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I'm really liking Halo Multiplayer but I'm not really a competitive player. It's addicting but I'm terrible tbh. I love Coop modes where you team up with other players against the Ai and farm rewards. Do you think Infinite will have modes like that in the future? For adults that enjoy gaming but don't have the time to try hard against teenagers and diehards?
 
I'm really liking Halo Multiplayer but I'm not really a competitive player. It's addicting but I'm terrible tbh. I love Coop modes where you team up with other players against the Ai and farm rewards. Do you think Infinite will have modes like that in the future? For adults that enjoy gaming but don't have the time to try hard against teenagers and diehards?
I know it'll have campaign co-op, but according to 343, that's a way off and won't launch with the game. Which is entirely disappointing.
 
...and ruin the game for at least other 3 people, if not other 7 at all.

nice attitude bro
Lmao, it's not the player fault if 343 can't even put a simple ass feature like chosing what mode to search in the quickplay.

I'm not gonna play a mode that i don't like because THEY fucked up, if you like to waste your time with something that you don't like, be my guest, but not everyone has unlimited time to play games and they dont wanna waste 10 min on something they hate.
 
I played a bit last night, and yeah, I'm terrible. And it doesn't help that I'm currently playing through Halo 4 with legacy controls so I keep pushing the wrong buttons. I think I'm going to finish Halo 4 before I come back to Infinite.
 
...and ruin the game for at least other 3 people, if not other 7 at all.

nice attitude bro
It's the fault of the game for not allowing players to SELECT the GAMETYPE they want.

This needs to be FIXED.

Most times CTF is a bunch of morons that don't understand that it's NOT SLAYER... you can say that for any mode, especially the power seed mode, power seeds will just sit near your base and nobody will bring them the rest of the way to the base.

Fuck, even ODDBALL was too much for a few groups I encountered that ALL went lone wolfing while I was trying to hold the ball, while I got double teamed, sometimes my team was just I dunno wall humping or something else worthless.

Fuck even the ONE FLAG was too much for some groups... and the QP control points....

The community is too dumb for most game modes that ARE NOT SLAYER.

We need to be allowed to TOGGLE the modes we don't like.

Also the worthless "Player intros" every fucking round, doesn't need to be there, sometimes the map stays too long on the "key points" intro part too.

Player intro is 100% shit and needs to go, I don't give a fuck who the other 3 people on my "fireteam" are, they also equally don't care. This is something stupid from Splatoon that also didn't need to be there.
 
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Really? I don't find it particularly hard to keep pace with M+K users on Halo, but I think that's just years of muscle memory from using a controller with Halo games. The aim assist in Infinite seems to negate any accuracy advantage they might have.
How do you know that you were playing with m+k users? Not to sound like a jackass but you probably encountered a lot of people using controllers since halo is a born on console game and many people probably still use a controller on pc.

I saw in the past how big the difference is in movements and aiming with controller against m+k, skilled players destroyed by half hassed players just because they were using m+k.

It is probably a bigger difference in frenetic arena shooters as opposed to a slower game with vehicles like halo, but still...

If they were mouse users they were probably super noob trying the new shiny thing of the moment (halo multy).

Skilled players with m+k destroy controller users majority of times.
 
I'm really liking Halo Multiplayer but I'm not really a competitive player. It's addicting but I'm terrible tbh. I love Coop modes where you team up with other players against the Ai and farm rewards. Do you think Infinite will have modes like that in the future? For adults that enjoy gaming but don't have the time to try hard against teenagers and diehards?

Im not very good too, but I find the best tactics is to stick with other teammates. 3,4 or 5 Spartans are more deadly and stronger then a lone wolf unless you're really good.

Infinite is way more forgiving then COD.
 
How do you know that you were playing with m+k users? Not to sound like a jackass but you probably encountered a lot of people using controllers since halo is a born on console game and many people probably still use a controller on pc.

I saw in the past how big the difference is in movements and aiming with controller against m+k, skilled players destroyed by half hassed players just because they were using m+k.

It is probably a bigger difference in frenetic arena shooters as opposed to a slower game with vehicles like halo, but still...

If they were mouse users they were probably super noob trying the new shiny thing of the moment (halo multy).

Skilled players with m+k destroy controller users majority of times.
I was playing Ranked Arena with friends on M+K on mixed lobbies. I agree with your general point about the superiority of mouse and keyboard over controller but I wasn't struggling to keep pace with others.

Edit: reading this back it sounds weirdly braggy. That's not what I was going for, honestly.
 
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I'm really liking Halo Multiplayer but I'm not really a competitive player. It's addicting but I'm terrible tbh. I love Coop modes where you team up with other players against the Ai and farm rewards. Do you think Infinite will have modes like that in the future? For adults that enjoy gaming but don't have the time to try hard against teenagers and diehards?
same here
i dont care for the ultra sweaty, competitive stuff. im not that good at games and i enjoy a co-op "work together" against the enemy type of experience. so, i suppose a horde or firefight mode would be kind of what youre asking about...?

funny enough, i actually never played much of those either lol. bt if im just going to get trashed every game in competitive match making then i might as well give it a try. that being said, i havent heard anything about firefight being included in the final game. so we'll have to wait and see.
 
Also the worthless "Player intros" every fucking round, doesn't need to be there, sometimes the map stays too long on the "key points" intro part too.

Player intro is 100% shit and needs to go, I don't give a fuck who the other 3 people on my "fireteam" are, they also equally don't care. This is something stupid from Splatoon that also didn't need to be there.
I don't care for it much either but I doubt it will go any where. That's the chance to show off your skins if you are into that sort of thing. And skins equal battle pass buys.
 
I'm in love with the multiplayer but holy shit, the progression is slow as fuck.

Damn the weekly battle pass progress is broken for me. Cant progress two of the 4 challenges as it doesnt track my kills. Additionally 1 challenge is a kill with a turret thats just on 1 map that i have just seen once so far...

By my calcs it requires 496 hours to level up from 1 to 100 playing an avarage of 30 minutes per match. That's a no for me.
 
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How do you know that you were playing with m+k users? Not to sound like a jackass but you probably encountered a lot of people using controllers since halo is a born on console game and many people probably still use a controller on pc.

I saw in the past how big the difference is in movements and aiming with controller against m+k, skilled players destroyed by half hassed players just because they were using m+k.

It is probably a bigger difference in frenetic arena shooters as opposed to a slower game with vehicles like halo, but still...

If they were mouse users they were probably super noob trying the new shiny thing of the moment (halo multy).

Skilled players with m+k destroy controller users majority of times.
Normally I would agree with you, but I honestly find it hard to play this game with mouse and keyboard vs controller. I don't know if it is because of aim assist or what, but the game is much easier for me to play with a controller, and I have no difficulties fighting others this way.
Saying this as someone who has hundreds of hours in CSGO (with m+k of course.)

I played a bit last night, and yeah, I'm terrible. And it doesn't help that I'm currently playing through Halo 4 with legacy controls so I keep pushing the wrong buttons. I think I'm going to finish Halo 4 before I come back to Infinite.
Infinite has an option to change controls to legacy.
 
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I was playing Ranked Arena with friends on M+K on mixed lobbies. I agree with your general point about the superiority of mouse and keyboard over controller but I wasn't struggling to keep pace with others.

Edit: reading this back it sounds weirdly braggy. That's not what I was going for, honestly.
I know you weren't bragging dude.
 
I just want a Slayer playlist. Perhaps Control too. Oddball is fine for a non-ranked fun match playlist, but I wouldn't play it a few times over if I had the choice. CTF is kind of fun, but my jam is simply slayer and control. I'd be down with a mix playlist of those 2. But give us choices. Those intros need to go. The matchmaking and loading is already kinda slow, even on Series.

I haven't played Halo in over 12 years, except for some brief Halo 5 last year. And I like it because I can fight back when I'm hit. Even snipers you can survive. The map design is really good, there is perhaps one I don't like (one of the bigger maps). Perhaps the reason I have zero issues with the gameplay is that I haven't played Halo in over a decade. I did some ranked matches, which defaults to BR, and that went really well.

Yeah and try to stay close to your team, and take note of special spawns. Its not a game where you can easily rack up multi kills, but with an acquired overshield or rocket launcher you can. I also notice people just waiting out a reload, switch to your sidearm or close in for melee. I have a fair amount of frags with both.
 
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First couple matches i did terrible but once i got used to the pace and maps it started to click and i'm doing pretty decent now. Loving this! I agree it needs a slayer only mode. Also some of the maps i seem to frequent a LOT on quickplay. Last night i played a couple maps i never had before and they were fantastic. So far loving it very much.
 
The fact that something As simple as being able to choose what kind of match you want to queue for isn't in the base game at launch (and this is Launch, not a beta. They already stated everything that was going to be available on Dec 8th is here now), is a fucking travesty.

Not sure why so many people are eager to defend shitty design like this.
Big trilionaire corporations need a defence force too, you know?!

Better insult other players with some bad attitude\too stupid to play objectives matches bullcrap narratives than facing 343 shitting the bed like an indie studios at their first attempt...
 
same here
i dont care for the ultra sweaty, competitive stuff. im not that good at games and i enjoy a co-op "work together" against the enemy type of experience. so, i suppose a horde or firefight mode would be kind of what youre asking about...?

funny enough, i actually never played much of those either lol. bt if im just going to get trashed every game in competitive match making then i might as well give it a try. that being said, i havent heard anything about firefight being included in the final game. so we'll have to wait and see.
Getting old i'm kinda in the same boat, i would love a pve mode.

Even a simple horde mode like gears.
 
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sometimes the map stays too long on the "key points" intro part too.

Player intro is 100% shit and needs to go, I don't give a fuck who the other 3 people on my "fireteam" are, they also equally don't care. This is something stupid from Splatoon that also didn't need to be there.
I think the key points map intro hangs because its loading in people playing on Xbox One and the slow HDD.

The Player Intro is never going away. Since its a Free to Play game focused 100% on cosmetics to make money - this is the game's and player's the one main chance to show off that stuff. And almost a way of guilting some players to want to spend money on the look of their character - basically like an advertisement. Its also why Infinite has red and blue outlines around the characters - this is not gameplay based - its all so the spartan armor people spent money on arent forced into red and blue skins during gameplay.

Im cool with all that stuff though because being free 2 play on all these different platforms ensures a longer lifespan in my opinion.
 
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This game is already giving me "water cooler moments".

Hop in a Jeep, dominate an objective while someone fires the turret at incoming enemies and someone fires from the passenger seat, then we escape and all bail out of the jeep right before it explodes, and run off to the next objective together, with our names at the top of the score board. All of us total strangers.

Simple on paper but oh so rewarding when you're experiencing it.
 
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I know it's a touchy subject and gameplay is king, but I like unlocking shit. Has anyone unlocked the weekly visor yet? Every time I complete the weekly I get another and another. How many fucking challenges are there?
 
Why is everyone so concerned about XP and progression?

It seems like for a lot of people the battle pass thing takes away the enjoyment of actually playing the game...
 
I know it's a touchy subject and gameplay is king, but I like unlocking shit. Has anyone unlocked the weekly visor yet? Every time I complete the weekly I get another and another. How many fucking challenges are there?
I was wondering this also. I'm not entirely whether you have to wait for the week to finish before it is marked as "completed" I guess time will tell?

You can preview next week's challenges and there seems to be about 8 of them, so maybe there's a threshold that I've not hit yet.
 
Why is everyone so concerned about XP and progression?

It seems like for a lot of people the battle pass thing takes away the enjoyment of actually playing the game...
Not at all. I ignore most challenges and play the objective but like I said above, I like unlocking shit. If it wasn't there I wouldn't miss it but if it's there, make it half decent 👍🏻
 
i looked at battlepass and i dont see any weapon skins? am i just being blind?

i dont give any shits about character customisation on a FPS, i just wanna flash out my guns but i see no easy/attainable way to do that
 
i looked at battlepass and i dont see any weapon skins? am i just being blind?

i dont give any shits about character customisation on a FPS, i just wanna flash out my guns but i see no easy/attainable way to do that

that battlepass is, without a doubt, the worst one of any currently available free 2 play game out there
 
Why is everyone so concerned about XP and progression?

It seems like for a lot of people the battle pass thing takes away the enjoyment of actually playing the game...
It's nice to have something to work toward whilst playing and even though I'm not entirely bothered about what my Spartan looks like some new shiny stuff every now and again is a pleasant bonus.
 
Tried all the Xbox versions, Xbox One X is great in performance mode, still looks good and runs well.
Xbox One S is just bearable, you're going to be at a serious disadvantage when some people are playing at four times your framerate.
 
Tried all the Xbox versions, Xbox One X is great in performance mode, still looks good and runs well.
Xbox One S is just bearable, you're going to be at a serious disadvantage when some people are playing at four times your framerate.
4 times the frame rate on series s?
 
I'm in love with the multiplayer but holy shit, the progression is slow as fuck.



By my calcs it requires 496 hours to level up from 1 to 100 playing an avarage of 30 minutes per match. That's a no for me.
Are you not counting weekly's at all there? If so that's super misrepresentitive.
 
Clearly never played Apex season 1.

I did, at least in Apex Season 1 you got your Apex Coins back to buy the next battlepass

40 of the unlockable items in Halo's battlepass are tokens to switch weekly challenges... and about 10 are just XP boosts
 
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I did, at least in Apex Season 1 you got your Apex Coins back to buy the next battlepass

40 of the unlockable items in Halo's battlepass are tokens to switch weekly challenges... and about 10 are just XP boosts
That Apex pass was pure dog shit and your only argument for it was that you could very slowly earn your money back (if you had 400 hours to spare). Kk.
 
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I'm having a lot of fun with this game. Didn't think I would but it's great. This game looks so bland and boring, though. At least it runs in 21:9.

Also, surprised that all of the conversation is regarding the battle pass. IDGAF and don't have time for it. I just want to play and I am having so much fun playing. The industry has moved on from when we just enjoyed games instead of cosmetics, I guess. But I'm fine with it. I can play and post, other people can play, dress up their virtual action figures, and post.
 
Why does training mode only spawn with bots on one team?

I either have three team mate bots and no enemy bots, or no team mate bots and 4 enemy bots

kind of annoying. I really want to just be able to set up a game with bots and go crazy. Why is 343 throttling this? Is it a bug?
 
i looked at battlepass and i dont see any weapon skins? am i just being blind?

i dont give any shits about character customisation on a FPS, i just wanna flash out my guns but i see no easy/attainable way to do that
This is my gripe, even if they sped up the progression there is just not a lot there at the moment. :/
 
Had a quick blast after work. I'm always shit when playing with mates to the point that I'm getting a reputation. Then I queue solo and smashing the kills in Slayer.

Had a cracking game of Odball where I held the ball for a minute and bashed skulls in. Not high kill count but an excellent show of avoidance and skill bashing!

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Why does training mode only spawn with bots on one team?

I either have three team mate bots and no enemy bots, or no team mate bots and 4 enemy bots

kind of annoying. I really want to just be able to set up a game with bots and go crazy. Why is 343 throttling this? Is it a bug?
Just make an offline custom match with bots.
 
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