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Subject: Welcome to the Beta!

We'll be there when the fighting starts again - We will be there to win.

I'm stuck at loading playlists. I don't know if this is also happening in other countries, but here at Spain the Beta servers aren't working properly...

  • 05.03.2010 5:25 PM PDT

(H_A_H_A)

I know this sounds like im complaning but when im in a match and its a bout to load it restarts the search and im like what the -blam!- it doesnt make sense and there are alot of loading failures you might want to look into it Bungie

  • 05.03.2010 6:14 PM PDT

dude that sucks how it ends on may 19th i get my xbox back for two days on may 14th. my stupid ass dad stole it saying it is "his". well snow wolf4 my dad is being a total douche.
Posted by: urk
The Beta begins on May 3rd.


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Posted by: urk
The Beta begins on May 3rd.


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  • 05.03.2010 6:50 PM PDT

K£VL£M@L@D£

the Beta is great and all but... it's not Halo anymore... so, bungie really disapointed me with this, if it whould be more like Halo Combat Evolved or Halo 2 it whould be great, but this... is not halo, sorry but it's true and im not even going to buy this game.

  • 05.03.2010 7:17 PM PDT

dude be thankful we get it at all, and that its free. bungie is to good to us players. besides this isnt really just for us to play and goof off. itS for bungie to extract data, and to basically fix any glitches or such. but its amazing. BUNGIE<3

  • 05.03.2010 8:00 PM PDT

Burgueno

i don't know about halo reach it looks good but sprint is ehh how theres a class for running you should just have that for everything and you don't really run the time is too short you dont really get that far either.
Posted by: urk
The Beta begins on May 3rd.


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[Edited on 06.07.2010 1:52 PM PDT]

  • 05.03.2010 9:33 PM PDT

barrowdan07.

i've re-downloaded the Beta atleast 7-8 times, and it still isnt working for me, what do you suggest?, i have the ODST disc...

  • 05.03.2010 11:54 PM PDT

Let me just throw my two cents out there if Bungie is listening after my experience with the beta, and please take these seriously:

I would replace (on oddball games) "ball dropped" with something else; it's somewhat suggestive.

I would dumb down the frag grenades; they are WAY overpowered.

I would remove sky limits for jetpacks, because you lose your forward momentum whenever you hit the ceiling.

Carrying the flag makes you much too slow; I'd speed up the flag carrying a bit, as well as the oddball.

I'd make the score accessible before the game starts and between rounds, when there's the box that says "score 150 points" or "50 kills" because you can then mute others before the gameplay begins without wasting time.

I personally would get rid of the whole moving while camo'd makes you visible thing. It's good that you become visible while you use a weapon, but moving makes the whole thing worthless. This way it could be an offensive as well as defensive power. You could even make it last shorter.

I would improve the sticky targeting. When it comes to using the precision rifle as well as the needle rifle, it's much to challenging to "four shot" someone like you could with a BR.

I would remove the one melee to the back to kill them assassinations, and instead entirely rely on the assassination animations. If you have both, the animation is worthless.

I would change the HUD for the grenades. As is, I noticed I never felt the desire to pull out the stickies for the purpose of sticking people but rather just to use to clear an area. I'd make the grenade HUD more like in Halo 2 and 3.

I know it's a big new feature for Reach, but I much preferred the system in H3 of viewing service records over the new way of everyone being put in a list together when you press right while in the matchmaking room. If I want to see what someone looks like, I want to see it individually, not while everyone is together. Besides, you can't view the voting poll when you're doing that.

As Ryuk mentioned, I would either make sprint longer or make it available for all classes.

I would make a setting in the start menu that allows you to choose a favorite ability so that whenever the game starts, the cursor is always selecting that ability. "Preferred Ability" perhaps?

This is just a little addition, not really a suggestion...but I really really don't like health packs. It was a bad idea in Halo CE it's a bad idea now. You had it right in H3.

I would change the medal for "Opportunist" because that smiley face isn't cute. The killjoy medal is cute. I'd change the opportunist picture to actually have to do with the medal.

In the post game stats, I'd get rid of the medal list altogether and replace it with what you had in H3. I'd like to know how many of each medal I got.

I'd make the hills (KotH) taller so that you could be flying just above the ground and still be in them, but not at risk of getting assassinated by a camo.


That's all I've got. If any other posters agree with me, please say so in a response. Overall, great work Bungie!

  • 05.03.2010 11:58 PM PDT

just fyi i'm having tons of fun in the beta! i just hope that there are more armor customizations in the full game this fall.

also, i realize that the elites are supposed to be able to run faster and jump higher, but the spartans jump more like an ODST than Master Chief.

and i realize that at this point the reticule bloom isn't gonna be taken out, but it really doesn't make sense for spartans. if they can lift a warthog, you would think they would be strong enough to keep control of their gun.

can't think of any other complaints. did i mention it's fun?

[Edited on 05.04.2010 8:23 AM PDT]

  • 05.04.2010 2:48 AM PDT

The Chriatian walk is like a river, it may run into some obstacles but it never stops flowing.

this is torture.. come time to download the beta and my router fries to a crisp. i think i am going to cry...:(

[Edited on 05.04.2010 5:18 AM PDT]

  • 05.04.2010 5:17 AM PDT

beta beta beta

woot

[Edited on 05.04.2010 8:13 AM PDT]

  • 05.04.2010 8:12 AM PDT

i want invasion mode on the beta U.U i cant find it. you gonna put it on the beta ???? that is my question =D xD

  • 05.04.2010 9:16 AM PDT

<3 Girlz Love to Frag too! <3
*Just watch, there is a method to my madness*

The Reach Beta is a super fun blast so far. I am in love w/ the Jetpacks. So far everything seems to look and work great...just wish there was a gender chooser in the customization menu. I feel wierd playing as a dude when I'm a chick. LOL ^_^

  • 05.04.2010 10:24 AM PDT

Okay so to start I would like to let you have been playing halo since marathon came out I have read all the books and I have beat all the games more times than I can remember just so you think I don't know what I am talking about. I recently have been playing the beta and am kinda disappointed with a few things one being the MA5B assault rifle, in the beta the new look is cool and all but it isn't how it was described in the books and every old school hard core halo player such as myself is probably upset over the fact that it looks nothing like the Halo CE assault rifle that is a major disappointment. Another thing is the controls I am having the hardest time adjusting to the melee controls because it was the "B" button since Halo CE that's a big change for me. Another weapon design problem I am kinda iffy about is the Plasma Rifle Why make it so big it was small in the books why not the game? that weapon is one that really shouldn't be changed. I have one more problem that is by far the absolute most annoying, when Bungie made the character class "Scout" I personally think it is by far the best class but why the hell would you re--blam!- your weapon every time you stop running. It is my favorite class because it is just awesome to be able to sprint long distances but in real life honestly does someone have to re--blam!- there weapon after every time they stop running? Didn't think so. Other than that I have one good idea, there was a weapon in the books that I have always wanted to see in the games and that's the MA5K why wouldn't you want that made in the game? Just a suggestion I have always liked the idea why wouldn't the next guy ya know? I absolutely love the graphics there out of this world I couldn't ask for more and I cant wait to see the vehicles I just really hope you keep the old school look of the warthog I don't think anyone wants that to change just like the MA5B and the Plasma Rifle has been the same since Halo CE. Oh and one last thing I think it would be really cool to add a melee weapon to have on your suit that you can use like a seal pup knife or some sort of tactical knife not only to use in the third person stealth kill mode. Other than that the game play is mint I love it and I know thousands of other halo fans will as well, Thank you for taking my thoughts into consideration. Oh and Great job I give it a 5/5 and I cant wait to play the campaign.

Sincerely: ninjanaut625

  • 05.04.2010 10:37 AM PDT

Okay so to start I would like to let you have been playing halo since marathon came out I have read all the books and I have beat all the games more times than I can remember just so you think I don't know what I am talking about. I recently have been playing the beta and am kinda disappointed with a few things one being the MA5B assault rifle, in the beta the new look is cool and all but it isn't how it was described in the books and every old school hard core halo player such as myself is probably upset over the fact that it looks nothing like the Halo CE assault rifle that is a major disappointment. Another thing is the controls I am having the hardest time adjusting to the melee controls because it was the "B" button since Halo CE that's a big change for me. Another weapon design problem I am kinda iffy about is the Plasma Rifle Why make it so big it was small in the books why not the game? that weapon is one that really shouldn't be changed. I have one more problem that is by far the absolute most annoying, when Bungie made the character class "Scout" I personally think it is by far the best class but why the hell would you re--blam!- your weapon every time you stop running. It is my favorite class because it is just awesome to be able to sprint long distances but in real life honestly does someone have to re--blam!- there weapon after every time they stop running? Didn't think so. Other than that I have one good idea, there was a weapon in the books that I have always wanted to see in the games and that's the MA5K why wouldn't you want that made in the game? Just a suggestion I have always liked the idea why wouldn't the next guy ya know? I absolutely love the graphics there out of this world I couldn't ask for more and I cant wait to see the vehicles I just really hope you keep the old school look of the warthog I don't think anyone wants that to change just like the MA5B and the Plasma Rifle has been the same since Halo CE. Oh and one last thing I think it would be really cool to add a melee weapon to have on your suit that you can use like a seal pup knife or some sort of tactical knife not only to use in the third person stealth kill mode. Other than that the game play is mint I love it and I know thousands of other halo fans will as well, Thank you for taking my thoughts into consideration. Oh and Great job I give it a 5/5 and I cant wait to play the campaign.

Sincerely: ninjanaut625

  • 05.04.2010 10:38 AM PDT
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The control layout is selectable in the settings. By default my layout was south-paw and had some of the other buttons screwed up. Go into the settings and selected "RECON". Everything was back to normal. I was relieved. Checkout the setting you should be able to fix it there.

[Edited on 05.04.2010 5:11 PM PDT]

  • 05.04.2010 11:21 AM PDT
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HALO:REACH !

I love the Beta but I think the grenades are a little too bigger.That's it not change guys ,you are too strong.

  • 05.04.2010 12:21 PM PDT

yeah this game is so awesome!!

  • 05.04.2010 3:05 PM PDT

is this where we're supposed to leave our feedback for the beta?

  • 05.06.2010 1:16 PM PDT

totaly agree man the recoil in this game just defeats the whole purpose of playing halo and the fact that you can spawn with invisibility is just plain retarded. i guess there trying to make this game more like call of duty or something but this just isnt halo

  • 05.06.2010 4:37 PM PDT

8 Trigrams Ultimate Rasengan Shuriken 128 Palms!!!!!!!!!!!!

the beta is kool but,

-frags r overpowered
-plasmsas needs more kick
-grenade launcher needs more power
-invisiabily is kick just the way it is
-armorlock has a delay inavtivation
-someone asassained me while in armorlock
-more varatiy of emblems and backgrounds,maybe star trek symbols
-spartan armor for the avatars
-recon armor for halo: reach
-powerhouse needs a human sniper rife not focus rife
-forge
-spartan laser

  • 05.06.2010 7:50 PM PDT

8 Trigrams Ultimate Rasengan Shuriken 128 Palms!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh and,
spawning right next to THEIR ENTIER TEAM IS STUPID.

  • 05.06.2010 7:52 PM PDT

I know its like 2 am but please open up the invasion servers already! please wtih cherries on tops?

  • 05.06.2010 11:13 PM PDT

Played the beta for the first two days after it came out before i lent my xbox over to another poor soul drooling at the chance to play the Beta. In the twenty some games i played the only thing i was upset about was when votes were tied on which game to play and it ALWAYS picked the top one on the list???? I was hoping it would start another vote. If anything was changed about this game the only thing i would suggest changing is that minor flaw in the case of draws.

  • 05.07.2010 12:00 PM PDT

I also wish that the different classes started out with different guns? it sucks trying to compete with your own teammates on who gets the different weapons around the spawning area.

  • 05.07.2010 12:14 PM PDT