I saw the preview video for the beta, I'm not sure how I feel about the new weapons.
I saw the preview video for the beta, I'm not sure how I feel about the new weapons.
War. War never changes.
This asshole kept jabbering in French in my ear so I made him my first Reach bagging.
Also I smurfing suck at Reach. I'm going to go from the best EoFF Halo 3 player to the worst Reach player. My precious internet Rome is burning.
ohh how the tides of changed >;D
I can't wait to bag you then.
Wait.. huh?
I thought the beta was on may 4th?
Apparently they gave early invites to certain people, open beta for everyone else with ODST is on Monday the third, isn't it?
For mortals. But Paul is too awesomeOriginally Posted by Aerith's Knight
I almost was, and then it didn't work for me
Which is why I am not also playing right now. The 3rd is the date for us ODST folks though I am sure server overloads will mean it takes until the 9th to download or something.
Yeah the Beta opens to the public on May 3rd. I'm not just the public, though!The bungie.net forums have exploded in nerd rage about all of this. It's hilarious.
Anyway, I think the problem was that they were totally new maps to me, and everyone else had been playing it for a while longer than me. I'm starting to get into it now - soon my K/D will go over 1!
Some thoughts -
Maps
Swordbase is pretty smurfing dire. Honest to god it's such an unintuitive mess. Basically, do not use any loadout other than the jetpack. You will need it.
Powerhouse is decent, though, it gives me a kind of High Ground vibe in terms of visual appearance.
Weapons
Plasma launcher (Imagine a Missile Pod that targets people instead of vehicles, and fires plasma grenades instead!) and Fusion Rifle (it melts their faces) are both smurfing brilliant weapons and great fun.
The DMR, the BR replacement, is as powerful as the BR, however it is a lot harder to use and I think it'll take a while to get used to. Needler Rifle may be a bit easier to use but also fun.
Loadouts
All of them are actually quite handy. I currently favour sprint just because I am too lazy to run. Armour lock is great fun, I love hearing people scream abuse when they think they've killed me and I suddenly do that. And the invis one is interesting. It operates like a radar jammer (which harms both you and them) and it also makes you deaf when you go invisible, meaning you rely on sight alone. The Elites and their roll ability are also cracking fun
Other
The new radar is decent enough. It now shows where people are - above, level with, or below you - which is always useful. Also there's a fair few new medals out there.
The armoury also looks to be a good feature. Every game you win gets you Cr (I assume this stands for credits? It's basically the new exp) and you can buy new helmet/shoulder/chest types with it. Each type of helmet (eg Mark V) also has three different things you can add to that, too, so it should be a unique looking game. Of course, the bestrequires you to be a certain rank or cost a lot of Cr.
Is there a social in Reach or do you have to immediately fight against the 12yo that are super serious and have no life?
Yeah, there is. Unfortunately right now Ranked is disabled so you're still fighting the same pricks. Seriously in my first game on there, there were these failures who were screaming about bad team mates even though they were the worst on their team.
Ugh, seriously, those people is why I hate MP.
(unless playing with you guys, of course)
I've learned to mute everyone really.
Also have a screenshot of me stabbing one of those guys in the butt with my knife.
humpstabber if you're an Elite. It just looks damn painful.
A combination of my two favourite things - the jetpack and the grenade launcher.
Ouch. These assassinations look savage. Apparently you can still do the usual "Biff, dead" one if you tap the melee button, but you do the cool one if you hold it? C'est vrai? And are you vulnerable to damage during the assassination?
But the jetpack is still COOL!!!!, right?
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