Halo 5

[Candyman5]

Re: Halo 5

Not a spoiler but its how many missions you play with the Chief and Locke (Like how many campaign levels out of 15 you play as either squad):

In spoiler just in case:

Chief/Blue Team Missions:

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3

Locke/Osiris:

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12

Wanted to see how you all feel about that.

[Flawless]

Re: Halo 5

Not a spoiler but its how many missions you play with the Chief and Locke (Like how many campaign levels out of 15 you play as either squad):

In spoiler just in case:

Chief/Blue Team Missions:

Spoiler

3

Locke/Osiris:

Spoiler

12

Wanted to see how you all feel about that.

It's hard to say without context. I mean...

Spoiler

some people will definitely be disappointed, especially with it being the first game to feature Blue Team. I've been avoiding spoilers, but did see those ratios a week ago, but again without context of having played the game I don't know how it's handled. Apparently, the story is still very much centered around Blue Team, particularly Master Chief. I probably won't care much if this is the case and you get story scenes with Blue Team, even though you may not actually play as them much.

[Flawless]

Re: Halo 5

The Halo 5 Journey

When we started Halo 5, we spent a lot of time thinking about who we wanted to be as a team as well as where we wanted to take Halo next. With Halo 4---fans were pretty vocal about what they liked and didn’t like, especially around multiplayer. Coming out of Halo 4 the 343 team was also pretty vocal with where they wanted to go with the next Halo as well.

Yesterday, at our celebratory all-hands event, Josh Holmes, the head of Halo 5’s internal studio team, stood on stage with his plastic glass of champagne, and recalled a day 3 years ago when his team leads Tim Longo, David Berger, and Chris Lee stood on that same stage and laid out the creative, technical, and production vision for Halo 5. Josh noted that, give or take a few details, we delivered on all the key pillars we set out to achieve: locking framerate at 60fps, pushing the Xbox One and Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure to enable the biggest Halo campaign, the most epic multiplayer battles, and the deepest level of customization and player investment Halo has ever seen. At the same time, we heard the community feedback to bring back truly balanced Halo multiplayer with Arena and esports – all while doubling down on the player fantasy fulfillment of slipping into 900 lbs. of super soldier cybernetics, with movement speed, agility, and verticality.

This three year journey was about creating an epic Halo 5 experience. But maybe, more importantly, it was also about 343 Industries transitioning from a startup game studio trying to build their first Halo title, to the team who will lead this universe going forward.

When I started my personal Halo journey with 343 at the end of 2007, I was all about Halo—the game, the universe, the fiction, and the potential. If I have learned anything through Halo 4, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and Halo 5, it is that at the end of the day it really is about the people. It’s about the Halo community of passionate fans, and it’s about the incredible creativity, passion, and work ethic of a game team that has gathered, at this time, and at this place, to create something bigger than the sum of its parts. Something bigger than any one of us individually.

With Halo 4 we were a collection of amazingly talented individuals who came together across the game and film industries. With Halo 5 we are a team and we are 343. We are the team that will take Halo forward. Halo 5 is 343’s Halo.

I hope you enjoy Halo 5: Guardians.

Bonnie

Prepare To Launch

Additionally, you’ve probably noticed from early access streams that your Spartan Company name will appear in-game, just below your nameplate. We’ve started to see some great feedback and request for Spartan Company features, and know that you want even more from them. The team here has many great ideas for the future, and are looking forward to what you’d like to see from Spartan Companies, both in-game and on Waypoint.

In addition to the stats experience on the Halo Channel, you’ll also have comprehensive stats waiting for you right here on Waypoint come launch night. This ensures that when you’re at work or school, you can look up recent triumphs and set your sights on new goals and opponents, rather than focusing on the task at hand. Here’s a visual preview of what’s to come:



In the Arena Stats Summary, you’ll see a link to your Spartan Company, Spartan Rank, win percentage, K/D ratio, headshots and assassinations, and also things like total playtime, games completed, and a record of your recent wins and losses.



Each ranked Arena playlist will also feature a dedicated stats section, which will show your rank (or remaining placement matches), how close you are to the next rank, K/D for that playlist, and also games completed, wins, losses, and W/L percentage.



You’ll also find stats by game type, which include stats for each game type in Arena. In the above example of CTF, you’ll find things like flag grabs, caps, and returns, and even total flag carry time and kills with flag.



Also, you’ll find a breakdown of weapon and vehicle-specific stats. For the magnum, which is Dersky’s top weapon, you’ll see kills, shots landed, shots fired, accuracy, and total headshot count.

Additionally, you’ll find the following stat areas and categories on Waypoint come launch:

• Halo 5 Service Record (Overview)
• Arena Stats
• Warzone Stats
• Campaign Stats
• Medal Chest
• Warzone Boss Kill List
• Commendations tracking
• Achievement tracking
• Weapons Stats
• Matchmaking Game History
• Match Details/ Post-Game Carnage Report

You’ll also be able to do the following with the REQ System:

• View your whole REQ Collection on the web
• View and open your unopened REQ Packs
• Buy REQ Packs with REQ Points or from Xbox Live
• Preview customization items with Spartan Customization

Whether you’re jumping into campaign or multiplayer first on day 1, once you’ve dominated your domain, hop onto Waypoint to grab a statistical analysis of your efforts, admire your REQs, and set sights on new challenges, weapon skins, and more.

[MachoMyers]

Re: Halo 5

Mailman just casually dropped mine through my front door just now. Free shipping and everything from Shopto.net (here in the UK). My weekend looks set!

[kwebbvols4423]

Re: Halo 5

I am so ready to get my *** kicked in mulit-player!!

[Candyman5]

Re: Halo 5

I really want to play Breakout.

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[Gerg04]

Re: Halo 5

I am so ready to get my *** kicked in mulit-player!!

I am so ready to kick *** in multi-player!!

Tried my local connect last night, no go. Going to be that guy; the annoying, pesky customer and try again today. I need this game!

[Flightwhite24]

Re: Halo 5

Well I'm in MP sorta





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[Flightwhite24]

Re: Halo 5

I guess I must be the chosen one because I don't have to sign out to play. Strange


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[Flightwhite24]

Re: Halo 5


Gorgeous!!!


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[Candyman5]

Re: Halo 5

I guess I must be the chosen one because I don't have to sign out to play. Strange


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How you manage that? Call Xbox?

[Candyman5]

Re: Halo 5

Well I'm in MP sorta





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Shame on you for only having 2 intel and 0 skulls. :P

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

Re: Halo 5

You're an a-hole if you already have this game

[Flightwhite24]

Re: Halo 5

You're an a-hole if you already have this game

I'll take that title with honor!!


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[Candyman5]

Re: Halo 5

I'll take that title with honor!!


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Here here! Lol.