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Post by britesparc on Aug 18, 2021 14:18:47 GMT
I know there's already a Halo thread, but I thought it'd be good to have one specifically about the new game, where we can all talk speculation and then chat about how thrilled/disappointed we are when it's finally out.
To kick things off: anybody know when the next round of the beta/flight/whatever is going to be? Still gutted I missed out on the first weekend.
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Post by technoish on Aug 18, 2021 14:35:58 GMT
Yeah also gutted, but the hype is real! I watched a couple vids on YouTube and now all that I see in my stream is youtuber content and polls and it looks like expectations are rather high and positive from Halo fans.
I personally enjoyed Halo 5 a lot, but I get why halo fans didn't feel the same. But also, how the fuck can you please those that still think Halo CE was the best multiplayer...!
With MP being free to play I guess we are going to see quite the different beast, and there is still a lot for 343 to show, not even considering the campaign, given the very limited content / game modes / maps in the first flight. I just hope the netcode and loading is faster and less buggy. It just shouldn't be so that it takes so much longer to get into a game of halo than when I started playing shooters online on PC in the 90s.
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Post by Revenge First on Aug 18, 2021 17:35:24 GMT
I can't imagine it will be to long till the next flight, fingers crossed. Felt pretty darn good in the first one to be honest! Grapple hook/shot was so much fun
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Post by paulyboy81 on Aug 20, 2021 21:00:09 GMT
Reports online that Co-op and Forge will be missing at launch.
Couldn't give a toss about Forge personally, but as someone who's played all previous Halo games through for the first time with mates I'm a bit gutted about the lack of co-op.
Not the end of the world obviously, and they're adding it later on, but a bit shit none the less.
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Post by thenastypasty on Aug 20, 2021 21:10:54 GMT
You'd think with the extra year of development time they'd have everything ready for launch.
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Post by britesparc on Aug 21, 2021 7:40:52 GMT
This is one of those things where for me personally, it's not that big a deal at all - co-op is something that I quite enjoy but I'd much rather play a campaign solo first, and Forge is great but it's always something I just tinker with a little bit.
However, I understand a lot of people think of Halo as primarily a co-op game, and also that this kind of bad news puts a dent in enthusiasm generally.
I think they're showing stuff off next week at Gamescom though? So maybe they're getting bad news out the way and hoping we'll be too excited by the next reveal.
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Post by beastmaster on Aug 21, 2021 8:33:22 GMT
I’m really not that bothered about it...yet. Looking forward to the remasters of GTA V and Skyrim more as I’ve not played these. But I suppose for multiplayer fun this will be a great laugh.
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Post by Solid-SCB- on Aug 21, 2021 9:56:00 GMT
Christ, they've really bungled this at every turn haven't they? An extra year in the oven and it still sounds like they are scraping to get something out.
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Post by anthonyuk on Aug 21, 2021 16:51:33 GMT
Definitely this, I remember early on there were rumours the game was set on an entire Halo ring with almost an MMO element...I adored the first 3 Halo games and that really did capture my imagination. What if you had clans, base building.. Massive wars..
But that E3 reveal showed exactly how much ambition they have for moving the series forward. I just don't think they know or are brave to do anything radically different. The story has vanished so far up its own arse, it could almost do with a reset or reboot.
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Post by britesparc on Aug 21, 2021 17:06:53 GMT
Halo is one of those games where I don't want anything different though. A larger sandbox, prettier graphics, and odd new things like the grappling hook are enough for me.
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Post by bichii on Aug 25, 2021 7:13:00 GMT
No fucking co op until three months after fucking launch!? What a total shit show. Halo is all about fucking co op, how they can think it's okay to launch the game without such a core element to it is beyond me. Fucking idiots. Delay the piece of shit again until we can play it properly.
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Post by technoish on Aug 25, 2021 7:43:49 GMT
I always think halo is about co-op, but I end up playing solo, and maybe one or two maps only in coop. They must have numbers on how people play it.
Also, it's free. Gamepass etc. I mean I agree it's not the best, but coop coming later is quite a normal thing nowadaya, I think?
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Aug 25, 2021 7:49:09 GMT
Yeah the campaign is always great in Co-op but I always have my first play through on my own. Also what technoish said, it's part of gamepass so I'm not paying extra for it, therefore it's just about ok.
That said, they're a massive studio and can't plan for shit. MS need to fuck them up.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 25, 2021 13:37:09 GMT
Release date has been leaked by the Microsoft store, 8th December it is.
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Post by tommyunderwear on Aug 25, 2021 14:14:42 GMT
Release date has been leaked by the Microsoft store, 8th December it is. Someone in the MS store is getting fucked so. |
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Post by plant on Aug 27, 2021 16:35:44 GMT
I just stupidly ordered a limited edition pro pad from Game. I used my friends over the weekend and I really liked the rear triggers. I just hope the wife doesn't find out how much it cost.
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Post by Duffman5 on Aug 30, 2021 11:53:43 GMT
Re the pad, I have done the same. I wanted to get the X as well but all out of stock. As for Halo, I have always enjoyed the campaigns (not 5 so much) with 4, reach and odst being favourites. I will be getting it via gamepass.
Always totally jealous of TMCC, I would love that for Gears, all maps, all modes etc. I would never buy or play another game!
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 30, 2021 11:57:31 GMT
Re the pad, I have done the same. I wanted to get the X as well but all out of stock. As for Halo, I have always enjoyed the campaigns (not 5 so much) with 4, reach and odst being favourites. I will be getting it via gamepass. Always totally jealous of TMCC, I would love that for Gears, all maps, all modes etc. I would never buy or play another game! Christ that would be a massive install if you really think about it, I think gears 4 was about 120gb near the end. Tell you what, I would be up for a remake of 2 and 3 in UE5. |
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Post by partymartyuk on Aug 31, 2021 12:35:33 GMT
I was lucky enough to get picked to take part in the first round and it was very enjoyable. The AI in the game is going to be on point of this alpha was anything to go by haha.
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Post by britesparc on Sept 4, 2021 16:48:54 GMT
Slightly off topic, but I'm selling my Halo Reach Legendary Edition figurine, from way back when. Anybody on here interested?
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Post by Vortex on Sept 4, 2021 17:25:22 GMT
Always totally jealous of TMCC, I would love that for Gears, all maps, all modes etc. I would never buy or play another game! Ha! Now this, I can totally believe!! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 6:28:24 GMT
Looking at all the "alternative universe" armour they will do, its just testing the waters to go "full fornite" with skins. If its popular expect them to try it with Gears. I know they did t800 and SC in gears 5 as cross promotion but going full fornite will be 1000 OTT with skins
Also in the EG comments, fanboys/shills making up "you can disable them" which is not yet confirmed for infinite.
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Post by Phattso on Sept 6, 2021 9:33:29 GMT
I thought I read that those armours were for lobbies only, and in game it's same old same old?
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Post by Techno Hippy on Sept 6, 2021 10:07:44 GMT
Slightly off topic, but I'm selling my Halo Reach Legendary Edition figurine, from way back when. Anybody on here interested? How much are you looking for it? |
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Post by technoish on Sept 6, 2021 10:12:22 GMT
Perhaps in MCC but in Infinite they want to make cosmetics more obvious, doing away with red and blue for teams.
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Post by evilashchris on Sept 6, 2021 10:16:04 GMT
Everyone has a red and blue ready brek glow, so you can have funky armour. It works quite well.
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Post by Phattso on Sept 6, 2021 10:17:59 GMT
Ah. Not that I care, I wasn't even into it back in the day. I think Destiny has shown that it's possible to have all sorts of wild and whacky armour without massively impacting the readability of the game. Saying it's going "Fortnite" seems like an odd take. It's doing what pretty much every other game in the genre is doing, isn't it? R6: Siege, Overwatch, Destiny, etc. etc.
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Post by britesparc on Sept 6, 2021 14:13:32 GMT
Slightly off topic, but I'm selling my Halo Reach Legendary Edition figurine, from way back when. Anybody on here interested? How much are you looking for it? I was thinking £50 plus delivery (unless you're Manchester-ish and can pick it up). It's in excellent condition, I barely had it out the box in ten years. Some people on eBay charging £100 which seems a bit steep. It does not, however, include the game, but it's still got the box and everything.   |
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Post by Derblington on Sept 6, 2021 15:40:48 GMT
The problem with the alternate universe skins isn't that they're alternate universe, it's that they look shit. Design some cool stuff and it won't matter.
They aren't going to add Kanye, Gollum and an animated vegetable so I wouldn't worry about it going Fortnite.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 6, 2021 15:59:15 GMT
But I wanted Neymar Jr in Halo!!!
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