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Agreed on this. I prefer everything unified from launch, then maybe iterating after.
Preload might not happen on Xbox, because they'll probably use the Xbox Insider app to distribute the build.
Halo 5 had several very good competitive maps.
Truth slayer and CTF
Coliseum CTF
Plaza slayer and strongholds
Rig strongholds
Eden slayer and strongholds
Fathom CTF
Regret slayer was also decent and Empire strongholds provided some great matches when autos were removed.
The real problem was that the post launch maps were largely useless. Stasis CTF being the only decent addition.
I have to disagree here aside from Truth. The maps never felt like real places and the geometry just felt unnatural. Love the maps I've seen so far—they look… mappy.
I think it will feel familiar, a nice blend of halo 3 and halo 5.
I could be wrong but it seems like they improved the shield pop visual feedback since the previous footage we saw. Although it also seems hard to be able to see the depleted shield effect afterward. Maybe it just doesn't contrast well with the red/blue team glow effect?
Didn't it also have a really strange acceleration curve too though? And they may have reduced aim assist, but remember how forgiving the hitboxes were?
The problem with Halo (on a controller) when you have faster movement/sprint is that you'll need quicker reaction times and therefore turning speed, but still fine enough aim to consistently stay on the enemy over time due to long ttk's. Maybe that's why Halo 5 aim felt so strange.
When I used to play Halo 3 back in the day I think I kept my sensitivity at like 4 or 5 because fine aim adjustments was so important to keeping aim assist and consistent target following. But playing MCC on PC with a controller, It's cranked up to 7 with added acceleration because mouse and keyboard players have such a big quick turn and aim advantage. I hope input-based matchmaking works well for Infinite so I don't have to worry about that as much.
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It's apparently 60fps on Xbox One too. 343i committed to 60fps at the minimum since Halo 5 area.
Emails won't be sent till the flight client gets published which multiple people saying it will be this afternoon sometime PST. They said the Waypoint message will be a faster method since emails can take upwards of 12+ hours because of how many need to be sent.
Which of course means the Waypoint website is gonna get destroyed whenever they open the floodgates.
Did they say that? The footage yesterday was clearly 30 fps while the Series X footage was at 60 in the same stream.
Maybe this is a gross oversimplification, but I think the biggest causality of hitting 60fps with Halo 5 was losing split screen. With split screen rightly being back with Infinite, maybe the cost is now 30fps
Which I can't get mad about on an almost decade old piece of hardware.
Which I can't get mad about on an almost decade old piece of hardware.
Dang, still no email here. Guess it doesn't help that I'm PC only, and haven't played the last 3 flights.
It's definitely nerfed, but at the same time, it was like the only weapon used in h5 so it kind of makes sense to me.
I agree, the new one looks like it fits more evenly into the sandbox.
Its been designed to fit an entirely different role. I'll miss the ma5num. Curious if competitive/ranked will have BR starts (I assume so?)
"The build and the associated download instructions are scheduled to be pushed live later today - 343 are tentatively looking at sometime this afternoon, which is currently slated for sometime after 12pm PST [8PM UK]."
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Once this goes live, people should be checking their messages at Halo Waypoint, not their email, for instructions (based on how delayed the first round of emails were!)
That's just a community moderator using the tweet as reference. No new info here.
Pretty sure Tom French confirmed / let slip competitive will have BR starts during the tech preview preview yesterday?
Well, that's not true, but I also don't think it would be particularly relevant to players if it were. Regardless of intentionality, the final product still has the pistol behave like it does, and it compliments the rest of the sandbox nonetheless.
Why could that not happen then? Distribute the build now for download, open the servers later. 🤷♂️
I couldn't imagine anything else honestly from the sandbox shown so far.
I understand sprint concerns but I'm not sure grenade hit markers are substantial enough to be concerned about the state of the game.
I'm the sort of player who will always opt for the most competitive modes, so I'm used to settings being different to social playlists. It sounds like they'll have a clear delineation between their "pub" experience, to quote Tom French, and the Arena mode with a ranking system and by the sounds of it Battle Rifle starts. I would imagine different starting weapons, different radar implementation and reduced HUD markings are probably just part of that difference and to be honest that's something that Halo has done for a long time. I don't think removing hit markers is more substantial than removing radar.
That's how I read the situation, too. It's the smart move.
The game is a cluster-fuck when everyone is darting to a precision weapon rather than engaging the core objectives or power weapons. For competitive they should start with BRs.
Anyone else find it interesting that both the intro to the match shown and the outro were cut from the stream? I imagine that will tie in with the customization menu "presentation" that is greyed out in the flight, but there has to be a default one for these they didn't show (We did get a glimpse of an intro in the e3 multiplayer footage though)
Yeah it is only three maps and a smaller set of weapons/armor so I don't expect it to be too big.
Hard to say, the schedule is a little weird. There's no word on a time restriction today but the other days have 2 scheduled 2 hour slots per day. I'd be tempted to say today is only the download and we don't get to play, but the wording on their schedule makes it seem like today is a full-on free-play day without time slots? I can't tell:
- Thursday, July 29: Tech preview is officially live! Go wild, Spartans.
- Friday, July 30 Scheduled Play Times: 12-2 PM PT, 7-9 PM PT
- Saturday, July 31 Scheduled Play Times: 12-2 PM PT, 7-9 PM PT
- Sunday, August 1 Scheduled Play Times: 12-2 PM PT, 7-9 PM PT
- Monday, August 2: Tech preview closes at 10 AM PT
Tech Preview Overview
<p>Halo Infinite’s very first tech preview is just around the corner. It’s a moment we’ve been building up to for quite some time – and, we’re thrilled that so many of you are excited to dive in and check out what we’ve been hard at work on. Bearing in mind that the upcoming tech preview is […]</p>
I think this is when the devs are playingHard to say, the schedule is a little weird. There's no word on a time restriction today but the other days have 2 scheduled 2 hour slots per day. I'd be tempted to say today is only the download and we don't get to play, but the wording on their schedule makes it seem like today is a full-on free-play day without time slots? I can't tell:
- Thursday, July 29: Tech preview is officially live! Go wild, Spartans.
- Friday, July 30 Scheduled Play Times: 12-2 PM PT, 7-9 PM PT
- Saturday, July 31 Scheduled Play Times: 12-2 PM PT, 7-9 PM PT
- Sunday, August 1 Scheduled Play Times: 12-2 PM PT, 7-9 PM PT
- Monday, August 2: Tech preview closes at 10 AM PT
Tech Preview Overview
<p>Halo Infinite’s very first tech preview is just around the corner. It’s a moment we’ve been building up to for quite some time – and, we’re thrilled that so many of you are excited to dive in and check out what we’ve been hard at work on. Bearing in mind that the upcoming tech preview is […]</p>www.halowaypoint.com
I think Halo 5 look was the best thing about the game, I can't stand the game and think it's awful. So I do agree it will take playing it to know how it feels and if each person likes it.