i for, but giving the user base free maps will never be one of them. As long as these features stay cosmetic in Arena and lolworthy in Warzone? This is an objectively good thing.
Sunset Samurai
Member
SamastahSukhino
Banned
I'm going to waste a lot of money on this. I don't think this is fair. Anyone else want to boycott this with me while buying req packs?
Sunset Samurai
Member
Youre on your own bud. Knowing that I can buy cosmetics without having to go through extensive level ups is an A++++ for me. :-3
SamastahSukhino
Banned
Are they still doing yoga?
Nick Offerman was a good get for this.
Yeah so I switched to default till the controller remapper comes out. I will probably map to a single paddle on the elite controller but tbh I really got used to default.
I doubt that's true, but even if it is, what's your point?
Dynasty8
Member
IronWarrior
Neo Member
How does it work if I want to melee someone in mid air? Is it like the plasma pistol where if you tap you get a regular melee but hold gives you a ground pound?
QuantumSquid
Member
Any news on the special Halo 5 Elite controller configurations? Also, just out of curiosity, what's your favorite armor set in Halo 5 (that has been revealed thus far)?
I think people are getting confused with purchasing the packs, and using the Req stations during a game. The Req station seen in game, is used to access what you have already acquired and have in your existing collection. It does not act as a way to buy more packs with points or money.
I know these decisions are never taken lightly, but why does crouch jumping take precedence over ground pound in the Recon scheme? If ground pound is changed and easier than ever, who cares if I can't crouch jump, its going to be brutal having to aim in Recon with ground pound on B and trying to aim with right control stick.
I will probably do the same though. Recon with Elite Controller, remap some stuff to the paddles so easy to pull off.
You hold to charge ground pound and press to melee. You're pretty unlikely to accidentally ground pound because you also have to focus on the ground target.
Titanfall begs to differ.
Destiny begs to differ in the opposite way.
Fact is, unlockable content keeps a large percentage of players interest in the game in the long term, regardless of how you may feel personally.
This is very true. Reach was basically the start of the real grind for Halo, and it just picked up with Halo 4 and now Halo 5. People love the drip feed, carrot on a stick mechanism. Look how many hit SR-130 and then complained there was no more progression, nothing to unlock etc.
With this, they can keep adding as long as people want things, newer guns, newer vehicles, maybe even newer armors and assassinations etc. Mass Effect 3 really showed me how addictive it can be if you tie unlocks to fun game play. You want to keep playing but also want to unlock more. It should feel natural and not so much a grind as Destiny even tends to feel.
LegalEagleMike
Member
Wish Battlefront was doing it.
SamastahSukhino
Banned
Halo needs a deal with buger king. Ground whopper lb'r with master chief sauce.
VibratingDonkey
Member
Will see how this system works in practice and if I'm able to tolerate the possible downsides of it by keeping the free season pass in mind.
Game was $40 when I ordered it, so can't feel too bad.
Game was $40 when I ordered it, so can't feel too bad.
too much eslim
Member
hmmm think that is too low but oh well. We will see how it plays out.
What would you even offer as comestic dlc in battlefront?
Pink Darth Vaders?
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anything to keep me from paying for all the map packs that are going to come out.
If you like it and play it all the time it will be well worth the investment.
You can slide down the slippery slope of spending more on cosmetic items than you would for the actual dlc
I THINK, based on how he worded his post, he was saying that Titanfall has great gunplay, stage design and netcode...but no-one online.
And that maybe he was insinuating, which I later found out to be false, that Destiny has crap gunplay, stage design and netcode...but people play it.
Of course, I am not saying Destiny is bad since I have not played it and cannot have an opinion on it.