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Halo: Reach Beta Thread
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Wiggum2007
Junior Member
Azar said:
It's basically either that, or don't mute either of them, isn't it?
The Librarian
Banned
To me, the melee is practically useless and doesn't feel satisfying at all. A huge step down from halo 3, where the melee was so satisfying.georgc said:
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Having a blast with the beta, now I get it. One thing Urk, when someone gets revenge on you it says "(Name) got their revenge". Isn't that a grammatical error? Wouldn't it be "(Name) got his/her revenge"?
The Lamonster
Member
OT: Will Halo 2 run on Windows 7?
Thanks dudes.
Thanks dudes.
AllIsOneIsNone said:
Yes. But unless the beta has "male/female" model/voice option like Halo 3, it's more "correct" to have a non-personal pronoun (even if the sentence sounds weird) "their" for gamertags.
However, if there is a female/male voice/gender option they should change it to "his/her" based on that option.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
Annoying the other team and distorting the awful UI.Teknoman said:
bobs...onGaf
Member
TheSeks said:
Thats actually a really good idea, quoting for truth (and to increase the odds someone will read it).
MiloFoxburr
Member
The Lamonster said:
Yes, though I have experienced some crashes :/
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
TheSeks said:
good call...nitpicky I know, but ya know
Stockpile really is good stuff. I think the Red team is at a slight disadvantage, though. In the last game, I took to snagging their flags and tossing them over the edge to the water down below with ~20 seconds left in the round, so they didn't have enough time to get them back up. Good lord that pissed'em off. :lol
Revengeance
Member
They claimed that juggling would no longer be effective, but it definitely still seems a little faster.Teknoman said:
Captain Blood
Member
Halo Reach Beta, fixing grammar since 2010.
Drealmcc0y
Banned
georgc said:
what a noob :lol
Teknoman said:
In one of the first games I played someone managed to do something with the jetpack that allowed them to effectively flag juggle. Wish I saved the film, haven't seen it since.
You also wouldn't believe the number of games I've lost because the flag runner tried to juggle in overtime. :lol
BladedExpert
Member
GhaleonEB said:
I've actually found the opposite. They have the height advantage, and the power position of the "Office Roof". Flag spawns also seem to favor them ever so slightly. But maybe thats just me. Throwing the flag into the water is pretty funny though!
Also:
<3If they were gonna give out this many F&F codes, early access should have been limited to ODST owners.Diablohead said:
They could have still given out codes to those who didn't own the game next week. This is some of the most backwards shit I've ever seen. I wasn't even gonna play this weekend, but it still pisses me off for those who missed out on an extra weekend even though they're loyal costumers.
People were getting like 10 codes at a time and making people trade things to get one. It's hard to believe someone at MS/Bungie thought this would work out fairly.
I really don't get the reticule bloom thing. Halo requires a fast trigger finger to land enough head shots to take someone down, but the faster I shoot, the less accurate I become. When I can see the reticule at all, I keep it on the enemy's head, but I am penalized because I shoot too fast.
Had a mid-range to close quarters battle with someone and we both had DMRs. We both emptied our clips at each other, but neither of us were hurt. So we just started wildly meleeing each other. I don't like it.
And please, Bungie, make it so that people with flash drives can use the friggin theater!!! So frustrating when I have all this flash storage space but can't view a saved film.
Had a mid-range to close quarters battle with someone and we both had DMRs. We both emptied our clips at each other, but neither of us were hurt. So we just started wildly meleeing each other. I don't like it.
And please, Bungie, make it so that people with flash drives can use the friggin theater!!! So frustrating when I have all this flash storage space but can't view a saved film.
Diablohead
Member
button mashing only get's you so far in life, if you spent 2 seconds to line up that headshot you would have won the duelTimeLike said:
Could be, I need to play it a bit more. Perhaps having the ledge over the water to spoil their stockpile with is a balancing effect; it worked wonders. We came back from two down to win after I spoiled three rounds in a row tossing flags down there. I heard one of the guys yell via proximity voice, "He's doing it again!"BladedExpert said:
It was life-affirming.
snoopeasystreet
Member
I'm loving the reticule bloom it's makes the game very Shadowrun-y (and we all know that shadowrun is truly the best halo game this gen ). It gives the weapons a rhythm to that the better players will learn over times.
). It gives the weapons a rhythm to that the better players will learn over times.
Diablohead
Member
69% wins is real good, do you play only team games? I have about 53% but most of my games are lone wolves or whatever its called in the beta.
snoopeasystreet said:I'm loving the reticule bloom it's makes the game very Shadowrun-y (and we all know that shadowrun is truly the best halo game this gen
Thats fine, as long as the crosshair is dark enough to see.
Diablohead said:button mashing only get's you so far in life, if you spent 2 seconds to line up that headshot you would have won the duel
My point is that even when you do aim, the reticule grows so much that your shots don't land where you're aiming anyway.
I am loving all the armor abilities. They each have their purpose. It's really fun jumping in the grav lift on SwordBase and activating your jetpack on the way up. You can get up pretty high. Slamming on Armor Lock while defending a flag is fun too. People are so eager to take the flag, that they get close enough for your emp blast to hurt them.
Covie Slayer on Powerhouse is awesome fun. Evade rolling all around the boulders and stairs and the epic battles it leads too is just amazing.
I do find myself using the plasma repeater and assault rifle more than I did in Halo 3. I just suck something aweful with these new accuracy weapons. I have a good time, though, spraying out some bullets and plasma. It really helps as terrific support/suppression fire for my team mates.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Hey You said:
I don't mind 1 flag ctf or stockpile in sword base, kinda fun. Only problem that I have with it in 1 flag is that every match plays out only 2 ways:
1. Rush the flag spawn from the start since you are right on top of it, get it hit the lift and score.
2. Team doesn't rush the flag spawn and then once they get the flag they don't know where to go with it.
I think the map would benefit from opening up the closed lift so players can drop down the chute. The vent is turned off at the bottom and blocked off at the top; unblock the top and you have that crucial third way into the base. It would also expand the playing field on the map so the defenders would want to defend the top of the lift rather than just camp the flag room, and could jet pack up the chute to do so.Not a Jellyfish said:
Agree. And I just today noticed that in addition to the expanding, nigh-invisible cross hair for the pistol, it's also got quite a bit of recoil, pulling your aim upward. I think the recoil is excessive on top of the expanding targeting reticule.Lkr said:
BladedExpert
Member
Diablohead said:
Only played 3 FFA's. Won a game of Headhunter, came 2nd in 2 slayers. I was at 74% last night too
BladedExpert
Member
As far as I can tell, flag juggling only really works in Stockpile. In CTF it hardly works.