does anyone know how much memory will the halo reach beta take?
1.15gb is what it shows on mine but I think if you have odst it’ll be on the disc?
EDIT: Never mind, you do have to download it.
ODST menu for downloading the beta is unlocked
the downloading itself is, as expected, very slow
Downloading this has been a pain in the ass. I can’t navigate away from the download screen or it stops. Unfortunately I found this out after it had got to 40%. Yay for wasting bandwidth.
Download now, its downloading fine for me 89% but I won’t be able to play it for another 4hours
How’s the matchmaking going for you? I had a quick game of CTF then was stuck on the scoreboard. After resetting I’m having some problems retrieving data from the server so I’m guessing they are struggling with the strain.
I am about to DL it, it will take awhile.
You can navigate away from the screen. Just click on continue but I think if you try to play a game it’ll pause it. I turned on the background downloads option, turned it off (system), and by the time I got back from work it was done. Granted that was probably before all the massive server surge that this must be getting now.
I know you normally can, but in this case I could not. Neither could a few of my friends. Literally as soon as the blue screen would close it would pop up stating that the download had been cancelled (and it would actually remove the download from the Active Downloads list, whereas most games just stop them). In the end I think it resumed it when I chose download again, however it stated that I was at 99% when I was only at 40. I left it and it downloaded, but I haven’t been able to play for a while yet.
ok maybe I’m retarded or maybe it’s the 4 hours of sleep I’ve had but once you’ve downloaded the beta how do you load it up??
Ninja edit: my xbox was playing up, turned off the xbox and booted ODST up again.
…lol servers have blown up, Bungie doing maintenance.
played some reach beta
rather liking the armor powers. and i managed to score one of those fancy animations for a melee hit.
haven’t really tried jet packs, but armor lock is great fun
Oooh you know I got this shit, son. If anybody wants to add me to play sometime, feel free. :tup:
Plays like Halo 1…I like this shit, can’t wait for release.
Halo Reach is pretty intense. The load outs add a new level of insanity to Halo. I can’t quite use them well enough, especially the Camo. So far I’m liking the Sprint and Jet Pack. I’ve yet to use the Lock Out and Camo effectively.
As far as weapons, I’m getting used to the DMR, but the Needle Rifer does feel weaker. That alien plasma weapon where you charge it up is weird and I can’t use it at all. The needler seems to be slightly better than the Halo 3 version.
The needler is fucking god like, I was mercing fools with that shit. Fire and forget.
I’m preferring the Needle Rifle, I know it’s a little weaker but the quicker shots and 3 shot kill make up for it. I think I need more practice with the DMR though. I actually used the camo the other day when my whole team quit and it was me vs 4 people. Got the hang of it, just turn it on when you want to move, crouch when you turn it off so you won’t show up as a dot. Also, when you turn it on after seeing a red dot, that dot remains in all the random dots so you can still chase people effectively. Granted this works vice versa as well which is why I mentioned crouching. I still prefer running and jetpack as camo and armor tend to be more defense types.
Got to play it this morning, intense is the best way to describe it. I’m finding using some of the armour abilities hard because of bumper jumper, invis is perfect in bumper jumper but jet packs can be a bit of a hand full.
Only thing I hate is headhunter, capture the flag sucks when everyone is so new to the game lol.
spawn
everyone runs in random directions
your flag is taken
All within the first minute lol 
I’ve only been playing Slayer Pro when I can, but I guess the loadouts are alright, for casual play and shit. Should be a lot of fun to fuck around with.
When I camo and try going after people they see me instantly. It sucks. Even if I try to go slowly. I think I saw a sniper guy use camo whenever you’re nearby and he’ll just stay still so you pass by him.
How does the needle rifle work? I know they combust, but when? Also, is it better to shoot then melee, or shoot until they’re dead? Melee definitely isn’t as good as Halo3 and I don’t know when to smack them with my elbow.
It took me 3 hours to dl this shit yesterday.