Reach BETA

Rob2D

May 3rd

Mark your calendars people!

robby^5

Day one of when my study period for exams begins. FML.

honeybadger

how will we get to play the new reach beta when it comes out,,is it just as easy as poping the odst disc into the xbox or will we need to sign up to someting else

Rob2D

I'll sign whatever they want me to!:pac:

dammitjanet

I'm booking it off work now!

robby^5

honeybadger wrote: »

how will we get to play the new reach beta when it comes out,,is it just as easy as poping the odst disc into the xbox or will we need to sign up to someting else

I would guess that there will be an update to ODST to add an option to download/play the beta on the main menu for ODST since you need a copy of the game to enter the beta.

N00binator

honeybadger wrote: »

how will we get to play the new reach beta when it comes out,,is it just as easy as poping the odst disc into the xbox or will we need to sign up to someting else

All you need to do is keep your halo 3:ODST disk till its out and when u go on ODST you get the invatation
P.S you need XboxLive membership

Rob2D

Lots of lovely new multiplayer news. Roll on the BETA!

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/62865

flashforward

I believe the source code for Reach is on the ODST disc so there will be no major downloading.

Korvanica

i doubt it, they wouldnt have put anything on the odst disk as it is still a work in progress, itll be a download.

Lultam

http://www.bungie.net/Projects/Reach/default.aspx

Beta looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeet. Can't wait to try out the DMR. I really like the idea of divisions, hopefully that'll mean no more boosters

turnfan

just mentioned this on another thread, but FYI...
Picked up ODST today in Gamestop (for the Beta) and got a free €10 prebook on Halo Reach.

Riesen_Meal

turnfan wrote: »

just mentioned this on another thread, but FYI...
Picked up ODST today in Gamestop (for the Beta) and got a free €10 prebook on Halo Reach.

How much as a matter of interest?

A mate needs a copy.....

turnfan

I had some Music CDs to trade in, so it cost me nowt.
but it was €29.99 , with the €10 prebook, seemed like a good deal!

Zeouterlimits

So good.

honeybadger

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

So good.

the 360 is truley 360 now by the looks of it lol ,,cant wait for it in fairness ,,the death moves look a bit mortal combaty lol

quarryman

Noob here. I have odst. Is the beta multiplayer only? What exactly becomes available on the 5th?

Rob2D

BETA is multiplayer only. Available May 3rd. Right now the only playlists available are Grab Bag and FFA. More will will become available as BETA progresses.

evad_lhorg

got me an early beta code :cool:

TimTim

Are there any more beta codes floating about?

I've seen some have been published during the night but they were all used up by the time I woke up.

Lenny

Don't have odst anymore would it be possile to get a loan of the disk or rent it to be able download it?

Rob2D

I think you're chance to get a code is gone. You'll have to wait until monday. And yes a rented or borrowed copy should get you in.

Rob2D

Is that a DMR in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

SDTimeout

Started playing halo again at just the right time. Had some ODST multiplayer today and it was great. Looking forward to the day off tomorrow playing it

ParalysedBeaver

Lenny wrote: »

Don't have odst anymore would it be possile to get a loan of the disk or rent it to be able download it?

You need ODST everytime you want to play the beta, unless you got a beta code.

-=al=-

Not long left yet


I got 3 rings of death today ...but the issue seemed to have fixed itself, one day before halo reach... if something happens ill not be one bit happy, shud be here by night time today!

neonman

-=al=- wrote: »

Not long left yet


I got 3 rings of death today ...but the issue seemed to have fixed itself, one day before halo reach... if something happens ill not be one bit happy, shud be here by night time today!

Have my OSDT disc in and all I'm getting is an option to preview the beta but no option to play it yet?

Anybody else managed to get into the beta yet?

Thanks,
Neon

Korvanica

If youve a beta code you can, i don't think its out over here until 6pm...

General access is stepped to stop xbox live from exploding from too many users downloading the same large file at once and ending the world as we know it...

-=al=-

shud be here by tonight, its like around lunchtime PST time, so what 9pm here or so?

anslo my xbox decided to break yesterday 4 months after its warranty is up... 1 day before halo reach.... this is awfull!!!!!

no 3 red rings, just 1 sometimes and the games jsut freeze a few minutes into play ...sucks a lot error 79 i get sometimes

LeperKing

It's now available to download through the ODST campaign disk.

Thanks,
LK.

Undead

Downloading it right now

-=al=-

my xbox actually works again after i took all the plastic off...

this is awful! what bad timing... got every error apart from the overheating error... don't know whats going on..

downloading now on this device..



It better hold up =/ ...1% downloaded


nope... gone this is awful 3 red rings in a row now...

neonman

-=al=- wrote: »

my xbox actually works again after i took all the plastic off...

this is awful! what bad timing... got every error apart from the overheating error... don't know whats going on..

downloading now on this device..



It better hold up =/ ...1% downloaded


nope... gone this is awful 3 red rings in a row now...

Thats bad luck right there dude....sorry to hear it...

Just downloading it now myself..Will take a bit of time to get use to it i would imagine after playing MW2 for the last couple of months.

armour87

Anyone else sitting on 99% download? Mines shot up from 45 to 99 about an hour ago and hasn't moved since. Was going pretty slow before this, bungie forums are completely jammed too. Apparently there's problems with the servers once you actually get the beta anyway.

pljudge321

armour87 wrote: »

Anyone else sitting on 99% download? Mines shot up from 45 to 99 about an hour ago and hasn't moved since. Was going pretty slow before this, bungie forums are completely jammed too. Apparently there's problems with the servers once you actually get the beta anyway.

That happened to me, only solution is to go to your memory settings and delete it and start again.

Battleflag

Mines on 45% at the moment - these are the times I wish I had faster broadband

Shammy

66% and rollin

Rob2D

The server went crazy because of all the people logging on. As much as it pains me I have to leave it settle a while. And I'm so close to maxing out my rank! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

-=al=-

I'm on 32% after about an hour... i managed to get it going again with the cd tray open? ...It's even slightly more rather annoying since the porblems im having are not definite or consistant! At least if it was one issue i could go about solving it in the correct fashion, bah its working again, hopefully it lasts...

Rob2D

It won't.

andy g

You Still Need odst to play :mad:

-=al=-

I know... but don't say it like it is! i just want to play the beta really at least if it downloads it i might get a chance to give it a go

nevelator

-=al=- wrote: »

I know... but don't say it like it is! i just want to play the beta really at least if it downloads it i might get a chance to give it a go

I downloaded it in about 30mins at 7, had no issues at all. Still don't understand why MS/Bungie didn't allow it to be downloaded this morning - that would have staggered the load.
Played a few games, controls were a little odd at at first (melee when I wanted to reload) - but got the hang of them after a while. Armour abilities are cool, and headhunter is good fun. Will have a proper go at it tomorrow night.

Rob2D

FYI, if you play matches while the servers are having trouble you may get minus points. I finished a match with +1600 and it took points away from me. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!:mad:

honeybadger

-=al=- wrote: »

my xbox actually works again after i took all the plastic off...

this is awful! what bad timing... got every error apart from the overheating error... don't know whats going on..

downloading now on this device..



It better hold up =/ ...1% downloaded


nope... gone this is awful 3 red rings in a row now...

would ya think ya mite have voided your warrenty there boss lol

honeybadger

the beta seems to flow good in the game play but im a lil bit fed up of playing sword station wit oddball every game i get is that and its fully booked or picked every time with this new veto system there using ,,i likes the reven=ge tingy tho revenge and then a t bag lol

-=al=-

honeybadger wrote: »

would ya think ya mite have voided your warrenty there boss lol

well, yea very true, its 3.5 years old though and didnt fancy sending it off to microsoft anyways

well...


its half back together and still a bit dodge, but well at the minute its working...

i forgot to replace the plastic cooling bit that covers a section in the xbox though =/

but well its kinda working...

honeybadger

-=al=- wrote: »

well, yea very true, its 3.5 years old though and didnt fancy sending it off to microsoft anyways

well...


its half back together and still a bit dodge, but well at the minute its working...

i forgot to replace the plastic cooling bit that covers a section in the xbox though =/

but well its kinda working...

that looks like a happy screen alri lol:)

Undead

Rob2D wrote: »

FYI, if you play matches while the servers are having trouble you may get minus points. I finished a match with +1600 and it took points away from me. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!:mad:

Well your points don't carry over into the full version of Reach so screw it...spend'em like crazy while you can!

Shammy

At least you found a match , i spent an hour trying to get into one.

Rob2D

Undead wrote: »

Well your points don't carry over into the full version of Reach so screw it...spend'em like crazy while you can!

Well I'm saving up for the 20,000cr helmet and I'm almost there so it was annoying.