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Custom Game browser coming to Halo 5 (Xbox One and PC)
- Thread starter wwm0nkey
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Their big livestream is this week for all things Forge for PC and the Anvils Legacy update so it'll likely be announced during that
Hopefully. I'm also going to assume it will be part of the October update but that's just a guess
Yup, which makes the PC release being free insane
There has to be a downside to it.. i dont believe it!!
Testing bed for future games on PC
PC Gamer actually picked up the comments by Frank. http://www.pcgamer.com/halo-5-forge-will-have-a-custom-game-browser-on-pc/
It had this to say from a 343 Spokesperson:
Join-in-progress you say?
It had this to say from a 343 Spokesperson:
Join-in-progress you say?
Mister Negative
Member
Is there a discord set up for Halo 5 Forge on PC for Gaffers? I'm assuming that's the only way to get custom games going as of now.
Mister Negative
Member
Right herehttps://discord.gg/4ZZ9A
Awesome, thanks
Well, it is custom games. It should support join in progress.
Not what I was I getting at but alright.
jizzlobber
Member
my view is they know they have a fantastic multiplayer mode which is shackled by the Xbox platform.
They have put a lot of money into HCS which has a handful of teams and moderate viewers on twitch.
offering multi (inc forge) on PC for free is key to growing the player base as there is nothing to lose by installing it, it would be great to have new players competing... You just have to look at Huke from NV to see how successfully one can transition from other shooters, that dude is arguably the best player in the game right now.
I think it's a master stroke, they really needed to make a move like this to put halo back on the esports map, 343 has done a good job but halo is being held back by the platform.
justsomeguy
Member
Why's it so big? Legit question - I'm not in "the fps scene"
justsomeguy
Member
Stinkles has answered this directly before. No idea where the post is, but the gist was that it wasn't designed for PC, only XB1, so why pour loads of resources into getting an older title working when they could focus resources on ... erm... well... hey, we haven't announced anything yet *whistle whistle, look the other way*
custom games have always been very popular, but the only way to have big games was to know a lot of people who played or go onto third party sites to find people to play with. this has always limited custom games compared to the competitive matchmaking.
now, after 10 years of waiting, you'll be able to search for custom game lobbies right inside the game.
I've finally triggered the Win 10 anniversary update manually in anticipation for this alone. Hopefully the Forge Win 10 release will still be in people's mind when the custom game browser gets added some time later.
Until then, using discord/reddit/etc will have to do for finding people to play with, it'll require some effort, though.
I've read Josh Holmes' comment on the topic in the teambeyond forums:
Emphasis by the author. What does he mean by "similar functionality to a custom game browser"? If you can't filter current public custom games by game mode, player count, map etc, it's not really something one would call a custom game browser. And if it has this functionality, then why formulate it in this way and not just call it a custom game browser?
Or is he referring to Xbox Live's upcoming "Looking for Group" feature? That would "just" give us an ingame ability of finding strangers that currently want to play Halo as well. Which beats looking for them on discord/reddit for sure, but it couldn't exactly be described as a custom game browser (or functioning similar to one), really.
Edit: The unnamed 343i spokesperson clearly talked about a "join-in-progress custom games browser", I missed that bit and it appears to be the latest information. Well, we'll have to wait and see, I guess.
Anyways, Halo 5 multiplayer for PC, I'm on board.
Until then, using discord/reddit/etc will have to do for finding people to play with, it'll require some effort, though.
I've read Josh Holmes' comment on the topic in the teambeyond forums:
Emphasis by the author. What does he mean by "similar functionality to a custom game browser"? If you can't filter current public custom games by game mode, player count, map etc, it's not really something one would call a custom game browser. And if it has this functionality, then why formulate it in this way and not just call it a custom game browser?
Or is he referring to Xbox Live's upcoming "Looking for Group" feature? That would "just" give us an ingame ability of finding strangers that currently want to play Halo as well. Which beats looking for them on discord/reddit for sure, but it couldn't exactly be described as a custom game browser (or functioning similar to one), really.
Edit: The unnamed 343i spokesperson clearly talked about a "join-in-progress custom games browser", I missed that bit and it appears to be the latest information. Well, we'll have to wait and see, I guess.
Anyways, Halo 5 multiplayer for PC, I'm on board.
SmartWaffles
Member
My understanding is that this is a extension of the forge file browser that provides browsing for open custom games, similar to other custom game browser resolutions, just not something standalone.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Conner fought the good fight, and every battle was worth it. Those of us who never gave up hope, who never stopped posting about a CGB, this day is for us.
The war has been won.
Now hopefully they don't mess it up.
I'll do word of mouth at least if the whole Halo-5-on-PC-for-free thing turns out to be good (PC performance, netcode, M+K controls and custom game finder).
blue_phazon
Member
I predict this will come in an October update on the anniversary of the release date: Oct 27.
I mean it only makes too much sense
I mean it only makes too much sense
I thought halo for pc was releasing in September?
Yes but the server browser isn't coming till after the initial release. So probably October like he said
Final Verdict
Member
Hopefully bring split screen back (for Scorpio at least).
Got it. Thanks!
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Think so? I was expecting longer, and for a bomba like this, I was thinking like next year lol.
May I think? It's just forge and customs (though with a server browser that's amazing now)
I think they've been working on this for awhile along with the content browser (remember prefabs were discovered super early too)
in 3 days too holy shit get hyped boys