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Halo 5: Guardians Beta Thread | Hot Red on Blue Action
- Thread starter VisceralBowl
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That is the worst part about the map. It's so easy to post up there once you have the lead. It's extremely difficult to flush a team out of there. In higher level matches it just devolves into the leading team holding that area and taking long range pot-shots for as long as they can while the losing team tries to break it and takes massive casualties.
If you get a sniper up there it is usually game over.
Edit: I'm really hoping that Forge maps aren't featured heavily at launch (or ever really). Including them in the beta is not a good sign on that front...
I think if they removed the roof on that building it would be good.
Give people the ability to get grenades in there with a good throw.
Long time Halo hater here, and I'm loving the beta. I'm so thankful that 343 was smart enough to include options for people who are used to CoD. I love having ADS on LT, but I've come to realize that ADS isn't even necessary most of the time.
This beta and this thread have been big learning experiences for me. As a CoD player, it's hard to ignore the impulse to run around solo and be a hero. Sticking with teammates is so much more rewarding, and you feel like a badass when you roll around the map with your team, as a unit, battling it out.
A hard thing for me to learn has always been weapon spawns. It's hard enough learning a new map without having to worry about getting wrecked by power weapons. I never put in enough time to really get there, and forget about keeping track of respawn timers on pickups. It goes without saying that I'm loving how much information the game communicates with you. Not only does it let you know where the weapons are and whether they are up or not, it also tells you when they're about to respawn. I get why a lot of legacy players would dislike the changes, but as a new player it makes it so much easier to get into the game.
This beta and this thread have been big learning experiences for me. As a CoD player, it's hard to ignore the impulse to run around solo and be a hero. Sticking with teammates is so much more rewarding, and you feel like a badass when you roll around the map with your team, as a unit, battling it out.
A hard thing for me to learn has always been weapon spawns. It's hard enough learning a new map without having to worry about getting wrecked by power weapons. I never put in enough time to really get there, and forget about keeping track of respawn timers on pickups. It goes without saying that I'm loving how much information the game communicates with you. Not only does it let you know where the weapons are and whether they are up or not, it also tells you when they're about to respawn. I get why a lot of legacy players would dislike the changes, but as a new player it makes it so much easier to get into the game.
Yeah, take out the windows and the pointless fucking glare it might be somewhat playable. But right now Orion feels like one of those trash tier forge maps from Reach.
smurphdogg
Neo Member
-21 rank when 2 teammates quit midway through a close game, seems unfair. It's not fun already to have to play 4 v 2. Seeing such a j=huge downrank is very discouraging.
Samurai G0SU
Member
The forge maps are alright, I hope they show off some BTB maps through this year. Sooner than later.
Valhalla remix plz ! lol
Valhalla remix plz ! lol
I'm wondering if we will get a second BTB beta over the summer. It would make sense. Use this arena beta to nail down the core combat details and then have a second beta to test whatever new features or gametypes they plan on including with BTB.
At least I hope they do. A year long wait for this game is going to be brutal after being so exposed to the game, playing it 3 weeks straight.
At least I hope they do. A year long wait for this game is going to be brutal after being so exposed to the game, playing it 3 weeks straight.
They have to do at least a stress test before they launch the game. 343 can't afford another MCC.
True Samurai
Banned
Anyone else got a message from Ms getting their free one month of gold? I had just gotten mines
ebullientprism
Member
Yeah got that free month message too.
Goddamnit how am I gonna get my halo fix once this goes off. Can't find one game in MCC. Got rid of my 360. :/
Goddamnit how am I gonna get my halo fix once this goes off. Can't find one game in MCC. Got rid of my 360. :/
KeyboardThug
Member
I got mine but it does not seem like they applied the free month yet.
Yep, pretty generous of them considering I've only ever attempted to play MCC about 4 times. Not like I've been enduring any hardship!
User 73706
Banned
Fun fact: 343 tried using natural sunlight to obscure vision as a means of creating unique sightlines back with the original design of Haven and actually implemented a variation of it in Wreckage.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Honestly, that sounds like kind of a cool idea. The problem is that if your playerbase sees it as a bug, rather than a feature, that's all it'd ever be.
Seriously. I suck. Please let me play others who suck just as much
Enordash
Member
Maybe they can make it more of an L that's extremely vulnerable from one side. Or maybe you could only see in and not out that way people couldn't immediately be on target when coming out of the house.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Radar has and always will be trash.
too much eslim
Member
Pegasus is awesome.
Regret Upon Approval
Member
Some people have noted that ADS on LT gives an apparent advantage for ADSing.
In one of the 343 vids, one guy said that if you have to ADS they've broken the game.
Isn't a button layout giving a favourable ADSing indicative that ADS yields a notable advantage and that they have by their words broken the game?
In one of the 343 vids, one guy said that if you have to ADS they've broken the game.
Isn't a button layout giving a favourable ADSing indicative that ADS yields a notable advantage and that they have by their words broken the game?
VincentMatts
Member
I either die from a sword or a grenade. Not enjoying this game one bit
Ol No Bones
Banned
Pegasus is literally hell.
Ol No Bones
Banned
Get used to the thruster and the grenades wont be as much of a problem.
Yes.
I'm sure they're just carrying out trials to combine the "blind everyone who looks up" concept into a Paradiso remake. It'll be great!
mmazurkiewicz
Member
why? beta ends in 2 days. just play as many games as possible and stop caring about rank.
also, Orion is a bad map and Pegasus is good, but would be awesome with no radar.
i enjoy it, at least when its played out as it should be, teams battling for the hill. its hell when shit teammates dont understand the most basic of map control and just roam like any other map though. i will say though, that a good team set up on the hill can be basically insurmountable, and thats not fun. so, i guess i'd like to see some tweaks, but i'm not sure specifically what those would be.
might be a terrific asymmetric objective mode map though. i could see one flag/bomb being a lot of fun.
too much eslim
Member
Pegasus is the best map to play on. Red team does have advantage on Rockets though but you can overcome that. I could play pegasus all day.
yarlyYes.
Was kinda neat seeing just how clear the map is once you're in-game, but from a distance you've got the scattering. Wonder what atmosphere model they were using in H4. :x
They need to get over the obsession with light shafts anyway.
mmazurkiewicz
Member
so BR starts are out again. lame.
They should have just kept it at Br/Ar.
Pop
Member
Gotta wait till November now...
Seriously. MCC is my biggest disappointment. I freaking love halo, shits depressing.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Wow, the change back to AR/Pistol is really hard to get used to again. Anyone play? Send me an invite to party up. Same name as on here.
Dylan Sexbang
Banned
I am disliking AR/Magnums. They were fun for the first week, but BR spawns surpasses it immensely
Dylan Sexbang
Banned
2 of my teammates quit 5 minutes in. Other teammate goes 0 and 22. Whylive.jpg
NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
Regret Upon Approval
Member
So, anyone else take a break from H5 to give the Evolve Beta a whirl too?
Why would he pry when he can yoink it away from you.
Why would he pry when he can yoink it away from you.
Jessie.Bristol
Member
I know, it does that to me too, a lot. Sometimes it finds more people, sometimes it just gives you an error.
