Spoiler Halo Mega Thread

Locke is a somewhat likeable character.

Ha

Oh, that's funny.

You're a strange man

Locke is the least-likeable guy on Osiris.

Well the only other guy on Osiris is Buck, so it's not like he had a chance.

Person, Spartan, whatever.

Even Tanaka is a better character tbh

Umm no

Tanaka is a literal who.

tfw still no new assassination or armor mod or br  scope

Thank you based rng

Honestly, though, the more I play of warzone the more I find it frustrating. It was amazing on the first couple days but now, I'm honestly just finding it frustrating to play even when I'm doing good.

There's only three maps, and only one (Apex 7) is any decent. The rest just become so chaotically filled with grenade spam it's no fun to play for the central objective. Plus, because of the constant rate of deaths, it's damnnear impossible to take a side base (Apex 7 discluded here) because as soon as one enemy enters the base, it stops the capture even if your entire team is there, so it gives time for everyone else to spawn and utterly rape you. Elsewise, trying to run around the map, particularly on Stormbreak, is pretty much begging to be cross-mapped by br spam and it's impossible to fight back because you can't actually aim at the enemy. And when one team pulls ahead even slightly, you may as well give up trying because they will get tanks and snipers when half your team is struggling to get a fucking plasma caster. Then it just devolves into a spawnkilling mess at a base where no one can push forward either way and that's not fun for anyone involved.

Don't get me wrong, those games where everyone seems to play for more objectives than the grenade clusterfuck and the game is pretty much neck-andneck are amazing and a blast to play. But they rarely happen outside of Apex 7.

So I've sort of lost my enthusiasm for warzone. I'm looking forward to when they modify it based on feedback and/ or add the PvE variant they talked about, but right now it's just a frustrating mess that isn't fun regardless of how good you're doing.

TL;DR I'm going back to BF4 until they update warzone to be more balanced.

TL;DR I'm going back to BF4 until they update warzone to be more balanced.

So play Arena?

My only complaints about the game are the lack of community features and how they marketed it to be something else.

- No screenshots in Theater mode.
I understand we can take screenshots with the Xbox One DVR, but it'd be nice to have them in game to share with other players, without having to navigate to their gamercard.

- No File Share.
One could argue there is no need for one since there is no Forge/Screenshots, but we can still create custom gametypes. Now I have to recreate the settings entirely for a fun custom game. Not to mention this is the THIRD GAME that 343 has released that has launched limiting community sharing.

- No Spartan Company Roster.
Seriously, what's the point of having these if I can't see the members in game and have to add them all anyway? We Can't even use the Spartan Company emblems. It seems it's only purpose is to have a private forum on Waypoint, which seems redundant.

- No pre/post game lobbies
 So now if a fileshare system does get implemented, it's practically useless unless you know the gamertag of someone. What happened to players being able to see and talk to each other? Is this a restriction implemented because of it's rating? You don't want teens possibly getting hate messages post game or something?

- No Forge/Fileshare until December
Fallout 4, Black Ops 3, Battlefront, and Just Cause 3 (not to mention other games as well) all release between now and Forge's release. Does 343 really think Halo 5 is that good of a game on it's own with no community support to survive those game releases? It sure will be fun making Forge maps when a good portion of the custom games and halo community have abandoned the game already.

TL;DR I'm going back to BF4 until they update warzone to be more balanced.

So play Arena?

But I don't want to play arena. I'm a big team guy, I like games with more than a handful of players.

Plus, 8/10 games in team arena are ctf on Truth, and I despise that map.

TL;DR I'm going back to BF4 until they update warzone to be more balanced.

Warzone assault would be an option for more variety, but it doesn't even switch rounds between attackers and defenders!

Honestly, though, the more I play of warzone the more I find it frustrating. It was amazing on the first couple days but now, I'm honestly just finding it frustrating to play even when I'm doing good.

There's only three maps, and only one (Apex 7) is any decent. The rest just become so chaotically filled with grenade spam it's no fun to play for the central objective. Plus, because of the constant rate of deaths, it's damnnear impossible to take a side base (Apex 7 discluded here) because as soon as one enemy enters the base, it stops the capture even if your entire team is there, so it gives time for everyone else to spawn and utterly rape you. Elsewise, trying to run around the map, particularly on Stormbreak, is pretty much begging to be cross-mapped by br spam and it's impossible to fight back because you can't actually aim at the enemy. And when one team pulls ahead even slightly, you may as well give up trying because they will get tanks and snipers when half your team is struggling to get a fucking plasma caster. Then it just devolves into a spawnkilling mess at a base where no one can push forward either way and that's not fun for anyone involved.

Don't get me wrong, those games where everyone seems to play for more objectives than the grenade clusterfuck and the game is pretty much neck-andneck are amazing and a blast to play. But they rarely happen outside of Apex 7.

So I've sort of lost my enthusiasm for warzone. I'm looking forward to when they modify it based on feedback and/ or add the PvE variant they talked about, but right now it's just a frustrating mess that isn't fun regardless of how good you're doing.

And don't get me started on Warzone Assault. Evey game i've played has been horrifically one-sided. Either mop up or get mopped up

TL;DR I'm going back to BF4 until they update warzone to be more balanced.

So play Arena?

But I don't want to play arena. I'm a big team guy, I like games with more than a handful of players.

Plus, 8/10 games in team arena are ctf on Truth, and I despise that map.

I hardly ever get CTF. But I don't really play Team Arena. I do SWAT mostly.

TL;DR I'm going back to BF4 until they update warzone to be more balanced.

So play Arena?

But I don't want to play arena. I'm a big team guy, I like games with more than a handful of players.

Plus, 8/10 games in team arena are ctf on Truth, and I despise that map.

I hardly ever get CTF. But I don't really play Team Arena. I do SWAT mostly.

The only arena playlist I like is FFA. And that's only because it's just hectic. I guess I like going into a playlist with the knowledge I'm not going against a tryhard mlg-wannabe team.

Angry Joe gave mgs V a 9 (and said he was very close to giving it a 10) despite stating that it had an incomplete story (which is huge for mgs), and repetitive mission design. Ultimately, every reviewer has an agenda. And Angry Joe's agenda is to "bring the justice" and "expose" corruption in video games. That means giving AAA shooters poor scores, and rating every huge 9+.

There IS a place in gaming for AAA shooters and I think h5 does a good job filling that crack. Gameplay is top notch, multiplayer is fantastic, and while campaign didn't blow me away, its still incredibly enjoyable.

Instead of focusing on what matters in a shooter, Joe focuses on req packs for 15 minutes and (from my gameplay experience) falsely calculates the amount of time needed to earn a gold pack. He completely brushes off the reason they exist in the first place, to make dlc maps free, by saying "with forge we can make our own maps anyway teehee".

The "omg we need to save gaming" mentality that many youtubers and reviewers have is starting to get a bit annoying, not because they are wrong, but because they go into every game with predetermined review scores based on hype, popularity, and whether or not the developer has gamer cred.

Get on my league.

Get on my league.

That's not you

Also

>breakout

Uhhhh

No! That's totally me.

Doesn't he get carried by peelo?


also

BR + 2 shot = death

No thanks. Play arena

Angry Joe gave mgs V a 9 (and said he was very close to giving it a 10) despite stating that it had an incomplete story (which is huge for mgs), and repetitive mission design.

That's because MGSV is a better game.

and while campaign didn't blow me away, its still incredibly enjoyable.

Then you are blind. This campaign is easily one of the worst -- all of my anti-Halo bias aside.

Instead of focusing on what matters in a shooter, Joe focuses on req packs for 15 minutes and (from my gameplay experience) falsely calculates the amount of time needed to earn a gold pack.

I've heard that it is a pretty accurate calculation, but I don't have any means to back that up.

The "omg we need to save gaming" mentality that many youtubers and reviewers have is starting to get a bit annoying, not because they are wrong, but because they go into every game with predetermined review scores based on hype, popularity, and whether or not the developer has gamer cred.

>hype means lower score

MGSV gets a 9, is more hyped than H5

>popularity

Not relevant.

>Gamer cred

What the fuck?

Sure some reviewers may do that (IGN), but c'mon. If Joe was going to be a fake he would have done more shady shit a long time ago. I didn't go into Halo 5 with a predetermined rating, but this game was absolute trash, even by Halo standards.

Don't be mad because your franchise shit the bed this time around.

It astounds me how apologetic you all are. I'm just glad Halo 5's arena is one of the best -- should add a lot of replay value.

Hey guys, want to play some MG onli-

oh

It astounds me how apologetic you all are. I'm just glad Halo 5's arena is one of the best -- should add a lot of replay value.

As long as they keep adding to it.

Angry Joe Logic

"Halo Reach is great even without Master Chief"

"Halo 5 only lets us play as Master Chief for 3 missions, BLASPHEMY"

Also this is one of the most cringe worthy reviews I had ever seen, Joe doesn't know shit about the Halo universe. Does he really think that it only focuses on Master Chief, sums up why I will always hate Master Chief fanboys <_<

Angry Joe gave mgs V a 9 (and said he was very close to giving it a 10) despite stating that it had an incomplete story (which is huge for mgs), and repetitive mission design.

That's because MGSV is a better game.

and while campaign didn't blow me away, its still incredibly enjoyable.

Then you are blind. This campaign is easily one of the worst -- all of my anti-Halo bias aside.

Instead of focusing on what matters in a shooter, Joe focuses on req packs for 15 minutes and (from my gameplay experience) falsely calculates the amount of time needed to earn a gold pack.

I've heard that it is a pretty accurate calculation, but I don't have any means to back that up.

The "omg we need to save gaming" mentality that many youtubers and reviewers have is starting to get a bit annoying, not because they are wrong, but because they go into every game with predetermined review scores based on hype, popularity, and whether or not the developer has gamer cred.

>hype means lower score

MGSV gets a 9, is more hyped than H5

>popularity

Not relevant.

>Gamer cred

What the fuck?

Sure some reviewers may do that (IGN), but c'mon. If Joe was going to be a fake he would have done more shady shit a long time ago. I didn't go into Halo 5 with a predetermined rating, but this game was absolute trash, even by Halo standards.

Don't be mad because your franchise shit the bed this time around.

You missed my point on the last part there. Hype = higher scores. It's exactly why mgsv received 10/10's out the ass. The hype made the reviewers so giddy that they didn't even think about the incoherent story, repetitive missions, and bullshit micro transactions when they rated the game, and if they did, it had little-no impact on the score.

Also this is one of the most cringe worthy reviews I had ever seen, Joe doesn't know shit about the Halo universe.

This is not a valid complaint. One does not need to be a Halo expert to understand thematic or narrative quality, both of which Halo 5 is sorely lacking.

As for Reach? I'm pretty sure that game doesn't feauture Master Chief on the box art. So yet again, another stupid argument.

Hype = higher scores. It's exactly why mgsv received 10/10's out the ass. The hype made the reviewers so giddy that they didn't even think about the incoherent story, repetitive missions, and bullshit micro transactions when they rated the game, and if they did, it had little-no impact on the score.

Halo 5 is literally getting the same treatment, except in MGSV's case, there is a legitimately good game underneath its story.

So... what's your argument now?

Hype = higher scores. It's exactly why mgsv received 10/10's out the ass. The hype made the reviewers so giddy that they didn't even think about the incoherent story, repetitive missions, and bullshit micro transactions when they rated the game, and if they did, it had little-no impact on the score.

Halo 5 is literally getting the same treatment, except in MGSV's case, there is a legitimately good game underneath its story.

So... what's your argument now?

There's a legitimately good game under the weak story in h5 as well. Combat and multiplayer is some of the best in the series.

Angry Joe Logic

"Halo Reach is great even without Master Chief"

"Halo 5 only lets us play as Master Chief for 3 missions, BLASPHEMY"

Also this is one of the most cringe worthy reviews I had ever seen, Joe doesn't know shit about the Halo universe. Does he really think that it only focuses on Master Chief, sums up why I will always hate Master Chief fanboys <_<

Probably because it was marketed with Chief as one of the protagonists, and Chief is the face of the Halo franchise, so it would make sense to have your marketing point character be at equal, or greater, showtime in the actual game.

I mean, what would I know, I just thought about it for a few minutes.

Also this is one of the most cringe worthy reviews I had ever seen, Joe doesn't know shit about the Halo universe.

This is not a valid complaint. One does not need to be a Halo expert to understand thematic or narrative quality, both of which Halo 5 is sorely lacking.

As for Reach? I'm pretty sure that game doesn't feauture Master Chief on the box art. So yet again, another stupid argument.

sorely lacking.

Uhhh how so, all you had to do was know who blue team is, read escalation (Halo Canon has the full escalation on his channel so that's not a big deal), and watch the "Hunt THE truth" audio vid(Halo Canon and Halo Follower has this on there channels, again not a big deal), also this game has a lot of data pads on this game, so it shouldn't be hard to collect all of them, it gives you additional info. The only plot hole i would say is when Jul is with Halsey, why they were together after Hasley betraying Jul on Escalation 23 is beyond me.

Except for the people who read "Fall of Reach" would know that chief was there at the time, besides why should Halo games suck Master Chiefs dick anyway. Don't get me wrong I like hime but Halo games like Halo Wars, ODST, Reach, and Halo 5 (Lock having 12 missions and Chief with 3 mission) proves that you don't have to focus too much on Master Chief and still have a great story. Main reason why Master Chief fanboys needs to get off his ass and see that you don't need Master Chief to tell a great story.

Angry Joe Logic

"Halo Reach is great even without Master Chief"

"Halo 5 only lets us play as Master Chief for 3 missions, BLASPHEMY"

Also this is one of the most cringe worthy reviews I had ever seen, Joe doesn't know shit about the Halo universe. Does he really think that it only focuses on Master Chief, sums up why I will always hate Master Chief fanboys <_<

Probably because it was marketed with Chief as one of the protagonists, and Chief is the face of the Halo franchise, so it would make sense to have your marketing point character be at equal, or greater, showtime in the actual game.

I mean, what would I know, I just thought about it for a few minutes.

Actually Halo games like ODST, Wars, and Reach proves that even tough Master Chief is not in those games, that doesn't mean that they can tell a great story. Don't get me wrong I like Chief, but still does it really matter if Chief has 3 missions and with Locke having 12? What matters is having Halo a great story.

I can't believe I have to deal with your spergy personality on mobile ffs.

sorely lacking.

Uhhh how so, all you had to do was know who blue team is, read escalation (Halo Canon has the full escalation on his channel so that's not a big deal), and watch the "Hunt THE truth" audio vid(Halo Canon and Halo Follower has this on there channels, again not a big deal), also this game has a lot of data pads on this game, so it shouldn't be hard to collect all of them, it gives you additional info. The only plot hole i would say is when Jul is with Halsey, why they were together after Hasley betraying Jul on Escalation 23 is beyond me.

Oh, if that's all you have to do, no worries, right? RIGHT?

/sarcasm

You completely misunderstood what the HELL I meant by "thematic and narrative quality" both of which have NOTHING to do with canon, characters or plot consistency with the rest of the franchise. It refers to dialogue, cinematography, plot direction, acting, etc. All the things people have a hard time quanitfying.

Except for the people who read "Fall of Reach" would know that chief was there at the time, besides why should Halo games suck Master Chiefs dick anyway. Don't get me wrong I like hime but Halo games like Halo Wars, ODST, Reach, and Halo 5 (Lock having 12 missions and Chief with 3 mission) proves that you don't have to focus too much on Master Chief and still have a great story. Main reason why Master Chief fanboys needs to get off his ass and see that you don't need Master Chief to tell a great story.

Oh my god shut up. I mean I don't want to be rude but if you could just not be a retard that'd be great.


See, guys? This is what you are. When this guy shares your opinion, maybe you should give your head a shake.