Not necessarily. Those are times they want all insiders to play in order to get as much data as possible.
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This. They are designating those times as real stress and bug testing periods. They want the data to make things better.
I see the starting date from the most recent post ("Thursday, July 29: Tech preview is officially live! Go wild, Spartans"), and aside from waiting for a Waypoint message or email, do we have specifics on where we'll be getting the download for the client on console? I'm basically wondering if I'll have a way to start the download remotely from work.
Right, they're trying to break things really. They want to know what their servers can handle and what they need to change to make sure launch is actually smooth.
Anyone that rolls in here when they can't connect or login and are actually mad about it is going to get some serious eye rolls lol.
I think that information will all be included in the email/waypoint message when they are sent out.
We had confirmation that this was the case for Halo 5.
I only remember this, because when the news about H5 not having splitscreen broke, I was proposing a system that would be 60 FPS in solo and 30 FPS in co-op, but we were then told that the entire resolution scaler + several gamplay/logic systems were build arround 60 FPS and that switching co-op to 30 FPS would break those.
As for Halo Infinite being 30 FPS on Xbox One... I actually have no clue if this is true or not.
That is in fact possible, but I think some people are asking about preload, because they want to start it remotely. That would not be possible, if the build is being distributed through the Xbox Insider app.
""Note that while the tech preview is live, you'll always have the ability to matchmake! But, if you're unsure of when to play, please join us during the following scheduled play times"
It's a strange sentence for me. I take it to mean that we can play with the developers.
With my eyes, I don't know lol. The same exact way I can tell when playing! The Xbox One footage was 100% 30 FPS, and the Xbox Series X footage was 60 FPS, that was plain as day.
They want to set play-times where they can expect mass participation at once to best stress test their back-end. It's fairly normal for a test environment to define set play test times.
Outside of those times you can of course keep playing, but it's more trying to herd as many people as possible to contribute to those peak testing moments.
As I also noted here , the stream itself was 1080p/60 from start to finish, Infinite MP on Xbox One was @ 30fps while MP on Xbox Series X was @ 60fps.
This is for sure, based on what we've seen.
We just need a final word on this or just wait a couple of hours and directly test the Xbox One version on the wild.
I had a look on Waypoint but couldn't see anything regarding when the test goes live? I've had nothing yet and it's 3.30pm
Great, thanks for letting me know. Hopefully it's not a huge download, I'll be able to get a few games in.
Interesting! Curious where this tidbit of info has come from?
I think noon PT is 8pm in the UK so it's more like "sometime after 8pm" rather than at 8pm.
I wouldn't expect it then, most likely not even today for almost anyone in Europe.
If thats the case, you'll get the message on Waypoint when it goes live. Worth checking at least
I have never gotten a single email from Waypoint even though I've gotten into a bunch of flights before, so I'm not even coping
I'm convinced that I'll have a code waiting for me in the Waypoint inbox when I wake up tomorrow
If not, I guess I'll just die
Potential start times
Can someone pin this please
The only source of infomation regarding what time the preview goes live is a Tweet from Brian Jarrard saying "looking like afternoon" which is anywhere from 12:00 PST to 18:00 PST
The waypoint post is from a community manager incorrectly basing his quoted time on the tweet
Earliest potential start time
Jul 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM
Latest potential start time
Jul 29, 2021 at 9:00 PM
Emails will take time to send out (12 hour period) check you Halo Waypoint messages for quicker infomation.
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/messages
The Technical preview is playable at ANY time so long as it's Live.
The only source of infomation regarding what time the preview goes live is a Tweet from Brian Jarrard saying "looking like afternoon" which is anywhere from 12:00 PST to 18:00 PST
The waypoint post is from a community manager incorrectly basing his quoted time on the tweet
Earliest potential start time
Jul 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM
Latest potential start time
Jul 29, 2021 at 9:00 PM
Emails will take time to send out (12 hour period) check you Halo Waypoint messages for quicker infomation.
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/messages
The Technical preview is playable at ANY time so long as it's Live.
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Man I wish we could go back to Halo 1 and 2. I hate loadouts and special items. This just doesn't look fun at all.
Can someone pin this please
The only source of infomation regarding what time the preview goes live is a Tweet from Brian Jarrard saying "looking like afternoon" which is anywhere from 12:00 PST to 18:00 PST
The waypoint post is from a community manager incorrectly basing his quoted time on the tweet
Earliest potential start time
Latest potential start time
Emails will take time to send out (12 hour period) check you Halo Waypoint messages for quicker infomation.
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/messages
The Technical preview is playable at ANY time so long as it's Live.
Aw yeah, literally between 10pm and 4am for me lmao
How am I supposed to be able to fall asleep tonight
Ever since they changed the MCC Flighting system, I've never received an invite nor the code via email. It was always through Halo Waypoint messages and notifications, so whenever people start to receive their codes, I'd advise checking that instead of your emails.
There are no loadouts and "special items" function exactly like equipment did in H3 but go off.
In all seriousness, I think they're striking a pretty good balance of old and new. And thankfully we have the MCC as others have said!
You can use Resetera's built in time feature to make countdowns. Can be found in the "..." drop down and looks like this:
Jul 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM
I'll report your post and request a threadmark either way.
I see a lot of bad posts on this forum but this is especially weird considering MCC exists and is fully supported. you can go back to halo 1 and 2 whenever you'd like
I'm indifferent but also a huge H3 fanboy so there's that haha.
I'd rather have pick up equipment than H4 loadouts or H5's advanced mobility.
I remember before the game launched, Bungie or some media outlet had a (fluff) piece about the new control scheme/Recon and how they were still hiding what the X button did. Little did I know that it would be used for the lamest equipment ever.
I just don't get the criticism - There are no loadouts in Infinite, and equipment has a lineage in classic Halo. Even Halo and Halo 2 had pick ups on the map that provided special abilities.
Just feels like people wanting to hate and troll
When it's live they'll send out the second email but also send you a message on Halo Waypoint. Don't wait for the email.
Well you'll love infinite coz there ain't no loadouts here.
OK, fell for a troll :P