Halo Reach Beta - General Discussion Thread

[Meggiepants]

Yes but you're a girl, you don't have a built in aversion to the colour pink that's been knocked into you from years of schoolyard sexual politics!

Pink isn't a very manly colour and all that. Which does make the guns kind of awesome in a weird way... I do like that about Halo though. It's not brown and grey. Although those two new maps are a bit dull looking.

As for the music, believe it or not I have over 200 songs stored on various hard drives.

I believe it! You need to start selling them things so we can start buying them!

And you're probably right about the pink thing. It's been ingrained, I'm shamed to say. I even own a *gasp* pink shirt!! At least I can say I own no pink shoes.

I read a couple more maps should be available later in the beta. The images I've seen look a little more colorful.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Yes but you're a girl, you don't have a built in aversion to the colour pink that's been knocked into you from years of schoolyard sexual politics!

Pink isn't a very manly colour and all that. Which does make the guns kind of awesome in a weird way... I do like that about Halo though. It's not brown and grey. Although those two new maps are a bit dull looking.

As for the music, believe it or not I have over 200 songs stored on various hard drives.

I believe it! You need to start selling them things so we can start buying them!

And you're probably right about the pink thing. It's been ingrained, I'm shamed to say. I even own a *gasp* pink shirt!! At least I can say I own no pink shoes.

I read a couple more maps should be available later in the beta. The images I've seen look a little more colorful.

I hope so. Sword Base is one of the dullest, most drab and boring looking maps I've ever seen.

Played for a while again tonight, seriously great fun.

 

[philosophicalbastard]

i wish they would nerf the lazer gun or at the very least hide it well i mean its just lying in the open damit

Its funny that you bring that up , because I was being attacked by this guy on the circular desert map and that gun just happened to be by my feet. The next thing he saw was a beam of light punching through his skull.

I have thus far enjoyed the beta and will be picking up Reach when it falls.

 

[Irridium]

i wish they would nerf the lazer gun or at the very least hide it well i mean its just lying in the open damit

Its funny that you bring that up , because I was being attacked by this guy on the circular desert map and that gun just happened to be by my feet. The next thing he saw was a beam of light punching through his skull.

I have thus far enjoyed the beta and will be picking up Reach when it falls.

Bungie already made that pun

OT: Played a bit more today. Seems the server problems have been fixed.

Its great fun, but the special assassinations could use a bit more animations. You know, to break up the monotony. And a ground-to-air assassination animation would be nice.

All in all great game. Seems to have taken the good things from all Halo games and added them together. Although some of the weapons need a nerf and the flag spawns/bases need some tweaking, but thats what this beta is for.

 

[philosophicalbastard]

I have thus far enjoyed the beta and will be picking up Reach when it falls.

Bungie already made that pun

I was referring to that pun which I already heard from Bungie's marketing

 

[Irridium]

I have thus far enjoyed the beta and will be picking up Reach when it falls.

Bungie already made that pun

I was referring to that pun which I already heard from Bungie's marketing

Ah, I see... kindof.

In that case disregard my previous post... I think.

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Would it be alright if I added both of you on XBL?

 

[MiracleOfSound]

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Would it be alright if I added both of you on XBL?

Of course! I have to add Megan too, come to think of it.

 

[philosophicalbastard]

I have thus far enjoyed the beta and will be picking up Reach when it falls.

Bungie already made that pun

I was referring to that pun which I already heard from Bungie's marketing

Ah, I see... kindof.

In that case disregard my previous post... I think.

Yeah, that was akwardly worded.

 

[Irridium]

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Would it be alright if I added both of you on XBL?

Of course! I have to add Megan too, come to think of it.

And added!

Now I wait for her...

I'm off now, but I'll be on tomorrow!

 

[Extreme Pajamas]

I think I've been having a little too much fun with the plasma launcher whenever i can get my hands on it. Fun little blue orbs of shiny death...

Anyone else notice that you can "block" energy sword swings from instant killing you by trying to smack the other person with a melee attack? I think this is intended but I'm not too sure.

 

[zakski]

This is because of Bungie's new shield system. No longer can you do the old AR attack where you spray their shields to low, and then kill them in 1 punch. They now have it set to where (except for with certain weapons, IE sniper rifle/rocket launcher) if you have any shields left, it will absorb all the damage dealt to you. In other words, if he has almost no shields left whatsoever, the damage from the punch will only knock out the shields, and the remaining damage DOES NOT carry over to the health. Because of this, no matter what it will take 2 melees to kill someone, unless you took out all their shields first. So everyone who's trying to do the AR + melee combo is going to be beaten by anyone who simply punches them twice.

I meant that you could always kill people with two punches unless they had overshield, first one always took off the shield, second one kills. as for ar + punch vs punch punch, it depends on who gets the first blow in and the circumstances in which it occurs.

 

[Buizel91]

The only problem I have with it so far is that everytime I get on it says the servers aren't up, but 15 minutes later they are. And it's really annoying switching to the new controls. Seriously, B has been the melee button for the past 10 years, why change it now?

change it in the controller menu, change it to Recon, it's just like halo 3 controls =)

 

[Buizel91]

i think im in luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurv (L)

i has a complaint, which i hope bungie solves...i want to play as an elite!!! i know you can in Covy slayer but come on! 2 load outs with the same armour ability! elites have jetpacks do they not! >.<

ooh and the super dooper blue sphere launcher is a bit over on the boom tastic side but still it's fun in your possession =D

other than them 2 little things im in heaven!

 

[Meggiepants]

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Would it be alright if I added both of you on XBL?

Of course! I should warn you, I may talk about books if you do.

And perhaps the color pink....

 

[Malifact]

I haven't played the game yet, but do the Elites get to use the same item powers/abilities that the Spartans have?

 

[Reep]

I haven't played the game yet, but do the Elites get to use the same item powers/abilities that the Spartans have?

Spartans
- Jetpack
- Sprint
- Armour lock

Elites
- Dodge

Both
- Active camo


Im pretty sure thats it, didnt get to play elites that much, only in two games where we just got restricted to the dodge perk. Im assuming elites will be able to use camo once the invasion playlist comes out.

 

[TheTaco007]

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This is because of Bungie's new shield system. No longer can you do the old AR attack where you spray their shields to low, and then kill them in 1 punch. They now have it set to where (except for with certain weapons, IE sniper rifle/rocket launcher) if you have any shields left, it will absorb all the damage dealt to you. In other words, if he has almost no shields left whatsoever, the damage from the punch will only knock out the shields, and the remaining damage DOES NOT carry over to the health. Because of this, no matter what it will take 2 melees to kill someone, unless you took out all their shields first. So everyone who's trying to do the AR + melee combo is going to be beaten by anyone who simply punches them twice.

I've still gotten one-shot-killed form shotguns though, with full shields.

Did you miss this part?

 

[Vrex360]

I haven't played the game yet, but do the Elites get to use the same item powers/abilities that the Spartans have?

I don't know about all of them, but I think it's safe to assume cloaking and assasinations, plus the Elites get the roll and Spartans don't. Sprint isn't going to be there but the elite moves at the speed of a sprinting Spartan at normal speed anyway.
My guess, we they might not get all of the upgrades, but certainly enough of them.

 

[Irridium]

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Would it be alright if I added both of you on XBL?

Of course! I should warn you, I may talk about books if you do.

And perhaps the color pink....

hehe, thats quite alright!

Adding now.

I haven't played the game yet, but do the Elites get to use the same item powers/abilities that the Spartans have?

Spartans
- Jetpack
- Sprint
- Armour lock

Elites
- Dodge

Both
- Active camo


Im pretty sure thats it, didnt get to play elites that much, only in two games where we just got restricted to the dodge perk. Im assuming elites will be able to use camo once the invasion playlist comes out.

Elites can also use jet-packs.

 

[TheTaco007]

I haven't played the game yet, but do the Elites get to use the same item powers/abilities that the Spartans have?

Spartans
- Jetpack
- Sprint
- Armour lock

Elites
- Dodge

Both
- Active camo


Im pretty sure thats it, didnt get to play elites that much, only in two games where we just got restricted to the dodge perk. Im assuming elites will be able to use camo once the invasion playlist comes out.

Elites can also use jet-packs.

I've heard several rumors that elites can use jet-packs, but nobody seems to have any proof. I've been looking around, and the best evidence I can find is that Bungie didn't specifically say that they couldn't. Can anyone show me where the evidence for this is?