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  • Subject: ARMORY, CREDITS, COMMENDATIONS, & GRADE Impressions/Feedback
Subject: ARMORY, CREDITS, COMMENDATIONS, & GRADE Impressions/Feedback

Just a simple note, but I can't see the difference in the level badge when in the lobby. I can't tell if someone is a Sergeant or a Corporal?? The icon is hard to see and you cannot see the bars well? I am viewing it on a SD 50" TV.

  • 05.20.2010 2:25 PM PDT
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I hope in the actual game Halo Reach you can choose between Spartin or Elite.

It would be cool if a player could go into more detail and add attachments to parts of your armor like adding a knife to your sholder like in the trailor or putting the knife wherever you want, or at least control the size and placement of your emblem.

  • 05.20.2010 2:40 PM PDT
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I definitely like this ranking system so much better. The credits are perfect. Well done Bungie, well done.

  • 05.20.2010 2:41 PM PDT
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I like how the credits are used instead of achievements.

I know there will be more armor but could you add more characters in the multiplayer like you did in ODST. For example your team mates from the campaign, maybe also giving them armor to purchase as well.

Other than that everything else is great, keep up the work.

  • 05.20.2010 2:51 PM PDT
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I'm kinda hoping for and emblem-creator and/or placing tool. It would be so cool to have your emblem on your fist! Also, I'm hoping for a kinda color-wheel thing when it comes to the paint job, like where it'd have all the different hues, tints, and mixes of the different colors. and hey, why not throw in a color PATTERN style too? I know it's asking a little much, but c'mon! This'll really give us players a truly custom online identity. And one more thing: Could you maybe, just maybe, please put in an armor creator? Not like from scratch, but you can buy different parts and position them the way you want on that piece of equipment. You would, of course, start out with a few defaults. Anyway, I know some of this may NOT be in the full version, but it'd be nice to see it!

Love Bungie, love Halo! Thanks!:)

  • 05.20.2010 3:46 PM PDT
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I think if you become a brigg/general (or whatever the 2 highest ranks are) that you should be able to make your own loadout but dont let ppl spqwn with snipers, rockets, spartan lasers etc. Also the heretic leaders (from halo 2) hologram perk should be included to make an extra calss and in the class the weapons would be the odst smg, odst pistol, 2 frags and the perk.

  • 05.20.2010 4:00 PM PDT
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what about the option to colorize the glass shades thingy on the helmet? i mean i would like to see that!

  • 05.20.2010 4:31 PM PDT
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Herro, Its me

I have an Idea that I hope will make you at Bungie very Happy

You have shown us the Armoury which was great, for the Beta I thought the range of armour you could get was pretty cool.
Though on some of the armour Pieces I said things like, Increases your stealth capabilities, or something like that.. This got me thinking..

Armour Perks, we need them, but im not talking Massive perks, im talking about small perks that hone in on certain weapons and armour abilities.

for example, one of the helmet ops that you could buy could easily boost the zoom capabilities of the pistol

or maybe a certain chest piece that makes the EMP blast from armour lock bigger, when released from full power.

I could think of things like this all day and if you are interested Bungie my email is Cabowse@me.com , quite simple I know.

Anyway, back to my idea, the capabilities are quite limitless, and could solve a lot of the problems people are coming up with about the weapons in the game.

For example, a lot of people are annoyed about the fact that you can block the Energy sword with a normal weapon, but what if there was a certain shoulder pad, that cancelled that block, of course the shoulder pad wouldnt be easy to get, maybe you have to be a high rank and have a lot of creds i dunno, but think this means these people who are annoyed about the block have something to play for, knowing that not all is lost for the energy sword.

people talking about the AR not being powerful enough, maybe they could have have a whole set of AR based Armour to really make themselves an AR wielding menace on the battlefield. Not every weapon would have so many perks though, things like the Rocket launcher and plasma Launcher, dont really need much boosting.

This would really keep players on their toes, they wont know what hit them, and they will hopefully love how unpredictable the game has become, you never know who is going to win that duel with ARs, especially if you have a bigger clip in yours.

I still think you should be able to customise your Elites as well, of course there would obviously be more perks for elites based on covenant weapons, but thats not going to say that Spartans shouldn't be able to be perked up for the energy sword as well, you never know, maybe the whole sword blocking thing is Elite only, therefore you can relax when you see a spartan coming your way with one.

Its an idea anyway, remember the more armour there in the armoury, the more possible perks there are, keeping everyone happy, Mix and match or Hone on the armour that makes you feel like a complete unit with your pistol. Well thats what I would do :)

Cabowse.

  • 05.20.2010 4:42 PM PDT
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If the character customization was improved I think this game would be revolutionary. Also, some armor's mention that they reduce the chance of dismemberment... There is no dismemberment. I hope that this is only because you didn't want to show all your tricks in the beta... I can't wait to see the brutal dismemberment in the final product. :)

  • 05.20.2010 4:49 PM PDT
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It's all fun and games untill someone gets hurt, then its hilarious!

It would be better if the player could color some parts of their armor individually. You should be able to set a shoulder color, chest color, helmet color, etc.

  • 05.20.2010 5:28 PM PDT
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The current system of commendations and credits is fun at first but will not last if it stays the same way. Past games have proven to us that if there is no reason to play a game other than it is simply fun, gamers will eventually stop playing it, because no matter how fun you make a halo game or any game there are still going to be plenty of moments where you turn off your xbox and are frustrated and angry. If there is no reason other than the game is fun to play you will eventually not return to that game anymore, especially since there are so many other great games to play out there. In Halo 2 and 3 this is where rank came in. For me the reason I kept coming back after years of playing was because of rank and how symbolic it was for me. Everyone wants to be a general because it is something NOT EVERYONE can do. Now hold on a minute you might say, games like cod:mw2 have an almost identical system of credits to that of reach in that anyone can get a high level and anyone can level up dependant on how much they play. To this I say, you are right! BUT games like this pull this off because there is still something to play for and based on how well you play determines how fast you get there. The thing to play for in these games is new weapons. Everyone wants to get an AK47 (until they actually get it :)) and everyone wants to prestige. However, players are still separated by skill because you know that no one who suck is going to prestige because it will take them 4 years of their life! Halo Reach does not have this determining factor. In the current system any player can become a general and then there is no reason to play the game. Arena is nice but it does not fill the hole here. Now do not get me wrong I do not want halo to copy COD or to give people better loadouts based on rank. All I am saying is that armor variations WILL NOT matter to people because no one really cares about them once you get past a warrant officer. Looking back to Halo 3: look how many people still use (me being one of them) the Mark 4 helmet and armor even when they had access to every armor perm out there like I did. The reason: armor variations are not important enough to care about. A second point is that when you are in the middle of a high rank such as going from a brigadier to general there is so many credits that need t be acquired that players will not feel a sense of accomplishment when they have to play for 2 months to level up once. In past halo game rank has filled this void but Reach does not have rank. Once people get frustrated or tired with Arena they will be left with just social and then what is there to play for other than a normal dosage of meaningless credits at the end of every game?

  • 05.20.2010 6:23 PM PDT
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I know the beta was just a taste and some of my suggestions may already be in the actual release but here they are.

1-Leg,gauntlet,and waist armor
2-List like odst at the end of the match showing how many medals earned ext.
3- Add more then two sections to color on your character's armor
example- visor, shoulder and knee pad colors

  • 05.20.2010 8:00 PM PDT
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Subject: ARMORY, CREDITS, COMMENDATIONS, AND GRADE IMPRESSIONS AND FEEDBACK

i ahte the lack of elite customization, and victory points should be higher

  • 05.20.2010 8:11 PM PDT
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Subject: ARMORY, CREDITS, COMMENDATIONS, & GRADE Impressions/Feedback

Mollusk.

Well urk, And Any and all of Bungie at this point. If you have made it to my post, You most truly DO love your community, as this post is OVER 1,000! :D. Anyways to get down to business; Ranking is bleh, I don't believe anybody should be able to get to any rank just by playing a bazillion games, I know I did. The Armory is meager, but as you said, it's a Beta. I like it. It's Super Awesome. I noticed you hinted at chest and belt changes, and I liked that. Credits are Credits, and they aren't any more than that, just something to stock up. Also you hinted at there being weekly commendations MANY MANY moons ago, and those sound lovely. That's all my feedback, and now RANT. I don't like the Four diamonds background, because if you check my Halo 3 and ODST Service Records, you'll notice I use it, and in this Beta It looks similar to the (4 Plots?) Background. In fact it and another background look exactly the same. I Hope this was an oversight or, you know, else.

EDITAGE: Also, I noticed the lack of an armour detail colour in the Beta. I was bummed, because this meant everyone was uniform in team games. Please bring back the details? Or Stosh gets the Blame. (I know he likes teh Blame.)

Editage: Also, my friend and I thought it would be nice if you could purchase a weapon from the armory, and use it to hold in your service record, compared to just the default AR. Suggestions. Suggestions.

Moar Edits: I think the Final game should include more than just Female audio for a girl player, but a more anitomically correct female Spartan character model. I always just thought it weird to hear female gasps coming out of hulking masculine bodies.

Love, FalconTaterz. Urk, if you can hear me, put in some word on four diamonds, we all know your the best. <3 :D

[Edited on 05.20.2010 10:05 PM PDT]

  • 05.20.2010 8:29 PM PDT
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credits make halo reach a whole different game and not a great one .
My problem with credits is that no skill is involved halo 3 had a perfect system of unlocking armor in a balanced fun way. By doing certain in game challenges like winning the game on legendary or getting vidmasters this makes much more sense than Credits...

  • 05.20.2010 8:53 PM PDT
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Tru7h. C4RN4GE. Bungie.

Bring back all Halo 3 armors with their Reach counterpart. Would be sweet to see them in greater detail. Perhaps some more credits awarded for winning a game.

  • 05.20.2010 10:39 PM PDT
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Regarding the Armory in the Halo Reach beta:

Loved the armory situation, credits, etc; however i noticed that players could only customize the way their Spartan looked. Will players be able to customize they way they look while playing as an Elite as well? and, almost as importantly, will Spartan and Elite customizations be able to coexist on the same profile? (in Halo 3, you could customize your elite, OR your spartan form, but you couldnt save both.)

Enjoyed the Beta immensely, thanks for the opportunity to test-drive it, as well the opportunity to improve it through feedback.

  • 05.20.2010 10:49 PM PDT
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the armory is awesome, i just hope the armor permutations are significantly larger than in h3. the more customization the better. credits > exp, i actually feel rewarded after a match!

  • 05.21.2010 12:48 AM PDT
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Luck.

-Armor has too much black. It's impossible to have two too different colors because it doesn't look like "blue primary with crimson secondary", it looks like "black primary with blue and red secondaries". Give us control to most of the armor's surface, not half of it.

-Level ups are glitched. The game never goes past the cR screen, so you need to hit A to skip and the "new armory items" message disintegrates.

  • 05.21.2010 3:49 AM PDT
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Either less cR should be earned or armour should be more effective. In two weeks I managed to buy every armour peice in the Beta. I was then left with about 6,000 cR that I couldn't spend on anything. If this were to happen in the game, what's going to happen with the cR then?

  • 05.21.2010 4:07 AM PDT
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Finally you still get rewards for playing well and losing! There was nothing more annoying than getting 25 kills in a game of slayer but losing due to bad team mates, betrayers, suicides or just that the other team were better. One of the changes that the credit system would benefit from is a challenge's screen. It's annoying having to go online just to see how close you are to your next 'promotion' for assist etc.

  • 05.21.2010 4:11 AM PDT
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My GT is nomad089, despite what my profile says

I just want more armour perms, and armour to be cheaper. And also, if you buy one shoulder, the other is unlocked

  • 05.21.2010 4:16 AM PDT
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Subject: ARMORY, CREDITS, COMMENDATIONS, AND GRADE IMPRESSIONS AND FEEDBACK

I can't wait for you to shut me up.

I'd like to see a lot more commendations, such as Assassinations, beat downs, etc.

  • 05.21.2010 5:47 AM PDT
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Subject: ARMORY, CREDITS, COMMENDATIONS, & GRADE Impressions/Feedback

http://halotech.org/signatures/sigcache/90740_2.png

i would love to see more emblems and even more armor customization. i know they said this was going to be the best "personal" halo as far as customization but the emblems arent even on the armor...WTF? Thats the one thing that sets you apart from everyone else in halo is your emblem. please put it back on the armor please. Also, they took the Facemask 2 off of the emblems. Granted, its not that big of a deal but ppl make their emblems from what they have done in the past. i cant make my emblem from halo 3 in reach because they got rid of the "facemask 2" which was the smallest one available and replaced it with a full head mask. please dont take anything away from halo 3 when you make reach. just add things please bungie. also why do you have to pay so much for the first upgrade on your armor then pay almost twice as much for the next upgrade? i used 2000 cr to buy a visor on my helment and then to add the camera i had to have an additonal 5000 credits. thats not cool at all. i think that all the armor perks should be unlocked as you rank up and not when you buy the piece in front of that one. if i have 5000 credits i ashould be able to buy the whole shebang instead of piece by piece and wasting my credits.

  • 05.21.2010 7:24 AM PDT
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http://halotech.org/signatures/sigcache/90740_2.png

Halo is released all around the world and is rated M for mature. That being said, is their any way to make an emblem that resembles a pot leaf or hemp in some sort of way? if not a pot leaf emblem, maybe an emblem and background that could be put together to make a pot leaf? nothing like the fake pot leafs in halo 3 but an actual hemp leaf would be so legit. everyone would enjoy it.

  • 05.21.2010 7:54 AM PDT
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