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Subject: Halo Reach Shenanigans?
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So after playing a few games today.. i cant help but complain.
First off. I love halo. Since CE. Its the reason I went out an bought a 360, then sold it an bought the new Reach xbox.
But Reach matchmaking.. is terrible. Yes. I said it.
If it wasnt for invasion an firefight. Id sell it in a heartbeat.
Here are my pretty obvious problems with the game. An no Im not going to complain about AAs lol

1. Spawning. Is terrible. Oh so terrible. Go play swat. Tell me you dont get spawn killed or have someone randomly appear 4 feet away. Its even better when you play invasion slayer on hemorrhage an they camp your spawn with a tank. Oh the joy. God help you if they get your tank as well.

2. Grenades. I dont get it. Why are they so over-powered? An apparently Bungie claims they have the same power as in Halo 3? (mind you i could be wrong, read that bit on another forum post) If it wasnt for AAs it would be unbearable..

3. Weapons. What happened to the buttload of weapons on the maps? Theres no diversity in the fights anymore.. AR, Power weapon, Grenades. Thats what all the fights trickle down too. The utter lack of weapons.. is just boring really.

4. Ranking. What is this garbage. Honestly. Please explain to me why im seeing kids whos k/d spread is negative. But theyre Generals. How? The whole point system sucks. This is Halo, not Call of Duty. I recently played a game where i went even, but my friend went plus 10. I got a thousand an two hundred something credits. He got seven hundred an something. Just for being a lower rank. The rich get richer idea? Garbage.

So overall.. its just so blah. Lackluster. From campaign to matchmaking. Feels like Ive done it all before. Which is upsetting.. theres too many times where im just left disappointed. Perfect example. Start of Tip Of The Spear.
Hey a huge land battle! Yah lets go! Then the vid ends right when the shooting starts.. an we charge into it an the battle begins! No. We turn right. Onto a broken bridge. Woohoo. Not to say some parts arent amazing. Lone wolf. Love it. Enough said.

I think what halo reach is missing is the jump.
Something that made it different from Halo 3.
Not a cut-down version of it..

An yes i realize this should most likely be in the optimatch forum. But my account isnt linked to my gt. -_______-
i smell a ban hammer..

  • 03.07.2011 10:18 AM PDT

"I may not be perfect, but always been true."

The grenade thing can be explained by this simple fact.

MJOLNIR V shields =/= MJOLNIR VI shields

It's just natural that they do more damage.

  • 03.07.2011 10:22 AM PDT

Don't worry, you're still your mom's favorite Bnet member.

This belongs in the Halo: Reach forum. The Bungie Universe forum is the place to discuss the fiction and story of Bungie games.

  • 03.07.2011 10:23 AM PDT

Ok, well I'll give you a couple of them, but you clearly didn't play the Beta. You can't imagine how much weaker the grenades are now. In the beta, one frag could kill a full shield, full health enemy.

As far as ranking goes. The written ranks such as Captain, Commander, General, etc, don't have anything to do with matchmaking. The 'Trueskill' engine from Halo 3 (with some tweaks of course) is still in place. It's just invisible, thats all. Trust me, I've played so many Eclipse ranked people who were just terrible. You're visible rank ONLY SHOWS how many credits you've earned in the game, and does not directly correlate to your skill.

  • 03.07.2011 10:24 AM PDT
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Oh i did play the beta lol, got the avatar jacket an all, but the overall idea of them " being the same power as in halo 3" is trash.

An Ive heard of Trueskill before but *shrug* big deal. It works behind the scenes making good matches, why hasnt bungie just overhauled it an made that the true system? Instead of giving out fake ranks.

  • 03.07.2011 10:39 AM PDT
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"The grenade thing can be explained by this simple fact.

MJOLNIR V shields =/= MJOLNIR VI shields

It's just natural that they do more damage."

I think thats the best answer Ive ever heard.

[Edited on 03.07.2011 10:41 AM PST]

  • 03.07.2011 10:40 AM PDT

Invasion slayer spawn camping bit, I will admit I spawn camped the elites once on Hemorrhage in the scorpion.

Problem? The ENTIRE enemy team was too stupid to switch out of the spawns at the rocks, which I was staring at.

  • 03.07.2011 10:41 AM PDT

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Posted by: Lord Takaa
"The grenade thing can be explained by this simple fact.

MJOLNIR V shields =/= MJOLNIR VI shields

It's just natural that they do more damage."

I think thats the best answer Ive ever heard.


Thanks, I mean, that's was one of the reasons MJOLNIR VI was given to the Spartans, cause of it's superior Shield systems and the likes, so it's only obvious than a grenade won't have the same damage ratio between the two versions.

  • 03.07.2011 10:44 AM PDT
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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Invasion slayer spawn camping bit, I will admit I spawn camped the elites once on Hemorrhage in the scorpion.

Problem? The ENTIRE enemy team was too stupid to switch out of the spawns at the rocks, which I was staring at.


Not even. Decent sniper an a tank.
Game Over.

  • 03.07.2011 11:44 AM PDT
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I just play for fun. MLG can kiss my ass.

I had an invasion game where a sniper went to the same spot to snipe respawners. It totally sucked. My team won in the end though.

  • 03.07.2011 11:47 AM PDT


Posted by: Lord Takaa
Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Invasion slayer spawn camping bit, I will admit I spawn camped the elites once on Hemorrhage in the scorpion.

Problem? The ENTIRE enemy team was too stupid to switch out of the spawns at the rocks, which I was staring at.


Not even. Decent sniper an a tank.
Game Over.


Not sure what you mean, but the ended much quicker because all 6 of them decided spawning within site of the scorpion tank (I couldn't see any of the other spawn locations or hit them from where I was) was a good idea.

  • 03.07.2011 12:12 PM PDT

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yet.


Posted by: Thugzz Deluxxxe
Ok, well I'll give you a couple of them, but you clearly didn't play the Beta. You can't imagine how much weaker the grenades are now. In the beta, one frag could kill a full shield, full health enemy.

You guys always pull that out of your ass. Beta grenades had larger radius, not damage.

  • 03.07.2011 2:45 PM PDT
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I just play for fun. MLG can kiss my ass.


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Posted by: Thugzz Deluxxxe
Ok, well I'll give you a couple of them, but you clearly didn't play the Beta. You can't imagine how much weaker the grenades are now. In the beta, one frag could kill a full shield, full health enemy.

You guys always pull that out of your ass. Beta grenades had larger radius, not damage.


Hey, I didn't play the beta and even I know that they had more of a punch than the retail version. YouTube ftw on that info.

  • 03.07.2011 2:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: TheGreenAlloy

Posted by: Thugzz Deluxxxe
Ok, well I'll give you a couple of them, but you clearly didn't play the Beta. You can't imagine how much weaker the grenades are now. In the beta, one frag could kill a full shield, full health enemy.

You guys always pull that out of your ass. Beta grenades had larger radius, not damage.


Hey, I didn't play the beta and even I know that they had more of a punch than the retail version. YouTube ftw on that info.

I got the beta early and played over 600 games, I should know this better than some hyped up black-ops commentator.

  • 03.07.2011 11:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: Lord Takaa
An yes i realize this should most likely be in the optimatch forum. But my account isnt linked to my gt. -_______-
i smell a ban hammer..
You could probably fit it right into the Reach Forum.

There's hundreds of these there.

I am also beginning to wonder if I'm the only one who enjoys Reach thoroughly.

  • 03.08.2011 1:07 AM PDT

Don't worry, you're still your mom's favorite Bnet member.

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I am also beginning to wonder if I'm the only one who enjoys Reach thoroughly.
You are not alone, friend.

  • 03.08.2011 8:49 AM PDT
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I just play for fun. MLG can kiss my ass.


Posted by: TheGreenAlloy

Posted by: Caaaarrrl

Posted by: TheGreenAlloy

Posted by: Thugzz Deluxxxe
Ok, well I'll give you a couple of them, but you clearly didn't play the Beta. You can't imagine how much weaker the grenades are now. In the beta, one frag could kill a full shield, full health enemy.

You guys always pull that out of your ass. Beta grenades had larger radius, not damage.


Hey, I didn't play the beta and even I know that they had more of a punch than the retail version. YouTube ftw on that info.

I got the beta early and played over 600 games, I should know this better than some hyped up black-ops commentator.


there was no commentary, just gameplay.

  • 03.08.2011 3:11 PM PDT

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Agreed. All the changes are good and add variety. Do we really want another Halo 3? Just running around with one gun and no armor abilities? It's good that 343 wants to try something new. Do we really want the same thing for three more games?

Posted by: RKOSNAKE
The grenade thing can be explained by this simple fact.

MJOLNIR V shields =/= MJOLNIR VI shields

It's just natural that they do more damage.
Are you seriously suggesting that they make canon part of the game?

  • 03.08.2011 4:02 PM PDT

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Posted by: NavG123
Posted by: RKOSNAKE
The grenade thing can be explained by this simple fact.

MJOLNIR V shields =/= MJOLNIR VI shields

It's just natural that they do more damage.
Are you seriously suggesting that they make canon part of the game?


They did, remember how in Halo 2 they said it.

Master Gunnery Sergeant: "Your new armor's shields are extremely resilient, very efficient. Much better than the Covenant tech we used for the Mark V."

  • 03.08.2011 4:29 PM PDT


Posted by: RKOSNAKE

Posted by: NavG123
Posted by: RKOSNAKE
The grenade thing can be explained by this simple fact.

MJOLNIR V shields =/= MJOLNIR VI shields

It's just natural that they do more damage.
Are you seriously suggesting that they make canon part of the game?


They did, remember how in Halo 2 they said it.

Master Gunnery Sergeant: "Your new armor's shields are extremely resilient, very efficient. Much better than the Covenant tech we used for the Mark V."


"GET THE HELL OUTTA MAH ARMORY" lol gotta love Master Gunnery Sergeant

  • 03.08.2011 7:32 PM PDT