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[EG NeoMorph]

Well tomorrow we will have the beta arriving... who else thinks that it is going to be so damned popular that the servers are going to be well past full and connections are going to drop like nobody's business.

I'm hoping I'm wrong though.

On the menu of ODST there is a new entry at the bottom in the place where Extras used to be... it now says "Welcome to the Beta" and is a link explaining what the beta is all about which is funny.

Look forward to meeting you on the battlefield.

[EG NeoMorph]

Just a few FAQs...

To access the beta you need to load up your ODST disk and when the beta is unlocked (sometime late Monday morning PDT) you will see the image below...

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It's late morning here in the UK and I missed the PDT bit... turns out it's only 03:38 at the moment lol... guess I got a bit longer to wait. DAMN YOU WEST COAST AMERICANS GETTING UP LATE heh.

[EG NeoMorph]

Well, as I thought, the servers are buggered already heh.

Beta Backend Blowin' Up
^{Posted by urk at 5/3/2010 1:10 PM PDT}

Yup, the backend servers are getting hammered.

We're aware and working to resolve slow matchmaking times and inaccessible playlists. As soon as we're back up and running at full capacity, we'll make some noise.  Stay tuned for more information and thanks for your patience.

Source: Bungie Blog

[andar815]

I knew this would happen! Menu is neat though ...

[X-Pac]

The beta is sooooo fun!
This was my first game of Halo in such a long time and only my second game of Reach, so I was pretty proud of myself for getting a killing frenzy.
I gotta say though, the playlists take a ridiculously long time to load.

[VioletZer0]

Okay, this game is a lot of fun. Glad I got ODST now

[andar815]

Bungie didn't lie, "the beta ... its super awesome!"

[EG NeoMorph]

Beta is OK but I'm showing my age now... the menus are TOO DARN FAST. I go to change armour ability and I'm already thrown into the game and my change wasn't registered.

Also, I dunno if it is me but the maps feel somewhat confining after Bad Company 2. Oh and are the weapons weaker than in Halo 3?

I did get a Killing Frenzy my first match though heh.

But my one big, BIG, complaint is... I'M FRICKIN COLOUR BLIND BUNGIE. Red vs Blue was fine... now I have a hard time IDing the bloody enemy.

Oh and I keep going to melee... WITH THE B BUTTON lol.

[VioletZer0]

I hate that they put the freaking melee on RB too.

[AmbientPanda]

anybody wanna hook me up and sneak me into this beta somehow?

it's my birthday after all.

the least you could do for ol' panda

[EG NeoMorph]

You need the ODST disk every time you play Panda. Strange way of playing because you have to boot into ODST and then select "Play the Beta" from the menu.

You might have got a cheap copy of ODST earlier in the year but now I bet peeps have put up the prices because of the beta. On eBay they are selling for around £20 now.

[VioletZer0]

ODST isn't the only way. You can also use a code given to certain individuals. I will see if I can snag a code for you.

[andar815]

For those with the control problem the conttrol setting titled "Recon" is the closist to Halo 3's controls. You guys have probably gotten used to Reach by now, but just so you know. Thats what im using.

[EG NeoMorph]

Oooh... thought the controls were actually fixed for the beta... must have missed something. Cheers Andar.

One thing that I missed (due to not being able to see the hud very well due to partial colour blindness) is that there is apparently reticule bloom (ie the weapon goes inaccurate fast and you have to wait for the bloom to reduce again). This might be why I thought the weapons were weaker.

BTW, Jet Pack + Brute Hammer thingy = UNSTOPPABLE heh.

[VioletZer0]

Elite Dodge roll + Sword or Hammer = Unstoppable.

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