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Halo 5 - Guardians

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  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Well at least they are consistent then. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the rest of it.

    The one thing I have found with Halo 5 is I have started to work the thrusters into my tactics but I forget to work it into other peoples reactions.
    I was playing a game and my shields were down so I decided to scarper around a corner and got assassinated.
    I was like "Bloody lag no way he could have gotten behind me! Oh yeah the thrusters. Dammit."

    Yeah I'm finding the thrusters handy for close quarters to disorientate people of to thrust around a corner if I'm getting shot from distance.

    There are a few sneaky new mechanics in there now, like if you're sprinting your shields won't re-charge also as far as I can tell you don't appear on the radar when you walk anymore, only if you're sprinting or shooting (possibly jumping). Not sure how I feel about that tbh, results in a lot of cheap deaths (and kills for me once I copped it).


  • Registered Users Posts: 978 ✭✭✭wexdevil


    So I don't think I'll be playing regular warzone for awhile as the people that I get matched with must be totally braindead or just have no idea how to play it. Though I am enjoying warzone assault, wish there was more levels though :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Yeah I'm finding the thrusters handy for close quarters to disorientate people of to thrust around a corner if I'm getting shot from distance.

    There are a few sneaky new mechanics in there now, like if you're sprinting your shields won't re-charge also as far as I can tell you don't appear on the radar when you walk anymore, only if you're sprinting or shooting (possibly jumping). Not sure how I feel about that tbh, results in a lot of cheap deaths (and kills for me once I copped it).
    I had a very cheap kill when I spotted someone on my motion sensor running up behind me for the assassination.
    I jumped into the air, thrust backwards, landed behind them and assassinated them. :D Leapfrog but with a knife and in reverse.

    Yeah the speed you can move without popping up on the sensor is a bit silly.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭ZiabR


    I play the Arena mode only along with a few Warzone games. The Arena mode is supposed to rotate the game modes between CTF, Breakout, Slayer and Stronghold. 70% of games are Slayer... 20% CTF and you rarely get a game of Breakout and Stronghold. They need to fix that for starters, after every game it should rotate. You cant even pick Stronghold as a game type in the menus... joke.com


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,825 ✭✭✭IvoryTower


    In fairness I rarely get a game of slayer in team arena so it's pure luck. It's not possible to stick to a rotation if you're playing on your own maybe if you had a party of 4 it might


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    Warzone is fun, but seriously imbalanced once a team gets ahead. Their req levels go up, allowing them to get tanks and snipers and totally pin you in your base. Very unfun for the losing side.

    Arena is where its at. Level playing field and you know what weapons are in play.


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    Korvanica wrote: »
    Warzone is fun, but seriously imbalanced once a team gets ahead. Their req levels go up, allowing them to get tanks and snipers and totally pin you in your base. Very unfun for the losing side.

    Arena is where its at. Level playing field and you know what weapons are in play.
    Yeah my team managed to get our req up early in a game and we just steamrolled the other side.
    I called in the Battle Rifle that is a sniper and I saw two gauss hogs heading over to enemy territory.

    At some point an empty Banshee landed on the ground in front of me followed by a dead body. Yoink. My team were tooled up by then, there was no way for the other side to make a comeback.


    Do the req points apply to the whole team or just the people performing actions like taking bases and such?


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Yeah my team managed to get our req up early in a game and we just steamrolled the other side.
    I called in the Battle Rifle that is a sniper and I saw tow gauss hogs heading over to enemy territory.

    At some point an empty Banshee landed on the ground in front of me followed by a dead body. Yoink. My team were tooled up by then, there was no way for the other side to make a comeback.


    Do the req points apply to the whole team or just the people performing actions like taking bases and such?

    Not 100% sure, but I think the better you do invidually the quicker you'll have higher req cards available.


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Not 100% sure, but I think the better you do invidually the quicker you'll have higher req cards available.
    I haven't even seen all the different cards yet. A friend used the card where you get a random drop and got a Scorpion though.
    Here is hoping I've that kind of luck when I get back into it. :D


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    I haven't even seen all the different cards yet. A friend used the card where you get a random drop and got a Scorpion though.
    Here is hoping I've that kind of luck when I get back into it. :D

    I've a Mantis card but haven't been able to use it yet as it requires level 8. Sometimes it's so close to the end of the match when you hit that kind of level I feel like I'd be wasting the card too.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    I've a Mantis card but haven't been able to use it yet as it requires level 8. Sometimes it's so close to the end of the match when you hit that kind of level I feel like I'd be wasting the card too.
    Only cards I've used so far are the Super Battle Rifle with two levels of Zoom and a Mongoose as I've a few cards of each, they are low level and cheap to call in.
    Felt like Batman when I called in the Mongoose with that platform dropping me up to the garage.

    It does need some balancing though and Arena could do with either better randomising or the ability to vote.

    Also where's my Infection game mode philistines!?


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,988 ✭✭✭Stone Deaf 4evr


    Only cards I've used so far are the Super Battle Rifle with two levels of Zoom and a Mongoose as I've a few cards of each, they are low level and cheap to call in.
    Felt like Batman when I called in the Mongoose with that platform dropping me up to the garage.

    It does need some balancing though and Arena could do with either better randomising or the ability to vote.

    Also where's my Infection game mode philistines!?


    almost without fail, every time I open a req pack, I get at least 3 mongeese.

    Ive called in exactly zero of them :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users Posts: 27,317 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Only problem I have with Warzone is that "last hit" deal on the bosses. Your team can take a boss from 100% to 1% and still get nothing if someone on the other side lobs a lucky grenade.


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    almost without fail, every time I open a req pack, I get at least 3 mongeese.

    Ive called in exactly zero of them :rolleyes:
    The one time I called it in was a piss take.
    A friend had told me the enemy core was exposed, I told him I'd take care of it and rolled over the hill charging the enemy base. :D

    We were so far ahead at that point I could literally throw away lives not a bother and I don't put too much stock in k/d usually.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,414 ✭✭✭FAILSAFE 00


    almost without fail, every time I open a req pack, I get at least 3 mongeese.

    Ive called in exactly zero of them :rolleyes:
    I've been selling all the useless REC cards to buy silver and gold REC bundles.

    I sold 46 mongoose vehicles at one stage :eek: they really need a Sell All button


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭ZiabR


    I've been selling all the useless REC cards to buy silver and gold REC bundles.

    I sold 46 mongoose vehicles at one stage :eek: they really need a Sell All button

    Didn't even know you could do that! Will be selling loads tonight so.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    Sell all is badly needed. Although i keep 5 of everything just to have them.

    I've gotten a few pack that were all Mongeese. and one of all Needlers.

    Apparently they're fixing the "all 1 type of req card" pack issues though.


  • Registered Users Posts: 27,317 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    I've just been scrapping the Mongoose cards. 50 points per card.


  • Registered Users Posts: 27,583 ✭✭✭✭ T. Hanks^


    Mongoose is the most useless vehicle in the game.
    Just a big red target


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    You'll all be jealous when I race to victory on the only Mongoose.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,825 ✭✭✭IvoryTower


    would they not be handy for getting back into thick of battle asap


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    IvoryTower wrote: »
    would they not be handy for getting back into thick of battle asap
    They can be, a talented sniper would put a dampner in that quite quickly though.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,988 ✭✭✭Stone Deaf 4evr


    M!Ck^ wrote: »
    Mongoose is the most useless vehicles in the game.
    Just a big red target

    yup, and even if you a guy in the back with a launcher, he'd miss more often than he hits.


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    Not Halo 5 but still applies.

    halo_mongoose_vs__rocket_by_starfoxdude11-d4gq1f4.jpg


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Great for CTF on maps like Valhalla though, won so many matches through smash and grab mongoose runs :)

    Oh and Gungoose CTF in MCC is awesome.


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Great for CTF on maps like Valhalla though, won so many matches through smash and grab mongoose runs :)
    I think I still have those videos from Halo 4. Smash and grab is right.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,988 ✭✭✭Stone Deaf 4evr


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Great for CTF on maps like Valhalla though, won so many matches through smash and grab mongoose runs :)

    Oh and Gungoose CTF in MCC is awesome.

    now that you mention it, are there any CTF maps in arena that have vehicles? or was that a Big Team battle thing? been a long time since I played last gen Halo multiplayer.


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,074 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    now that you mention it, are there any CTF maps in arena that have vehicles? or was that a Big Team battle thing? been a long time since I played last gen Halo multiplayer.

    No unfortunately. In Halo 4 they had some big maps in the regular 5v5 CTF playlist and there was also 8v8 ctf in the big team objective playlist.

    Hopefully BTB isn't too far off.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,225 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    The rec pacs are just full of garbage. After opening a ton of packs the only loadout I have more than one gun in is assault rifle on two. That's it. No armour mods either.

    Solid mp but hate the levelling up system.


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,225 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    Only problem I have with Warzone is that "last hit" deal on the bosses. Your team can take a boss from 100% to 1% and still get nothing if someone on the other side lobs a lucky grenade.

    Drives me insane.


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