Halo 3 Beta
As I speak, the Halo 3 Beta should be available. However, I have to wait until after work to go home and download it. At the same time as every other working person in the world. Sigh.
I know there are at least 2 people here who should be able to access the beta, so if you are actually playing it and can peel yourself away during a lobby wait or something, please post about your thoughts. I will live vicariously through you for the next several hours.
I am downloading it now. I woke up and turned on my XBox and put in my code(I got randomly selected so no crackdown for me). I will have to wait until I get home to play as well but all other games have no life span now. There can be only one!
"Reality is that which,
when you stop believing in it,
doesn't go away".
Philip K. Dick
Sigh. The Crackdown Players (me) are screwed because it doesn't work. Everyone else who got in without Crackdown is fine.
It's been not-working since they released it this morning, sure is takin 'em a long time.
My impressions are that matchmaking sucks. It takes forever to find a match and then it sometimes starts all over trying to find another match. I just want to play and don't care that much about who I am facing at level 3.
It is tough to get use to grenades not bouncing all over the place and the way they use the buttons compared to Halo 2 is taking some getting use to.
I don't really like any of the new maps either.
It is fun but it is a big change in a lot of small ways.
I am not a big fan of their after battle screen. What is the point of half of it. I just want to know all the stats. I don't need a separate screen for awards handed out in battle and the MVP and stuff is a waste of time. I just want the stats.
Some small complaints and some getting use to but over all it is fun.
It smurfing kicks ass. Well, the game that is. Obviously, there have been some Beta problems. The release debacle was a major drag, and there seems to be some problems with matchmaking right now, but I'm not surprised since a large number of people are just getting into the game. I'm sure it'll smooth over soon.
Overall, I love the new controls, and pretty much every new weapon and piece of equipment. The Needler is finally as powerful as it deserves to be, the mongoose is awesome, and the Brute weapons deliver. It's still taking some getting used to, but I think it's going to end up being a big step up over Halo 2, which was a fantastic multiplayer game. There are plenty of things that need to be worked on for the final game--graphics, possibly some weapon tweaks, etc., but I don't expect perfection out of a Beta. I think Valhalla and High Ground are great, and Snowbound is perfectly playable.
I wish there was a way to have more of a specific type of grenade, because two of one type doesn't feel like enough, but juggling the controls for that seems like it would be too complex. Still, the integration of the stats and postgame battle reports is really amazing. You don't have to spend any time looking at it if you don't wan to, but you can see exactly who did what and how many times somebody did something amazing with the click of a button or two, and the integration with the 360 menu is going to show up every game released so far. And on top of that, the party features are going to set a new benchmark. It's so smooth and easy to join up with your friends, stick with random people, whatever.
If the number of options in such a limited Beta release is truly an indication of the final product, it's probably going to be the most customizable, versatile multiplayer game for a console yet.
Damn, I really should buy Halo and Halo 2. Seems like im missing out on all the fun.
Pretty much.Originally Posted by Dreddz
What? They've ripped of TimeSplitters? Awesome! You can just QQ more, that's more significant than any gameplay tweaks for me. xD
Still couldn't get on last night, but that's more of a recurring internet problem for me.
I'm probably gonna look for one of those 'Xbox Live' branded routers after work.
Still, I'm excited that they've extended the beta by 4 days. I'm going to be on a business trip for 4 days, and I was upset that I'll be missing 4 days of Beta... but now I get them back! Just need to get the download working...
I'm going to be leaving on a trip tomorrow and will be gone for the next month or so. Getting only two days of beta time is absolutely killing me.
From what I remember of TimeSplitters, it's really nothing alike--Halo 2 already showed you your stats and what awards you won, but this just presents them in a far grander format. I guess some of the additional awards could be considered TimeSplitters-esque. Still, some of the added awards are great, like From the Grave and Killjoy, for killing someone after you died and ending someone's spree.
I like the new awards. I just don't like that seeing awards has been completely separated out from the rest of the statistics. I think it should be both ways. I just like to look at raw numbers for a quick after stat report.
They have upgraded the way bungie keeps track of kills on their website. You can actually look at a map and see where everyone killed each other and by who. It is a pretty neat online feature.
I am impressed with the graphics. I runs so much smoother than Halo 2 and all the small effects that are done with snow, glass and even the plasma weapons make it feel so much more enhanced.
I like how in this game the brute shot is now actually a good weapon. I have used lots of weapons and I like the assault rifle for the starting weapon. It is a good balance.
The shotgun and melee are still a problem as far as I am concerned due to latency issues. You have to swing before the person is even close enough just to hit them first. I can't recall the number of times I have already hit someone and died after I have hit them with no damage being done to them because I apparently was killed before I hit the button. They should just make it so that it hits no matter what if you made contact.
Having said that the melee is much stronger than in Halo 2.
Ah, fair enough on the awards front then. *As an aside, pining for a new TS game*
Also, cool that the Brute Shot is a valid weapon now. I remember one time, I got a kill with one (At range, that is) - we talked about it for a week. It was a bigger deal than 7/7 for us.
Important weapon question: Is the pistol any good? Halo pistol was kickass. Halo 2 pistol was horribly neutered. Please tell me it's more akin to the former?
when it comes to halo i go by red vs blue
as for halo 3 there always this audible
I like chocolate!! No matter what flavor you get, you can always taste the broken dreams!
~Dead people should stay dead, otherwise whats the point of killing them???
The pistol isn't in the Beta, that I've seen. I'm positive it won't have the scope or the power of the original, and it shouldn't. I loved the Halo 1 pistol as much as anyone, but it was far too powerful and really threw off the balance of the game. It's a pistol, and it should be designed accordingly. I hope it's a bit more powerful than the magnum, though; that was all right when the game shipped, but once they patched it (and fixed a lot of problems) they made it even weaker, and effectively useless.Ah, fair enough on the awards front then. *As an aside, pining for a new TS game
Also, cool that the Brute Shot is a valid weapon now. I remember one time, I got a kill with one (At range, that is) - we talked about it for a week. It was a bigger deal than 7/7 for us.
Important weapon question: Is the pistol any good? Halo pistol was kickass. Halo 2 pistol was horribly neutered. Please tell me it's more akin to the former?
The Brute shot is definitely way better. I don't think it actually does that much more damage--maybe even a bit less--but it effects a greater area now, and the grenades don't bounce around like crazy. You can actually *hit* people with it, and the magazine holds six shots instead of 4, so in the end it's a far more fun and effective weapon.
the Brute Pistol is in the Beta, however. (Finally got on!) It doesn't have a scope or anything, but it has a Blade on it for extra melee damage, and it's a freakin' beast when Dual-Wielded.
Edit: I'm still playing. Whatever the timestamp of the original post was to the 'Last Edited' time, I've been playing the game since then. Great great stuff.
I hope I can survive work in 3 hours.
Last edited by JKTrix; 05-18-2007 at 08:57 AM.
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