Halo: Reach

[clivo1050]

Re: Halo: Reach

is bungie planning on releasing any new maps? I hate sword base. I hate the layout and slayer matches take forever.

[Sandman42]

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Invasion is live now. Just played a game of it.

[Beantown]

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Truthfully, I don't know if I like it as much as I was going to.

[Sandman42]

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So far, Invasion Slayer is much more fun than Invasion. Having to fight for the capture points and the power weapon/vehicle drops is great.

[Beantown]

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Still have yet to play Invasion Slayer. After three games, I still don't know if I like it as much as I had hoped, but it's definitely a nice alternative mode.

[Flawless]

Re: Halo: Reach

I like both. Just had an epic standoff on the ladder where you extract the data core.

[DTX3]

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I hate the assualt rifle. I'm not sure if it's me or the gun but I can't kill anyone with it without using a full clip.

[Sandman42]

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My whole team of Spartans just absolutely slaughtered the Elites. I don't think any of them even got into the first structure to take down the shields. Everyone was getting mowed down with DMR's.

[Flawless]

Re: Halo: Reach

Feels so good when you stop the extraction at the very end. I like playing as the Spartans much more in the mode.

I hate the assualt rifle. I'm not sure if it's me or the gun but I can't kill anyone with it without using a full clip.

It's a little inconsistent and the reticule bloom isn't accurate. Use the pistol instead.

Decent tips video:

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[Beantown]

Re: Halo: Reach

Yeah, playing as the Spartans is a lot more fun than being the Elites.

And Invasion Slayer is a lot better.

[Flawless]

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****ing quitters. Always a problem with the bigger gametypes in Halo. I hope there's some stiff penalties if you do it a lot in the final game.

[Cyros]

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****ing quitters. Always a problem with the bigger gametypes in Halo. I hope there's some stiff penalties if you do it a lot in the final game.

I think this is closest I've seen Flawless come to expressing anger.

[sportsdude]

Re: Halo: Reach

I haven't played too many games of it, but so far I'm not too impressed with Invasion. Didn't get a chance to try Invasion Slayer yet, but from what I hear it's more fun.

[Flawless]

Re: Halo: Reach

Some early fixes confirmed for the final game in this week's update:


Bungie Weekly Update

• Announcer constantly repeating. No more. Once is enough.
• Stockpile tweaks
• Transparent reticles just placeholder art. They will be more visible.
• Better damage indications of where you're being shot from.
• Ghosting (graphics bug)
• New melee system has a couple bugs in the beta, and isn't working as was intended. Delay between melee attacks will be slightly extended and fewer instances of simultaneous double melee kills.
• Grenade tweaks being looked into. From the base damage and radius, number on a given map, and being dropped by those that have been killed.

Of course, this is just a small sampling of the stuff we’ve already identified and plan on addressing in one way or another. If you have an issue you don’t see on the list, there’s no need to go full on forum rage (though we do have a thread for that). That said, you shouldn’t expect your every whim to make the grade. We’re trained professionals. We got this.

Yes!

For starters, our Banhammer is getting more data than even Halo 3 produced, which is going to let us dial it in and more aggressively deal with habitual quitters. The real jerks are going to run into this, and then you're not going to see them online anymore. It'll be great.

Second, quitting a game will forfeit any credits you may have earned for that game. In fact, it may even cost you some credits. We're waiting to see how effective the Banhammer is before deciding exactly how much.

Lastly, and all new for Reach, we have a new type of ban called a Quitter Ban. This is a relatively soft ban, so we will be using it quite aggressively, activating after only a handful of quits and lasting a rather long time. What does it do? A player with a Quitter Ban will be temporarily unable to re-enter Matchmaking for 15-30 minutes following any further quits.

Oh, and we're playing around with some gametypes which end early (think "Sudden Death") when most of a team quits out, so that you don't need to play 8v1 Slayer to 100 (aka. "Hide and Seek".) You may see some of these in Matchmaking if we're unhappy with the other countermeasures.

As custodians of the online experience, we will be monitoring and adjusting out countermeasures as necessary to keep things ticking along nicely, without games being marred by habitual flakes who quit when they don't get the Sniper Rifle first. So in the meantime, enjoy the Beta!

And quit quitting, because we are watching, and it is going into your personal Banhammer dossier.

(Special pre-emptive note: Online game designers are familiar with "virtual guilt", whereby a perfectly upstanding, innocent player will feel irrationally nervous and guilty upon hearing about a potential punishment. And now, you're familiar with the concept too. Well, relax. We are very deliberate about our enforcement policies, and if you're not a habitual quitter, we're not going to ban you for that one time that your internet cut out. And if it cuts out every game, well, you should probably use the downtime between games to call your ISP and get a technician out. It'll be for the greater good.)

[SinisterAlex]

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I haven't played Invasion yet either, but from what I've heard it's loads more fun if you're the Spartans.

Nice post Flawless! Great to see things being done to people who quit.