Official Halo Reach thread

[smackababy]

I hate Team Snipers and Team Swat. I sniper vs sniper is retarded and swat takes the least amount of skill with sword / rockets being just slightly worse.

The arena is all DMR start Slayer Pro / Slayer DMR matches. You are ranked based on your individual performance, not win / lose crap. There is also no guests and actual teamwork most of the time. You also get into a bracket that fits your skill level, so the matches shouldn't be 1 sided most of the time.

 

[JoPh]

team swat is a good mode for change of pace. i wouldnt want to play it all the time but 1 every 10 matches is good for me.. just gotta headshot them

i was never big on team snipers.. prolly my least fav gametype.

not all games need to be based on skill. some gametypes are just fun to play.. rockets is great.. always loved that gametype.

not everyone is concered about ranked and skill. i prefer fun over than.

 

[LinuxIdiot]

I picked up the game on Tuesday and have been playing the solo campaign on Normal. So far I am enjoying the story, however there is something I am missing that I enjoyed from the previous Halo releases, just not sure what

 

[IceBergSLiM]

I picked up the game on Tuesday and have been playing the solo campaign on Normal. So far I am enjoying the story, however there is something I am missing that I enjoyed from the previous Halo releases, just not sure what

a challenge?

 

[Phobic9]

I picked up the game on Tuesday and have been playing the solo campaign on Normal. So far I am enjoying the story, however there is something I am missing that I enjoyed from the previous Halo releases, just not sure what

a challenge?

Yeah, up the difficulty. I just started the Solo campaign on Legendary and I died within the 2nd group of enemies. Yeah... gonna take me a while.

 

[bfdd]

Has anyone tried watching H3 save video files in Reach? Do the graphics look better? I'm going to have to watch my FFA Swords ranked, had 17 kills(in 2nd) other dude had 24(one more and he wins) and I won the match.

 

[smackababy]

team swat is a good mode for change of pace. i wouldnt want to play it all the time but 1 every 10 matches is good for me.. just gotta headshot them

i was never big on team snipers.. prolly my least fav gametype.

not all games need to be based on skill. some gametypes are just fun to play.. rockets is great.. always loved that gametype.

not everyone is concered about ranked and skill. i prefer fun over than.

I find I have much more fun when playing as a team against a team of equal skill. Those close 50-49 slayer games are intense. Rocket race might have been fun in 4th grade, but that was a long time ago. I like the rating system and how the games go in Arena. Except, in Doubles when my friend and I are playing we get like 7-0 and the other team quits every time. Can't wait to move up a bracket in that one.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

I find I have much more fun when playing as a team against a team of equal skill. Those close 50-49 slayer games are intense. Rocket race might have been fun in 4th grade, but that was a long time ago. I like the rating system and how the games go in Arena. Except, in Doubles when my friend and I are playing we get like 7-0 and the other team quits every time. Can't wait to move up a bracket in that one.

This is why I think this game is so great. They have excelled where others have failed. They have created a multilayer experience that truly has something for everyone and each game type was well thought out, none of it seems slapped together just to add padding to their list of features.

 

[Drako]

I picked up the game on Tuesday and have been playing the solo campaign on Normal. So far I am enjoying the story, however there is something I am missing that I enjoyed from the previous Halo releases, just not sure what

Cortana?

 

[American Gunner]

I personally enjoyed Reach's story a ton. Just finished it on Heroic, what a great story.

 

[slag]

campaign on legendary is still the best way to become proficient with the weapons imo.

Too frustrating. I thought heroic was semi hard, but if I tried legendary, I'd have to go buy a new xbox.

 

[RagingBITCH]

I hate Team Snipers and Team Swat. I sniper vs sniper is retarded and swat takes the least amount of skill with sword / rockets being just slightly worse.

The arena is all DMR start Slayer Pro / Slayer DMR matches. You are ranked based on your individual performance, not win / lose crap. There is also no guests and actual teamwork most of the time. You also get into a bracket that fits your skill level, so the matches shouldn't be 1 sided most of the time.

That's been around since H2. If you suck at headshots, you're going to suck at Snipers/SWAT - it's that simple.

 

[smackababy]

That's been around since H2. If you suck at headshots, you're going to suck at Snipers/SWAT - it's that simple.

It has nothing to do with sucking but more to do with camping. In swat, it is whoever sees someone first. With the range and accuracy of the DMR, you can headshot across maps with ease before the other player can see you.

 

[American Gunner]

I don't mind swat, especially for people that are new to Halo games that can't get used to the armor. But like others have said, it is great that they have so many types of game modes on Halo, so that almost anyone can find a play list they like.

 

[PimpJuice]

It has nothing to do with sucking but more to do with camping. In swat, it is whoever sees someone first. With the range and accuracy of the DMR, you can headshot across maps with ease before the other player can see you.

I have to disagree about SWAT, a lot of the best SWAT players don't camp. Its all about reaction time and aiming. Its a skill that separates the good and bad players. You're right that people camp with snipers, but if you're a shitty headshotter, you give your position away with each misfire which in turn gets you killed.

That said, there is always somebody better than you. I know I've had my share of beatdowns

 

[bfdd]

This is why I think this game is so great. They have excelled where others have failed. They have created a multilayer experience that truly has something for everyone and each game type was well thought out, none of it seems slapped together just to add padding to their list of features.

Now they just need to add space battles for online multiplayer. That level blew my mind because I was hoping they hit Starfox 64 level of controls and play, but they went further imo. That part of the campaign was awesome... actually the whole fucking game is awesome.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Now they just need to add space battles for online multiplayer. That level blew my mind because I was hoping they hit Starfox 64 level of controls and play, but they went further imo. That part of the campaign was awesome... actually the whole fucking game is awesome.

Dude that level is so fucking good. I played it the first time on legendary. when i finished it I immediately did it again. I've never done that on a first play through of any game.

At this point I've completed 9 of 10 levels on legendary and dabbled a handful of games in matchmaking.

My summary rating:

This is the Genre killer for FPS games. This will be the reference point for all future material. Every aspect has been brilliantly thought through and refined. This truly is a masterpiece.

 

[Beev]

I might hop online for the first time tonight. I don't know if I've ever posted my GT on here before, but it's Kryhs. If anyone wants to play tonight toss me an invite. I much prefer having fun with people I (semi) know

 

[purbeast0]

ugh found out last night that Blood Gulch is in the 4v4 playlists....

what a god awful terrible idea. hate that fucking map.

 

[R Nilla]

I really hope Bungie's next game has space combat.

 

[Kabob]

Overall I'm still torn about the game. Sometimes it's so frusterating I want to turn the console off and sell the game, other times I enjoy it alot. The biggest thing for me coming from CoD is that it takes far too long (for me at least) to kill an enemy. Playing CoD I've trained myself to aim for center mass on a target, now it's all about melee and headshots, neither of which I'm even remotely proficient with. It just takes too durn long to kill an enemy.

I think for MP I like playing the Rumble Pit the most since it's more chaotic and you've got a better chance of surprising your enemy. I've played maybe 6 or 7 games of it and have yet to go negative. In fact, I had an amazing (and glitchy) win on a game of Headhunter this morning where I went from 7 to 25 heads in one capture (uploaded a clip to my file section, check it out). Skullaminjaro!

Firefight is fun but honestly it is already started to get old, how many times can you play the exact same game over and over? It's impossible to lose in Matchmaking so you want to play the Firefight lobby. But you don't get any credits in the Firefight lobby so you want to play it in Matchmaking. They need more customization options for the Matchmaking version.

The campaign is pretty good, I'm up to chapter 9 on Heroic (4 player co-op yesterday with Cuda and his beloved truck). Once I finish it though I'm unsure what the future of the game will be, do I keep it or sell it off? It is probably my favorite Halo game to date (although that's not saying much), just not sure if I'll still have a desire to play it.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

potential spoiler:

Spoiler

When noble team #2 gets sniped. Sounded like a human sniper though they show a covenant drop ship. She was the only one shot at and only one shot fired though there were other targets available. Shady assassination?

 

[American Gunner]

Yeah Iceberg, I caught that right away and was wondering about it.

 

[JoPh]

Overall I'm still torn about the game. Sometimes it's so frusterating I want to turn the console off and sell the gam...............it.

4 player team slayer/objectives are always my favorite.. just get a decent team and teamwork and those are always fun. btb seems a lil to laggy right now

invansion is different reminds me of a unreal tournament gametype... i havent played firefight yet but i loved zombies in w@w and horde in gow2

and kabob knowing you.. you will be back to mw2 in about a month.. dont lie.. we all know it.

 

[Kabob]

and kabob knowing you.. you will be back to mw2 in about a month.. dont lie.. we all know it.

I'm actually enjoying my break from MW2 immensely. Then again, when you put 15 days of multiplayer time into something it can drain ya after a while!!