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Halo: Reach MCC |OT| Reaching back into the MCC without an MC
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Swat is the antithesis of Halo.
Still a fun little side mode though.
This is ridiculous
Every single pro/hardcore mode still has powerups and power weapons on map. They may remove some weapons and move stuff around but they would never remove that framework of controlling powerups and power weapons.
Bungie/343 design the game with an all encompassing audience in mind. Pro gametypes are designed specifically for top tier players.
And fuck anyone who thinks we shouldn't spawn with a utility weapon. I love MCC but by far my #1 complaint is we still have bullshit AR starts plagueing the game in Halo 3. Remove that garbage.
I filed AR starts as a bug report during flighting.
Not really
Seriously though remove AR starts.
They've supposedly improved upon them and said they're listening to feedback to adjust them further if needed.
I don't get why they removed smg starts in H2 Classic but didn't remove Ar starts in 3.
343i: You make a good point Defect *Adds SMG starts back to H2*
It's been #2 on the global charts on Steam before and all though the Steam Fall sale which is crazy.
I'd argue SMG starts are more useful than AR starts in Halo 3. At least you can dual wield and be formidable.
There's honestly no excuse. 343 learned their starting weapon lesson in Halo 5. Give us the damn BR's.
And remove Last Resort from 4v4.
You can think SWAT is a super fun mode and even have it be your favorite way to play Halo.
But removing power weapons and shields from the map is taking a LOT out of the game.
It's a popular custom game mode, but it is not representative of Halo gameplay.
I was just thinking 4 player co-op could be a really cool mod for Halo 1&2 for MCC even something like replacing multiple Chiefs with ODSTs with different starting loadouts.
They're truly the successors of Bungie being stubborn about AR/SMG starts.
They're truly the successors of Bungie being stubborn about AR/SMG starts.
Halo is what the majority of the playlists play like. The extra modes are Swat, Infection and Grifball.
I'm going to wait a bit until Halo: Combat Evolved is released, so I can play Reach and CE back-to-back.
Oh ok my bad, definitely had a slight woosh moment lol. That's fair tbh, I think they only made it a separate gametype due to popularity, kind of like Grifball getting split from Action Sack over time.
Halo for me is absolutely about map control. That and then shield system are the core. And nadeshots.
And reversals. Yum yum.
QUICK LET'S HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AGAIN
Okay just to make sure.
If I drop 40 bucks on steam to buy the MCC I automatically get reach tomorrow?
If I drop 40 bucks on steam to buy the MCC I automatically get reach tomorrow?
Wait, so is tomorrow just Reach? I assumed from the Steam page we were getting them all. I haven't followed all the flight releases and stuff.
There's no local co-op on PC unfortunately.
Yep, just Reach. Halo CE will begin flighting early next year. The rest will be added over 2020.
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You can buy Reach separately, but it will still show up in your library as Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
Well in terms of being a core mode yeah, but I think Halo is about variety so long as the core modes are sufficiently supported (unlike Halo 5 for example)
I agree Halo is great because it can support many different game types and game modes.
My point is there is no one way to play Halo. But the fact is Swat is and always has been a more populated playlist in each Halo game over Hardcore/MLG playlists.
Here is a video of it running on UHD 620 (which I assume is the gpu you have from a quick google search). No idea if throttling/heat will be an issue on that though:
This video is from an older I5 with a slightly weaker iGPU, running at 768p.
Dunno if it's the case for Intel integrated GPUs as well, but AMD APUs are super reliant on RAM, so your mileage might vary.
Ah yes, I know! Sorry it wasn't super clear. I've got my rig and buddy will be on the surface.
You're incredible, I absolutely should have done my own search or at least given you my specs. Thanks for sharing this!
Part of the beauty of the halo sandbox is how many cool game modes you can make out of it.
That being said, that is all SWAT is. It's a game mode that was popular enough to justify its own playlist. It firmly belongs in the same grouping as Infection, Grifball, Husky Raid, Castle Wars etc. It's another way to play Halo, but its not core halo.
That would be like calling gun game core CoD.
Popularity aside, MLG is closer to core halo than SWAT. MLG is just slight tweaks to the core formula.
SWAT just straight up removes core elements.
Honestly my frustration with SWAT is a lot of my friends were more casual Halo fans and preferred it to normal Halo. We would hop on and they would want to always play SWAT. I remember one even said that he never liked how cheap it felt for someone to steal his kill or for him to shoot someone first and them still killing them (nice self own).
I always wanted to play real Halo but SWAT was too popular :(
343i Said they are investigating if they can add it later
Not sure if they plan on adding local co-op but online co-op is still there.
I believe they're just referring to splitscreen. Pretty sure you can still do online co-op.
Remember when i had to use Raptr to track game time and it said i had played 1500 or so hours of it think its the only multiplayer game i have ever put that much time into Powerhouse is still my favorite map for a shooter period
You should clarify that you mean local co-op. I knew that there was online co-op and even my heart skipped a beat when I read your post.
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That's a bummer, as I was planning on bringing over some friends for a round of local co-op. But it's good to hear Online co-op is confirmed.
