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Subject: I played the Beta

And don't you guys love the fact that your gender is automatically the opposite of your real life gender?

And what about those dual wield-able flamethrowers?

  • 11.01.2009 7:00 PM PDT

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Posted by: a squirreI
Posted by: GenerateX3
You must be a very lucky guy.

What was in the beta?

Maps?
Vehicle?
Weapons?
Armor?

What did you get a chance to see while it was up?


ooooooooooor, where you just being sarcastic, and making this whole thing up?

What's the tru7h, Rabbit?

Expert troll is expert

#1. Why does every say that? "obvious troll is obvious" or "super troll is super"?

#2. Was a joke, not a troll

  • 11.01.2009 7:01 PM PDT

There is nothing wrong with Halo:Reach. We all just have our gripes about everything we don't like. Not liking something doesn't make it broken.

Posted by: freeglader
And don't you guys love the fact that your gender is automatically the opposite of your real life gender?

And what about those dual wield-able flamethrowers?


You've clearly never played.

Dual wielding flame throwers......wait...can you? I suddenly wish I didn't back out like that.....


I only found the Combat Knife, the new splaser and a new brute weapon that I can't really explain.

It was a bit like a spiker turret. It wasn't mounted on a stand, but it was two handed and spewed spikes into everything. cool stuff.

Also, the Oliphant thing was interesting. Fast, High armor transport with no weapons to protect it. Press X in the drivers seat to open and close its back hatch. Only enough room for either four crouched players or a mongoose with two players.

  • 11.01.2009 7:06 PM PDT

ISU Cyclones!

Ha ha, I hope the OP doesn't get banned unless he keeps on making joke threads because this one is pretty funny.

Not as funny as the time I splattered that guy with the new nitro boost on the Mongoose. But still pretty funny.

  • 11.01.2009 7:06 PM PDT

Posted by: Dallas Green
I make a legitimate thread on the most logical choice for the next Bond actor, and you take that away from me by creating a parody thread indirectly connecting my thread to yours.

I hope your kids have bad influences and develop bad personalities. I wish this with all my heart.

Posted by: Phynixblack
Beta was interesting. I myself enjoyed it immensely.

However, I did not like the new...hmm...

I did not like the method that you must drive in the 'vehicle'. If you too have had access OP, you know just which one. I have reason to believe this is the same vehicle Urk hinted at liking. Seems our tastes differ.

I did however like the new weapons on it. Refreshing.

I took to some of the new weapons like a Polar bear to Coke though.

Curiosity is my temptress, anyone else here find that combat knife? the lunge was extremely short, but it attacked so quick. Brilliant counter weapon to the sword.

Knife > Sword > Grav Hammer > Knife

Brilliant.

Yeah, too bad the new shotgun countered the knife. Then again, Bungie seemed to come up with a counter for everything, even the counters, and then they countered that. Thank goodness for the Halo 1 pistol.

  • 11.01.2009 7:09 PM PDT

There is nothing wrong with Halo:Reach. We all just have our gripes about everything we don't like. Not liking something doesn't make it broken.

Posted by: Cpl Crosseyes
Ha ha, I hope the OP doesn't get banned unless he keeps on making joke threads because this one is pretty funny.

Not as funny as the time I splattered that guy with the new nitro boost on the Mongoose. But still pretty funny.


Wasn't nitro. the cruiser mongoose just lets you lean into the gas more, if you didn't notice, it was more vulnerable to damage. Four melees destroy one.

There is a normal goose too, then this newer one. The speedier goose has a darker color, but I'm sure you noticed, right?

  • 11.01.2009 7:09 PM PDT

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Posted by: Ceramic Rabbit
it was fun


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  • 11.01.2009 7:10 PM PDT

G-Bread

Posted by: Ceramic Rabbit
I played the beta
it was fun


Fix'ed

  • 11.01.2009 7:10 PM PDT

Posted by: Dallas Green
I make a legitimate thread on the most logical choice for the next Bond actor, and you take that away from me by creating a parody thread indirectly connecting my thread to yours.

I hope your kids have bad influences and develop bad personalities. I wish this with all my heart.

But you guys have gotta admit, the Gauss Pelican's weapon bays were pretty awesome. Dropping the new Splaser into your teammate's waiting arms is a blast, if only it didn't empty their shields every time.

  • 11.01.2009 7:13 PM PDT

There is nothing wrong with Halo:Reach. We all just have our gripes about everything we don't like. Not liking something doesn't make it broken.

Posted by: L3377MA573R
Posted by: Phynixblack
Beta was interesting. I myself enjoyed it immensely.

However, I did not like the new...hmm...

I did not like the method that you must drive in the 'vehicle'. If you too have had access OP, you know just which one. I have reason to believe this is the same vehicle Urk hinted at liking. Seems our tastes differ.

I did however like the new weapons on it. Refreshing.

I took to some of the new weapons like a Polar bear to Coke though.

Curiosity is my temptress, anyone else here find that combat knife? the lunge was extremely short, but it attacked so quick. Brilliant counter weapon to the sword.

Knife > Sword > Grav Hammer > Knife

Brilliant.

Yeah, too bad the new shotgun countered the knife. Then again, Bungie seemed to come up with a counter for everything, even the counters, and then they countered that. Thank goodness for the Halo 1 pistol.


I saw the pistol, but I was so caught up in the stuff I hadn't seen I didn't tinker with it. Is it really like the original? Dear god I hope so.

Also, the new shotgun is hardly a counter. the Knife seems to have the fact it is super quick going for it. You can melee into an opponents melee and have the hit go in first, its all about the twitch reactions.

However, again, the Knifes range is really choked. It would take a brave guy to learn to bulltrue the sword effectively and the hammers blast would put the knife at a disadvantage.

Also, I call it now. some guy is reading this going "OMFG BUNGIE WOULDNT DO THAT HOW WOULD A KNIFE KILL AN ELITE??"... I bet once this hits shelf people do nothing but make 'Unrealistic bungie plz remove' threads.

Still, its pretty cool. It seems they filled in weapon blank. Now there is a Human, Elite and Brute version of just about anything.

  • 11.01.2009 7:14 PM PDT

Show Faith/Defy Fate

Man that boat with the 5 spartan lazer was sweet. Also I liked the fact that there were obvious hints at a halo 4.

  • 11.01.2009 7:16 PM PDT

Posted by: Dallas Green
I make a legitimate thread on the most logical choice for the next Bond actor, and you take that away from me by creating a parody thread indirectly connecting my thread to yours.

I hope your kids have bad influences and develop bad personalities. I wish this with all my heart.

Yeah. The pistol is the same, except for the fact that it has a bigger clip, 5x and 10x zoom, silencer, and it fires as fast as you can pull the trigger. It's also dual-wieldable, but you sacrifice the scope's power.

  • 11.01.2009 7:17 PM PDT

There is nothing wrong with Halo:Reach. We all just have our gripes about everything we don't like. Not liking something doesn't make it broken.

Posted by: Ridin Dirtym99
Man that boat with the 5 spartan lazer was sweet. Also I liked the fact that there were obvious hints at a halo 4.


You clearly haven't played.

  • 11.01.2009 7:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ridin Dirtym99
I liked the fact that there were obvious hints at a halo 4.

  • 11.01.2009 7:19 PM PDT

Show Faith/Defy Fate

Posted by: Phynixblack
Posted by: Ridin Dirtym99
Man that boat with the 5 spartan lazer was sweet. Also I liked the fact that there were obvious hints at a halo 4.


You clearly haven't played.


Oh I was just talking about ur mom. She works at bungie right?

  • 11.01.2009 7:21 PM PDT

Posted by: Dallas Green
I make a legitimate thread on the most logical choice for the next Bond actor, and you take that away from me by creating a parody thread indirectly connecting my thread to yours.

I hope your kids have bad influences and develop bad personalities. I wish this with all my heart.

Hey Phynix, did you at least find the hidden Grifball on Library? I locks on like a missile, and is the perfect counter to Pelicans. It's especially awesome during assault, as it has a waypoint like the bomb, and most people will just let their teammates pick it up.

  • 11.01.2009 7:22 PM PDT

There is nothing wrong with Halo:Reach. We all just have our gripes about everything we don't like. Not liking something doesn't make it broken.

Posted by: L3377MA573R
Yeah. The pistol is the same, except for the fact that it has a bigger clip, 5x and 10x zoom, silencer, and it fires as fast as you can pull the trigger. It's also dual-wieldable, but you sacrifice the scope's power.


that sounds awesome. Still, the scale and power of some of the other stuff. It seems they just made everything bigger. It all feels like its bigger and badder.

The maps are enormous. Takes a long time, it really makes you think with wheels in mind, but that's not really a bad thing. Plenty of spots on EVERY map to slow down and set up shop for an ambush and weapon control is definitely going to win some games.

I swear, all my deaths were when I headed for that laser. I was really getting destroyed for a while. I sort got into the flow and decided maybe the Hog was my thing this time around. BOOM got in the hog and off I went. Did great, I eventually managed to get a great gunner (Thanks if he reads this, when I hit that one edge and rolled, you stuck around, I appreciate it.) and we managed to get the Laser, sniper and Rockets. I also got my hands on the Knife as I explained.

Cool stuff. I am pretty blown away.

  • 11.01.2009 7:23 PM PDT

Posted by: Dallas Green
I make a legitimate thread on the most logical choice for the next Bond actor, and you take that away from me by creating a parody thread indirectly connecting my thread to yours.

I hope your kids have bad influences and develop bad personalities. I wish this with all my heart.

Posted by: Phynixblack
Posted by: L3377MA573R
Yeah. The pistol is the same, except for the fact that it has a bigger clip, 5x and 10x zoom, silencer, and it fires as fast as you can pull the trigger. It's also dual-wieldable, but you sacrifice the scope's power.


that sounds awesome. Still, the scale and power of some of the other stuff. It seems they just made everything bigger. It all feels like its bigger and badder.

The maps are enormous. Takes a long time, it really makes you think with wheels in mind, but that's not really a bad thing. Plenty of spots on EVERY map to slow down and set up shop for an ambush and weapon control is definitely going to win some games.

I swear, all my deaths were when I headed for that laser. I was really getting destroyed for a while. I sort got into the flow and decided maybe the Hog was my thing this time around. BOOM got in the hog and off I went. Did great, I eventually managed to get a great gunner (Thanks if he reads this, when I hit that one edge and rolled, you stuck around, I appreciate it.) and we managed to get the Laser, sniper and Rockets. I also got my hands on the Knife as I explained.

Cool stuff. I am pretty blown away.

Yeah, too bad Microsoft's servers overloaded. Again.

  • 11.01.2009 7:25 PM PDT

There is nothing wrong with Halo:Reach. We all just have our gripes about everything we don't like. Not liking something doesn't make it broken.

Posted by: L3377MA573R
Hey Phynix, did you at least find the hidden Grifball on Library? I locks on like a missile, and is the perfect counter to Pelicans. It's especially awesome during assault, as it has a waypoint like the bomb, and most people will just let their teammates pick it up.


I need to look into this. I didn't get a game there. Whats the sand map? Boneyard? The one with the Spartan Laser right out in the big open spot. I didn't bother learning them. I know I didn't play that. The other two I played was the new beach one (One with the BIG hill with the sniper hidden in a small tunnel) and then the one on the Covenant outpost.

  • 11.01.2009 7:27 PM PDT

There is nothing wrong with Halo:Reach. We all just have our gripes about everything we don't like. Not liking something doesn't make it broken.

Posted by: Ridin Dirtym99
Posted by: Phynixblack
Posted by: Ridin Dirtym99
Man that boat with the 5 spartan lazer was sweet. Also I liked the fact that there were obvious hints at a halo 4.


You clearly haven't played.


Oh I was just talking about ur mom. She works at bungie right?


If corpses are your thing dude. I tend to take em alive. The whole heartbeat thing is an important trait in any girl I go for.

  • 11.01.2009 7:28 PM PDT

Posted by: Dallas Green
I make a legitimate thread on the most logical choice for the next Bond actor, and you take that away from me by creating a parody thread indirectly connecting my thread to yours.

I hope your kids have bad influences and develop bad personalities. I wish this with all my heart.

Posted by: Phynixblack
Posted by: L3377MA573R
Hey Phynix, did you at least find the hidden Grifball on Library? I locks on like a missile, and is the perfect counter to Pelicans. It's especially awesome during assault, as it has a waypoint like the bomb, and most people will just let their teammates pick it up.


I need to look into this. I didn't get a game there. Whats the sand map? Boneyard? The one with the Spartan Laser right out in the big open spot. I didn't bother learning them. I know I didn't play that. The other two I played was the new beach one (One with the BIG hill with the sniper hidden in a small tunnel) and then the one on the Covenant outpost.

Yeah, the sand map with the underground forerunner graveyard is Boneyard. Did you play the Blood Gulch remake, Chasm?

  • 11.01.2009 7:34 PM PDT

There is nothing wrong with Halo:Reach. We all just have our gripes about everything we don't like. Not liking something doesn't make it broken.

Posted by: L3377MA573R
Posted by: Phynixblack
Posted by: L3377MA573R
Hey Phynix, did you at least find the hidden Grifball on Library? I locks on like a missile, and is the perfect counter to Pelicans. It's especially awesome during assault, as it has a waypoint like the bomb, and most people will just let their teammates pick it up.


I need to look into this. I didn't get a game there. Whats the sand map? Boneyard? The one with the Spartan Laser right out in the big open spot. I didn't bother learning them. I know I didn't play that. The other two I played was the new beach one (One with the BIG hill with the sniper hidden in a small tunnel) and then the one on the Covenant outpost.

Yeah, the sand map with the underground forerunner graveyard is Boneyard. Did you play the Blood Gulch remake, Chasm?


I sat that out in favor of letting my brother have a round. (Regretted it mind you)

It plays pretty smooth. I think I might like that map above the others come release. It also plays faster what with the newer Mongoose and that Troop Hog. I liked the way they did it too.

Troop hog holds five. Driver, Passenger seat.

Two rear passengers faces left and right respectively, then a guy pointed backwards.

Sounds defenseless sure, a practiced sniper could pluck them off or a well times rocket could finish their fight but it isn't completely worthless. My brother managed to score a flag cap because Laser was sitting in the rear viewing seat and he hopped in the passengers seat. The Laser just swept up the Banshee, then the ghost that chased them.

  • 11.01.2009 7:43 PM PDT

Were it so easy.

The assault spartan laser rifle was pretty cool, but I honestly didn't care for the energy hammer, the lunge accross the map feature was a little underpowered to be honest.


Oh and the new flying mongoose was amazing, it was like a fortress in the sky with all those mounted turrets on it!

  • 11.01.2009 7:48 PM PDT

Were it so easy.

Posted by: Blue Dingo
Posted by: Ceramic Rabbit
it was fun


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  • 11.01.2009 7:49 PM PDT

There is nothing wrong with Halo:Reach. We all just have our gripes about everything we don't like. Not liking something doesn't make it broken.

Posted by: LinkLegend0
Posted by: Blue Dingo
Posted by: Ceramic Rabbit
it was fun


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Intelligence fail.
Irony win!


A winner is you!

  • 11.01.2009 7:50 PM PDT