Halo Reach Beta - General Discussion Thread

[Oomii]

I hope Bungie gets the servers sorted out soon, it takes so god damn long to connect to a game then it says it lost the connection and the Reach server is currently unavailable. The Match I did get is was a blast, I sucked, that melee is gonna take a while to get used to, might switch to recon, haven't decided yet.

 

[Isaac Dodgson]

Bungie.net's forums are in flames just as much as their servers apparently are in the literal [http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid26069]...Everyone's complaining, or complaining about complaining, or complaining about the complaining of both parties, and flaming left and right...it's comical and sad all at the same time really.

At least we have some semblance of civility here behind the lovable snarkiness

 

[Meggiepants]

Well, I got 5 matches in before the servers wouldn't let me play anymore. I enjoyed what I did play. But I waited about 30 minutes trying to get back into a match before I quit trying.

I played 4 games of stockpile and one capture the flag. Stockpile was a lot more fun than capture the flag, but that could be because the map we were on for capture the flag was confusing as hell. We couldn't figure out where to take the damn flag and ran out of time.

And this

I'm not sure about armour lock, the potential for cheapness seems big. Two guys using it, you fire a rocket at them, they both armour lock and survive then open up and double team you.

I imagine it having a kind of 'Last Stand' effect too (i.e. causing you to get more bloody assists than kills)

Didn't seem to be a problem. In fact, it seemed as if people found a way around it. They tossed a grenade at the right time and the armor lock person comes out of their invincibility just in time to go kablooey. It could have been coincidence, but I saw it happen at least 3 times.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Well, I got 5 matches in before the servers wouldn't let me play anymore. I enjoyed what I did play. But I waited about 30 minutes trying to get back into a match before I quit trying.

I played 4 games of stockpile and one capture the flag. Stockpile was a lot more fun than capture the flag, but that could be because the map we were on for capture the flag was confusing as hell. We couldn't figure out where to take the damn flag and ran out of time.

And this

I'm not sure about armour lock, the potential for cheapness seems big. Two guys using it, you fire a rocket at them, they both armour lock and survive then open up and double team you.

I imagine it having a kind of 'Last Stand' effect too (i.e. causing you to get more bloody assists than kills)

Didn't seem to be a problem. In fact, it seemed as if people found a way around it. They tossed a grenade at the right time and the armor lock person comes out of their invincibility just in time to go kablooey. It could have been coincidence, but I saw it happen at least 3 times.

That's good to hear. Now if only the stupid thing would download...

 

[Meggiepants]

Well, I got 5 matches in before the servers wouldn't let me play anymore. I enjoyed what I did play. But I waited about 30 minutes trying to get back into a match before I quit trying.

I played 4 games of stockpile and one capture the flag. Stockpile was a lot more fun than capture the flag, but that could be because the map we were on for capture the flag was confusing as hell. We couldn't figure out where to take the damn flag and ran out of time.

And this

I'm not sure about armour lock, the potential for cheapness seems big. Two guys using it, you fire a rocket at them, they both armour lock and survive then open up and double team you.

I imagine it having a kind of 'Last Stand' effect too (i.e. causing you to get more bloody assists than kills)

Didn't seem to be a problem. In fact, it seemed as if people found a way around it. They tossed a grenade at the right time and the armor lock person comes out of their invincibility just in time to go kablooey. It could have been coincidence, but I saw it happen at least 3 times.

That's good to hear. Now if only the stupid thing would download...

I'm sorry dude. That really sucks. Kill some super mutants and pretend they are Bungie execs. That should make you feel a little better.

The problems are oddly inconsistent. My buddy was able to get right back into a game after our 5th match. But it told me and two others we were playing with the Reach servers were down.

 

[LogieBear]

It came out 7:00pm in NewZealand, almost finished downloading =P

 

[Meggiepants]

I want it sooooooo bad.
I just moved in with my mom a couple weeks ago, and my brother kept the 360, so tell me those that have it: Is it great? Does it beat Halo 3 gameplay wise? Would you recommend buying it? Do you need to have ODST, or do you just have to have had on your GT history?

If you want to play the beta, I believe you need to have ODST. But you can just rent ODST and play the beta.

But when the game comes out in the fall, I'm pretty sure you won't need ODST.

As for gameplay, It think it's much more versatile than Halo 3. The graphics a very nice. And it has jetpacks.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

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I'm sorry dude. That really sucks. Kill some super mutants and pretend they are Bungie execs. That should make you feel a little better.

The problems are oddly inconsistent. My buddy was able to get right back into a game after our 5th match. But it told me and two others we were playing with the Reach servers were down.

Just tried it again there, seems a bit quicker now. 15% after 25 mins. I guess I'll just let it run and do mah own thang in the other room.

My buddies have all been playing it all night. They love it.

 

[Meggiepants]

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I'm sorry dude. That really sucks. Kill some super mutants and pretend they are Bungie execs. That should make you feel a little better.

The problems are oddly inconsistent. My buddy was able to get right back into a game after our 5th match. But it told me and two others we were playing with the Reach servers were down.

Just tried it again there, seems a bit quicker now. 15% after 25 mins. I guess I'll just let it run and do mah own thang in the other room.

My buddies have all been playing it all night. They love it.

That download speed sounds better. You're probably benefiting from all the sane people who go to sleep at night being logged off now.

When you get it, I'm sure you'll love it, too. I've always enjoyed how laid back the players on Halo generally are. At least that's been my experience.

 

[scnj]

Seriously, jetpacking into the air and knocking someone on a jetpack out of the sky with a hammer is fucking pimp. I really hope it stays in the full game.

 

[haku1219]

Personally, I was kind of let down. I wanted to play a better version of Halo 3, but instead, I felt like I was playing Bungie's version of MW2. It was fun for the first team slayer match, but I'm MLG for Halo 3 and this isn't making me go anywhere. (I do, however, like how they give you three options for matchmaking. They should have done that for Halo 3)

 

[MiracleOfSound]

That download speed sounds better. You're probably benefiting from all the sane people who go to sleep at night being logged off now.

When you get it, I'm sure you'll love it, too. I've always enjoyed how laid back the players on Halo generally are. At least that's been my experience.

Hey don't knock insomnia... it's great for getting work done when you do music

I like the vibe on Halo too but there always seems to be waaay more little kids on it than any other shooter.

Maybe it's the pink guns or something.

 

[Blasphemous Rex]

I lost my damn Gold membership a few weeks ago which pisses me off! I want to play Reach!

 

[Fidelias]

I love the game so far, I just have one complaint. The melees are WAY too overpowered. Everyone keeps meleeing me at full shields, knocks out my shields in ONE melee, then before I can shoot or hurt them, they melee me again. It should take at least to hits to kill someone's shields, I think.

 

[Shock and Awe]

After downloading it multiple times, I got it to work. It is fucking awesome. I especially love the new armor abilities. The new weapons are beast too, especially the DMR.

 

[I_B_Ready]

I love the game so far, I just have one complaint. The melees are WAY too overpowered. Everyone keeps meleeing me at full shields, knocks out my shields in ONE melee, then before I can shoot or hurt them, they melee me again. It should take at least to hits to kill someone's shields, I think.

well, two melees to kill isn't bad. one to knock out shields and the other to kill, at least you won't have rushing melee killwhores. Reach is pretty fun, it took a little while to get back used to playing halo again, but once I did, it was pretty fun. I didn't notice any hiccups, so I guess I missed out on the server meltdown.

As silly as it sounds, my rustiness showed quite a bit, as I hardly ever picked up a weapon lying around. The DMR is cool, but I only used it in swat. Is it replacing the sniper rifle completely? and I'm thinking by the time Reach comes out the needle rifle will be nerfed a bit, that thing's brutal.

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

Reticule bloom is stupid. It's especially bad on the DMR, basically making that weapon useless at it's intended usage range.

Grenades and Rockets have a HUUUUUUUGE splash radius this time around. They also do a crap ton more damage than they did in Halo 3. I think every single death I've had so far has been either a rocket, a grenade, or a beat down.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Well, finally got it working and wow, it's great.

It feels a whole lot faster and more frantic than Halo 3.

Sound effects have been improved a bit too.

The graphical textures are a bit crappy here and there but I'm guessing that will be fixed up by the time the game is finished.

 

[GLo Jones]

I love the game so far, I just have one complaint. The melees are WAY too overpowered. Everyone keeps meleeing me at full shields, knocks out my shields in ONE melee, then before I can shoot or hurt them, they melee me again. It should take at least to hits to kill someone's shields, I think.

Am I not right in thinking Halo's always had that feature on it's spartans?