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Hello, I have a [a lot of] questions about Reach and was hoping people could answer them. I was not sure where else to go. Some may have been answered elsewhere, in which case I apologize for taking up your valuable time. This is my first time posting on the Bungie forums so I have not had the time to look through the past threads. These are very random but anyone out there who would like to help are very welcome to do so! Thank you in advance.

1. What is the current state with the "Beta" playlist and the updates proposed therein?

2. Why are the Evade and Drop Shield abilities not present in standard Team/Squad Slayer?

3. Why was Armor Lock (AL) removed for Squad Slayer?

4. Have the non-Bungie-made Forge World maps for the Team Slayer playlist been tested and throughly vetted by Bungie?

5. How can the non-Bungie-made Forge World maps in Team Slayer be downloaded for those who have no Xbox 360 hard drive (like me)?

6. Why will I randomly commit suicide going up the center back lift in Reflection?

7. Why do I lose my armor abilities after the host resets/changes in some games?

8. To what degree are current DMR fights based on luck versus skill?

9. Is it true that the headshot hitbox (sniper, DMR, Needle Rifle, pistol, etc.) is bigger in Reach than it was in Halo 3 because of the variety of armor configurations?

10. Is there a way to turn off the automatic notification to download new maps when I sign in to play online on Xbox Live (XBL) in Reach?

11. Why is Sword Base not included in Squad Slayer, but Countdown is included in Team Doubles, Team Slayer, Squad Slayer, and Big Team?

12. If an enemy takes out my shields but a teammate throws a grenade and kills me, why does the enemy get the kill instead of the teammate getting the betrayal?

13. Does Infection not have betrayal booting? I have been betrayed so many times here but have been unable to boot them. Is this because the nature of Infection is such that betrayals are more likely to happen by accident so the booting system is off?

14. How many betrayals does it take to boot someone? This one teammate kept betraying us, and we could never boot him.

15. What is up with the skill gap? I either play players who are very good or very bad. I do not play Arena. Is there no skill matching in the normal "Competitive" playlists? I am not complaining; I am just curious.

16. To what degree does a player's rank correspond to their skill normally? What about K/D ratios? Or Arena rating?

17. Why can I not view Arena ratings of others beyond 3 current seasons or so?

18. How many times can you melee block a sword with a non-sword weapon?

19. When the host resets and I am in the middle of a mancannon jump (Uncaged), I will end up not making the jump and commit suicide due to no fault of my own. Is this just an unlucky thing for me or does this normally happen with a host reset? Is there any way to fix it, or should I just not use the mancannons?

20. If I remember correctly, in Halo 3 ranked matchmaking, parties would be matched against parties; 4 friends in a party would not be matched against a team of 4 people who did not know each other. Is this present in Reach "Competitive" playlists? Is it present in Arena?

21. Are there any plasma grenades on Asylum and/or Boardwalk? I have not been able to find any, but I the other day I picked up a plasma grenade off a dead body in Boardwalk. Where are they? I am not talking about the plasma launcher weapon here.

22. In Halo 3, if you hit someone on the right or left side (one of them; forgot which), you got an automatic assassination. Is there any such thing in Reach, or are all the assassinations full-on back assassinations?

23. Why are Forge World community maps included in the Team Doubles, Team Slayer, and Big Team playlists but not the Squad Slayer?

24. How to move around Uncaged without getting shot at? Sounds stupid but it is a very open map and I have to always use the invisibility and crouch around so I do not get shot at 24/7 from across the opposite end.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this and perhaps answer some questions. I know it is a rather weird list but I have been wondering about these for a bit. I am not complaining here; I love the game. I am merely curious. Please feel free to post opinions on one of these questions if you would like as well. Any and all are welcome. Once again, thank you for your valuable time.

EDIT: GT is [WaysideGerm4], the same as my user account name.


[Edited on 11.27.2011 8:49 PM PST]

  • 11.27.2011 8:14 PM PDT

u ask a lot of dumb Qs....

  • 11.27.2011 8:16 PM PDT

"Few" questions huh

  • 11.27.2011 8:16 PM PDT
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Sorry good point I will edit the description. Thank you.

  • 11.27.2011 8:18 PM PDT
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And to the poster who said I asked dumb questions, I apologize for taking up your valuable time. I will take your comment as constructive criticism...

[Edited on 11.27.2011 8:20 PM PST]

  • 11.27.2011 8:19 PM PDT
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Bringing in Fikst. Bringing back lmao.
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Post your GT and i will answer some.

  • 11.27.2011 8:26 PM PDT
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I have a question for ankerd123, why are you such a bad kid?

  • 11.27.2011 8:37 PM PDT
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Bringing in Fikst. Bringing back lmao.
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Posted by: Grunt Nipple
I have a question for ankerd123, why are you such a bad kid?

lol.

  • 11.27.2011 8:37 PM PDT
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Posted my GT, but I do not understand why you cannot message me on Bungie.net or post on the forum? I am new here so maybe this is something I do not understand as much.

[Edited on 11.27.2011 8:50 PM PST]

  • 11.27.2011 8:50 PM PDT
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Bringing in Fikst. Bringing back lmao.
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Posted by: WaysideGerm4
1. What is the current state with the "Beta" playlist and the 2. Why are the Evade and Drop Shield abilities not present in standard Team/Squad Slayer?
They are overpowered

3. Why was Armor Lock (AL) removed for Squad Slayer?

Pretty sure it was never in there to begin with


4. Have the non-Bungie-made Forge World maps for the Team Slayer playlist been tested and throughly vetted by Bungie?

Probably not TBH some of them are terrible with lots of HLG spots etc etc


6. Why will I randomly commit suicide going up the center back lift in Reflection?

Terribly annoying glitch, like commiting suicide while assainating/sword lunging


7. Why do I lose my armor abilities after the host resets/changes in some games?


8. To what degree are current DMR fights based on luck versus skill?

with bloom + close range + spam = luck


9. Is it true that the headshot hitbox (sniper, DMR, Needle Rifle, pistol, etc.) is bigger in Reach than it was in Halo 3 because of the variety of armor configurations?

10. Is there a way to turn off the automatic notification to download new maps when I sign in to play online on Xbox Live (XBL) in Reach?

Does it matter?


11. Why is Sword Base not included in Squad Slayer, but Countdown is included in Team Doubles, Team Slayer, Squad Slayer, and Big Team?

No clue, pretty terrible map anyway


12. If an enemy takes out my shields but a teammate throws a grenade and kills me, why does the enemy get the kill instead of the teammate getting the betrayal?

So that the enemy who actually did do all the work is not robbed


13. Does Infection not have betrayal booting? I have been betrayed so many times here but have been unable to boot them. Is this because the nature of Infection is such that betrayals are more likely to happen by accident so the booting system is off?

no boot system


14. How many betrayals does it take to boot someone? This one teammate kept betraying us, and we could never boot him.

Depends on your betrayal history, lots of betrayals = quicker boot. no betrayals = longer to boot


15. What is up with the skill gap? I either play players who are very good or very bad. I do not play Arena. Is there no skill matching in the normal "Competitive" playlists? I am not complaining; I am just curious.

invisible skill but not very accurate reduces search times etc but is apparent in arena


16. To what degree does a player's rank correspond to their skill normally? What about K/D ratios? Or Arena rating?

generally higher rank=played more=more map knowledge etc possible better player but unlikely


17. Why can I not view Arena ratings of others beyond 3 current seasons or so?

18. How many times can you melee block a sword with a non-sword weapon?

1 i think


19. When the host resets and I am in the middle of a mancannon jump (Uncaged), I will end up not making the jump and commit suicide due to no fault of my own. Is this just an unlucky thing for me or does this normally happen with a host reset? Is there any way to fix it, or should I just not use the mancannons?

Get over it happens not very often


20. If I remember correctly, in Halo 3 ranked matchmaking, parties would be matched against parties; 4 friends in a party would not be matched against a team of 4 people who did not know each other. Is this present in Reach "Competitive" playlists? Is it present in Arena?

present in arena doubles and squad


21. Are there any plasma grenades on Asylum and/or Boardwalk? I have not been able to find any, but I the other day I picked up a plasma grenade off a dead body in Boardwalk. Where are they? I am not talking about the plasma launcher weapon here.

no grenades on asylum at all. Boardwalk: stickies are if blue spawn go left go up stairs turn left look under shade sail right at end


22. In Halo 3, if you hit someone on the right or left side (one of them; forgot which), you got an automatic assassination. Is there any such thing in Reach, or are all the assassinations full-on back assassinations?

you can still do it


23. Why are Forge World community maps included in the Team Doubles, Team Slayer, and Big Team playlists but not the Squad Slayer?

24. How to move around Uncaged without getting shot at? Sounds stupid but it is a very open map and I have to always use the invisibility and crouch around so I do not get shot at 24/7 from across the opposite end.

jetpack





Sorry it's so messy, couldn't really be bothered with grammar, spelling etc

  • 11.27.2011 9:01 PM PDT
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Thank you very much ankerd123; that cleared up some things I was curious about.

  • 11.27.2011 9:10 PM PDT