Yossarian wrote:

RedDave2 wrote:

Yossarian wrote:

MP is f2p, campaign will be on GP.

I wonder by the time it launches will xbox gold be gone and the only way to play online will be gamepads anyway. Feels we are heading that way.

They’ve already taken f2p out from behind the Gold paywall. I think it’s more likely that at some point, Gold will disappear altogether and all online will be free, likely not before they’ve hit Xty million GP subs though.

That makes sense. It's really about getting as many people playing isn't it.

Just makes me think if your product is a Online Multiplayer game focused title, getting it onto Gamepass must be a good move (assuming the deal is decent) I'd never try a Multiplayer only title as a purchase but if its on GP I might be more inclined to give it a shot.

LivDiv wrote:

I strongly suspect Gamepass and especially GP Ultimate subs will get exclusive cosmetics for the MP. They were making a big deal about that samurai type helmet, I can see that being a GP U gift.

Throwback to Halo 3 Hayabusa, I think.

It has battlepasses and seasons.
Was that already known?

Samurai is an event something majigger.

Happy to see bots, I'm quite partial to just filling up a game with bots and going on an easy run these days

They didn't mention backfilling did they?

nick_md wrote:

They didn't mention backfilling did they?

They didn’t, but you’d have to assume it’s something that would be done in casual playlists at the very least.

So the gameplay is definitely an attempt to go backwards from H5 movement. Which was actually pretty nicely implemented but also wasn’t really Halo and created a massive bar for entry. The problem is the main issue with the H5 movement mechanics was the separation of movement from combat and the negative effects of that for map design (it forces you to expand maps out - just compare midship in H2/H3 with H5’s version and that actually slows the game down in terms of increasing the time between spawning and combat) and sprint looks like it’s still in which means the fundamental issue is still there. Problem is there’s a bit of a tension between BTB and arena. Sprint is probably a good thing for BTB but is a bad thing for arena game modes. They should just speed up movement to give a sense of speed - higher FOV would help too.

In theory equipment implementation is a brilliant idea but it’ll very hard to get right.

Sprint is the eternal Halo controversy. People will still be arguing about it thousands of years in the future long after Halo itself has been lost to the mists of time.

It’s great in campaign.

I think the MP is looking slick, tbf. The Battle Rifle pew pew action always gets me going, what a weapon.

Seems like this has gone down well. Over a million views on YouTube, overwhelmingly positive like ratio, was trending number one globally on YouTube for a while.

There’s still a lot of love for Halo out there. I do hope 343 sticks the landing.

I'm already getting ads on YouTube for the MP. Should be a big launch.

MP looks great but i have so much love for Warzone now it's going to be weird for me to play Halo again. It's going to be so different to warzone for me, not battle royale, slower in movement and combat and time to kill. I hope i love it but i'm worried i've become CODified.

I'm sure i will enjoy the Campaign somewhat no matter how much it isn't as good as 3. I tend to enjoy anything in Halo universe there's just some magic about it.

4 and reach weren't as good as 3 for sure but MP in 5 was really really good despite sprint. The thruster movement thing is a good addition. But in my opinion there is no need for sprint in Halo, it doesn't add anything.

mk64 wrote:

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Do people still bunny hop with the flag? That was so shit.

Been a while since I played 5, but iirc there's usually cool down. And I don't think they did such slow speed with flag.

So no, depending on settings.