And nobody cared. Most times Halo was even able to overtake Destiny in the Twitch directory.
Only when they gave summit the access they had 10k viewers. Should have done that earlier.
They will have to fight for them viewer numbers that's for sure.
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And nobody cared. Most times Halo was even able to overtake Destiny in the Twitch directory.
Only when they gave summit the access they had 10k viewers. Should have done that earlier.
They will have to fight for them viewer numbers that's for sure.
I'll still be buying Halo 5, but doesn't mean I can't critique it.
Captain Zyrain
Member
Reviewers got certain hours to play just by themselves, it was part of the schedule.
Twilight Gap
Member
something about having your cake and eating it
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
RuL destroyed a team in the latest upload. I dont think the other team even tried to get power weapons.
Walshy beat the RUL kids 50-15 at one point, lol.
blue_phazon
Member
And then Naded's team almost always beat Walshys team whenever they got matched together.
Glad to see Halo still has that skill gap. Of course, it's too early to tell how competitive it is, but it's a good start
Twilight Gap
Member
i agree, am looking forward to playing summit. reminds me of an old Halo map that I can't quite place.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Avalanche?
Twilight Gap
Member
Hmm. There are elements but not quite.
I don't want to say Breakpoint either because it's much larger than that...
Longbow maybe? Though that's not exactly old.
Anybody watching Formal play on Maniac's stream? The kid is insane -- spent all year winning Call of Duty tournaments then picks up Halo 5 and immediately starts wiping the floor with Halo pros, including Roy.
I mean, I realize he got his start with Halo and played in the MCC Invitational, but still.
I mean, I realize he got his start with Halo and played in the MCC Invitational, but still.
Watching it now, the comments are truly SMH worthy. People calling the BR worthless.. and comparing it to COD. Sigh. Also not sure why they are not turning off radar and setting it to BR starts. Everyone in chat thinks the game does not even have those options, lol.
When is the last time we got 10 small 4v4 maps at launch? I think you guys need to revisit older Halo title launches.
Once again, this is not a bad thing. You do not want people to quit the lobby by just seeing your ranks/gamertags. The ranks appear just fine in the Post Game Carnage Report at the end of the game for everyone.
They're probably keeping it with the settings HCS will have??
Naked Eli just won an Assault match on the first round, so it is possible, lol.
It's for the best definitely. You might be okay with the lag, but I know if i was matched up against you and it was lagging it would drive me bonkers. I think setting a ping limit is fair game from 343 tbh...
I think its a case of misinterpreting what 343 said were competitive settings. Of course they will advertise that their default settings ARE competitive. But actual tournament settings are always customized, especially radar.
It's 2015, 10 arena maps for a game of this magnitude in 2015 is small. Just saying.
Gravemind IV
Member
The Rig, Fathom, Empire, Plaza etc. look so much alike. Even Halo 4 had more aesthetic variety in regard to its launch maps.
Can't say I am excited for more remixes of spherical bases and pipes, or extremely bland maps like Orion and Pegasus.
Can't say I am excited for more remixes of spherical bases and pipes, or extremely bland maps like Orion and Pegasus.
Compared to what, exactly?
Really? I think that it's quite generous.
Rig, Fathom I can understand. But Empire and Plaza? ..WTF.
TheOhrenberger.
Banned
"It's 2015" is a really bad argument on its own in almost every context.
Battlefront has what, 13 maps total? and no single player. 10 just for arena seems just fine to me. Plus you get new maps for free as opposed to paying 50 bucks for a season pass.
Xan Kriegor
Banned
Seeing as what you can do with Forge in Halo 5, I have no problem with this whatsoever.
when you look at it like that yeah it's not so bad. but it's really 8 maps, 2 are forged. And how many free maps do you think will be in this dlc that aren't forged?
Reach was nothing but forged maps. i hated that. if it ends up being like that again...
Reach never had official DLC that was Forge maps. I don't expect that here.
Regardless, at least Forge maps in 5 should look way better. Reach had that hideous gray forerunner aesthetic which made everything look super bland and awkward.
Im_So_Pringles
Member
If I had a say in it, I would prefer we get ~40 well-designed multiplayer maps that just had super clear development shell-like visuals. But I am in the super minority there. I don't give a single fuck how good my multiplayer maps look, just make them play like a fucking dream. Maps would look like the current WIP shells in Unreal Tournament. I actually think they have a visual charm to them that is extremely pleasing 
Here's some quick shots I captured to explain what I mean:
It's probably the great lightmapping with realistic light bounces/ambient occlusion mixed with big flat surfaces. I think they look great. Also, no visual clutter. Which is something I think Halo 5 struggles with from the footage I've watched so far. But again, I'm in the super minority. It's why I'm looking forward to forge maps; much more visually simple.
Here's some quick shots I captured to explain what I mean:
It's probably the great lightmapping with realistic light bounces/ambient occlusion mixed with big flat surfaces. I think they look great. Also, no visual clutter. Which is something I think Halo 5 struggles with from the footage I've watched so far. But again, I'm in the super minority. It's why I'm looking forward to forge maps; much more visually simple.
I could live with 10 real maps and 10 forge but who knows what the split will actually be. All forge would definitely be lame.
NippleViking
Banned
If I had a say in it, I would prefer we get ~40 well-designed multiplayer maps that just had super clear development shell-like visuals. But I am in the super minority there. I don't give a single fuck how good my multiplayer maps look, just make them play like a fucking dream. Maps would look like the current WIP shells in Unreal Tournament. I actually think they have a visual charm to them that is extremely pleasing
Here's some quick shots I captured to explain what I mean:
It's probably the great lightmapping with realistic light bounces/ambient occlusion mixed with big flat surfaces. I think they look great. Also, no visual clutter. Which is something I think Halo 5 struggles with from the footage I've watched so far. But again, I'm in the super minority. It's why I'm looking forward to forge maps; much more visually simple.
The dream would be if forge could emulate that style. Launch forge maps have no where near the charm of even those WIP maps, frankly.
I guess the colouring option could make maps look more uniform and simple in style. 343 could add some texture options down the line for basic brick textures or simple wall stuff.
The thing is, people moaned about Forge being lots of grey maps, so at least that is there but people also want interesting looking maps. Stripping all the textures and doodads is what happens when maps are made for more serious players. They want streamlined maps with a focus on map flow, not a good looking map.
Hopefully Forge in HAlo5 will have a right balance.
Im_So_Pringles
Member
Honestly, color options will go a SUPER long way towards making forge maps look exponentially better. I personally believe that it is the single most important visual addition to Halo 5 Forge. With color alone you can create visual flow and interest using even the most basic of shapes. Mirror's Edge did an amazing job at showing the versatility of color on simple geometry in the Time Trials DLC pack.
Xan Kriegor
Banned
If I had a say in it, I would prefer we get ~40 well-designed multiplayer maps that just had super clear development shell-like visuals. But I am in the super minority there. I don't give a single fuck how good my multiplayer maps look, just make them play like a fucking dream. Maps would look like the current WIP shells in Unreal Tournament. I actually think they have a visual charm to them that is extremely pleasing
Here's some quick shots I captured to explain what I mean:
It's probably the great lightmapping with realistic light bounces/ambient occlusion mixed with big flat surfaces. I think they look great. Also, no visual clutter. Which is something I think Halo 5 struggles with from the footage I've watched so far. But again, I'm in the super minority. It's why I'm looking forward to forge maps; much more visually simple.
Those shots kind of remind me of Warsaw.
ItsAllGoodInMyHood
Neo Member
I wonder how many people would like to hear my opinion on sprint, map sizes and a bit downgraded motion tracker, and how it affects the gameplay. I might be streaming in 30 minutes and be talking about that.
Yesterday made a gametype:
No Sprint
110% move speed
No ground pound
No shoulder charge (it's not Destiny, sorry)
Thruster speed 70%
after playing few FFA games on Truth (Middy <3) with my buddies I can tell, that the Halo core is present and you don't really need sprint and other stuffs to have fun shooting. don't get me wrong, we're not living in 2004 right now, games need to evolve but to a certain degree Halo should remain untouched.
Gonna post a link when I'm done with my breakfast and ready to stream.
PS. Sorry for so much bitching @ Sika's stream (I'm Polish - we always complain)
<3
AllGoodInMyHood
Yesterday made a gametype:
No Sprint
110% move speed
No ground pound
No shoulder charge (it's not Destiny, sorry)
Thruster speed 70%
after playing few FFA games on Truth (Middy <3) with my buddies I can tell, that the Halo core is present and you don't really need sprint and other stuffs to have fun shooting. don't get me wrong, we're not living in 2004 right now, games need to evolve but to a certain degree Halo should remain untouched.
Gonna post a link when I'm done with my breakfast and ready to stream.
PS. Sorry for so much bitching @ Sika's stream (I'm Polish - we always complain)
<3
AllGoodInMyHood
Watchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?
Marvel
could never
It only matches you to people with low ping times, and if you make custom matches you can't start the match if somebody has a high ping.
Ping usually equals distance.
So for example Australian players can't play with US friends as the match doesn't start.
Gravemind IV
Member
Perhaps not in overall layout, but they still sport the same UNSC aesthetic. Lots of cool locales from the campaign that look like they aren't going to be used (visually, not just copy pasting certain areas).
And I am sorry, but I can't exactly become excited over having a 50/50 split between these 343 UNSC aesthetics and bland forge slabs like Orion and Pegasus.
This.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=182720024#post182720024
Can't wait to play lobby simulator 2015 in a week or so. Maybe I'm overreacting, but most of my online friends are in different countries. If this is true then they've just ruined any chance of me playing this game's multiplayer for any extended period of time. Will play campaign and return.
Leyasu
Banned
???
You will meet of people that are close to you in the game. This will be great to pad your friend list with people in your region.
I understand that people have friends on other continents. But why the fuck should overs have to suffer? Region locking halo is the best news that I have heard...
I cant wait to play 100% of my halo locally. It is going to be glorious
The ping lock is true. It also applies to co-op and joining matchmaking with a group of friends.
On screen it comes up: "One or more members of your fireteam has high latency to the dedicated server"
You have to get each of your friends to leave to figure out who it is.
It also applies to people with bad internet connections. If you have a friend with poor internet, they're in trouble.
On screen it comes up: "One or more members of your fireteam has high latency to the dedicated server"
You have to get each of your friends to leave to figure out who it is.
It also applies to people with bad internet connections. If you have a friend with poor internet, they're in trouble.
Except that it's no longer P2P. There's absolutely no chance of me getting host and messing with everyone else's connections. At worst what I do in game might take a split second longer to register and what I see on my screen might be delayed (for instance I might be shot around a wall on my screen... but that's not my real position relative to the server and what everyone else sees). That's not game breaking. But okay, 343i wants Halo 5's Arena mode to be ultra competitive and there's no room for any kind of error. Fine.
Let's just make it LAN only while we're at it, huh. Oh wait
But Warzone and apparently customs? Fuck off, 343i. Let me play with my friends if I want to. Every other game does it. This is totally disregarding that Australian servers in most games are usually dead as hell too. So basically I'm going to be stuck in a lobby for millions of years searching for players that don't exist.
Dynasty8
Member
I got the game. Played the first three campaign missions and all I have to say is that I'm in love.
Is it okay if I log into XBL while playing the campaign?
I'm guessing I can't hang with the cool "press kids" and join in on Arena...right?
Once again guys....love. El Oh Vee Eeee!
Is it okay if I log into XBL while playing the campaign?
I'm guessing I can't hang with the cool "press kids" and join in on Arena...right?
Once again guys....love. El Oh Vee Eeee!
You can't play online, because the first thing it does is checking for available servers. Those are not available for the general audience yet.
You might get kicked back to the start screen, if you try to go online in the middle of a campaign level, I dunno.