Halo Reach Thread


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Damn IT! I had a few chances and could of snagged a Code but I didnt because I thought the codes were for people who dont have ODST, not people that can get in on it early. BLAH!!!

But i have ODST, so ill wait till monday, this just means that anytime monday itll be available hopefully.

We should play some ODST before the beta comes out (Y).

So on may 3rd xbox-live may be broken? ...

Oh no, I KNOW they will be ready. I expect them to be. Them being microsoft and there engineers. Of course the numbers estimated will be probably under what is expect but oh well. I believe LIVE will handle this big release and then the actual game release. But we will see.

Razor: We shall play. 9pm CST and after im home today, tomorrow(sat) and sunday. Anytime you get on, message me on neowin, ill turn that box on.

If anyone does happen to have a spare I wouldn't mind them sending it my way either. Been really irriated that my one source for a possible F&F code has been offline for the past twelve days making it impossible to contact him.

How the hell are people entering codes so fast? "3 seconds ago via web" I copied and pasted less than 6 seconds and its already used. Are people giving away used codes just for followers on twitter?

Because Bungie notified the world about the codes being released, I'm pretty sure few hundred thousand bots were prepared for the event. 117 codes released on b.net were gone within a few seconds.

I'm giving away one extra code I have; Just check out the icupcake link in my sig and leave a comment in my latest post (as I'm picking from a random commentator.)

Oh and:

(HD is still rendering on this vid.. so just wait a bit to watch.)

Ohhh the torture.... :pinch: anyway I left you a comment on your blog

Its fun. Its better than Halo 3. I quit H3 two years ago because the ranking system was purely ridiculous. Win a bunch of games, loose 1 and go down a level...no thats bs. But Halo: Reach might actually get me to return to Halo. Really liking the beta, though do to only 2 maps and no arena the game gets boring really fast. Yesterday I played from around 2pm to 7pm straight, was super fun but then got super boring.

I haven't followed Reach, at all. Glad I saw this thread tho, gunna go read up. But one thing that has been on my mind that I do not understand. Halo: Reach is only matchmaking because that is what they want us to focus on. Yet in the Vidoc they wanted us to find glitches and try to break their game. Let me remind you that in Halo 3's beta, when we got the custom games thanks to a few people, that is all a lot of people did. Just played custom games. How many cool things did we find in customs as apposed to just matchmaking. All those glitches. Kudos to anyone who remembers being under water on Valhalla. Idk, I just would of really like to have seen Custom Games and another map or so in the Reach beta. Think it would of done a lot of good.

Vette, Bear in mind that you have early access (by a few days) to the beta so it's VERY limited. Monday is the official start of the beta and will also include two more maps into the rotation as well as other NEW gametypes :).

The only thing I can't remember reading (or I did and forgot) is whether or not custom games will be available with this beta. So far it's been playing pretty nice although I haven't been purposefully screwing around to find glitches--too busy trying to not die and win :p.

http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=playlists

  • Grab Bag - May 3
  • Free For All - May 3
  • Arena - May 3
  • Invasion - May 7
  • Network Test 1 - May 14

http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=faq

Vette, Bear in mind that you have early access (by a few days) to the beta so it's VERY limited. Monday is the official start of the beta and will also include two more maps into the rotation as well as other NEW gametypes :).

The only thing I can't remember reading (or I did and forgot) is whether or not custom games will be available with this beta. So far it's been playing pretty nice although I haven't been purposefully screwing around to find glitches--too busy trying to not die and win :p.

http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=playlists

  • Grab Bag - May 3
  • Free For All - May 3
  • Arena - May 3
  • Invasion - May 7
  • Network Test 1 - May 14

http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=faq

Is throwing a grenade different compared to Halo 3?

Watching the 2nd video, the shooting seems rough with the DMR. It does look like it will take some skill to get used too so hopefully the transition from BR to DMR is not as bad as it could be. :unsure:

It might take a bit to get adjust to; I know I don't quite have the reticule position right for headshots just yet--My poor k/d in Team SWAT is evident of this.

If you expect the BR, don't. The DMR handles entirely opposite of the BR. It's almost akin to a pistol except it takes 4 shots versus the pistol's 5.

It might take a bit to get adjust to; I know I don't quite have the reticule position right for headshots just yet--My poor k/d in Team SWAT is evident of this.

If you expect the BR, don't. The DMR handles entirely opposite of the BR. It's almost akin to a pistol except it takes 4 shots versus the pistol's 5.

Ouch, I noticed you running with the pistol a few times but I can't recall if you actually took any shots with it. From your experience is more comparable to the Halo 1, 3, or ODST? Just curious about that. I like the flag, drop, catch, drop, catch tactic seems like it's still the fastest way from point A to point B.

EDIT: After watching again, you did shoot it off. It seemed a lot faster.

The pistol is better to be used after you bring their shield down from a nade. Then you can try to go for the headshot. I used it because I prefer more controlled bursts versus automatic/spray. I mean the AR is nice and all but I honestly hate it still. It's a bunch of bull****.

It's DEFINITELY more comparable to Halo: CE.

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