Halo 5 - Guardians

Actually they've anounced the next 4 expansions: http://news.xbox.com/2016/02/24/new-halo-5-guardians-free-content-detailed-as-hammer-storm-launches-today/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Turtyturd wrote: »

Got the update, 4.6gb. Also got a go of one of the new maps called 'Torque'.

Would agree with a lot of the comments from earlier. They could do away with the motion sensor and it wouldn't make a big difference. I thought it was just so bad because I wasn't used to the speed of the game but having adapted to that it's still useless.

It did need some new maps as a lot of them are samey. Two covenant ship based maps, Eden/empire, and riptide/Fathom all have similar elements. But it also has some really good maps in overgrowth, Pegasus and especially Plaza.

Also love the commendations used. Hard not to get a little smile when you get a perfect or a reversal. I would bring back 'yoink' though.

Yeah there's even a BXR medal in there if you melee and follow up with a headshot from the BR.

Turtyturd wrote: »

Really enjoying the new arena map. Although it takes the obsession with rising/lowering cover up to 11.

The fuel rod cannon has also been removed from Riptide, used to be handy to stand back and pick off the survivors of the race to get it for a few easy kills. Replaced it with the Hydra Launcher which I can't hit a barn door with but am regularly hit from across the map by.

Hydra rounds are guided, aim down sights and wait for it to lock on then spam it. I haven't played the new map yet but loving the addition of assault to the arena playlist.

Yeah the quitting is a pain, two or three of the matches earlier when I was getting the arena rank it was 3 v 4. There was also a guy afk for 2 or 3 matches straight at one point, presumably farming req points, absolutely sickening.

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I know it's harsh but people who quit matches should be banned from matchmaking for 30 minutes, the same for AFK guys. Also, if your team goes a man down, that shouldn't count as a loss.At least if they insist on measuring it by wins.


I thought I had a handle on the ranking system, just finished my swat csr, only lost 2 of the 8 games , positive K/D throughout and still only placed mid tier 5 silver? I've placed higher before from worse performances.

That's very strange getting silver after a run like that, makes no sense. I'm even more baffled with my gold placing in FFA as when I played today I noticed finishing top 3 actually lets you rank up and doesn't count as a loss as such.

At the moment the bans are only 10 minutes, not much of a deterrent. I actually got one earlier after raging out of the third match in a row with that afk fecker

Turtyturd wrote: »

Has to be an Unwritten rule of every Halo game that if you're unfortunate enough to get stuck with someone whose gamer tag includes terms like Snipez or Sn1pa they will be all kinds of sh!te with the sniper rifle, but will spend the game hanging around it's spawn spot, and finish the game with just two melee kills.

And betray you if you have the audacity to pick it up before they do.

helimachoptor wrote: »

have only really been playing 5 online the last few days, but good to see some bigger maps.

Where the hell do i change my loadout?

Also what are requisitions?

There's no loadouts, 4 was the only Halo game to have them and got panned because of it, it's more about everyone starting on an even footing than anything else with the better weapons scattered around the map. Big Team you get the BR instead of a pistol.

In warzone once you level up a little you can equip better guns provided you have unlocked them in a req pack. Requisitions are mainly for warzone, think of it as a MOBA where your character levels up, once you have reached a high enough level you go to the req stations on the map where you can call in a weapon or vehicle or a buff like overshield or camo.

As you play the game you're awarded req points (this happens in regular multiplayer too) and with the req points you can buy the requisition packs, the req packs will have special weapons and vehicles for use in warzone as well as unlock cosmetic items such as emblems, weapon skins and armour. You can buy them with real money too but I wouldn't recommend that. I generally buy silver packs as you're guaranteed two permanent unlocks from them up to rare. You only get ultra rare and legendary from the gold packs but it's better to buy silver at first as you can unlock most of the common and rare stuff from them.

I don't really play warzone so I sell all the weapon and vehicle cards I get for more req points, the only cards you can use in normal multiplayer are the boosts which give you extra xp or req points.

Glad to see the new arena map has a different aesthetic this time.

A hands on with firefight:

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Warzone firefight beta is live, played a few rounds last night. my initial thoughts would be that

1. Its too easy, I was playing with randoms and we never failed to complete the 5 waves
2. It probably needs more req stations, its quite easy to find yourself low on ammo and miles from a station - this is really apparent if you get lots of prometheans as they're complete bullet sponges.
3. probably tied to no. 1, but the AI is dumb as a rock, very much of the stand still and shoot variety for the most part.
4. something about the huge open map is kind of off putting to me, it doesn't have that 'halo' feel to be taking on grunts etc from miles away.


That being said, its only a beta, so there is potential to make improvements, the req payout is reasonably good for the time invested, I dont think I'd play a huge amount of it once I'd have my commendations completed, but its a fun distaction all the same. I think I was expecting something a bit more like Destinys Prison of elders though.

I haven't had a go yet but I think the main issue will be that the maps probably were ever designed with a horde more in mind and that's why they feel too open.