DisturbedShifty
05-13-2007, 06:55 AM
And it is GREAT!!! For those who might be tuned into the vdieo game world. Yes, the public Beta gets released later this week. Bungie released what they called their "friends and famliy" beta to members on their online forums. If you checked you message box on Friday and you had a message, you got in early. If not, then you have to wait until this Wedensday.
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Ok so here is a review written by a guy on the bungie forums about the Beta mulitplayer. He hit's it pretty cloe to the mark. Though in my opinion, the Spiker is a great duel wieldable gun.
Weapons in the Beta
Assault Rifle- Very good weapon. GREAT for medium and close range combat. I usually find the best combo for Halo 3 is The AR and Battle Rifle.
Carbine- Different feel the the one in Halo 2. A improvement and nice to use if you cant find a Battle Rifle. Snowbound and High Ground have a lot of them.
SMG- Wow is this gun when duel weilded one of the best combo's It's almost like a high powered AR when you are close range. Also has way better sound.(No longer wimpy sound )
Missile Pod- Great for vehicles but almost useless when using it agianst people. Really balences the Shoot and Forget part that the Rockets had in Halo 2. This weapon is really the answer some of the Halo 2 haters about the locking on.
Brute Spiker- I really didnt enjoy this weapon too much. I usually choose different weapons over this one. Good for melee but other than that seems to lack the pow that the SMG has.
Battle Rifle- Improvment from Halo 2. Some people thought the BR was too powerful in the last game. But it takes the setting from 11 down to 10.(if you get the reference*wink*)
Turrent Gun(unmounted)- If anyone has seen Predator you'll like this gun. Fun to use and effective. Good for backup for your team when your raiding a base. Even when you alone and at almost far distance comes in handy. But suprizingly not overpowering.
Plasma Rifle- I havent tried the best combo from Halo 2(SMG and Plasma Rifle) but this gun is good and powerful alone. Agian Improvement
Needler- Bungie has answered our woes! Needler is now Unduel wieldable(words?) and powerful close range. But dont press your luck medium or long range.
Spartan Laser- Wow is this weapon cool and great! Very Balenced and fun to use. Makes you and your teammates scream in Awww as you blow up a warthog.
Shotgun- Now only six shots. Doesnt rely on host for it to work as it is supposed to.
Sniper Rifle- Almost the same but a few differences. It is harder to snipe they took out most of the auto aim. Takes more time between shots so not as much wilder no-scope shots when you are trying to survive.
Beam Rifle- A lot like the sniper but now it only carries 10 bullets. Which is a good weapon to use then just as easy to drop it for another when your done doing your evil deeds.
Every weapon in this game is the best they have been in the games series.
Equipment
Power Drainer- It is in the shape of a ball and it rolls. Which really creates a great scenario's. Example. Say your in the middle of the map on Valhalla and 2 of the people on the other team come running up the hill. Press X and Bam their shield is gone and they are ripe for the picking. Another Example is if you are playing a flag game and the whole team is just sitting in their base camping. Just roll that sucker in there and prepare to kick some spartan butt. Should be renamed the Anti-Camping Ball.
Portable Gravity Lift- Its best use is on High Ground almost right next the where is spawns. We will have to see more uses in some places on different maps. But a very cool feature and will shake up Flag games and Assault.
Bubble Shield- I dont know why people think this is a bad idea. Really all it does it put more strategy into the game. Because say you just finished killing two guys and man your pooped and still pumped on the whole thing. Talking to your friends"Yea then i just threw a gre-Ahhh!" you just got randomly owned when you had no shield....Lame. But now you can just press x and your safe for those extra few seconds so you can A: finish your ownage story and B: recharge your shield.
Trip Mine- This is a really cool piece of equipment to use. Not the most useful but fun none the less.
Maps
Valhalla- So far my favorite of the three just because it is a very fun map and balanced with the new weapons. Now that the sniper is kind of toned down and a lot of other food weapons to choose from you can run out in the open and have almost no worry in your heart. The hill in the middle where the spartan laser and where the bubble shield spawns are the 2 areas where the action usually goes down in slayer. Very fun and when you die your just a Man Cannon away from what just happened so now maybe you want to bring the Missile Pod to the fight and maybe a better chance in killing the guy who just got you.
High Ground- Another favorite of mine. You'll spend most of your time 50/50 indoors or outdoors the weapon placement makes sure you have options to choose from. Almost every weapon in the game is on this map so it makes for fun choices when it comes down to the brawl.
Snowbound- This map is the best for slayer. An almost area type map if it not for the underground. You tend to think someone is right around the corner but sometimes they are in the honeycomes of the map. So your always on your toes. Great map and is the most polished of all 3.
OVERALL
Halo 3 by far is one of the greatest games I have ever played. I was kind of noticing the Imbalances Halo 2 had but Halo 3. MAN did they improve. Halo 3 is the most balanced game i have ever played.
Bravo to bungie this fall will not disappoint.
:::::::::::::::::::::::SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT ON::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Ok so here is a review written by a guy on the bungie forums about the Beta mulitplayer. He hit's it pretty cloe to the mark. Though in my opinion, the Spiker is a great duel wieldable gun.
Weapons in the Beta
Assault Rifle- Very good weapon. GREAT for medium and close range combat. I usually find the best combo for Halo 3 is The AR and Battle Rifle.
Carbine- Different feel the the one in Halo 2. A improvement and nice to use if you cant find a Battle Rifle. Snowbound and High Ground have a lot of them.
SMG- Wow is this gun when duel weilded one of the best combo's It's almost like a high powered AR when you are close range. Also has way better sound.(No longer wimpy sound )
Missile Pod- Great for vehicles but almost useless when using it agianst people. Really balences the Shoot and Forget part that the Rockets had in Halo 2. This weapon is really the answer some of the Halo 2 haters about the locking on.
Brute Spiker- I really didnt enjoy this weapon too much. I usually choose different weapons over this one. Good for melee but other than that seems to lack the pow that the SMG has.
Battle Rifle- Improvment from Halo 2. Some people thought the BR was too powerful in the last game. But it takes the setting from 11 down to 10.(if you get the reference*wink*)
Turrent Gun(unmounted)- If anyone has seen Predator you'll like this gun. Fun to use and effective. Good for backup for your team when your raiding a base. Even when you alone and at almost far distance comes in handy. But suprizingly not overpowering.
Plasma Rifle- I havent tried the best combo from Halo 2(SMG and Plasma Rifle) but this gun is good and powerful alone. Agian Improvement
Needler- Bungie has answered our woes! Needler is now Unduel wieldable(words?) and powerful close range. But dont press your luck medium or long range.
Spartan Laser- Wow is this weapon cool and great! Very Balenced and fun to use. Makes you and your teammates scream in Awww as you blow up a warthog.
Shotgun- Now only six shots. Doesnt rely on host for it to work as it is supposed to.
Sniper Rifle- Almost the same but a few differences. It is harder to snipe they took out most of the auto aim. Takes more time between shots so not as much wilder no-scope shots when you are trying to survive.
Beam Rifle- A lot like the sniper but now it only carries 10 bullets. Which is a good weapon to use then just as easy to drop it for another when your done doing your evil deeds.
Every weapon in this game is the best they have been in the games series.
Equipment
Power Drainer- It is in the shape of a ball and it rolls. Which really creates a great scenario's. Example. Say your in the middle of the map on Valhalla and 2 of the people on the other team come running up the hill. Press X and Bam their shield is gone and they are ripe for the picking. Another Example is if you are playing a flag game and the whole team is just sitting in their base camping. Just roll that sucker in there and prepare to kick some spartan butt. Should be renamed the Anti-Camping Ball.
Portable Gravity Lift- Its best use is on High Ground almost right next the where is spawns. We will have to see more uses in some places on different maps. But a very cool feature and will shake up Flag games and Assault.
Bubble Shield- I dont know why people think this is a bad idea. Really all it does it put more strategy into the game. Because say you just finished killing two guys and man your pooped and still pumped on the whole thing. Talking to your friends"Yea then i just threw a gre-Ahhh!" you just got randomly owned when you had no shield....Lame. But now you can just press x and your safe for those extra few seconds so you can A: finish your ownage story and B: recharge your shield.
Trip Mine- This is a really cool piece of equipment to use. Not the most useful but fun none the less.
Maps
Valhalla- So far my favorite of the three just because it is a very fun map and balanced with the new weapons. Now that the sniper is kind of toned down and a lot of other food weapons to choose from you can run out in the open and have almost no worry in your heart. The hill in the middle where the spartan laser and where the bubble shield spawns are the 2 areas where the action usually goes down in slayer. Very fun and when you die your just a Man Cannon away from what just happened so now maybe you want to bring the Missile Pod to the fight and maybe a better chance in killing the guy who just got you.
High Ground- Another favorite of mine. You'll spend most of your time 50/50 indoors or outdoors the weapon placement makes sure you have options to choose from. Almost every weapon in the game is on this map so it makes for fun choices when it comes down to the brawl.
Snowbound- This map is the best for slayer. An almost area type map if it not for the underground. You tend to think someone is right around the corner but sometimes they are in the honeycomes of the map. So your always on your toes. Great map and is the most polished of all 3.
OVERALL
Halo 3 by far is one of the greatest games I have ever played. I was kind of noticing the Imbalances Halo 2 had but Halo 3. MAN did they improve. Halo 3 is the most balanced game i have ever played.
Bravo to bungie this fall will not disappoint.