#halo-discussion

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misty vale
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it's been more than 15 years since I purchased it lol

tired hazel
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Well, anyway, I'll check if my TV has different refresh rate options.

full warren
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maybe the dude has some super rare condition lol, I played games when they are 30fps or less and all the way up to 240fps, I have seen nothing but improvements

crystal iron
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Why do i see people in mcc just standing still melee and shooting

misty vale
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folks are not good at Halo just generally?

crystal iron
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yes

coarse dagger
coarse dagger
crystal iron
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John halo replied to it!

lavish trout
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is it still possible to get the watchdog coating for reaching 152?

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im trying to reach it but i wanna know if its even worth it or not

devout kite
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Who else noticed that 343 did a color swap on the danger zone emblem

slow walrus
crystal iron
lavish trout
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thank you

ionic galleon
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is it just me, or Legendary! Halo CE is more frustrating than it is fun?

eternal lion
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its because its a 2001 game

crystal iron
lime robin
fallen flame
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So has it actually ended then ?

short heart
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lost internet 47-35 at the top of leaderboard in ranked, lose 15 mmr smirkle

ionic galleon
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I mean HOT DAMN

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elite: eats a whole mag of pistol to the face, shields didn't even go down
MC himself: shields gone in 2 laser shots, oh look you died
the game: welcome to the game! here's 6 elites thrown at you, and all you have is an assault rifle. have fun!......

serene bolt
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Makes me feel a little better when half my sniper ammo is ghost rounds in a MP match, then i glance at HCS and one of the pros gets a ghost round too

ionic galleon
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what's with the bot?

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it's censoring a LOT of words that aren't even offensive or anything. the hecc.

coarse dagger
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Doesn't need to be offensive for it to not be allowed, we keep it clean and family friendly here: #rules-and-guidelines

onyx latch
velvet root
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so I made a decision today I don't longer like to play MCC multiplayer every time I play my team losses and It looks like all the players are just cheating I tried to practice this for a long time but no results also I'm having an issue with MCC multiplayer on steam and I cannot play multiplayer on PC at all I can only play MCC multiplayer on xbox with the extreme difficulty of the multiplayer and combined with the issue on PC apparently cannot be fixed, I come to the conclusion that MCC multiplayer is garbage and sorry if I offend anyone that likes it, but I think it's not for me I'm playing for the campaigns and the mods only, If I said something that is wrong please let me know

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remember this is my opinion and If somebody knows something that can help me out I'II be very thankful

short heart
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ok

ruby lake
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ok

clear cedar
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anyone else having issues getting on Halo Infinite rn?

hollow bobcat
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Every time I use the bandit, I think of two things. Increasing the damage and adding a scope. It'll basically be the DMR from Reach. I don't think people will mind either.

pearl moth
# velvet root so I made a decision today I don't longer like to play MCC multiplayer every tim...

Bear in mind PC games get to a point where it is home to cheaters, sweats and people who still play Halo at this point are unfairly good, that said, it is not so much cheating as the fact the official servers are awful and I get 100ms on them in a good day and even then I have managed to almost get all the MP achievements, I can help you to get them over on private sessions because I am so close to 100% it is silly.

hollow bobcat
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In Halo MCC, you can limit the max ping. I typically keep it in the low 100s if not lower.

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And I play like a sweat because I think it's fun.

novel basalt
coarse dagger
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Exactly

onyx latch
coarse dagger
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Wholesome roblox role play only

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That's what RRR in Halo really means

pearl moth
signal ivy
coarse dagger
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Perfect

smoky wave
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Finally

wraith anvil
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343 really has to revert whatever nerf they did to the commando. The thing is unusable in every way. And I'm a good shot.

Got a massive issue with hackers and laser aim with sidekicks as well

neon thorn
wraith anvil
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Cos if you ain't pacing your shots you ain't gonna hit anything. But somehow these clowns do

neon thorn
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but i assume yu mean like rapid fire

wraith anvil
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Had two games of it... Just annoying

neon thorn
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or from a medium distant were your out of the lung range

wraith anvil
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That's just bad net code cos 343 can't seem to fix things without breaking something else. Like when they took away the disruptor's unique and best feature.
Legit the game is still in a bad state.

neon thorn
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yeash

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also campagin be runniong at 90 capped frames while mp be at 120

coral orchid
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Like you have it capped at 90?

velvet root
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what can I do to get the achievements ?

coral orchid
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Some of them you’d have to boost for

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Breaks down what you have to do for all the achievements and they’re categorized by game and multiplayer/single player

velvet root
left snow
wraith anvil
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How quick I die, it's all headshots

left snow
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Strafing makes it harder, of course. But most people seem to stand still and/or run straight at the enemy.

left snow
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Until your shields are broken it doesn't matter. A headshot does as much damage as a body shot.

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Once your shields are broken then the headshot speeds up the kill.

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I think the sidekick is six shots to break the shields (head or body). And then one headshot - making it a seven shot kill. If you only land body shots after popping it takes ten.

You may also be doing yourself a disservice if you are going for head shots early. You are slowing down your shots AND increasing the chance of missing. Go six body shots and THEN aim for the head.

PS. I'm not very good at it myself. 🙂

coral orchid
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Yeah that’s something I need to work on myself

stone star
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I usually stick to the AR over the sidekick

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it's quite reliable

crystal iron
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Ngl I wish the sidekick got a damage buff or at the very least have like 2 extra bullets

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The amount of times I can’t confirm a kill in time due to the sidekick having to reload is disgusting

stone star
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it'd be too overpowered if they did either of those

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cause then factor in team shotting, everyone would have a damage boost with it or extra ammo

crystal iron
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I just don’t understand how everyone is so laser focus with it whereas no matter what range I am I have to mag dump and reload to just challenge

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But on the flip side it means I can swap to the commando and use that instead

celest heron
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was in a search lobby with two people that had betray in their name. luckily the search restarted.

smoky stone
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do people really not like Ranked Slayer?

grim citrus
smoky stone
grim citrus
smoky stone
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so how come default Team Slayer has AR/Pistol starts but ranked doesnt ? Makes no sense to me.

grim citrus
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I can’t stand that weapon

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Infinite not having an actual DMR, carbine, LR or pistol is criminal.

stone star
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Ranked never has AR starts

celest heron
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it's more of an experimental playlist.

stone star
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A starting weapon in ranked is always a precision weapon with no amount of randomness to it

grim citrus
stone star
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You can't tell me those had AR starts for ranked, no way

onyx latch
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I know H5 did.

grim citrus
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You’re mistaken ranked with MLG/HCS

onyx latch
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I don't really care about what 4 and 3 had because 3 sucks and 4's big thing was loadouts.

grim citrus
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Did you not play those games?

onyx latch
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I should make that a website.

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actually, I wonder what the halo2sucks.com guy is up to nowadays. I wonder if he still has any of their T-shirts, I'd buy one

stone star
grim citrus
stone star
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MCC doesn't have any ranked AR starts so I didn't think it that far fetched to assume the originals didn't either

grim citrus
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Ranked team slayer was the most popular playlist in h3

onyx latch
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Oh right, I'm not inheritor so my gifs won't embed.

smoky stone
grim citrus
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Wait a minute… you never played halo 5? @stone star

smoky stone
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I still think there's a bias against having a gun that protects you at med/long ranges by default, outside of Ranked Arena.

grim citrus
smoky stone
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it's like they're intentionally trying to keep default playlists a specific way to give casuals a false sense of gratification

grim citrus
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At least with 5, every weapon on the map had actual effectiveness to some capacity.

smoky stone
onyx latch
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Honestly

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I don't care at all about ranked matches.

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Though I should try to place again

stone star
smoky stone
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I like ranked, it's just something fun and competitive to play, I have a competitive spirit

onyx latch
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I got Plat like... 5-something? Despite losing 7/10 matches.

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I just backslapped the opposition a ton because they were slaughtering silver noobs.

grim citrus
onyx latch
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I am once again announcing that I miss the Pilum.

onyx latch
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I lost most of my placement matches, but got plat anyways.

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I mean, granted, I was skull to skull with Onyx players and coming out as the only positive on my team

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But that just doesn't feel right to me.

stone star
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I can't even play ranked halo anymore anyway

onyx latch
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I should.

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I know that even my 25yo behind should be capable of properly performing even when half a bottle of whatever deep

grim citrus
onyx latch
grim citrus
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Really didn’t know that’s what it was called that lol

onyx latch
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Yeah, it's in-universe an answer to Knights.

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And Hunters

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Amusingly, it actually showed up in the TV show.

stone star
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I thought the H5 rocket launcher was fine, but nothing beats the presentation of the spnkr

onyx latch
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Eh

stone star
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I miss the Reach shotgun

onyx latch
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I prefer practicality over presentation.

stone star
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The bulldog's boring to me

grim citrus
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5 shotgun is the best variation of the shotgun

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The bulldog is a horrible replacement

stone star
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I never liked the 4/5 shotgun design

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Mechanically though they were great

onyx latch
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I didn't at first but it grew on me.

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It's honestly not that weird of a design.

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Though I like the Bulldog.

stone star
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It's not weird, just uninteresting

onyx latch
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I mean, that cuts both ways. That's how I view the Reach Shotty.

stone star
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I liked the colour the iron sights added to the shotguns

onyx latch
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Ah yes, all Picatinny. Thanks.

stone star
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And the shape of it

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4/5 shotgun is kinda, rectangular in a way which I've always found weird

onyx latch
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Still floors me that Emile's shotgun canonically would've had a spine livery to it if Halo 5 had been nice enough to add it.

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Emile's own livery is stupid edgelord enough without people adding to it.

grim citrus
onyx latch
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Which part?

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Though, I'm not sure how they would have statistically differentiated it without being like, slug rounds or something.

stone star
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I don't like a lot of the 4/5 redesigns tbh, except the AR

smoky stone
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it's interesting hearing the variety of people's fav Halo weapons/Halo Games based on which they probably started out playing Halo...

stone star
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Halo 4 was my first Halo actually

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But I prefer Reach's designs overall

smoky stone
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HCE was my first Halo, day one. I'm 43. 😉 Halo 2 was my first esports title.

onyx latch
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I started with CE but almost entirely prefer 4/5's aesthetic.

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but I was always more of an Unreal Tournament fanboy than Halo until Unreal crashed and died.

grim citrus
onyx latch
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I'd still rather play any version of Unreal Tournament over OT Halo.

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More fast paced and fun.

stone star
grim citrus
onyx latch
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I'm 26 next month for reference.

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Just was always a plat gen behind.

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What's funny is

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a friend of mine complained about Infinite feeling like UT2004 to them

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I both disagreed but got it

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Because UT2004 is great

grim citrus
onyx latch
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I mean, that's kind of a 5 holdover.

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Not that 5 ever came to PC.

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God, I am so angry about that.

grim citrus
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One of the main reasons why I was turned off from it

onyx latch
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I'd honestly play the hell out of 5 if it was on PC.

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More than Infinite.

grim citrus
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I’m kinda glad it’s not on PC

onyx latch
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I abhor waste, so I hate that choice.

grim citrus
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It’s one of the last true Xbox exclusives

onyx latch
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that is not a standard to uphold.

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That's a relic, an abhorrent one.

grim citrus
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I miss the days when games were built for their platforms

smoky stone
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wtf is this quantum thing?

stone star
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I've always thought exclusives are horrible and should be phased out

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I don't like the idea of having to buy a new console to play a specific game

onyx latch
grim citrus
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Fine with me. PS/Nintendo exclusives have been consistently providing quality games

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For decades

stone star
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But now PS's exclusives are all coming to pc

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Slowly

grim citrus
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Unfortunately

stone star
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Means I don't have to buy a playstation and can laugh at sony

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I really really do not enjoy consoles

grim citrus
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Consoles are the main reason why games are relevant

stone star
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Eh, they'd still exist regardless

grim citrus
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You weren’t around for PC games in the 80s and 90s

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They were horrible

stone star
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I love 90s shooters though

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I play them more than I play Halo these days

smoky stone
# grim citrus Consoles are the main reason why games are relevant

maybe back in the 80s/90s but once Doom, Quake and Counter-strike came out, PC gaming became the main gaming platform, consoles are really becoming more of a all in one entertainment system, kinda like how NES called itself, though it would have been better if the NES came with a VCR at the time 😉

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PC gaming is much more versitile than console gaming

grim citrus
smoky stone
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Halo plays 10x better on a PC in my opinion than a console, I have much more control of my aim with a mouse and keyboard than a console

onyx latch
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I am versatile

grim citrus
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Can you play fighting games, platformers, racing with kbm

stone star
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Yes and yes

smoky stone
grim citrus
stone star
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Yeah I would

grim citrus
onyx latch
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Not ideal but possible.

stone star
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Fighting games hell yeah, I admit I'm iffy on the racing games with kbm

onyx latch
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Even then i mean

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they sell USB capable controllers

stone star
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I'm sure racing wheels would still exist without consoles for pc

grim citrus
stone star
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I mean racing games in arcade cabinets had wheels and pedals so no doubt they would have made them for pc gaming regardless of consoles existence

grim citrus
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A controller is more versatile to all genres of gaming whereas a kbm isn’t

stone star
grim citrus
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Nobody is using kbm on racing games in 2023

stone star
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We don't live in a world where consoles didn't exist so neither of us can say for sure what would have happened

stone star
grim citrus
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How would you manage the gas and brakes on a kbm

smoky stone
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PC vs console...is kinda a dumb debate, but at the end of the day, the console is pushing more toward becoming a PC if not already. Many console games already have mouse and keyboard support, and vice versa, PC games have controller support. What really needs to be discussed is the barrier of entry into high performance gaming. Consoles try to do this, but it's close ended hardware that can't be upgraded, where as PCs have the ability to upgrade and future proof

stone star
grim citrus
# stone star W, S

You’re not understanding. How can you decelerate on a W key if there’s no function on a keyboard to do that

stone star
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Oh no I understand I'm just being literal to your questions

grim citrus
stone star
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You don't

grim citrus
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Okay

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So the kbm would not be ideal for a racing sim. Maybe an arcade sim

smoky stone
grim citrus
smoky stone
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If I bought SF6 on my PC, I'd use a controller, not a KBM, doesn't make since for a KBM

grim citrus
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The argument is about versatility.

smoky stone
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okay so I caught up from earlier, why are you against a Halo game being on PC?

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you said you were glad Halo 5 didnt go PC

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how does that affect your console version?

grim citrus
sturdy drift
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Will match making ever get fixed for solo's? This is the 9th game I've played where I make 20 - 30+ kills in a 4v4 but still lose because my team is making less than 5 - 10 kills, I am lucky if someone gets to double digits in kills.

stone star
sturdy drift
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Ah my bad I can't curse in halo discord - that's very extremly precisly special in the government fashion definition.

stone star
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Matchmaking is based on trying to create even teams based on past performance, good performance makes you worth more so you get paired with worse players because the game calculates it as you should be able to make up for the drop off

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At least that's how it appears to work from my experience

sturdy drift
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Well 343 should work on it's calculator

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It's very special

stone star
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I mean if you had 4 players on one team that are able to get 20-30 kills per game, and the 4 players on the enemy team struggle to reach 10 kills per game that's not a very balanced match

left snow
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I really like the Bandit. I'm glad 343 are at least giving it a chance as a starting weapon.

sturdy drift
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The bandit needs to be taken off

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especially on swat

stone star
sturdy drift
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swat

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or tatical slayer

left snow
# onyx latch I *lost* most of my placement matches, but got plat anyways.

Your placement is "fed" by your previous MMR. You don't start back at Bronze 1 like a naive account. It likely your MMR is just widened (higher sigma values) to make it more volatile and give you a chance to quickly re-rank.

To rank down you would have to lose matches. And specifically lose matches vs teams ranked lower than yours. And even if you only win one match, if that match is vs a higher ranked team, it can help to keep your rank.

left snow
left snow
# sturdy drift especially on swat

I didn't mind it in Tactical Slayer. But the Commando is probably a better fit - in regards to having a scope and being better at longer range.

crystal iron
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Better than skewer snipers

stone star
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or do you search expanded?

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DMR from reach had bloom though so can you really say it was better? postums

sturdy drift
ruby knoll
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🤨

sturdy drift
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I will not take it back, the bandit needs to be taken out.

left snow
stone star
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damn, I refuse to search anything outside of local

crystal iron
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I’ve had the misfortune of playing ranked at like 200 ping for a few games and somehow got plat last season

left snow
crystal iron
split rover
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Scarr has awful spawn. Just got a clip of me spawning in someone’s sights.

limber atlas
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Man, my first match ever our team got stomped with us only getting 8 kills.

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I ended up just dipping out after that match. Not fun in the slightest.

tepid latch
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Damn, unfortunate to hear that! :(
I had basically the opposite where i got steak two games in a row

left snow
split rover
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Maybe

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Still doesn’t change the fact that it’s partially annoying to die only to be put near death once again

sleek hatch
# left snow New maps often need a bit of spawn work. You'd assume that 343 have access to da...

You can spawn kill people really easy in certain modes, certain obj gamemodes like ctf are so easy to spawn kill in even in btb. For example, aquaris ctf if your team controls p2, qt, enemy gen and enemy flag, the enemy spawns fridge guaranteed as long as flag isn't pulled. You have everyone look fridge and they would still spawn. The moment flag is pulled they will probably spawn p1. And you could still be looking there.

split rover
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I also just realized infinite is very stomp heavy/ stomps are rampant. Not really fun if there is no competition, and you can’t learn if you’re being stomped into the ground. For 343i’s last hurrah, this sure was unremarkable.

storm snow
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I'm struggling to have fun with this game these days. I primarily play swat and it seems like I either get 20+ kills or get completely stomped with less than 5.

sleek hatch
split rover
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I’d rather get 350 xp or more than 250xp

split rover
coarse dagger
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They're not going anywhere lol

white birch
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They'll out live him I bet

honest basin
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Win x matches challenges are the worst ones. Whenever I have one active, it's like some universal law that I go on a losing streak

formal girder
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Yeah, I much prefer the complete matches instead of win matches

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Y'know, I still haven't actually played Scarr yet seeing some of the talk about it. I keep getting literally everything else when I spin up BTB

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You think there's gonna be a "new BTB unlimited" week sometime soon like the arena unlimited week rn?

crystal iron
formal girder
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That's good. I've really liked playing the new maps this week and want to check out Scarr too

olive brook
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sometimes i dont know if mcc crashed or if the loading screen is just taking years

hollow bobcat
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I wonder when Halo 5 will be released on PC. If it did, it would probably be under the master chief collection just so that the multiplayer can have more people in it.

I understand 343 is in a bad spot to the point where it most likely won't happen, but just get other developers mixed together to create a PC version.

grim citrus
hollow bobcat
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It's like that big puzzle that you completed and there's still one piece missing. That's how I feel about Halo 5 not being on PC yet.

grim citrus
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I just wanted it updated like how MCC got updated.

ruby knoll
hollow bobcat
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File size would be high, but dedicated individuals will make do.

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Also, microtransactions would probably be eliminated because everything would be unlocked. As for variations of weaponry and warzone, that would probably be through gameplay only or possibly removed. I'm not quite sure.

crystal iron
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Microtransactions shouldn’t be a problem. They can always just make everything unlocked from beginning or add the system in which you can unlock specific items for points that you would be getting for playing warzone matches.

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Though size of the game definitely makes it harder or even impossible to add it to mcc. It probably should be a separate game then

grim citrus
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It doesn’t need to be on MCC. Just updated the same way it was updated for the ONEX

crystal iron
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Yeah, it doesn’t but some PC port would be a good thing. To be honest I would love to see halo 5 be alive again

grim citrus
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I was just playing solitude and had to immediately turn off infinite because how boring and soulless it was to play on that map.

No OS in middle, dull palette, traversing wasn’t fun to do. It’s the little things that 5 does that infinite simply does not do.

primal solar
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Right, how come whenever I play infinite since the new season, the game stutters during the match every like... 3-5 seconds, it's the most irritating thing tbh

coarse vale
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anyone who got onyx this season already, can someone dm me the reward? Im interested to see what it looks like

devout kite
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I always wonder how rare are the twitch drops

low musk
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Not that rare since they frequently have events where they put the same rewards in there on top of new ones

hollow bobcat
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Unpopular opinion; I always hated the motion sensor. It was a device that slowed down the gameplay even more than it needed to be. When somebody was in range of the motion sensor, people would stop in their tracks or slow down with crouch walking just to hide from each other.

I also found the mechanic to be inclined towards lower skilled players (since they're being a spoon-fed red dots). What's more interesting is that professional players don't have it enabled.

I would have rather the motion sensor be similar to Destiny. It tracks teammates and gives you a vague direction of enemy gunfire without pinpointing their exact location.

stone star
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I think without it you're kinda screwed though, especially in Infinite

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Infinite's ttk is so short if I am shot by someone from behind I am usually dead by the time I turn around to try and retaliate

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And I'm on m&kb so it's not like my turning speed is slow either

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No radar works in the older games imo but Infinite very much feels like the winner is whoever shoots first majority of the time so you generally wanna know if someone's behind you so you can turn toward them before they get the chance to shoot you

grim citrus
celest heron
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I just noticed when I'm throwing nades, there's a color trail on them. Is there a way to get rid of that?

hollow bobcat
# grim citrus It’s even slower with motion tracker off

I disagree. I'm more inclined to move if it means people don't see me coming. Otherwise, if I see somebody on the radar, I'm not going to keep moving to reveal my location either. That tends to be the general mindset of the community.

grim citrus
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Any team will pick you apart

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You’re also more vulnerable to back smacks

clear saffron
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What’s the max rank variance allowed between friends in ranked these days?

hollow bobcat
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I feel there's too much negative aspects of rushing. The first part is something I can accept, which is being vulnerable. However, being tracked on a motion sensor is a secondary layer I don't prefer. It essentially reinforces the act of playing slowly.

The balance of rushing is that although situational awareness may be sacrificed, it can be used to outwit the opponent with speed and veracity.

stone star
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Just rush

hollow bobcat
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All of that speed and velocity counts for nothing when somebody knows you're coming and you've already exposed yourself.

stone star
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Honestly the game is gonna feel slow if you play slow

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You'd be surprised

grim citrus
hollow bobcat
grim citrus
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People get punished if they don’t use the motion sensor to their advantage

hollow bobcat
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You're using the motion sensor to gain an advantage, but it's costing the game its speed for the tactical experience.

grim citrus
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People hide in corners more in no motion sensor matches

stone star
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Yeah people camp a lot when motion sensor is disabled cause they're too scared to move without the eyes in the back of their head

grim citrus
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Where as in motion sensor matches, I can nade a room to see who’s in there whereas in no motion sensor matches, that doesn’t give me an idea

crystal iron
stone star
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Especially with what I described before with Infinite's low ttk, no motion sensor means no way to retaliate to someone behind you

hollow bobcat
stone star
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Swat is different, it's a 1 shot kill

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They go much faster than normal games with no motion sensor

grim citrus
hollow bobcat
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It's not so much that the game mode is different. I just like the fact that a lack of radar seems to no longer inhibit my movement since people don't know where I'm coming from.

stone star
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But they still have plenty of opportunity to spot you without you knowing

grim citrus
hollow bobcat
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I play SWAT aggressively and I do pretty good regardless. You might not be prepared because of people hiding in corners, but you're also moving fast enough to where they need more precision to kill you.

hollow bobcat
# grim citrus What rank are you?

Honestly not sure since I just got back into playing multiplayer after a year or so of not playing it. But I've been playing Halo since 2005.

grim citrus
hollow bobcat
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I don't play ranked arena either.

hollow bobcat
stone star
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The people you match against in swat must be worse than what I get if they can't hit a head when camping in a corner

storm snow
hollow bobcat
stone star
hollow bobcat
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That's the basics of matchmaking. Connection always comes first. Otherwise, if skill was the priority, then the connection would be spotty. That is not the intention of the matchmaking whatsoever.

grim citrus
hollow bobcat
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Sometimes I'll be first, other times I won't do that good. Then again, I'm also playing solo and without a team to coordinate with.

grim citrus
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Are you bronze, gold, plat, diamond, onyx or champion

hollow bobcat
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Again, I'm not sure.

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I assumed that those ranks were for ranked arena. I don't play ranked arena.

stone star
hollow bobcat
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I don't think it counts, but that was a diamond in Halo 5.

stone star
#

I'm not in the US so I don't know what matchmaking there is like

hollow bobcat
#

I'm in the US. The matchmaking here is decently quick. It depends on what modes you play and what time.

stone star
#

But here I usually get people who are collectively equivalent to me

hollow bobcat
#

Also, I'm going to get some sleep soon. I have work tonight.

stone star
#

Oce only has a playerbase in quick play unfortunately

clear saffron
#

What’s the rank spread allowed in ranked?

stone star
#

I wish I could play ranked again tbh

#

I was diamond back in season 2

quasi finch
#

I was gold in season 1 and 2 and I didn’t play in season 3 cause all my lobbies were filled to the brim with PC players

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I feel like I could get gold again

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But it placed me in silver cause I solo queued and got horrible teamates

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One time my teamate had a -14.6 kda

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I’m never solo queuing again

stone star
#

don't see the problem with PC players, then again I'm biased

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unless you're playing on an xbone there isn't a major difference

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and both input methods have their fair share of advantages and drawbacks, there isn't really a way to say which one is better

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besides most PC players play with controller anyway it seems

grave ether
stone star
#

my god

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can't even find a quick play match

#

this game is so unpopular in OCE

ivory glacier
#

Really WTF! Amazing game of CTF tied 2-2 and we finally captured the game winning flag and right as we did my game just crashes. No XP no progression. Can they fix this (blank)

grim citrus
stone star
grim citrus
stone star
#

otherwise it'll just be a repeat of this

#

this is why I consider Halo pretty much done

undone sluice
#

The game has a good foundation but the campaign feels pretty poor in its format, I would hope they don't continue the format personally

#

Multiplayer wise? Yeah I can see it continuing the way it is, kinda encompasses the best parts of each halo game into one

zealous zealot
#

I need help playing Halo MCC on steam I try to boot up hmcc on steam, but when I do easy anti cheat loads and I get an error saying something about a bad image, and then I exit out of it 6 times and get a notification about easy anti cheat and I don't get to play the mcc and when I try to open it without the anti cheat nothing happens. Why can't I play MCC and how do I fix it?

ruby knoll
zealous zealot
#

I guess nobody knows how to fix my problem

undone sluice
undone sluice
zealous zealot
#

Where do I go there?

undone sluice
#

Uhhh right click on the game in the library then go to properties

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Then under installed there should be a verify game files option

zealous zealot
#

I try to get rid of easyanticheat.so, but that still doesn't do anything to benefit me.

#

I found it, and now I'm going to be a new fan of Halo

#

Also @undone sluice thank you.

grim citrus
grim citrus
onyx latch
#

Honestly, i feel bad for Brian Reed

#

I really want to pick that guy's brain, and I want to know where he wanted to go.

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Buuuut I'm part of a Halo community so no way in hell would he deign to talk to me, rightfully so.

#

I'd be made persona non grata by so much as being positive with him in an interview.

grim citrus
onyx latch
#

Like how the hell would I even get in contact with the guy

#

Seriously, I mean the nicest stuff possible, I'd buy him a pint and some chocolate scones

#

Put a voice filter over it and say he's a good friend of Reed

#

I want to know his vision, because I think I see it, but the man got harassed to oblivion and back.

grim citrus
#

Honestly, it looked like he was going the star wars route

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With Cortana being the villain and then redeeming herself at the end

onyx latch
#

So pre-E7 Yuuzhan Vong route?

#

Yes I know I butchered the spelling shut up

grim citrus
#

Somewhat

#

That man knew how to make a story. But because of how much a lot fans lacked halo lore, it was an issue

onyx latch
#

"Cortana would never ends justify the means"

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Her literal braindonor, awkwardly pacing after nearly killing the Infinity for a scrap of knowledge

grim citrus
#

Because Halsey wasn’t really mentioned in the games, nor did they describe how crazy she was; people thought cortana was this nice and kind person

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So when she turned, they were like “what? Y cortana evil???”

onyx latch
#

And when it was inevitably obvious because Halo is a Multimedia franchise and not a real game franchise, people got angry.

#

God.

#

I hate the logic plague theories.

grim citrus
#

I kind of wouldn’t mind the logic plague theories being real because it ties with the gravemind and could make the story even more compelling

#

But of course 343i had to dumb the story all the way down

#

Big green man goes pew pew pew, says some cool lines and save the day… huzzah!

onyx latch
#

Gotta comply with the LCD.

#

It's a req.

#

Anything higher isn't nostalgia grabbing enough.

grim citrus
#

Imagine complaining for not explaining Blue team in the game instead of being grateful that they finally added blue team to the games in over a decade

onyx latch
#

Though Logic Plague is, y'know, a BOOK concept.

split rover
grim citrus
onyx latch
#

At least predominant.

grim citrus
#

So I can see why the logic plague became a thing

onyx latch
#

Personally, if Halo had a more CODlike story; IE a lot of first person only segments with a lot of emphasis on seeing background/setpieces for plot points, it would make most of Halo 3 not fall flat and crash and burn.

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It'd be even better if it didn't have a story that consists of dried tar over soiled kitty litter, but whatever.

grim citrus
onyx latch
#

Miranda was never handled well.

grim citrus
onyx latch
#

She's a nepotism product who never gets called on it.

#

Even in 2.

undone sluice
grim citrus
onyx latch
#

Madsen gets called on it more by virtue of being a Spartan, but Miranda is basically a big glaring neon sign.

grim citrus
undone sluice
#

Infinite feels solid to play but not substance to keep the engagement

grim citrus
onyx latch
#

Subjective, IMO.

#

Because

#

IMO is subjective shut up

grim citrus
#

The weapon sandbox is the worst experience I have ever experienced in a halo game

#

They went from having the greatest sandbox in 5 to that

undone sluice
#

I love halo 5 but the sandbox was just clustered af

grim citrus
#

It definitely wasn’t.

undone sluice
#

I feel like in infinite they leaned too hard into giving everything a unique purpose in some way

grim citrus
#

The weapon sandbox added more uniqueness to maps. For example, having the option to put an acog scope for the DMR on torque, but red dot for stasis is an something that makes the sandbox great

#

Action sack modes like fiesta became incredibly better

fiery pewter
#

Is the last drop for the new core no longer obtainable?

#

Cuz i can't find any channel w that drop

shadow turret
#

I think it ended an hour ago unfortunately

crystal iron
#

Twitch is possibly one of the most annoying apps ever. Just. Claiming drops is frustrating... Not to me tion it forgets me username I literally made that account and never changed the username now it's saying it can't find my username.

crystal iron
#

How long does it take for the Skins to be redeemable

#

I have it redeemed on twitch but it's not showing up in my armory

tepid latch
#

should be immediate, make sure ur waypoint account is connected and try closing and opening the game

split rover
#

Is there a thread in this discord showcasing spartan fashion?

coarse dagger
split rover
#

Ty

full warren
#

games during the day is so crazy, 50/20 lose then a 50-30 win... it fluctratues so much

left snow
full warren
#

These were just slayers no one really trolled other than the guy who left but he was 0/6 3 mins inot the game so it was not going to be any better with him in the game

#

also I am beginning to think 343 stop displaying duos and squads now

#

since I can clearely see sometimes I am in a party with 3 people but it does not show it on the match thing

#

lol, 3 of my team mates have a average of like 6 games each.... no wonder we lost a 5 kill lead

devout kite
#

So someone got mad that I was defending the flag in ctf btb lol

radiant sundial
#

Lol

devout kite
#

The funny part that person was on the other team lol

radiant sundial
#

PFFFTTT

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They dmed u after the match?

#

Calling u a "camper" or somn?

devout kite
radiant sundial
#

Pfffttt, just block em, they arent worth your time

devout kite
radiant sundial
#

Yup

#

Somy guy named coded came at me after a match being a jerk

crystal iron
#

It’s funny how some people take multiplayer games so seriously lmao

radiant sundial
#

Lol

analog salmon
#

the only time i trash talk is when you're in an objective arena match and your team mates are oblivious to something as simple as someone running a flag

#

its really hard not to just be like "what on earth are you guys doing man"

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and even then i think the most toxic i get is "please go play slayer instead" lol

radiant sundial
#

Oof

analog salmon
#

ik brutal

radiant sundial
#

Only times ive ever dmed som1 after a match was when som1s entire team quits in ranked

grim citrus
#

The halo code is that you only trash talk when they tea bag. Then it becomes personal

radiant sundial
#

Lol

analog salmon
#

i couldnt be bothered to dm someone even if i was triggered

radiant sundial
#

Once they bag me it becomes personal lol

analog salmon
#

i dont even type in the chat

#

but i have a mic hooked up so its too easy to just be like "where actually are you guys"

#

in fairness you do literally have the option to just play slayer for 4v4 lol

#

im more pleading with them to feel sorry for me and help with the objective then to agitate them though

analog salmon
#

while spinning around and bagging them

open umbra
#

I hope they can add a global visual marking option in btb for teammates who aren't in my fireteam to see.

analog salmon
#

cant everyone on ur team see your pings in BTB?

radiant sundial
#

Yes

analog salmon
#

i wonder what Infinite's BTB would be like if you were put into squads and you could spawn on squad mates

open umbra
#

I think it's only for your own squad(which the game allocates you in), others will only see the message.

analog salmon
#

I feel like i've seen 3D pings in BTB while solo queued

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not 100% though

#

unless its proximity based and you dont see pings that are far away, idk

open umbra
#

maybe

analog salmon
#

i dont think you're allocated to a squad though

#

you spawn with 4 people but that's just random

#

if you're in a fireteam they will spawn with you initially but otherwise there's no link

open umbra
analog salmon
#

i dont know honestly. it makes no sense if the game has hidden squads because you have no way of knowing what "squad" you're in after you spawn

#

if that's how it works then basically the game has a half-finished squad system

devout kite
#

So how’s everyone doing on their battle pass

analog salmon
#

passively breezing through it hbu

radiant sundial
#

Struggling bc of lack of double xp boosts

devout kite
#

Same I only have 20 tiers left

radiant sundial
#

Im at 36 rn...

#

When the next halo infinite gamepass perk coming out...

analog salmon
#

past 1/3 is "struggling" 😄

#

its not a race dont worry

radiant sundial
#

It is a race, against time, bc school starts next week

#

And ik once school starts i aint getting nothing done game wise

devout kite
analog salmon
#

they play video games for a living pretty much

radiant sundial
#

Great. My pc freezing up

open umbra
analog salmon
#

of course if you're in a fireteam, they will usually spawn with you

#

it seems logical to me that pings are not visible to everyone on your team across the entire map but i honestly dont know if they are or not, or what the criteria would be if they are limited in some way

low musk
#

Do you think we'll get bot bootcamp back tomorrow, or are they still trying to work out the kinks?

signal ivy
#

¯_(ツ)_/¯

devout kite
devout kite
#

I always wonder why isn’t the Citrus wash hydra coating in the BP?

#

Because that’s the only citrus wash coating that wasn’t included in the pass

rugged quartz
#

Maybe it will be a weekly

sterile meadow
# radiant sundial Great. My pc freezing up

I see your a PC user for infinite, I don't know if its just me but to anyone who relies on the dynamic res to keep the framerate always at 60 does it still work for you in campaign? Since the update in campaign when driving it goes down to 55 ish fps, I swear dynamic res used to help its like it cant react quickly enough anymore, I really needed it for my older GTX 1080 to keep it at 60 when driving in campaign.

pearl moth
#

I am getting u4 crash fatal error on halo 3 big team

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is there a fix?

#

hello?

sullen kilnBOT
#

You may refer to #1075989764026675210 if you are in need of community based assistance. This is strictly community sourced and operated and is not staffed by any official members of the Support team.

For official support, you'll need to go to the Halo Support site: https://aka.ms/HaloSupport

pearl moth
#

Hey one more thing, I got banned for attempting to rejoin the match when the game crashed, I did nto rage quit? What is this?

analog salmon
#

you may just have to reduce the resolution scale which effectively lowers the top end of the DRS

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fingers crossed on FSR 2 coming at some point

#

I know AMD are working with Bethesda for FSR 2 in Starfield so it wouldnt seem too farfetched it might be something Xbox want in other first party games

radiant sundial
#

Bc i dont have my xbox atm

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Also havent played campaign l8tly

crystal iron
sterile meadow
radiant sundial
#

Np

sterile meadow
#

You know like ones that consoles use in games to drop the resolution to keep the fps up to 60, I really need it lol this game in campaign is too much for a GTX 1080 which is old now

analog salmon
#

i know but if you're only dropping to like 55 you might be able to avoid those drops by just lowering the resolution scale

#

its the same resolution scaler

#

so if you set the resolution scaler to 90% all it means is the DRS will not go up to your monitors resolution

devout kite
#

Whatever happens to that blue mine coating for the hydra that was never released

#

Was it supposed to be part of a bundle

pearl moth
#

i need help fixing Ue4 fatal error, it happens when I play big team games, I have no idea what triggers it and the error is blank with no code

devout kite
#

I would suggest opening a ticket with support

crystal iron
#

Is anyone else having inconsistent damage right now

#

Also has anyone received their Twitch Coatings yet

#

It shows I already redeemed them but it's not in my armory

onyx latch
#

I got em all

left snow
crystal iron
devout kite
crystal iron
#

This game hates me, I can't get the twitch drops and my damage is somoff I just hit a dude with the hammer and he just bounces away and kills me

#

And now dude shoots me point blank with a rocket but he doesn't die but if I do that I'ma insta die.. the damage in this game does not seem consistent

onyx latch
#

The hammer pairs really well with a good reaction time, ambush tactics, and a quick killing ballistic, IE a sidekick.

crystal iron
#

Lately I have been having alotnofnissurs with Twitch too so who knows maybe they are going downhill

onyx latch
#

Doesn't really happen for me, and every time I've felt like it does they either were close or out of standard 1HK radius and I was just angry/biased.

#

On a review on OBS.

crystal iron
#

It's super Fiesta so it's the alternate weapons which from my understanding are stronger

onyx latch
#

Rushdown's more about speed.

crystal iron
#

So I'm looking at my drops and it shows my MK V Bravo one but not my MK7 one

#

Oh man I guess I didn't watch it for the MK7 armor, it's so confusing..damn that sucks I only wanted it for the MK7.

fiery sluice
#

Yeah to be honest i literally kept like 3 streams open to make sure lol

crystal iron
#

On a different topic I just realized the pair of shoulders and a specific helmet is basically the recruit armor from Halo 4 and 5

onyx latch
#

Cavallino canonically fulfills a different function from Recruit.

crystal iron
#

No I'm.talkijg a out the new armor in the seasonnBP

#

Tredlock Helmet and the UA NERA DAP shoulders essemtially are Halo 4-5 recruit armor in terms.of asthetics

#

Well Cavalino is techniqually more like the Halo 4 recruit helmet but still the tredlock kinda has similar looks

wise kite
#

Why do people camp in Tactical Slayer? It's just pathetic why even play if you're gonna sit in a corner all match, it just screams no life.

#

Usually they're bad so you can beat them but the like 10% of the time they prevail it's just such a annoying waste of time.

ivory glacier
#

What is “profile sync error” now? Always a new problem

onyx latch
smoky stone
#

Ranked Slayer is such a wasted effort...I don't understand why the starting weapons for Ranked Slayer don't at least mirror Ranked Arena's? AR/BR at least...

woeful wigeon
#

the game is rigged

left snow
left snow
fiery sluice
#

I never understood the creepiness style but some people panic when they have no radar and can get 1 tapped

wise kite
#

The true way to play tactical is to just sprint around the map out-reflexing people (camping is the boring stupid way to play).

#

You don't have to camp to go like 30 Kills - 5 Deaths or whatever just have to be quick and play along walls

fiery sluice
wise kite
#

Unfortunately the camping takes away from other people's fun, at least more than someone winning normally

grim citrus
smoky stone
# grim citrus Because ranked slayer has never emulated arena in any halo game

It's not about emulated MLG or HCS, but lets not kid ourselves, if we're going to have a ranked Team Slayer mode, should the base starting weapons not mirror the esports slayer mode? I mean, who are we kidding here? Regular Team Slayer has better starting weapons than Ranked....it doesn't make sense to me at all.

#

I'd go even further and just say, take the HCS Slayer mode and make it a ranked playlist of its own and see who's the best at that, add/subtract maps, but at least make it competitive.

#

bandit as a starting weapon is just trash. The original DMR worked, this one does not

crystal iron
#

I think they would need to add a scope to the bandit like they have on the commando to even think about making it a HCS starting weapon

smoky stone
# crystal iron I think they would need to add a scope to the bandit like they have on the comma...

not so much making it an HCS weapon, I'm simply saying, if you're going to make a Ranked Slayer mode, make the starting weapons as competitive as possible, and simple options are use the HCS ones, or use the default Slayer ones, but yes, I would agree the DMR needs some major work to be a viable weapon. I think as it is, it's an okay pick up weapon, but it's sure as hell not a good starting weapon. Reminds me of SMG starts in halo 2 or AR starts in Halo 3.

grim citrus
grim citrus
smoky stone
crystal iron
grim citrus
smoky stone
#

it's 2023, we should acknowledge that the Halo community can handle a proper ranked slayer playlist

grim citrus
#

Is halo infinite your first halo game? Did you not play the originals?

smoky stone
#

it doesn't hav eto be that way

#

I did, and eventually ranked slayer went BR starts

#

in most of the Halos

grim citrus
#

No it didn’t. They had slayer BR/pro variants in the playlists.

#

Much like how social slayer had slayer BR/pro variants.

smoky stone
#

ok, lets just ignore the past for this conversation

#

today, what would you make the starting weapons for Ranked Slayer?

#

if you had the choice

#

I feel like the AR/BR start is a totally fair competitive experience, I love it when it comes in Team Slayer

grim citrus
#

With the current weapons that we have now in infinite?

#

I would put an AR and a magnum with a fixed rate of fire for one.

#

The sidekick is another weird decision they made.

smoky stone
#

I'm looking through the academy drills, I only see the sidekick

grim citrus
#

Not to my knowledge

smoky stone
#

haha, I mean just what we have to work with Infinite

#

what starting weapons would you choose to have for a ranked slayer playlist?

grim citrus
#

I just stated them

#

AR and magnum

#

Having the BR in this game is horrible for map flow

smoky stone
#

but there isn't a magnum in this game

#

it's the sidekick unless you're saying both are just pistols

grim citrus
#

Then I would have to just stick to sidekick

smoky stone
#

sorry for by literal

grim citrus
#

Having two primaries as a starting weapons doesn’t make sense to me. The purpose to have a secondary is for quick draw reasons. Two primaries eliminates that

smoky stone
#

im more about having an ability to defend yourself off spawn, which has been a debateable topic since Halo 2

#

when it comes to default starting weapons

grim citrus
#

I haven’t really played infinite outside of maybe 3-4 matches in the last 8 months.

The game is unbearable to play

smoky stone
#

so you have no idea what the playlists are right now?

#

lol

grim citrus
#

I do. I played recently

smoky stone
#

whoever makes the playlists amazes me...because if you want to really split up the population intentionally, they sure have done it with what they have right now...

stone star
#

the sidekick may as well be a magnum

grim citrus
#

I believe they have ranked survivors, arena unlimited, ranked slayer, ranked arena, doubles, BTB, and others

grim citrus
stone star
#

it's more deserving of the title than H2's magnum is

grim citrus
#

The magnum worked in 2 because of duel wielding

stone star
#

blegh, whatever

grim citrus
#

Sidekick by itself is a joke

stone star
#

even with dual wielding you still need to fire each magnum like 6-7 times in H2

grim citrus
#

And the movement in H2 was WAYYY better than infinite’s PC like movement

vivid light
#

Sidekick is fine

#

It melts

smoky stone
#

We have social slayer, team slayer, ranked slayer, tactical slayer, it just amazes me that we need a social slayer and a team slayer...are they not the same? or does social mix in FFA with team modes? lol...these playlists needs to be really purged and minimalistic, too many choices are breaking up the community of the game

stone star
#

the sidekick is a 7 shot kill, it uses half the ammo needed from 2 H2 magnums

#

as far as I'm concerned people just get pedantic over the name, if they'd called the sidekick the magnum from the start we wouldn't be having this discussion

grim citrus
stone star
#

prove it

grim citrus
#

One has a fixed rate of fire, and the other doesn’t.

stone star
#

which one doesn't

grim citrus
#

The sidekick.

stone star
#

by fixed rate of fire do you mean how it has bloom?

smoky stone
stone star
#

or lack thereof

smoky stone
#

before a reload...

grim citrus
#

No. If you played 5, you can tell the difference between a regular magnum and a gunfighter magnum which is essentially the sidekick in infinite

smoky stone
#

how many shots should your starting pistol take to kill?

stone star
#

but the gunfighter magnum is still a magnum

#

so if the sidekick is the same what's your argument?

grim citrus
#

Omg…

#

You know what? Nvm man. They are the same.

stone star
#

this is what happens if you get pedantic over the name

grim citrus
#

You are absolutely correct.

smoky stone
#

man, I thought we were simply talking about what the best starting weapons would be (within the Inifnite sandbox) for Ranked Slayer. AR/BR? AR/pistol? Because AR/DMR is complete trash.

grim citrus
#

The infinite sandbox is the worst I have ever seen in a halo game.

smoky stone
vivid light
#

AR starts in Ranked is cringe

grim citrus
smoky stone
#

To be honest, I think radar on Ranked Slayer is cringe

#

why on earth is a ranked playlist having radar?

grim citrus
vivid light
#

Because it doesn't take a higher level of accuracy to kill with. And with the fact that this game doesn't have a natural thruster like H5, it's just about whoever shoots first

grim citrus
#

Literally everyone camped

grim citrus
#

H3 has AR starts in ranked team slayer

smoky stone
vivid light
#

Yes I felt the same with H3

grim citrus
#

To say it doesn’t take skill is not correct

smoky stone
vivid light
#

Didn't say it didn't take skill. I said it doesn't take a higher level of skill

#

Higher level of accuracy

grim citrus
#

My mistake.

smoky stone
#

@grim citrus do you remember a dan91bauer that argued about the random BR spread and how the starting weapons for Halo 3 were complete trash because it was trying to encourage casuals to get a hand out?

stone star
#

imo ranked works best when the starter weapon is a precision weapon with no bloom and a fixed rate of fire that kills in 5 shots or bursts depending on the rate of fire of the weapon

#

that can be descoped

smoky stone
#

HCE right there

#

fair and balanced

grim citrus
vivid light
#

Take even melee trading for instance. An event ingrained in Halo. A BR you need to hit 3 bursts with before a punch for a kill. The AR doesn't require needing to make sure you're on target for three consecutive trigger pulls because you just hold the trigger and beat down. Making trades abundant rather than with the BR where people shoot twice and melee which only leaves the opponent one shot. Meanwhile the more aware player gets the kill

grim citrus
stone star
#

HCE only gets away with it because the magnums bullet spread resets if you take your finger off the trigger and squeeze it again before it fires again

grim citrus
stone star
#

even then I think its magnum kills too quickly

grim citrus
#

or else the spread will back fire on you

stone star
#

but it was the first entry so

grim citrus
#

BR starts doesn’t really encourage you to venture out to try different weapons unless it’s power weapons

stone star
#

I think if they added a varient of the bandit with a 2x scope like what the battle rifle has, it could be the ranked starting weapon

vivid light
#

I pick up other weapons all the time including the AR because it's easy mode

grim citrus
#

One of the main reasons I hated playing MLG and HCS playlists

stone star
#

currently what's holding it back is lack of descope

smoky stone
# grim citrus I can agree that H3 AR/magnum starts were horrible

I will tell you this, Halo multiplayer has been cow dung garbage for default modes since Halo 2, all the way up to Halo 5. Infinite in my opinion has finally gotten default weapons right...tho I think on BTB, it should be a definite AR/BR start, but for regular slayer, I think the AR/pistol start has been fair, as long as BRs are on the map, but I much prefer an AR/BR start, with pistol pickups because the pistol can SHRED fast up close to mid range, faster than an AR or BR.

grim citrus
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You’re a sitting target if you use AR most of the game

vivid light
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Getting in that range is not difficult especially if you're with a coordinated team

grim citrus
vivid light
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Idk what bracket you play in where you feel safe enough to expose yourself with an AR but you gotta stop that

grim citrus
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I generally play in onyx tier level games

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AR is not easy mode

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You have to really know how to play halo to be effective with the AR

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AR are generally used to either take down someone’s shield mid to close range, but never to kill unless you absolutely have to

smoky stone
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The history of Halo multiplayer has always been this way, since Halo 2, because this is where it started (the original Bungie team, and it transferred over to the 343 folks), your starting weapons in Halo are suppose to be weak, so that you are motivated to go get better weapons on the map, and when you pick those weapons up, not power weapons, just regular ones, they think you should be rewarded with the ability to get easier kills. This is why Halo 2 SMG starts were trash. Just look at default Lockout...how many BRs were on that map? 2? Once a team had Snipe, and the two BRs, game was over. And that's called fair? This logic/concept has gone through the entire Halo series up until now, but Ranked Slayer is really reaching back into those old Halo 2 days with having an AR/ DMR start.

smoky stone
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would be nice if we had instant weapon switch

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makes total sense

grim citrus
smoky stone
grim citrus
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Instant? What do you mean?

smoky stone
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in HCE off spawn, most folks switched to the pistol, you would definitely use the AR to deal dmg, but the AR was considered a secondary to the pistol. weapon switching was super fast

vivid light
smoky stone
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you telling me when you and your buddies spawned on hang'em high, you just kept the AR up? No, you switched to the pistol, and in a CQB situation, you probably went AR, and that's fair.

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imagine that, spawning, and being able to defend yourself off spawn from all ranges...

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not in today's halo games...

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you die, you get punished over and over till you get that lucky spawn to pick up a weapon that can protect you from range. We've gone back to Halo 2 logic.

vivid light
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The AR in CE was pp at medium-long ranges. Infinite's maps people

smoky stone
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except for HCS, they're safe 😉

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@vivid light AR was a plasma pistol?

vivid light
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Basically was before Infinite. H5's wasn't too bad at distance. But this one is cracked

smoky stone
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to be honest, recently when I have played Team Slayer, and get the AR/BR starts, I think they make total sense. Because when the pistol is a pick up on the map, it's a totally viable pick up against an AR/BR user. gotta think about the sandbox. Everything is situational. AR/BR is fair and will probably be used most of the time, but weapon pickups should have literal uses to them that are worthy. Power weapons make sense, but the middle tier ones...gotta make logic out of them.

grim citrus
grim citrus
grim citrus
vivid light
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I can walk almost anywhere with an AR

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And people won't push in certain ways because I have an AR

grim citrus
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Or even C

vivid light
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Why would you be playing on the top side of B with an AR in your hand

grim citrus
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You have a commando on one side and a BR at House

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You said you can walk anywhere on live fire with an AR

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I’m saying that isn’t true because of the weapons placed

vivid light
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Yea. That doesn't mean I'm going to stand in the top section with any weapon unless I have assistance

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BR, AR, Commando. Doesn't matter

grim citrus
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When you have a precision weapon in your hand, you are not going to play aggressively when there’s AR’s involved

vivid light
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Yes

grim citrus
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You being an AR player is not going to be safe if you’re walking around the map with it

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Thus not making it an easy weapon to be effective with

vivid light
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I've done it. You make pushes with your team. Shoot your gun. Apply pressure. Teammates have BRs. Other team can't scope on anyone while flinching from an AR. Me being the closest or even just bursting it fast enough to keep them descoped is enough for an assist

grim citrus
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Just because you done it, doesn’t mean it’s consistently effective

vivid light
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I wouldn't say I've done it if it was a one off

grim citrus
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You’re not going 20-8 with just AR kills in a consistent manner with people that regularly play the game

vivid light
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You don't need to get kills with it for it to be a strong weapon

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You shouldn't be fighting anyone alone in Ranked anyway

grim citrus
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It’s a weapon used to drain shields

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And potentially kill those that are already weakened

vivid light
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Which can also kill if you have the jump on a full shield BR

grim citrus
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Can you go 20-8 with an AR if everyone has a BR?

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In ranked?

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If it’s easy mode?

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Can you challenge a sniper on top C in live fire?

smoky stone
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BR primary, AR secondary, pistol as a pick up on the map, along with shotguns and other weapon varieties, and then put in your power weapons, you're good.

crystal iron
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Hey i have a question

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Oh i can't send pictures

grim citrus
vivid light
smoky stone
grim citrus
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What happens when your weapon is out of ammo?

vivid light
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You drop it and pick up the new one

crystal iron
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But yeah Halo reach is listed first in the halo collection. I thought it came later? Should i play the games in the order the collection tells me to?

vivid light
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Because the pads are red until it's drained

crystal iron
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Never played halo btw

grim citrus
smoky stone
shadow turret
crystal iron
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No reach is at the top

smoky stone
crystal iron
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So when should i play reach? First or later (idk the release order)

grim citrus
vivid light
grim citrus
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You can’t do quick draw with 2 primaries

smoky stone
crystal iron
shadow turret
smoky stone
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so now we're gonna get into quick draws off spawn?

crystal iron
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Infinite is a prequel?

grim citrus
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QuickDraws are extremely important in gameplay

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To not have it is crazy to me from the jump

crystal iron
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Well idk if reach spoils some stuff

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If not I'm gonna play it first

smoky stone
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I'm not so much concerned about quick drawing weapons, I'm more concerned about spawning and having a fair chance with a med/short range weapon set that can kill regardless of whether I decide to pick up weapons on the map. Weapon pick ups should really only serve a purpose of a distinct advantage or ammo refills.

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😉

vivid light
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It's current

shadow turret
# crystal iron Infinite is a prequel?

Infinite is the last in timeline order, Reach is the prequel
timeline order is: Reach, CE, H2, H3 + H3 ODST, H4, H5, Infinite
and release order (believe) is: CE, H2, H3, H3 ODST, H4, Reach, H5, Infinite

smoky stone
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honestly, I think the HCS weapon pick ups make much more sense than the default ones do\

crystal iron
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Ah ok

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Is infinite worth buying on one x just for the campaign?

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Idk how well it runs

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Because it's next gen i believe

shadow turret
grim citrus
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I like to utilize the whole sandbox

crystal iron
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I heard there are some problems and disadvantages on one x for multiplayer.

grim citrus
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Oppose to limiting myself to maybe 3-4 weapons

crystal iron
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Because of cross play and some performance issues

smoky stone
shadow turret
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I feel like the One X should work better, but, being a PC player, idk

smoky stone
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halo is very much like Quake.

crystal iron
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I played quake. But not far. Didn't like it

grim citrus
crystal iron
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I loved doom 2016 multiplayer which was Pretty good

smoky stone
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definitely

grim citrus
crystal iron
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And i bought call of duty infinite warfare which is pretty good

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But I'm going off topic sry

smoky stone
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it's situational though, heat of the moment

grim citrus
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The BR or commando

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A commando you have to worry about pacing your shot and staying on target whereas the BR has a fixed rate and spread that can kill people in a variety of ranges. If you switched to a commando, that’s baby food for me. All I have to do is maintain spacing and it’s an automatic kill every time

left snow
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I've been playing a fair bit of the playlist that has the new maps - and both the Commando and the Bandit feature prominently.

It's taking a few days - but I'm really appreciating what these weapons can do when you are on song.

The commando is brilliant for peppering opponents across the map. And holds it own in close when someone is rushing you (where the recoil doesn't matter as the opponent is getting closer). Spam a few shots and melee. I really struggle with it a mid-range though.

The Bandit, however, is great at that mid range - I just need to get a lot better at nailing that 5th head shot. I think it really does feel like the Halo 5 magnum (bar the insane AA that you needed to combat thrusters and the cross map scope).

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that I'm ready for Bandit / AR starts.

zenith heart
crystal iron
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So I've seen halo 3 odst is released before halo 3? Is that right

stone star
crystal iron
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OK thx

stone star
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chronologically it takes place before Halo 3

wanton root
noble urchin
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get btb heavies out of btb or imma lose it

hot atlas
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Have the brought back recruit from H5?

misty vale
crystal iron
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Halo Infinite is on gamepass right?

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Or is it just the multiplayer

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And what about halo Spartan assault and halo wars

coarse dagger
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Infinite (multiplayer + campaign), Spartan Assault, Spartan Strike and Halo Wars 2 are all on Game Pass

crystal iron
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Oh sry I meant release order?

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Should i play the spin off after the main series?

coarse dagger
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Halo Wars Definitive Edition is there too

crystal iron
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I don't see Spartan strike

coarse dagger
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Hm, shows on the app but not the website

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Never got a console release, so probably isn't on Game Pass then

crystal iron
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Might be in pc game pass though

crystal iron
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Oh that's a shame

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How are the movies and tv show?

devout kite
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343 misspelled feet with the odst weapon charm lol

fair willow
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Is LSS gone forever?

devout kite
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Yup

low musk
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Only a couple of brief minutes till the weekly update. Lets see if there is anything of note

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Still with the bot bootcamp being gone? Jeez, it must have been a pretty big problem for it to be gone this long

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Gulf Shore bundle looks ok as a coating, though I might pass on it since I have so many blue coatings as is

eternal lion
solid canopy
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Has there been any update on the status of Digsite since last year or nah?

fallen flame
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Digsite ?

coarse dagger
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Digsite crew - community members working with 343 to restore old, cut content

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There are updates in the works, but no eta on when they'll be ready. Shouldn't be too much longer from what I understand, though

fallow crow
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are servers down?

karmic oriole
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Infinite servers down?

fallow crow
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seems like it

slow zodiac
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Yeah I was about to ask that myself I haven’t played since the first season came back and can’t play now 😂😂😂

cinder wadi
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Yeah was in a match and can’t connect to server

fallow crow
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i was crushing it too much lol

rugged quartz
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I'm back up

hybrid yacht
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Server having issues?

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Lost connection a few times in matches

dusky nova
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Well, I just got in albeit slowly

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Has to happen after I get home from a long 10 hour shift though 🙄

grim citrus
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Halo 5 servers still kicking

solid canopy
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I need some help. I'm trying to track down some pieces of Halo 5 concept art that depict Chief/Locke in these giant tank like mech suit spartan things. I've been looking but the usual places don't seem to have it anywhere all I could find was this one here

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Not even sure if this one is offical but its the closest I've gotten thus far

noble urchin
round forge
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Has anyone else had issues with Halo Infinite crashing without an error message after 3 or more MP games?

misty vale
noble urchin
misty vale
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Yea

dusky nova
misty vale
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Carbonite

noble urchin
misty vale
# noble urchin no

Ok enjoy your Ls. Nobody to blame but yourself for being bad at a great gamemode

noble urchin
misty vale
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It might actually be the most classic, refreshingly great game mode in the entire game

noble urchin
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no

sullen anvil
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Do swords not count as melee kills????

crystal iron
noble urchin
crystal iron
noble urchin
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ok

left snow
crystal iron
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does anyone else been having issues with reach pc not unlocking achievements after they are done

sterile meadow
crystal iron
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its so weird because for me no easter egg ones are tracking or the bob elite

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and i have a fresh reinstall and no mods

sterile meadow
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I'm not sure sorry, didn't get any of those yet

sterile meadow
crystal iron
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i have a good connection so im wondering if its an update that broke the easter egg ones on reach only

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because every other halo game ive gotten achievements to pop

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only reach doesnt work

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even did the siege of madrigal song on halo ce and that popped

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tested it out its the easter egg ones not working properly

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just did winter contengcy on foot

left snow
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Just had my first few games on Scar. Enjoyed it a lot. Super Escalation was a LOT of fun.

misty vale
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I like that map a lot

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kinda wish I could play LSS on it??

livid fable
misty vale
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LSS legit refreshing game mode way different than normie halo

ivory glacier
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All weekly challenges have to be done on BTB? That’s so stupid we don’t have a choice if that’s the case

wise kite
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Went 36 Kills 4 Deaths and my team STILL almost lost we won by like 1 kill holy moly you can only carry so hard, matchmaker is awful at balancing matches (for halo infinite)

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They should use ranked mmr as part of their calculation for the non-ranked game modes

magic night
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They use MMR, but it isn't weighted as heavily as it is in Ranked playlists

onyx latch
left snow
livid fable
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I can't think of a single challenge that required me to play big team battle.

left snow
livid fable
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I'm not saying it's a fair metaphor, I'm saying it's how a lot of people see it.

ivory glacier
left snow
livid fable
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you unremoved the line about there not being enough people to live in the houses.

left snow
livid fable
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you know what it honestly reminds me of?

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warhammer.

on the one side you have the teams that are kind of well-balanced, fighting against the orks who have one super bad dude and 3 tiny grunts

wise kite
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I get the point, that the score ended up balanced

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Just I think there's other factors to be considered for truly balanced gameplay

livid fable
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well, yeah, but what's the alternatives? we can choose between:

longer wait times, worse connectivity, or maybe even both

magic night
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Other factors are considered. It's just that there's no real proper mix of factors and weightings for those factors that will please others, as 13 said above.

wise kite
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I'd rather have longer wait times

livid fable
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I would still like to know how my ping affects whether I get more or fewer kills than expected

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I agree with you on the wait times.

wise kite
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Overwatch did the same nonsense, they made the matches way more unbalanced just to speed up queue times and it hurts competitive overwatch to the point where it's a joke (halo infinite ranked isn't like this though it's been balanced imo, it's just casual slayer etc that's the issue)

magic night
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In Ranked, though, you're far more likely to get a better match and you shouldn't encounter one like you described because it more heavily emphasizes tighter skill matching over wait times

wise kite
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I'd just prefer tighter skill matching in casual too

livid fable
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yeah, I would like that to be an option in casual

wise kite
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I feel like if Halo Infinite launched in the state it is now there wouldn't be the player population problems mentioned earlier like the game would be thriving

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Only get one chance to make a first impression though :/

magic night
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Comebacks are still possible. If a game like Siege launched to pretty lukewarm reception and became the powerhouse it is today, I think Infinite could do the same.

wise kite
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I'd have to imagine almost all the problems this game faced could have been avoided if they didn't have to abide by the MS contractor policy and they just went with Unreal Engine instead of trying to build their own engine just to avoid Epic taking a cut

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It's a real shame

magic night
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The contractor thing is/was actually pretty industry standard

onyx latch
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I do think Infinite would need to change a lot of its core identity to do so.

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Hell, Halo would.

wise kite
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I'd be surprised if you can't emulate Halo's combat feel in Unreal although I did hear that was one of their worries

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I'm not sure what's so special about blam (and slipspace that used blam as a base) that only it could give the halo feel

toxic parrot
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Do you guys think the mark vi gen 1 shoulders are worth getting?

clear cedar
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is anyone else getting the issue where the game just doesn't go past the loading screen after clicking start/ enter?

toxic parrot
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I know for a fact it won't. It's probably going to attract the hcs and competitive players but not your average joe

celest heron
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omg, why does the win 3 games challenge always turn into 10 games cause I can't win 1 stupid game.

toxic parrot
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Just play team survivors. That's how I got mine done

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That or if you're good enough,rumble pit

wise kite
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It's not gonna do anything for the population because they're making it a separate game, it's being built in Unreal Engine

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Only way it will help is if they pull a call of duty (which I REALLY hope they do) where you can launch either game from one spot.

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Otherwise it will do nothing to drive people to halo infinite

hollow bobcat
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In case you already heard about it, the population on Steam is now down to 2% from the original population when Halo Infinite launched.

grim citrus
hollow bobcat
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Hello Infinite could have potential, but it's held down by slow updates and no promises of any features that we want.

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At this point, most of the developers left as if to abandon a sinking ship.