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[Haruko]

Wait... what?

Probably referring to the alternate Warzone game mode that they mentioned, which is asymmetric PvP only (no AI enemies).

We've talked about this here at E3 so I expect it will come out in the press coverage over the next couple of days. For Warzone we have two different variants planned:

1. The core mode, which is focused on the combination of 12v12 player-versus-player action, base capture and AI-controlled combatants (including bosses). This is what we are demoing and is playable here on the E3 show floor.

2. A Base Assault attack/defend scenario in which one team is attempting to defend each base on a map and the other is pressing to capture the base and push them back in timed phases. The defenders are attempting to hold the base until time runs out. As the attackers manage to capture each base, they force the defenders back and extend time until they are assaulting the Home Base of the defending team and trying to destroy their core. This variant focuses solely on PvP without AI adversaries.

The mode plays differently depending on the variant. In addition, we are working on a more classic BTB experience with timed weapon and vehicle spawns, and this will be introduced shortly after launch with a number of maps specifically optimized for BTB.

 

[FATstronaut]

343 Interview with rooster teeth was cool!

 

[Drillbreak]

343 Interview with rooster teeth was cool!

Anything new?

 

[VinFTW]

Haven't been this excited for Halo in a loooooong time. So much left to reveal too.

All those Arena maps, skins, armors, BtB maps, other Warzone maps and bosses (Scarab pls).

Gonna be a long wait.

 

[NobleGundam]

Not spending an extra 100+ for two figures for H5
when Reach had 5 of them in Noble Team for 150

 

[jem0208]

Haven't been this excited for Halo in a loooooong time. So much left to reveal too.

All those Arena maps, skins, armors, BtB maps, other Warzone maps and bosses (Scarab pls).

Gonna be a long wait.

Not gunna lie, slightly salty that Warzone wasn't a remake of Sandtrap with Scarabs instead of Elephants.

 

[wesleyshark]

Haven't been this excited for Halo in a loooooong time. So much left to reveal too.

All those Arena maps, skins, armors, BtB maps, other Warzone maps and bosses (Scarab pls).

Gonna be a long wait.

It's shaping up to be an excellent, excellent title.

 

[belushy]

Probably referring to the alternate Warzone game mode that they mentioned, which is asymmetric PvP only (no AI enemies).

Last paragraph is interesting. Wonder if that means the first map pack will be all BTB maps with release of btb gamemode itself.

 

[User 73706]

Last paragraph is interesting. Wonder if that means the first map pack will be all BTB maps with release of btb gamemode itself.

I'm assuming BTB will still exist as a gametype and just use the Warzone maps at first.

 

[wesleyshark]

I'm assuming BTB will still exist as a gametype and just use the Warzone maps at first.

Stinkles said earlier that BTB will have its own maps, which is part of why it's not coming at launch.

 

[Karl2177]

Games still ending when the host quits in MCC, June 2015 folks

I was watching your stream yesterday during that messed up Ghost Town game. That was arguably the laggiest I've ever seen the game act.

60fps isn't just visuals, it's all the stuff happening in the deep game engine, including controls.

Interesting.

 

[singhr1]

Anything new?

Showed some sweet Fathom gameplay. Lots of mobility options there.

Said Arbiter will have a sizeable role in campaign. Elites will not be playable in multiplayer.

Everything else is more or less what we know.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

#quitthebuild

 

[VinFTW]

Showed some sweet Fathom gameplay. Lots of mobility options there.

Said Arbiter will have a sizeable role in campaign. Elites will not be playable in multiplayer.

Everything else is more or less what we know.

Know where I can find a rebroadcast or video of it by chance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXSUCpQEfYU

Go to the very beginning of the broadcast.

Not seeing it. I see H5 campaign, nothing else.

 

[Fata1moose]

Know where I can find a rebroadcast or video of it by chance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXSUCpQEfYU

Go to the very beginning of the broadcast.

Not seeing it. I see H5 campaign, nothing else.

I wonder if live broadcasts only playback to a certain time? It could be cut off as it's live. When I sent the link Fathom gameplay was the first thing.

Edit: Yeah, that seems to be the case.

 

[singhr1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXSUCpQEfYU

Go to the very beginning of the broadcast.



I wonder if live broadcasts only playback to a certain time? It could be cut off as it's live. When I sent the link Fathom gameplay was the first thing.

Yeah it's cutoff now. I guess wait for VoD or wait for B-roll to be released/uploaded by somebody

 

[Overdoziz]

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[kittens]

My only complaint about Warzone at this point is that the AI seem to stick to their own little region. I wish they were more aggressive and mobile. Or at least I think I wish that.

 

[Zoolader]

Not spending an extra 100+ for two figures for H5
when Reach had 5 of them in Noble Team for 150

It look like the two figures can be used as book ends? I can't even give my Reach statue away for free.

 

[jailbird20022]

My only complaint about Warzone at this point is that the AI seem to stick to their own little region. I wish they were more aggressive and mobile. Or at least I think I wish that.

I wanted to pull a battlefront and have a hand full follow me and have my own personal death squad. (hope you can order around bots in offline mode in the new battlefront....it's going to have offline right....)

 

[lybertyboy]

My only complaint about Warzone at this point is that the AI seem to stick to their own little region. I wish they were more aggressive and mobile. Or at least I think I wish that.

We're still iterating a lot of the encounters on the mode, but we've found that limiting Ai encounters to specific areas makes choosing to engage in battle against enemy Ai a more meaningful decision. Getting taken out by an elite with a cov carbine from behind while you're in the middle of a firefight with an enemy player can lead to frustration and confusion to the dead player. However there are definitely enemies that will attack you at range, our airborne bosses and phantoms are just a couple examples.

Also, Kanye came by the booth while I was working today. I'm never washing my eyes again.

 

[Deception]

https://youtu.be/F6Xz2Ggn5tU?t=513

Wait a minute did he just switch seats in the warthog without having to get out?
Is that a new feature??

 

[Tawpgun]

60fps isn't just visuals, it's all the stuff happening in the deep game engine, including controls.

refreshing to see a dev say this.

So many of the 60 fps naysayers don't realize its not just a visual thing, responses are faster too

 

[Prinz Eugn]

It look like the two figures can be used as book ends? I can't even give my Reach statue away for free.

There is a hilariously beat up Reach legendary edition at one of the Wal-Marts around here. They have yet to discount it enough to be tempting.

 

[SalientOne]

https://youtu.be/F6Xz2Ggn5tU?t=513

Wait a minute did he just switch seats in the warthog without having to get out?
Is that a new feature??

Yup. Seat switching is new and uses the jump button.

 

[Forerunner]

Yup. Seat switching is new and uses the jump button.

Fantastic, it's the little things like this that are amazing.

 

[lybertyboy]

Yup. Seat switching is new and uses the jump button.

One of my personal favorite additions. I had a,"why wasn't this always a thing?" thought the first time I tried it.

 

[Deception]

Yup. Seat switching is new and uses the jump button.

Such a simple yet amazing change! Thats part of what makes Battlefield vehicle combat so good, you can switch to any seat in a vehicle on the fly and get the best angle to shoot.

Now please add the Wolverine to Warzone and ill be happy!

 

[ViewtifulJC]

https://youtu.be/F6Xz2Ggn5tU?t=513

Wait a minute did he just switch seats in the warthog without having to get out?
Is that a new feature??

Best Halo addition since the almighty Grunt Birthday Party

 

[Tawpgun]

Yup. Seat switching is new and uses the jump button.

One of my personal favorite additions. I had a,"why wasn't this always a thing?" thought the first time I tried it.

There was a rumor based on a video that when you hijack a hog, lets say from the driver side, it will kick out the gunner too.

Is this true?

 

[ElzarTheBam]

So will highjacking a warthog kick everyone out?

Tawp pls

 

[Haruko]

Yup. Seat switching is new and uses the jump button.

How does it work when other seats are occupied by teammates? Or is it only for empty spots?

 

[AlStrong]

refreshing to see a dev say this.

So many of the 60 fps naysayers don't realize its not just a visual thing, responses are faster too

The implication is, of course, that the game will never drop from 60fps (would be amazing). Otherwise, any framerate drop would cause problems.

 

[Deception]

There was a rumor based on a video that when you hijack a hog, lets say from the driver side, it will kick out the gunner too.

Is this true?

I think in the 15 min IGN gameplay there is an example of this happening, let me try to find it.

 

[heytred]

I'm super stoked for Warzone and it's really nice to see little changes like this warthog one. It just makes sense.

 

[The Henery]

I was watching your stream yesterday during that messed up Ghost Town game. That was arguably the laggiest I've ever seen the game act.

Just another case of

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Warthog seat jumping is awesome.

 

[Zoolader]

So will highjacking a warthog kick everyone out?

Tawp pls

In the gameplay video I saw after you hijack the warthog driver there is some confusing animation and then you drop kick the gunner out too. I'm not sure if that is automatic or if there is something else you need to press.

 

[Fata1moose]

The Fathom gameplay looked like b-roll footage akin to the 60 FPS video we got for the campaign so hopefully it's released for download soon. Someone picked up an overshield on the video and I really don't like the look of the OS in Halo 5, looks like the armor abilities you could drop in forge rather than a floating globe of light. I hope they have physics like in Halo CE so we can shoot them down from places though.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

In the gameplay video I saw after you hijack the warthog driver there is some confusing animation and then you drop kick the gunner out too. I'm not sure if that is automatic or if there is something else you need to press.

What will happen if it's a fully loaded hog, I wonder?

 

[kittens]

In the gameplay video I saw after you hijack the warthog driver there is some confusing animation and then you drop kick the gunner out too. I'm not sure if that is automatic or if there is something else you need to press.

Yeah, I couldn't tell if the gunner just hopped out immediately after or was forced out. It looked weird. I'm not convinced it was an ejection.

 

[Zoolader]

What will happen if it's a fully loaded hog, I wonder?

Slap fight qte with the passenger.

 

[Fuchsdh]

What will happen if it's a fully loaded hog, I wonder?

"Press X for Chinese Firedrill"

 

[Zoolader]

Here is the warthog hijack.

edit: fixed the link

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Some Giant Bomb footage of Warzone. I've always waned a mode that has all the elements of the Halo sandbox in it.

• "The Scorpion is too strong, take it out of BTB!"
• "The DMR is too good at long range, take it out of BTB!" (DMR footage at 14:44; it looks good)
• "Why does the Gauss Hog exist?"
• "The Spartan Laser is too good, take it out of BTB!"
• "-insert FUN thing here-, take it out of BTB!"
  

Finallyyyy those who enjoy every part of Halo's sandbox can actually use these things in multiplayer. Too often have I seen people complain about the Scorpion or a weapon like the Spartan Laser to be removed from multiplayer because "It's broken!" Uhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, tell me more about you want to limit Halo to 2 guns and no vehicles, especially for BTB.

343 is making a lot of moves I have been an advocate for for a long damn time. Finally man, finally. Although nothing releases without some disappointing, like weapon skins/attachments altering weapon stats, Halo 5 is shaping up to be such a refreshing Halo experience. Really looking forward to it.

 

[Welfare]

Here is the warthog hijack.

edit: fixed the link

Probably a bug in the animation. I think the person jumped out themselves.

 

[kittens]

Here is the warthog hijack.

edit: fixed the link

Yeah, I'm not so sure the gunner got ejected. Looks like they hopped out and maybe got killed right after.

 

[FATstronaut]

Im kind of confused.

So I can go gamestop and pick up my LCE of H5 a week before launch and pre-load it?

Btw Stinkles looking good on xbox stream!

 

[VisceralBowl]

What the hell is this

 

[Haruko]

[*]"Why does the Gauss Hog exist?"

People who complain about the Gauss Hog are the worst. How can you hate a gun that can make vehicles spin like tops?

Im kind of confused.

So I can go gamestop and pick up my LCE of H5 a week before launch and pre-load it?

Yes, with the download code included within.

 

[singhr1]

Frankie said that only ~1/2 the game is about tracking the chief. Second half is something else, I'm guessing about Guardians and such.