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The Halo 3 Beta Thread
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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CreepingDea7h said:
Well what I mean is that if you're holding the bomb or flag it should just make you enter the passenger seat/back of the mongoose automatically - you can't drive and hold things at the same time (obviously) so the game should be smart enough to figure out what the player wants to do. Right now there is no prompt at all - you can't get in the mongoose while holding something unless there's already a driver in it. Not good and not consistent with the warthog behavior.
Does not seem like a difficult thing to fix:
If holding nothing = enter driver seat
If holding something (bomb, flag etc) = enter back passenger seat
If someone is in drivers seat already = enter back passenger seat
tahrikmili
Member
They really NEED to up the FOV, 60 degrees is understandable in 4:3 but on a 16:9 monitor? 90 degrees MINIMUM please.
Cue cantseeshit gifs..
Cue cantseeshit gifs..
PedroLumpy
Member
raYne said:
This thought occured to me, since really good people have to slog through the slums like everyone else. I'm getting so thoroughly dominated in every match that I'm having doubts. But coincidences happen, you could be right.
But I still am left wondering what I gotta do to lower the number rank. I seriously lost A LOT of games, not even close to competing.
In the meantime, I've gotta lay off the dual spikers until I figure out how to use grenades effectively. It seems I can't get by without using them, unlike in R6 Vegas.
raYne said:
If I ever see someone on my friends list playing rumble training, I'll be shocked.
PedroLumpy
Member
raYne said:
We're matched up by military rank and not number? Really?
tahrikmili
Member
PedroLumpy said:
We get matched up by skill number, Rank is just a metter of how long you've been playing, really. I'm a sergeant but a measly Skill 6, so I play against very good privates and very shitty lieutenants etc.
EDIT: Or am I wrong?
I wish I were better.. K/D ratio still at 0.79
Yep, RP points (ie military rank). When it searches for the range of players to match you up with, that's the point range it's using.PedroLumpy said:
We're talking about social/training games. When you play actual ranked games is when the numeral ranking is taken into consideration.tahrikmili said:
Flesh Into Gear
Member
spermatic cord said:
You can hop on the back when the enemy is driving. Not really...useful.
PedroLumpy
Member
raYne said:
AH HA! That's why I'm getting confused. I am in fact talking about normal rumble pit stuff. So skill number is being used, it can go down, I just have to suck more?
tahrikmili
Member
Rlan said:Night looks awesome, but it's hard enough to see what side you're on in the Snowbound Tunnels NOW. Unless they give each person a permanently on flashlight, you're ****ed
Permanent flashlight = bullet magnet
Not sure if this has been posted yet, but check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU8LJIulXkY
banshee getting owned by a trip mine thrown into the man cannon
banshee getting owned by a trip mine thrown into the man cannon
goldenpp72
Member
weather and daytime settings in halo 3 would be amazing, which is why it isnt gonna happen
got2bekidding
Member
sooperkool said:
Who is SmokedYeti? I played with him but I didn't realize he was "special" :lol
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Holy hell! Bungie give us a night/day feature! What a simple yet awesome idea. Would make a world of difference in some games. They could make guns without a scope feature a light by clicking in the right thumbstick.
Twicenightly
Member
Scullibundo said:
The sniper rifle in Halo 1 had night vision built into it that turned on when you zoomed.
Imagine a snipers game on Valhalla at night using that!!!
Halo 1 had a flashlight button you could use with all guns. To enable the night vision on the sniper you had to turn on your flashlight while scoped in. Valhalla would be sweet at night, especially with night vision.Twicenightly said:The sniper rifle in Halo 1 had night vision built into it that turned on when you zoomed.
Imagine a snipers game on Valhalla at night using that!!!
Concerning the Warthog: I think a lot of people wouldn't have as much of a problem with it if it's turret wasn't so terribly powerful. Thing is crazy accurate even over long distances.
I like that it's tough and doesn't blow apart after a few grenades now, that you're forced to aim more for the people riding it than the 'hog itself to stop their rampage. It's firepower just needs to be toned down a bit, so folks on foot can have a bit more of a chance to do something to even after that gunner catches a glimpse of 'em.
Concerning the Mongoose: There's actually a lot I want to say about it, but I don't really have it in me to go into a rant. All I'll say is that I halfway agree with what raYne was saying about it a short while back, and expected it to have a faster pick-up than it does. They're quite plentiful though, and they spawn quick. That's good.
So what's the problem?
I like that it's tough and doesn't blow apart after a few grenades now, that you're forced to aim more for the people riding it than the 'hog itself to stop their rampage. It's firepower just needs to be toned down a bit, so folks on foot can have a bit more of a chance to do something to even after that gunner catches a glimpse of 'em.
Concerning the Mongoose: There's actually a lot I want to say about it, but I don't really have it in me to go into a rant. All I'll say is that I halfway agree with what raYne was saying about it a short while back, and expected it to have a faster pick-up than it does. They're quite plentiful though, and they spawn quick. That's good.
It's always been there. It's just a bit closer to Halo 1's standards then Halo 2's, not nearly as intrusive as the latter's. Some people were asking if it was even there when the public beta first started.Bowen_B said:
So what's the problem?
It's definitely been increased since the release of BTB.Sai said:It's always been there. It's just a bit closer to Halo 1's standards then Halo 2's, not nearly as intrusive as the latter's. Some people were asking if it was even there when the public beta first started.
So what's the problem?
I use the plasma pistol alot and I've suddenly started hitting with it 90% of the time, I was playing VIP on Valhalla and when I went over the hill the auto-aim changed who I was targetting.
tahrikmili
Member
I agree that the auto aim increased 'somehow' very recently, my targeter now literally autotracks people I'm shooting at when they jump.. never used to do that.
LunaticPuma
dresses business casual
So I finally got my first KILLTACULAR of the beta. I was playing BTB VIP. I was standing on top of the central hill facing the lake base when 5 of their team (including the VIP) man-cannoned to the center. I threw the trip mine from the peak of the hill into the stream. 3 of them died once it exploded. The VIP lost his shields so I just BR'ed him to death, and then the last one I jumped down to BR to death. It was awesome.
It also re-inforces the fact that I wish Killtacular was 4 kills within 4 seconds instead of 5 kills. It'll be really hard to get it on 4v4 games. It's just one of those classic throwbacks to Halo 1 that I wish they had left intact. Hopefully they'll change it for the final game. I mean: DOUBLE KILL, TRIPLE KILL, OVERKILL doesn't have the same ring to it. Here's to hoping....
It also re-inforces the fact that I wish Killtacular was 4 kills within 4 seconds instead of 5 kills. It'll be really hard to get it on 4v4 games. It's just one of those classic throwbacks to Halo 1 that I wish they had left intact. Hopefully they'll change it for the final game. I mean: DOUBLE KILL, TRIPLE KILL, OVERKILL doesn't have the same ring to it. Here's to hoping....
PedroLumpy said:
You get points for winning. You lose points for losing. It's weighted depending on the skill level of the other players. If you lose to someone three skill levels higher than your own, you don't lose many points, just as you don't gain many for defeating someone of a lower skill level.
It might be that you are losing to a couple of people of higher rank, yet defeating three other players below you and gaining points for that. If a couple of them are higher rank, then you could still gain a good amount of points. You don't need to take first place to move up skill levels. And you don't need to rank last to lose them.
I noticed it for the first time on Valhalla. I was aiming with the BR at a player near the turret when a hog drove by, cut left, and jumped the river, dragging my reticle along with for a few moments. It really did feel magnetic, since I wasn't prepared for it.
3rdman said:
And it's really slowed down since the sticky. Nobody sees it up here!
Auto-aim isn't super bad. I was just saying that it was the first time I had noticed it. It was kinda jarring. But yeah, I think you need a little assistance with the analogs. It's just not precise enough for fast twitch gaming. My two cents anyway.
Had some good solo games last night. Did well in the rumble. Had a +15 win on High Ground. SMG is nice in those tight quarters. Lot's of doubles waiting for people to engage in the open base side and then sneaking in from behind to take care of them with frags, SMG, and melee attacks.
Some good GAF games too with squicken and crew. Fun stuff, if a little laggy again in BTB, and some decent skirmish games. Someone told me to get raped, which is awesome, though I'm not sure I will take him up on the suggestion. I likes my butthole too much to hnad it over at the whim of some online Halo 3 player, even if he did kill me.
hotsauceiswack
Banned
I am super concerned with the lag. When ever I play a slightly laggy game in team slayer, they always have crazy latency over me. They pop out of nowhere on my radar and three shots with the carbine before I can even respond. I am in green bar, and all of my live ports are fowarded properly.
siamesedreamer
Banned
GhaleonEB said:
Not when they jump.......I thought my controller was possessed at some points during some matches last night.
Nobody should be complaining about aim assist on Halo 3 until you go back to Halo 2 :lol
I tried that last night and besides the fact of holding down RB everytime I wanted to reload or pick up a weapon
the aim assist was horrible. I didn't know how bad it was until last night. Sniping was actually harder for me.
I tried that last night and besides the fact of holding down RB everytime I wanted to reload or pick up a weapon
I got killed that way three times
siamesedreamer
Banned
Hey, I'm not complaining one bit.......anything to help my .73 ratio is good in my book.
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