Official Halo: Reach Thread! Last Hurrah For the Beta!

When does the beta end?

Ross_the_Boss6

but i think their gonna add new games/maps and stuff as the 2 weeks goes on

Got it downloaded, just about to join a game right now! Looks cool!

For people that have played, What is your favorite Armor Ability? And why?

lafiro93

evade and sprint. for obvious reasons. increases mobility.

got a few games in between server crashes. silky smooth gameplay and framerate. pistol is beast. DMR is beast. very little aim assist, feels fun and skillful. armor abilities are nice. like the maps. very good overall.

lespaul1919

got a few games in between server crashes. silky smooth gameplay and framerate. pistol is beast. DMR is beast. very little aim assist, feels fun and skillful. armor abilities are nice. like the maps. very good overall.

lespaul1919

[QUOTE="Ross_the_Boss6"]

When does the beta end?

johnnyblazed88

but i think their gonna add new games/maps and stuff as the 2 weeks goes on

Hm, missing 4 days of it isn't so bad then.

[QUOTE="lespaul1919"]

got a few games in between server crashes. silky smooth gameplay and framerate. pistol is beast. DMR is beast. very little aim assist, feels fun and skillful. armor abilities are nice. like the maps. very good overall.

toast_burner

yeah, it's pretty beast. it's there, but it has been toned down.

Is Halo ODST required to play the beta? Any more news? How would you compare it to Halo 3, gameplay wise?

I love it!!!

armour abilities are great. Jetpack and armour lock are my personal favourites, weapons are great aswell (exept the needler rifle).

also graphics are alot improved when compared to Halo3. Not the best out there, at least on the beta, but still very impressive.

Seems to be a blurry-ghosty effect on the graphics. Other than that, it is great.

Pretty good, but online Halo gets boring to me after a few hours. The new modes are cooL!

Im very interested in the Campaign though :D

Bungie should host a company wide lesson on planning ahead.Zero5000X

im hoping to get on when i get off from school, and i hope not everyone is going to be spamming with jetpacks

Pretty good, but online Halo gets boring to me after a few hours. The new modes are cooL!

Im very interested in the Campaign though :D

kozzy1234

how can you say that dont you enjoy hearing the high pitch 12 year olds scream after they get killed so many times

[QUOTE="Zero5000X"]Bungie should host a company wide lesson on planning ahead.TheOwnerOner

don't hate the needle rifle. it owns.

[QUOTE="Zero5000X"]Bungie should host a company wide lesson on planning ahead.TheOwnerOner

[QUOTE="TheOwnerOner"][QUOTE="Zero5000X"]Bungie should host a company wide lesson on planning ahead.Zero5000X

[QUOTE="Zero5000X"]Bungie should host a company wide lesson on planning ahead.TheOwnerOner

lol thats hilarious

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Teuf

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I have to honestly say I love the new tactical approaches. It really changes the core of the game for the best. It still feels like Halo, but damn is it different. This is no Halo 3.5 or even Halo 2.5, this is Halo Reach.

I have to honestly say I love the new tactical approaches. It really changes the core of the game for the best. It still feels like Halo, but damn is it different. This is no Halo 3.5 or even Halo 2.5, this is Halo Reach.

Wasdie

[QUOTE="Zero5000X"][QUOTE="toast_burner"] *Facepalm* Do you even know what a beta is?ProjectNatalFan

:( downloading so slow for me. 20 minutes and it is only at 7% I have 10MB connection ARGHHHH

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

I have to honestly say I love the new tactical approaches. It really changes the core of the game for the best. It still feels like Halo, but damn is it different. This is no Halo 3.5 or even Halo 2.5, this is Halo Reach.

ProjectNatalFan

I don't care what score it is, I want to play this game.

Seems to be a blurry-ghosty effect on the graphics. Other than that, it is great.

KzerXtreme

well hats becasue its still beata form. The detail int eh game is nice especially ont he armor but its not poilished yet. Right now ODST and Halo 3 look more polished than Halo: reaches right now, but this gameisnt coming out till the fgall so they have lots and lots of time. So far i give this game a 5/10 for gameplay, the other half we'll have to see when we see the final polished game. For me i rank stuff in gameplay and overall game. 5/5 for gameplay and then 4/5 5/5 or 2/5 or whatever for the polish, story, etc, then i add them up boom the score.

I was hoping Bungie would stay away from the path they went with Halo 3 and be close quarters and melee focused (in a shooter).Zoso-8

dude powerhouse is a good medium size map, actaully all of the maps are medium to big. Theres close quarters but you cant jsut say "waaa i dont want close quarters becasue its hard" jsut deal with it and play the game, not all of the gametypes are available right now.

Armor Lock is king. King!R3FURBISHED

everytime ive used it I got owned, and vice versa, some one else using it, i went behind them and then assassinated them.

Awesome Beta is Awesome, been playing since Friday actually. I love the beta, but I think that Slayer Classic (AR+Magnum+2 Frags+Sprint)and Slayer Pro ({NR+Sticky/DMR+Frag}+Sprint-MotionTracker)should be more of the defaults in FFA. They are fun. Armor Abilities are fun too, though I don't use the Jetpack much...

Been playing for about an hour and I love it.

My only concern is that the rocket launcher feels a bit overpowered.

Stringerboy

Don't worry, it is only beta. There are probably still tons of tweaks that we will not see until the game goes gold.

The beta is actually very fun. The blast radius of the grenade needs to be reduced however. Dante2710

[QUOTE="Dante2710"]The beta is actually very fun. The blast radius of the grenade needs to be reduced however. musicalmac

beta is nothing special, and has honestly made me less pumped for the game

H3 beta was far funner

I also hate how they're rolling out content over the course of the beta

[QUOTE="Dante2710"]The beta is actually very fun. The blast radius of the grenade needs to be reduced however. musicalmac

The grenades feel more powerful but the normal weaponry feels less powerful... hopefully when I play it more I don't notice this as much.

I was hoping Bungie would stay away from the path they went with Halo 3 and be close quarters and melee focused (in a shooter).Zoso-8

beta is nothing special, and has honestly made me less pumped for the game

H3 beta was far funner

I also hate how they're rolling out content over the course of the beta

Just got home. I was on an assassination roll yesterday, it was so fun and funny. I'll try out the new game mode later on today. I think the more you play the more you'll find out how helpful which armor ability can be.

very, very fun. don't see a reason to choose sprint over the other options, though.stygiansanity

I like being able to get the hell out of a tight situation. Not fun turning a corner and looking down the barrel of 3 enemy soliders.

very, very fun. don't see a reason to choose sprint over the other options, though.stygiansanity

Gotta few matches in. It's funner and more intense than H3. New weapons are nice. New modes are fun. Wasn't liking Elite Team Slayer thoughCouth_

:( downloading so slow for me. 20 minutes and it is only at 7% I have 10MB connection ARGHHHH

spinecaton