I can’t find the link to download the beta on the xbox store on the console so I will try it out on PC.
It just started updating on console for me. 17GB.
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im downloading, maybe will hop in some 8v8… i’ve really given up on halo 4v4 anything tbh, it’s just not interesting
if nothing else the loading screen is superficially a return to form
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First game back on PC my ui didn’t load. It loaded in the next game. Will try it out on my XBONE later when it downloads there.
not sure I like how this feels on kbm, feels nice on controller
the design is very conservative relative to D2, Apex, etc.
movement feels positively clunky - even the grappling hook doesn’t really get you going fast. happy for y’all (?)
very curious if this finds an audience and, if so, which
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sliding in particular feels awful - there’s a delay before you start sliding and then a delay after the slide so you can’t chain it into another movement. i don’t know why you would use it, leaves you open just like the grappling hook.
the best movement tech is walking around.
I love that the version of windows changes based on the system requiremente baseline
It’s a true halo experience for me in that I am getting absolutely wrecked online in every match. I was bad in 2007 for Halo 3 and I am still bad now even with KBM.
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It definitely plays better to me on a gamepad instead of KBM. I also learned that you can mark areas and enemy players so that everyone can see the number of enemy players in a location. You hit up on the d pad.
Played a few matches, did okay. The movement tech is weird though because yeah sprinting and sliding feels useless. Grappling at least gets me to odd places (altho the hook range needs to be like, 50% farther)
Enjoying it alright. As far as free-to-play PvP shootems go this is pretty high up there in quality. And it’s not a battle royale! (yet… soon…)
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I lost 6 out of 10 ranked qualifiers and still got into silver. Weird. Assumed I would be in bronze.
I played like a dozen games and the intrusive battle pass level system seems to be punishing me for the luck of the draw not having the two game types it will award experience points for lmao
also I really liked the grapple in the insider builds, but I’ve not actually had access to it in any of the games so far?? weird given how many of the maps seem built around not being able to traverse certain areas quickly without it
it’s lighting up the right halo neurons so far for me, which is nice, I’m definitely rusty though
The battle pass progression is so utterly depressing, it’s putting me off the game which I enjoyed a lot during both flights. I hope they consider changing it soon because I’m definitely not alone and I don’t see how it’s sustainable long-term both in terms of popularity and game design.
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I feel like it’d be less in tension with things if there was some, any, experience awarded for finishing a game, as it is is just feels entirely punitive. It’s also, like MCC, put in tension with the fact that you generally had access to some small subset of cosmetic changes to your character by default in the original games which had customisation, with the rest unlockable via in-game actions, and now it’s almost entirely shoved behind a microtransaction/battle pass paywall. Cmon, even three default sets of armour permutations would be plenty to alleviate that somewhat.
Also good grief they went wild with the number of achievements for trivial nonsense, huh
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It’s barely been a day and games are rife with players camping challenge specific weapons and items or AFKers and quitters if they don’t land on a specific game type. And yes, agreed about the punitive miasma and the absolutely wild prices on cosmetic bundles when you compare to what the baseline pass costs. As much as I appreciate it not being time-limited, that does little to excuse the dripfeed progression let alone any of the other time sensitive rewards and shop options elsewhere. I really do worry they’ve shot this one in the legs before it’s even technically out.
I’m hoping that they take feedback on the battle pass and change it before launch. I’ve been enjoying big team battle a bit more as they games I played today had everyone be a bit more coordinated instead of just fucking around.
Since the barrier to entry to play is pretty low beyond having the console/computer to run the game, I hope we can get some SB games going sometime soon.
no free armor customizations? lmao
remember reach
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