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Halo |OT 23| Thruster is Love, Thruster is Life

Elite Honor Guard Staff
Jorge's Heavy Machinegun
Dare's Silenced Automagnum
Buck's Silenced SMG
Palmer's Dual Magnums (I just wanna have one dual wield weapon lol)
Hunter Plasma Cannon


Vehicles:

Prophet of Regret's hover chair
Mantis (Should only pop up on one level as a special thing unless forge)
Golden Civilian Warthog (Should be really fast and maneuverable)
Heretic Banshee (Should look and handle like the old Halo 2 Banshees)

Hunter's don't have plasma cannons though.
Dual wielding, dual Swords or bust. (Wars Arbiter)

Forge's Grizzly.
Escape from Halo Warthog, or escape from the Ark.
 
So now that everyone has played the beta a bit longer what are your overall thoughts on Halo 5?

True successor to the throne?
CoD in space?
Dr.Pepper?
True successor to the Halo name. Feels great, plays great, the new abilities flow really well with how Halo plays and change up the game while retaining the classic feel. Loadout and ordnance are removed so my biggest complaint with Halo 4 is out.

Game needs a few touches, Automatic adjustments, removal or option to remove killcams, some lighting adjustments, and general bug fixes. But beta is beta, and that's why it's here 11 months out instead of 3. Generally, I'm loving it more than the other Halo titles and all the other recent MP games I've played, and I've been playing since CE.

343 almost lost me with Halo 4, I was ready to jump ship with mcc, but this beta is my lifepod and I'll ride it to the release date. Anyone who says this isn't a proper Halo game is off their rocker, because this is the Halo formula.

Just give me detailed armor customization 343, I'm the only crying for this
 
I'd love to see Brushed Nickle vs Stainless Steel. And maps with marble countertops. Much more fashionable.

BrushedAluminumSpartan.jpg
 

-Ryn

Banned
Just give me detailed armor customization 343, I'm the only crying for this
Sweet. That's about where I am based on what I've seen.

Customization options are really my biggest concern. If 343 actually show us that they've learned the importance of options and give us plethora of customization then I think this will be the best Halo game yet. Have yet to play the beta sadly but it does look great.

I really hope they don't backtrack so hard on armor customization as well
 
Just beat Ninja by around 20 kills. Poor guy had teammates who weren't coordinating at all lol.


EDIT:
Well he isn't sprinting anymore.
Yeah, but he's also a believer that the dong doesn't need sprint to slay effectively. He's doing this to prove you don't need sprint to do well, but argues against it because of how it helps people escape, despite the balance changes against it.

Sprint's not OP, but it's just a nuisance. Even in BTB sprint isn't needed, just need more vehicles. Infantry combat BTB isn't the best, so people need to embrace vehicle combat more imo.
 
That's good to hear, but the question posed under it of "how does this even make it to the beta" is valid as well. I mean, these people play the game non-stop and nobody noticed that?

Josh also never answered my question about the DMR scope being completely terrible :/

Probably because they play it all the time they didn't notice. Fresh set of eyes and all that.
 
Question is, would you drop it for a BR? I believe most people don't drop the BR for the DMR, so I'm interested in what people think if we had DMR starts.

  • More difficult to use than the BR.
  • BR is a 4sk compared to the 5sk of the DMR.
  • Smart Scope may balance the 3x zoom by obstructing your view compared to classic zoom.
  • BR has a swipe-shot benefit.
  • BR feels more effective at range in this game compared to previous iterations.


#NoMotionTracker
 
Question is, would you drop it for a BR? I believe most people don't drop the BR for the DMR, so I'm interested in what people think if we had DMR starts.

  • More difficult to use than the BR.
  • BR is a 4sk compared to the 5sk of the DMR.
  • Smart Scope may balance the 3x zoom by obstructing your view compared to classic zoom.
  • BR has a swipe-shot benefit.
  • BR feels more effective at range in this game compared to previous iterations.


#NoMotionTracker
I like the DMR better (not including the asinine scope) myself. I find it easier too

/shrug
 
Question is, would you drop it for a BR? I believe most people don't drop the BR for the DMR, so I'm interested in what people think if we had DMR starts.

  • More difficult to use than the BR.
  • BR is a 4sk compared to the 5sk of the DMR.
  • Smart Scope may balance the 3x zoom by obstructing your view compared to classic zoom.
  • BR has a swipe-shot benefit.
  • BR feels more effective at range in this game compared to previous iterations.


#NoMotionTracker

I like the DMR better, in AR starts I grab the DMR rather than the BR.
Sometimes I trade the BR for a DMR in other starts, and the magnum for a LR/Hydra/SR.

Its Scope is bad though now.
 
Question is, would you drop it for a BR? I believe most people don't drop the BR for the DMR, so I'm interested in what people think if we had DMR starts.

  • More difficult to use than the BR.
  • BR is a 4sk compared to the 5sk of the DMR.
  • Smart Scope may balance the 3x zoom by obstructing your view compared to classic zoom.
  • BR has a swipe-shot benefit.
  • BR feels more effective at range in this game compared to previous iterations.


#NoMotionTracker

More difficult to use? No. Magnetism more than makes up for the lack of a burst, especially since the BR burst can mean not all of the bullets hit.
 
Give me a DMR/Magnum start CTF 4v4 playlist. Gold right there.
#WithRadar
So yes I'd go for DMR starts and no BR pick ups on map.
 
Yeah the DMR is definitely not a difficult weapon to use, but I find the BR so damn easy to 4sk people or be a pest by flooding bullets their way. Not saying the DMR a tough weapon and that's why it could be interesting to spawn with, but I'm thinking the benefits of the BR still provide players with a reason to pick it up if you don't spawn with one.

I just want to spawn with a single shot precision weapon that can be effective at range.
 

RowdyReverb

Member
Matchmaking is particularly weird for me this evening. I think it's because of patch rollout causing version discrepancies.
 
I hate that changing the primary color of your spartan also changes the color of the rubber suit underneath your armor. It looks meh. All I want is a black rubber suit with orange armor :(

#nokillcam
 

Welfare

Member
Question is, would you drop it for a BR? I believe most people don't drop the BR for the DMR, so I'm interested in what people think if we had DMR starts.

  • More difficult to use than the BR.
  • BR is a 4sk compared to the 5sk of the DMR.
  • Smart Scope may balance the 3x zoom by obstructing your view compared to classic zoom.
  • BR has a swipe-shot benefit.
  • BR feels more effective at range in this game compared to previous iterations.


#NoMotionTracker
I would drop anything for a Light Rifle. But a DMR for a BR? Hell naw. DMR is better.

Hardlight.
 
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