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Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta Trailer
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vincent vega
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Frankie, I like "Arena" Halo. Really. And I know many do so, too! But with Halo 5, please do not completely forget about large-scaled, open-area, vehicular big team battles - because this is also "Halo" for me
there will be big team for sure
EDIT: I shouldn't say for sure. but why wouldn't there be?
link1201
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Frankie, I like "Arena" Halo. Really. And I know many do so, too! But with Halo 5, please do not completely forget about large-scaled, open-area, vehicular big team battles - because this is also "Halo" for me
Me too
I hope the Falcons/Hornets whatever they'll have can trully fly. I hated having the ceiling so low in Reach.This would be incredibly frustrating.
The split between "casual" modes and "arena" modes is a little disconcerting, if that is what this turns out to be. I'm hoping that the "arena" settings will be available on all maps, even ones featuring vehicles, and not just shoehorned into small symmetrical arenas.
Spartan abilities that I'd be ok with. Everyone has a simple double jump, would make a nice combat ripple. Sprinting and sliding (sprint and press crouch)/ long jump (sprint and press jump) / melee shoulder bump (sprint and press melee) / Sprinting and distance grenade toss (Sprint and throw a grenade).
Honestly those few things would be plenty for me. Wouldn't ruin the combat and map movement. Might increase the pacing enough for the ADD generation, but keep the game pure.
Honestly those few things would be plenty for me. Wouldn't ruin the combat and map movement. Might increase the pacing enough for the ADD generation, but keep the game pure.
CloudyTuba
Member
This place makes me feel like the only person who really enjoyed Halo 4, armor abilities included.
While I totally agree, sprinting combined with instant respawn is what really fucked the pacing in Halo 4
link1201
Member
I enjoyed it...just not nearly as much as I have the previous iterations.
Halo 4 was, by no means, a bad game. It just wasn't a particularly good one, and an even worse Halo one. For the first year or so, I thought Halo 4 was actually kinda fun; but ultimately, 343i didn't provide much in terms of replay value, since Forge/Custom Games were lackluster, and Spartan Ops concluded. I would also mention that the gameplay itself, while being decent, began to lose its Halo touch. It became diluted, thanks to all the generic FPS features... So most people felt like they didn't get what they bought: Halo.
In regards to Halo 5; all this news is very exciting, especially the return of a ranking system, and a level playing field. I'm hoping this will lead to a more classic Halo multiplayer experience...
Now, I'm just wondering if we'll be getting to play as Elites again. I miss their hilarious death screams.
Kssio_Aug
Member
I believe that last year they werent intending to show Halo 5 at E3 already, but they did because they needed something big. Idk, I could be wrong but thats the impression that I had since there.
But I dont care too much that they did not show Halo 5 this time, Im sure MS will soon reveal more details about it.
The_R3medy
Banned
Ok this trailer has me worried. Please tell me Spartan cannot use a cover system.
Also:
Yeah, this really makes it seem like the large, vehicle-battle side of multiplayer is not going to have a competitive focus, is not going to have equal starts, and is not going to have things like map control or map knowledge...
Also:
yes. move the game(s) forward, but keep to the core tenants that make halo halo.
rokkerkory
Member
Is the Spartan taking cover here ....
or am I just seeing things???
Or better spartan can slide?
ntkrnl da gawd
Level playing field has to be the most exciting bit of news about Halo 5 thus far.
Brad Welch is design director on Halo 5.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
I am still trying to understand sprinting backslash. If everyone gets a sprinting ability or if everyone doesn't get sprinting. ISNT THAT THE FUCKING SAME THING?
How is that an advantage or disadvantage for anyone. Using it as a perk is a different story.
How is that an advantage or disadvantage for anyone. Using it as a perk is a different story.
Is the Spartan taking cover here ....
or am I just seeing things???
Crouch while sprinting to slide?
Final Verdict
Member
I personally feel like they should keep sprinting, it was one of the only changes I liked about 4, and makes sense as Spartans should be able to sprint naturally.
I'm glad halo is returning to it's roots by removing AAs, but I will miss the jetpack
I'm excited to hear more about these new "Spartan Abilities", but one thing that not a lot of people have mentioned that I hope they fix with Halo 5 is the grenades. The grenades in Halo 4 were way to week, especially compared to Halo 2/3 where grenades played a huge part in combat.
I'm glad halo is returning to it's roots by removing AAs, but I will miss the jetpack
I'm excited to hear more about these new "Spartan Abilities", but one thing that not a lot of people have mentioned that I hope they fix with Halo 5 is the grenades. The grenades in Halo 4 were way to week, especially compared to Halo 2/3 where grenades played a huge part in combat.
I'm assuming people just disliked having something disrupt the holy trinity of Halo. Sounds like people just want space bunnies, bouncy ball pineapple grenades, and focus on power weapon and map jump memorization.
The only real negative I can think of is that is somewhat changes the process of map design.
With sprint, the maps tend to be larger or you'd be able to cross the map in seconds. For example Haven is the smallest map on Halo 4 yet it's still quite a bit larger than some of the small maps in Halo 3 like Guardian.
I think it would be cooler if sprint was replaced with default thrusters. And from the trailer it kinda looks like they are. I think it would make the game feel a lot more dynamic and add quite a lot to the skill gap while still feeling very "Halo".
Are you trying to take the piss out of Halo gameplay? This is what Halo is all about, deal with it.
Sprint has no place in a Halo game, coupled with insta spawn in Halo 4 it felt way too relentless with players constantly rushing into combat and not rewarding players for clearing out areas and controlling the map.
What, why??
Frankie, I like "Arena" Halo. Really. And I know many do so, too! But with Halo 5, please do not completely forget about large-scaled, open-area, vehicular big team battles - because this is also "Halo" for me
Not only wouldn't I worry about it, I would straight up relax.
They already have one. It's called crouch. Toggle crouch is communism, btw.
Der Flatulator
Member
More like Marxism.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Will the Beta offer a taste of that as well?
The worst.
Wolf Spartan
Neo Member
How do you know so much about the multiplayer? Who are you?
Toggle crouch is where it's at. Screw holding the stick down. That shit is annoying, especially if you're moving around.
Gabotron ES
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Wolf Spartan
Neo Member
I'm not saying that Halo 4 is bad but this IGN review shows some reasons why people hated it:
http://www.ign.com/blogs/net34a/201...d-halo-why-halo-4-is-the-worst-halo-game-ever
if 343i are going to the roots, then here it is, the roots that are missing from Halo 4
personally i think, killing a spartan in 2 seconds, is what went bad, i remember when I had to empty a whole magazine to drain the shields, and battles for map load outs, and during a one on one battle we have to reload or melee,
http://www.ign.com/blogs/net34a/201...d-halo-why-halo-4-is-the-worst-halo-game-ever
if 343i are going to the roots, then here it is, the roots that are missing from Halo 4
personally i think, killing a spartan in 2 seconds, is what went bad, i remember when I had to empty a whole magazine to drain the shields, and battles for map load outs, and during a one on one battle we have to reload or melee,
Mr O'Conner, forgive me if this is a little off-topic, but does Karen Traviss have any connection to the writing for Halo 5? I'm firmly in the camp which appreciates her work. I liked the narrative junction between single and multiplayer for Halo 4. Sort of hoping for a similar arrangement here. Also, Ultra Game Players was rad.
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
I see. So we're getting the Global Battle mode that never made it to Halo 3.
Wolf Spartan
Neo Member
What I liked about Halo the most was that I could run into the middle of the map guns blazing
but in Halo 4 you have to be more strategic, going to the middle of the map is like suicide, i loved going toe to toe with a warthog and winning, grenades on the ground.
but in Halo 4 you have to be more strategic, going to the middle of the map is like suicide, i loved going toe to toe with a warthog and winning, grenades on the ground.
Garrett 2U
Member
Um. What?
I'd consider that something of an insult, just in terms of some comments I've been present for in discussions with Thuway.
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