Halo: Reach

[Beantown]

Re: Halo: Reach

I was hoping for a little bit longer. I graduate the 15th so the 3rd until the 16th are gonna be busy. I'll have to play pretty much every moment I'm free.

[Flawless]

Re: Halo: Reach

Two weeks is better than nothing, but I was hoping for at least 3 weeks. The Halo 3 beta lasted 25 days. We didn't get to actually play it until late the first night with the launch issues. Maybe the Reach beta will get extended too. Surely with many more downloading and playing this beta in comparison everything can't possibly go smoothly.

[Candyman5]

Re: Halo: Reach

Nice, thanks for the impressions.

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Looks like the beta will only last two weeks. Microsoft don't want it to take spotlight away from Alan Wake?

Bungie.net

Even though it sucks, its also great. May 18 Red Dead Redemption comes out. Going from Halo Reach straight into Red Dead Redemption....Ill take that...lol. Also how many others here hope they release it midnight? I do...

[Steel5]

Re: Halo: Reach

Even though it sucks, its also great. May 18 Red Dead Redemption comes out. Going from Halo Reach straight into Red Dead Redemption....Ill take that...lol. Also how many others here hope they release it midnight? I do...

No midnight release for the beta. They've said its "mid-morning", what that means, I don't know.

[Sandman42]

Re: Halo: Reach

Sort of disappointed with only 2 weeks, but at least Alan Wake and Red Dead come out the day it ends.

I just hope the release goes a lot better than the Halo 3 beta. I remember how much chaos there was in the Bungie forums when people got up at 7 AM looking for the game, and it didn't actually come out until that evening.

[Steel5]

Re: Halo: Reach

Sort of disappointed with only 2 weeks, but at least Alan Wake and Red Dead come out the day it ends.

I just hope the release goes a lot better than the Halo 3 beta. I remember how much chaos there was in the Bungie forums when people got up at 7 AM looking for the game, and it didn't actually come out until that evening.

Yeah hopefully it goes much smoother than that. I'm glad to be in the family and friends access so I'll just download the new build tomorrow morning.

[z Revis]

Re: Halo: Reach

Can this game come any sooner..

[Steel5]

Re: Halo: Reach

Can this game come any sooner..

The wait after the public beta is going to be 10 times worse than before the beta.

[Flawless]

Re: Halo: Reach

I saw the Spartan Laser for first time in a video on Halo Waypoint. The little video screen that was added renders the game in tron-like fashion in realtime. Looks cool.

File share is working. Peoples screenshots and rendered films can be viewed.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileSearch.aspx?fc=5

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http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=96

[Steel5]

Re: Halo: Reach

http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/online.aspx

131 people online right now.

[Candyman5]

Re: Halo: Reach

http://www.destructoid.com/contest-get-your-halo-reach-beta-codes-here-now--172420.phtml

We've got 25 codes to download the Halo: Reach beta today. You want this, and you know it.
Here's how: After the jump you'll find a numbered list of the 25 codes. There's a catch -- each will be missing the last five digits. Pretty useless on their own.

How do you get the rest of the codes? Simply follow me on Twitter (@nickchester), where I will be tweeting the remaining digits over the course of an hour or two until they're all gone. For example, if I tweet "Code #7: XYZHR," those will be the last five digits of code number 7. It's your job to be quick on your toes piecing the code together, and redeeming it for your access to the Halo: Reach beta.
I'll begin tweeting the pieces of the codes in a few minutes, so keep an eye out, and good luck. It would also be super helpful if you'd let me know (via Twitter) that you've redeemed a code, and which number code, so that I may cross it off the list. Go, go, go!
[Update: Redeem your codes on your Xbox 360 or online here.]

1. RYMC3-7YDX2-2PVKR-93KB6-????? (Done)
2. KFXCQ-3RB7W-2XJJC-D2WW6-????? (Done)
3. V9WWG-RY9X7-69YFX-D3K8X-?????
4. RY9MH-T29QT-PYHXM-8F4BB-?????
5. H3G2Q-83MF3-MDQCF-2RPMJ-?????
6. JQM3H-VFVCD-9P6TP-H3XXM-?????
7. DDV8X-PCFKW-XK3JB-4QH3X-?????
8. HRD8X-4M8M9-WR4VG-YD23W-?????
9. MQC3M-WM8F8-DCXG2-8GQHH-?????
10. VVXPD-GM7W3-GTX49-B98R8-?????
11. J6F62-866CY-72GXX-3BKKM-?????
12. D9RR4-HYVRJ-CHF9C-98QKG-?????
13. H7G86-YM89V-GHPTW-3CMMV-?????
14. WRKMR-MYGRG-TT4G6-H4W4W-?????
15. K27VD-JFWB4-F3B27-78RP6-?????
16. P9FJ8-96YB2-4JMW7-Y7DFK-?????
17. PQJPJ-T9HRG-698GJ-WPXY6-?????
18. P7VGP-VFT67-7Y4Y6-7QW9G-?????
19. DH2BJ-RRDYX-HW7MB-P9W8C-?????
20. W4BJ9-YKCYT-92MKY-7MRRD-?????
21. XD4KM-QY93T-2MWC8-96JVQ-?????
22. KV8BD-DGMRV-8T9PQ-7GMG3-?????
23. BXJTK-2TP24-929P7-4CMB4-?????
24. VD2KV-97DG8-6XB7T-JY8D2-?????
25. Q3HGC-BRTXX-8Q2GB-Q63RK-?????

Destructoid Contest. I dont have the patience.

[Flawless]

Re: Halo: Reach

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[Catch28]

Re: Halo: Reach

Got me a code from Microsoft ExpertZone and am downloading the beta right now

[Flawless]

Re: Halo: Reach

Sword Base looks like a great map.

[Flawless]

Re: Halo: Reach

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