Official Halo Reach thread

[JoPh]

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!!

well i hope to see you on the battle field at some point.. my power went out yesterday when you sent me invite.

 

[Beev]

I'm in the same boast as you, Kabob. I watched my roommate play some games online, and I just don't like how long it takes to kill people, and I've always had a problem with "Halo Hopping" too. Also, (generally) kids tend to gravitate towards the Halo series more. I went to the midnight launch at a nearby Gamestop and nearly every customer was a kid and his mom.

 

[Kabob]

well i hope to see you on the battle field at some point.. my power went out yesterday when you sent me invite.

Excuses excuses, if you want to avoid me just say so

 

[IceBergSLiM]

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.

this game shits all over COD. are we playing the same thing? cod is n00btacular.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

I'm in the same boast as you, Kabob. I watched my roommate play some games online, and I just don't like how long it takes to kill people, and I've always had a problem with "Halo Hopping" too. Also, (generally) kids tend to gravitate towards the Halo series more. I went to the midnight launch at a nearby Gamestop and nearly every customer was a kid and his mom.

Thats cool they've taken into account your preferences and have included S.W.A.T. game types :thumbsup:

 

[Kabob]

cod is n00btacular.

True, because nothing says "I've got skillz" like melee, melee, melee, grenade, melee, grenade.

The screaming 8 year old kid I was put in a game with yesterday says so.



It's fine if you're bad a CoD and don't like it. I admit, I'm straight up bad at Halo and it's just not my type of game, but I'd call neither "n00btactular" as you so eloquently put it.

 

[Beev]

I also don't like how much emphasis there is on grenade use. What is this, Team Fortress Classic?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

True, because nothing says "I've got skillz" like melee, melee, melee, grenade, melee, grenade.

The screaming 8 year old kid I was put in a game with yesterday says so.



It's fine if you're bad a CoD and don't like it. I admit, I'm straight up bad at Halo and it's just not my type of game, but I'd call neither "n00btactular" as you so eloquently put it.

1) Thats not a halo technique unless your playing swords

2) you can mute other players and adjust your matchmaking preferences to prefer non talkers. annoying ppl on any online game.

3) honestly never played cod long enough to say whether i suck or not. Just didn't find matchmaking very "fun".

to each there own

 

[R Nilla]

The more I think about it the more I don't like the matchmaking system. Why can't I tell it what I want to play and it can put me in that type of game? Instead I end up having to play the same three maps and game types over and over since I'm at the mercy of the collective vote. They could at least let you drop out once the voting options appear.

Also, does anyone else think there's a lot less chatter than, say, Halo 3? Most people seem to be in a party or not talkative (unless they're a child). Not complaining, just observing.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

The more I think about it the more I don't like the matchmaking system. Why can't I tell it what I want to play and it can put me in that type of game? Instead I end up having to play the same three maps and game types over and over since I'm at the mercy of the collective vote. They could at least let you drop out once the voting options appear.

Also, does anyone else think there's a lot less chatter than, say, Halo 3? Most people seem to be in a party or not talkative (unless they're a child). Not complaining, just observing.

the democratic vote is alot better than the randomness of H3. dropping out would make it take way to long. And their are more than 3 maps. Every just has to choose none of the above if they dont want to play it.

haven't noticed the less chatter.

 

[purbeast0]

I also don't like how much emphasis there is on grenade use. What is this, Team Fortress Classic?

then don't play halo? it has been this way since halo 1...

that is like saying you don't like how cod games emphasis so much on fast quick kill action.

 

[JoPh]

grenades are a staple of the halo series.

i will say the grenade explosive range seems a bit larger than previous games..


i dont understand why people are expecting anything super new from the halo series.. each one as a minor tweak but the gameplay is still the same basic from halo 1.. if u didnt like halo 1 dm you are not going to like halo reach dm..


i have come from the line of fps dm where it takes more than one bullet to kill..

quake, doom, tf, unreal, etc..... the other side is cod which seems to be what everyone on consoles is used too..

 

[slag]

I'm in the same boast as you, Kabob. I watched my roommate play some games online, and I just don't like how long it takes to kill people, and I've always had a problem with "Halo Hopping" too. Also, (generally) kids tend to gravitate towards the Halo series more. I went to the midnight launch at a nearby Gamestop and nearly every customer was a kid and his mom.

I'm the opposite. When Playing MW2, I'd spawn and die before I even knew I was being hit. With Halo, you can take a hit, have time to turn around and actually have a firefight with someone and have a chance to win. Much better for us old farts who have been around since Halo 1.

 

[bfdd]

the democratic vote is alot better than the randomness of H3. dropping out would make it take way to long. And their are more than 3 maps. Every just has to choose none of the above if they dont want to play it.

haven't noticed the less chatter.

I agree, I much prefer this version of matchmaking to H3's version.

BTW I brought my 10" statue to work and put it on my desk. Fucking awesome, seriously this game was awesome.

 

[bfdd]

grenades are a staple of the halo series.

i will say the grenade explosive range seems a bit larger than previous games..


i dont understand why people are expecting anything super new from the halo series.. each one as a minor tweak but the gameplay is still the same basic from halo 1.. if u didnt like halo 1 dm you are not going to like halo reach dm..


i have come from the line of fps dm where it takes more than one bullet to kill..

quake, doom, tf, unreal, etc..... the other side is cod which seems to be what everyone on consoles is used too..

I felt grenades seem weakened in this one.

 

[Phobic9]

Man I was really looking forward to playing the campaign this weekend but my 360 decided to stop reading discs today. Almost tempted to buy a slim but that's not rational is it?

 

[Kabob]

1) Thats not a halo technique unless your playing swords

Tell that to the guy who used that technique in a game of Slayer Pro this morning...and won. Sprint, melee, melee, sprint, grenade, melee. I don't think he got a single shooting kill.

to each there own

This 100%. I'm not saying Halo is a bad game, not at all. I'm just not sure it's my cup of tea, and in the game's defense I knew that before ever placing my pre-order. As I said, I can have alot of fun with the game, but it does frusterate me at times.

Still, while assassination kills are totally unnecessary (and a good way to get yourself killed) stabbing an enemy in the head is greatly satisfying...

The more I think about it the more I don't like the matchmaking system. Why can't I tell it what I want to play and it can put me in that type of game? Instead I end up having to play the same three maps and game types over and over since I'm at the mercy of the collective vote. They could at least let you drop out once the voting options appear.

I agree, but I know why they do it as they do. If they split it up too much the player base for each lobby would be so small it might take forever to find enough people to start up a game.

That said, why does everyone always vote for the Zombie game mode? I played it once and that was enough for me.

I'm the opposite. When Playing MW2, I'd spawn and die before I even knew I was being hit. With Halo, you can take a hit, have time to turn around and actually have a firefight with someone and have a chance to win. Much better for us old farts who have been around since Halo 1.

This can happen in Halo just as easily, and it did it for me on my first game. Twice thus far in fact. Once I spawned right in front of a guy with my back facing him and he assassinated me, the next time it spawned me in the MIDDLE of a guy's rocket attack and I was alive less than a quarter of a second.

Overall though the spawn system seems to be better than that on MW2 though.

 

[American Gunner]

Kabob, I take you are playing alot of lone wolves? I always like the team based games, and don't seem to have any issues with the spawn system in the team games.

 

[Kabob]

I've played both, I tend to do alot better in Lone Wolves but will do either.

 

[bfdd]

My buddy and I were spawn camped by a Elite Hero in Firefight two nights ago. It was rather funny it stood there with its sword and would kill us every time we spawned. Thankfully one of the other guys in the game came over and killed it because I was laughing to hard to change my spawn location.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Finally started playing this last night. Haven't played multiplayer yet. I'm about halfway through the campaign, and its been decent so far. Its finally the game it seemed like Bungie was talking about when they were making Halo 2. I still prefer the first game so far, although there are some clear improvements all around, but I'd take Cortana and Master Chief over the characters in this one (they're not awful but pretty cliched). Speaking of which, the other Spartans are a mixed bag. They're invincible so you don't get screwed over if one of them dies (which would happen fairly often on Legendary), but most of the time they don't really do much to help you either.

The assault rifle is worthless in this game, and while I kinda felt that way in 2 and 3, it even sucks against grunts in this one (and is so worthless against Elites, especially the better ones, that you're basically guaranteed to die if you are actually using it). The battle rifle or whatever is much better (and much better than the battle rifle in Halo 2), and its a godsend that the Covenant finally have a similar one as well. The shotgun also sucks in this game I think (again, if you're close enough for it to be effective you're probably going to die especially Elites).

 

[bfdd]

darkswordsman17, I found the computer teammates to be quite helpful at distracting the enemy fire. Try using them as cover

 

[Cuda1447]

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.

Hey man, that truck saved our ass. When I got it up in that building, came fish tailing around the corner and found a couple baddies waiting to get splattered.... all you guys could do was get out of the way, cause the truck was coming through!



Seriously though, the campaign is a lot of fun with other people. Multiplayer is pretty solid too. I love Big Team Battle. CTF and Headhunters are by far my favorite. Pretty solid game overall.

 

[Anubis]

darkswordsman17, I found the computer teammates to be quite helpful at distracting the enemy fire. Try using them as cover

thats about all they are good for. think of them as a hologram that shoots back

 

[purbeast0]

played this game till like 4:30am last night ... so much fun.

i am kind of annoyed though of the whole veto system. it seems like the same couple maps are getting selected over and over and over. i wish swat and snipers were in their own playlist, but i'm sure bungie will tweak and make new playlists at some point.