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Halo 5: Guardians |OT| The Trials of Osiris
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xxANTIMONITORxx
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B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no lo
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no longer melee
B is no lo
Disappointed with how many maps the plasma caster shows up on as a power weapon. Especially empire... Loved using the sniper on that map in the beta 
But in general the weapon just feels shit... Thought I was really bad with it but no one else seems to go for it either so it must not be just me.
But in general the weapon just feels shit... Thought I was really bad with it but no one else seems to go for it either so it must not be just me.
Twilight Gap
Member
trick to the pistol is to hipfire (even at range) and strafe into your shots
pistol duels are so good
both the Hydra and Plasma Caster feel like the bastard children of the Grenade Launcher. THe latter has a cool Legendary version
pistol duels are so good
Disappointed with how many maps the plasma caster shows up on as a power weapon. Especially empire... Loved using the sniper on that map in the beta
But in general the weapon just feels shit... Thought I was really bad with it but no one else seems to go for it either so it must not be just me.
both the Hydra and Plasma Caster feel like the bastard children of the Grenade Launcher. THe latter has a cool Legendary version
on the last level though
Elitist1945
Member
Having a blast on multiplayer (even though I'm Godawful). Campaign is disappointing so far, in my opinion.
Disappointed with how many maps the plasma caster shows up on as a power weapon. Especially empire... Loved using the sniper on that map in the beta
But in general the weapon just feels shit... Thought I was really bad with it but no one else seems to go for it either so it must not be just me.
I haven't given it a fair go yet but I'm not a fan of the weapon either. It feels useless in most situations, unless you get lucky in close quarter. If you find someone up close, I'd rather have an instance kill shotgun. If I spot someone far off I'll just BR them. It's good for getting groups clumped up I guess?
Seriously? Nobody? I just killed an elite point blank with a shotgun and he just collapsed. There was no feedback at all.
I progressed a bit further so I can finally complete this. I am in disbelief... I have to fight 3 wardens..? So in total I have to fight him like 7 times?? Just copy and paste the most tedious boss fight over and over? Are you fucking kidding me right now? Holy shit!
So far the campaign is a 5 out of 10. Don't care about multiplayer.
Out of curiosity for the guys who rank this as their favorite Halo. Why??? How can overlook such a bad design flaw!? 3 years of development and we getva game that is worse than Halo 4.
So far the campaign is a 5 out of 10. Don't care about multiplayer.
Out of curiosity for the guys who rank this as their favorite Halo. Why??? How can overlook such a bad design flaw!? 3 years of development and we getva game that is worse than Halo 4.
Arby 'n' the Chief
Member
Yep Aiming is definitely harder to do especially with the pistol, you'll probably get used to it the longer you play.
Since ground pound is linked with the button I say good with B no longer being melee
though it saddens me that I can't use recon ever again because of it..... maybe if I ever get the Elite controller
People throwing campaign spoilers around like candy today. Some people don't want to see any hints, tag stuff like this.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Just watched the new sprint episodes, I can't believe we're getting remixes of base maps and more generic human shit as dlc. Ugh.
Twilight Gap
Member
Bumper Jumper master race.
It is known.
It is known.
Kwansu Dudes
Member
This game's control schemes have my muscle memory all fucked. I get so confused playing lol
Man, that blood gulch remake looks amazing for being Forge. That CE magnum looks sweet, but are they kidding me? If I got it, I'm not going to use it only to lose it to some random who takes me out.
I don't even like using SAW reqs because I might lose it quick. Gonna hoard all of these.
I don't even like using SAW reqs because I might lose it quick. Gonna hoard all of these.
Bornstellar
Member
Up to mission 10 on Legendary and I am loving the hell out of the game. Enjoying the story so far too, so maybe I benefit a lot from being into the expanded fiction? Non-combat missions are really enjoyable as well. Legendary is tough as nails but oh so rewarding. The play spaces are absolutely huge. One benefit of my numerous deaths in Legendary is that I get to see how many different options there are for each play space. Hint - there's a hell of a lot more than you think there would be. I think this is a campaign that people will enjoy more as they up the difficult and realize those possibilities.
So far, as far as sandbox is concerned, this is my favorite Halo. What design flaw are you referring to?
So far, as far as sandbox is concerned, this is my favorite Halo. What design flaw are you referring to?
My main thought playing through the first two story missions are "Boy, those things everyone does in the cinematics look awesome, I sure wish I could do those."
Seriously. It's like "Watch your characters do this awesome shit! Now go clean up some trash...and then watch even more of it!"
Also it drives me nuts how, just like in Halo 4, a LOT of presumptions are made that the entire game universe already knows things exist that are completely new to players going through Halo 5 for the first time.
Warzone is really fun though.
Also, as someone who has played Halo since day 1, I am having a ton of trouble aiming in Halo 5. The aiming system is a lot stiffer and aim assist works different than I'm used to. Doesn't help that the Xbone controller's sticks are looser than the original xbox or 360 controllers, too...
Seriously. It's like "Watch your characters do this awesome shit! Now go clean up some trash...and then watch even more of it!"
Also it drives me nuts how, just like in Halo 4, a LOT of presumptions are made that the entire game universe already knows things exist that are completely new to players going through Halo 5 for the first time.
Nobody freaked out about the kraken, and nobody freaked out about the forerunner soldiers
Warzone is really fun though.
Also, as someone who has played Halo since day 1, I am having a ton of trouble aiming in Halo 5. The aiming system is a lot stiffer and aim assist works different than I'm used to. Doesn't help that the Xbone controller's sticks are looser than the original xbox or 360 controllers, too...
Level design-wise it has some of the best encounters in the whole series. Blue Team in particular is one of the most varied and fun missions in all of Halo.
My biggest complaints are the jumbled nature of the story and ending, and the lack of vehicle sequences overall. Forerunner enemies, while much better than before and presenting a fun and different style of combat, still need a bit of work too. In particular I don't really enjoy their weapons as much as the human ones.
In years once the sting of some of the story decisons and locke to chief ratio have worn off, I think people will look at it extremely fondly.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Same, I can't even play arena because of this.
Ok, I give up. Xbone newbie question:
I like to use nice headphones for gaming. On 360, I used to just set chat audio to go through speakers, and let the basic headset chill around my neck to use the mic. How do I do this on the Xbone? I can't seem to find the appropriate audio option.
I like to use nice headphones for gaming. On 360, I used to just set chat audio to go through speakers, and let the basic headset chill around my neck to use the mic. How do I do this on the Xbone? I can't seem to find the appropriate audio option.
Bornstellar
Member
You can definitely do awesome stuff in the game. Sliding through an enemy as he dissolves from a legendary shotgun through the face, jump to boost, to hover, to headshot for example.
Seth Enosh
Member
Would love a multiplayer OT with some tips on the weapons. A friend and I hopped into a custom to do some weapons testing and practice jumping on Orion and I found some interesting stuff (DMR can kill with 4 headshots and 1 body shot and still gives a "Perfect"). I suspect there's a lot more knowledge like that which would be good to have catalogued somewhere.
Maybe I was just playing too much destiny but I would love to see some breakdowns for TTK of the main weapons in Arena multiplayer and how many crit shots are needed for the ideal TTK.
Bornstellar
Member
Story seems pretty straight forward to me so far, but I'm only on mission 10. And yeah, I am a bit bummed I don't get to play blue team as much, but I'm still having tons of fun with Osiris.
Honestly, I feel like difficulty balancing is the biggest flaw so far for me. Heroic was far too easy, with enemies that barely dodged out of the way of fire and teammates who were seemingly impervious to enemy fire while rescuing me. On the other hand, Legendary is a tiny bit too brutal with the limited amount of health you have and the accuracy of even the lowest level grunts. Hopefully Skulls will help find the sweet spot between the two.
SmartWaffles
Member
I might be in the same mentality as I'm in Titanfall. I have a full deck of all rare burn cards there that I don't want to use.
BeekleMatter
Member
I can't wait for the NXOE so I can map my controller like I want it. I just can't find the right layout for me.
I don't doubt that you can and I'm sure there will be situations in later missions where this comes up. But it definitely leaves a weird taste in my mouth to see that awesome stuff in the first mission but the actual playable areas are just kinda killing trash mobs.
A boss fight against Jul would have been awesome and I seriously don't understand why it doesn't exist.
Damn straight!
Seth Enosh
Member
I believe using the Kinect microphone is the only way to do that, otherwise Xbox party chat always goes through the headset.
If your good headphones have 3.5mm plugs Microsoft does sell a stereo headset adapter for the controller (new controllers have a 3.5mm built in) although the obvious downside is that the wireless sound quality may be worse than whatever you are using now.
RoslindaleOne
Member
I love those too. Stuff like that happened a lot to me in Halo 3.Fun game, but i don't think this was supposed to happen
although i do enjoy glitches like that
I think that's the same level I wall-glitched through, ended up falling through space to my death.
Seth Enosh
Member
Multiplayer is great. I'm not sure what about halo 4 you hated but this doesn't have some of the more disliked features of halo 4 multiplayer like flinch or score streak rewards.
It's been a while since I played H4 campaign but I think this campaign (I've played about 75%) is pretty good from a gameplay perspective.
SmartWaffles
Member
I can't imagine how you do a boss fight against him, he is just an ordinary elite, not some super-power wielding guy.
I disliked 4 as well, 5's gameplay is so good
The Plasma Caster feels like a weapon designed to take down vehicles. So good in BTB and Warzone but doesnt seem like it belongs in arena.
Probably need to find some pro using it on stream and see how they're using it... But as a power weapon it feels so underwhelming to me so far.
Bornstellar
Member
Not in my experience. On the
Elevator Sequence on Meridian
What sensitivity are you on?
MortalMonkey
Member
OK, yeah; the aiming in this game is completely ruining the game for me. Why the hell couldn't they leave the same aiming as was found in the alpha? It wasn't perfect in the alpha, but it was damn fun. Now it's just a sad state of affairs.
Bornstellar
Member
Spartan Ops was in Halo 4 though - and that gives you context.
justsomeguy
Member
Why? Too many issues with preview? Running great here.
Hypertrooper
Member
Gameplay feels incredible compared to Halo 4. Smooth and engaging. I do not know if you enjoy the story, but you should love the overall gameplay aspect.
And the multiplayer is so much fun. I just can't wait for my Elite controller to hopefully arrive today.
I feel like Match Making is weird... Like sometimes it's like: "Yeah the enemy team is of similar skill level" and then other times it's like: "Wow it's clear they pitted much more experienced players against a fairly new team."
Worse when it's clear the enemy team is a match made and my team isn't.
Yup. my team in my last match was all 3's, enemies were 10 and up. That doesn't seem fair at all.
Worse when it's clear the enemy team is a match made and my team isn't.
Yup. my team in my last match was all 3's, enemies were 10 and up. That doesn't seem fair at all.
Anyone disappointed by the multiplayer map variety? The midship remake is great and I like the layout of the other levels but they are all mainly indoor, industrial type levels (with the exception of some covenant style levels). Where are the open, outdoorsy looking levels from previous Halo games that take place more in a natural environment? I'm talking about levels like beaver creek, valhalla, blood gulch, sidewinder, sanctuary. It seems that that style of level is totally missing from the game. What's going on? The current maps are all small maps that without any vehicles.