Sikslik7

Good, I've been waiting to see this for many months now. Glad to see it's moved along greatly in the last few months.

I want to see Halo Wars 2 news, gameplay, and lot more. I want to know how it has changed, and if it will be more like the Age of Empires games that Ensemble made which the original Halo Wars was based off of, or will it be more similar to the Total War Series, which Certain Affinity is known for. Although I love both series, I think the Age of Empires route would be better. I would also be interested in seeing more about the future of Halo 5. I wouldn't be surprised to see some forge or firefight footage, or maybe a DLC pack announcement. I would be disappointed if we get an announcement that Crackdown 3 is getting delayed or canceled. I would be very upset.

Don't waste your time in Halo Reach ranking up commendations or attempting to rank up if you are playing offline, unless you plan to never get Xbox Live for that account. Once an account gets Xbox live again, and the connects to the Reach servers, it resets tour rank and commendations to what they were the last time the account connected to live. The saved account progress that Xbl has trumps your progress. Only finishing campaigns and achievements, and saved files remain the same.

Go post on HaloWaypoint, 343i's Official Site. Just repost what you posted here.

1. I will attempt to announce the date and time of each Challenge a week in advance (Most likely right after we complete a challenge in game). If a contestant is unable to attend a challenge, they should notify me ASAP. I will be willing to reschedule if needed. 2. In order to post in the Sign-up thread you must be a member. Signing up takes only a few seconds, and we encourage contestants that join to explore the forums. All competition posts will be made on the 343industries.org forums. If you are a contestant, you'l need to be checking in here at least once or twice a week.

Hey, just a quick reminder: add other members of the Spartan Company to your friends list. Otherwise they just show up as offline in the Spartan Company Tab.

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This is correct. If you know how to do the Ai spawns right, You can get a scorpion tank before the score hits 200. Throw in some kills and its fairly easy.

I would like to request the "Forum Defender" and "Notoriety" awards.

As someone who jungles a lot in League of Legends, I know the feeling of losing objectives due to the last second, one hit from an opponent out of nowhere. On the other hand, I've done it plenty of times as well. It's part of the game, and the more you work together with your team, block off the objective, and then plan out the final blow, the easier it is.

ah yes, the SMPinger. I hated listening to the weaponfire noise they put in the background for it.

Bank evading is just going to get you banned....

If you are referring to the ping noise made in the beta whenever you hit an opponent, it's just been tuned down. It plays at full volume when you kill someone, and at a lower volume for head shots.

I look forward to seeing everyone's creations. If people are interested, I will be more than happy to have a forum testing event/lobby in the coming weeks.

The Halo 5 campaign. Honestly, I am very disappointed, not from a game-play perspective, but how the story was shown. The cutscenes later on in the game had nothing to do with the story, only serving as a ending point for missions. Although there was great filler information and neat factoids to flush out some characters or events, the main story was left hanging. Even the three missions where you had to run around and talk to various people was fairly bland. The worst thing was that a lot of our interaction with Cortana and her plans/motives take place during battles against Warden Eternal or tons of Promethean knights. At least do it while we are moving from one area to another, something I think Halo 3 did a great job with. I also think we could have seen more of the whole Osiris versus Blue Team hunt. I think only two missions had the player actually trying to find Blue Team, while the other missions were doing things to try to get to Blue Team. Honestly, I just want to see a Halo Ring again, or the flood. Cortana is concerned about upholding the mantle, just as the Forerunners were. In my opinion, the only way she can prove she is capable would be to hold off a flood resurgence. I think any story not containing the flood in the next Halo game would fall flat.

The option to turn it off is in the settings menu, then Ease of Access, then Narrator. Edit: Updated instructions.

When did you unlock the armor? I've noticed anything I unlock through Spartan companies or from other games typically take a week to unlock in game.

Red, when I stopped actively playing last May, you had ~375 hours. I also can't believe you didn't play today....

Welcome to the forums! If you are looking for people to play with, check in on the forums every weekend, as there is almost always someone willing to play or invite you to join them. Over the summer we will be hosting more events and competitions, so watch for threads which should be appearing in the next few weeks. If you enjoy playing with us, feel free to browse the forums and add your own ideas to the variety of discussions. I hope to see you soon!

My most recent game I have binge played was The Witcher 3 last year. It just took me with a great story and great mechanics. I started to read the books and went back and started playing the Witcher 2. If you haven't, I would recommend getting the Witcher3. Another games I've played and just been enthralled by recently is Crusader Kings 2, a grand strategy game full of intrigue, war, religious conflict, and family problems. Whether it has been driving the Saxons from England, unifying the Norse pagans, extinguishing the Karling dynasty, or Crusading, the game has not let me down. If you want to spice it up, there are plenty of mods that expand the game into Tamriel, Westeros, or the Americas. It takes a while to understand some of the finer aspects of the game, but it is very rewarding to just play and complete your own personal goals. Just remember, DEUS VULT!

343i makes updates every week, and with the release of the Memories of Reach, I would not doubt the servers were changed. I would suggest posting on r/Halo during the workweek next week (ie Monday-Friday). Multiple members of 343i browse it frequently during the week. I would also suggest posting in the relevant threads on HaloWaypoint as well: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/58b8518e005f432381ab99fbcaf931e0/topics.