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[Wasp]

So Halo is officially an arena shooter now?

Do any of the maps take place outdoors?

Feels like a long time since I played a Halo map on a par with something like Zanzibar, High Ground or Powerhouse.

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

I've seen the bosses that will spawn on the side of the map on occasion or fly around in a Banshee but they don't appear threatening at all. They're there to pad the map, which already looks too large to begin with it. There doesn't appear to be any sense of urgency, escalation or tension until the core is exposed.

Perhaps the problem is just players being new to the mode and unable to coordinate with other people who are in the game with them. Players spend most of the footage spinning around in circles in the bases they control so I'll have to assume that it's unfamiliar for now.

It's gotta be this to some degree, the maps are big but they don't look any bigger than Battlefield or anything...and based on a lot of the gameplay we've gotten there are clearly a shit ton of bad players playing at the all the gaming conventions.

"Plagued."

:|

Sorry, I think it looks goofy (in an annoying way). I'm biased, I have a thing about canned death animations in games. Ragdolls keep things fresh to the eye and allow for some really funny shit.

 

[Ramirez]

Well thats cool, but i dont necessarily want just old maps. Id like some new classics as well and from what ive seen so far, im not seeing any. They need more weather effects, bring in snow areas, bring in rain, thunder, desert, sand storms, ocean area, i mean, be original. I dont understand how this gets approved and how no one there notices. I dont get it.

Edit: The good thing is that hopefully this can get addressed with future DLC. But i will say, if all the disk maps look like this, color me very disappointed.

No thanks on weather effects. Clean sight lines have always been a series staple.

 

[Bsigg12]

So Halo is officially an arena shooter now?

Do any of the maps take place outdoors?

Feels like a long time since I played a Halo map on a par with something like Zanzibar, High Ground or Powerhouse.

No, there's just an Arena mode that focuses on equal starts and competition over gimmick. Then there's Warzone which is 12v12 with additional NPC combatants, which look like they're the Heroic difficulty from campaign equivalent, being brought into those maps. BTB is coming post launch once some of the free maps hit.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

Jesus did they let a goat play this damn game?

 

[Trup1aya]

Agreed. I love what they're doing with Halo 5, but I want my Bungie splosions back, man.

Edit: not only are ragdolls back, they're better than ever.

Oh, and this one is even better than that one.

YAAAS!!

I'm really loving what I see of the arena maps so far... Skilled use of Spartan abilities will be a must.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

Agreed. I love what they're doing with Halo 5, but I want my Bungie splosions back, man.

Edit: not only are ragdolls back, they're better than ever.

Oh, and this one is even better than that one.

That clip you posted - wow, I never seen that before...it's look better and better.

 

[Fata1moose]

So Halo is officially an arena shooter now?

Do any of the maps take place outdoors?

Feels like a long time since I played a Halo map on a par with something like Zanzibar, High Ground or Powerhouse.

What? Halo has always been an arena shooter.

Regret is an outdoor arena map, there's also the Rig, though those maps are still kind of walled in.

 

[BeforeU]

lol this guy.

But man game looks solid. Weapon feels so good. I have played only two matches of Warzone so far, and I just want MORE.

 

[Vire]

Guys... He got a double kill.

 

[CollectedDust]

Jesus did they let a goat play this damn game?

LOL - I was just wondering the same thing.

 

[Glass]

This can't be the only Halo video to come out of PAX so far? notlikethis.gif

 

[Ein Bear]

The callouts are a really cool idea, but I wish they'd hired some better voice actors. It all sounded very flat.

Actually, it'd be cool if you could customise your voice with unlockables, like Firefight in Reach.

 

[Raide]

Any Forge?

 

[belushy]

Any Forge?

No, but I had a dream that they announced a new forge world the size of China.

 

[Detective]

Can't freaking wait.

The player...Geeeeee. Looks like a COD player.

H5 looks amazing.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Can't freaking wait.

The player...Geeeeee. Looks like a COD player.

H5 looks amazing.

Maybe that's what was up with the grenades? Dude was trying to scope?

 

[Detective]

Maybe that's what was up with the grenades? Dude was trying to scope?

And the walking around with just the AR. Using it as a long range weapon or to kill from distance.

That's COD.

 

[Effect]

I do hope they are making the AI in Warzone better. At least the solider AI so they're capable of holding based better. Looking at videos that looks like that could be a problem if the other side can just steamroll them. Having them put up more of a fight could be good. Perhaps drop in base bosses the way the Covenant has bosses across the map. Then again maybe it's because the videos have been from experienced players and they're just making it look easy.

 

[RedSparrows]

The players in the videos are generally awful. It is more likely the fact the AI is currently undertuned.

 

[slimfitcasual]

Looking forward to some Warzone today @ PAX!

 

[Ramirez]

But really, is this the only footage to come out of PAX? I would have thought they might have showcased a new Warzone map or something at least.

Maybe they're the cover story for GI or something soon, and they're holding all of the reveals for that, I dunno.

 

[Orochinagis]

Assassinate them!!!,he was so close to them, good lord just do it!!!

 

[kittens]

But really, is this the only footage to come out of PAX? I would have thought they might have showcased a new Warzone map or something at least.

Maybe they're the cover story for GI or something soon, and they're holding all of the reveals for that, I dunno.

Apparently there's gonna be some new stuff on Monday.

 

[Ramirez]

Apparently there's gonna be some new stuff on Monday.

Cool, source??

Oh wait...that Frankie thing about The Sprint??

 

[IHaveIce]

So Halo is officially an arena shooter now?

Do any of the maps take place outdoors?

Feels like a long time since I played a Halo map on a par with something like Zanzibar, High Ground or Powerhouse.

you mean 3 average maps ( powerhouse even low tier)? Should play halo 4 it is full of maps on this level

 

[Ramirez]

you mean 3 average maps ( powerhouse even low tier)? Should play halo 4 it is full of maps on this level

All of those maps were amazing 1 flag maps, Bungie was just incapable of crafting proper settings around them. :|

Powerhouse had something like an absurd 30 second return time and you had to sit directly on top of the flag in Reach, awful.

 

[IHaveIce]

All of those maps were amazing 1 flag maps, Bungie was just incapable of crafting proper settings around them. :|

I apologize, I forgot about 1 flag, because 343 refused to make it come back

You are right, for this gametype they were amazing.

Edit: Lol yeah Reach's flag settings in the normal Objective list were... questionable at least

 

[daedalius]

Game looks amazing as usual.

Player was awful.

 

[Papilloma]

Is this the worst Halo player in recorded history?

the answer is yes

Clearly you have never seen me play......

 

[m23]

But really, is this the only footage to come out of PAX? I would have thought they might have showcased a new Warzone map or something at least.

Maybe they're the cover story for GI or something soon, and they're holding all of the reveals for that, I dunno.

They just had a GI cover reveal so I doubt it's that.

 

[legacyzero]

Hey player.

YOU'RE ON THE FUCKING RED TEAM.

 

[Falchion]

My favorite part was when he rounded a corner where a bunch of people had just been killed and then opened fire for a few seconds before realizing there was no one there.

 

[Eos]

who agreed to upload this wasteman's gameplay?

 

[Stinkles]

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

Secret tease? What does it mean?

 

[CalamityPixel]

You OK, Frankie?

 

[Stinkles]

You OK, Frankie?

Yes.

 

[LegalEagleMike]

London launch party confirmed.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Halo 5 EGX 2015 blowout confirmed

 

[SenjutsuSage]

That just about looks like gameplay from me during E3 in the warzone multiplayer. I hadn't played the Halo beta, and the buttons were confusing for me for pretty much my entire playtime, and so I had some pretty embarrassing moments.

 

[BeforeU]

 

[Glass]

Turns out Frankie is a massive Anglophile.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Jesus did they let a goat play this damn game?

I mean, we can argue about it all day, but I think it's pretty questionable that this player is the greatest of all time. But then I don't really follow the competitive scene too much, so you could be right.

 

[Stinkles]

Y'all gonna feel so dumb later.

 

[Blueblur1]

Halo 5 EGX 2015 blowout confirmed

That's like a month from now. :-(

 

[Jessie.Bristol]

 

[TheOddOne]

you mean 3 average maps ( powerhouse even low tier)? Should play halo 4 it is full of maps on this level

Powerhouse is garbage tier.

HaloGAF just collectively facepalmed.

 

[Blueblur1]

I really hope those medals aren't final. A fan artist on Tumblr could whip up something much better than what its in that build. Same goes for missing sound effects (the Sword, AGAIN).

 

[Dreams-Visions]

it's hard to enjoy watching people play poorly.