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The Highlights Of The Halo: Reach Beta

All the ridiculous fun, none of the homophobia.

May. 25 2010

Posted by: Matt

In This Episode:

Halo: Reach

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deaths galore

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win
 
*edit* oh wow.. Who got Reach? 'cus I sure don't.. :)

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Nooooo I missed it by that much.

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Looks good.

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Didn't get as much out of it as I expected, but I had a good time playing.

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All awesome

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I still feel like the beta was more of super long demo for fans than an actual test of the game.
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so good

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What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.   
 
Anyways, the beta was fun.

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I really liked the beta. Hope they improve on some of this stuff until it ships.

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Only played the beta for two days, got bored of it pretty quick.

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awesome video even if i dont care about the multiplayer of reach

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Had a lot of fun, can't wait to play the full game

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 ridiculous fun,

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awesome

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@MAN_FLANNEL said:
" What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.     Anyways, the beta was fun. "
I know, right? Interns making fun of people who play Halo is a growing problem lately. There's far too many of those.
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@MAN_FLANNEL said:
" What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.     Anyways, the beta was fun. "
Because Halo is now synonymous with online douchebaggery since it was the game where all that crap got started when XBL was still new.  People talked shit long before Halo, but it wasn't a mainstream thing until Halo was played by millions of people around the world, all wearing a headset.
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I am 69 years old.

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Beta was great fun, wish I could have played more. Bring on September!

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  i know online gaming is an ugly place but i dont know if i need it spelled out for me. 
  soz, just sayin 

but hey even first year Members of Congress have an initial learning curve.       

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Totally halo

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Reach 2010. We were there.

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@Besetment said:

" @MAN_FLANNEL said:

" What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.     Anyways, the beta was fun. "
I know, right? Interns making fun of people who play Halo is a growing problem lately. There's far too many of those. "
In both the Reach beta article posted yesterday and this they felt the need to bring it up for some reason.  So yeah, It's noticeable.       
 

@DukeTogo

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Because Halo is now synonymous with online douchebaggery since it was the game where all that crap got started when XBL was still new.  People talked shit long before Halo, but it wasn't a mainstream thing until Halo was played by millions of people around the world, all wearing a headset. "

If it was still 2005, then fine...but it isn't.  Are we going to see "Get yelled at by toddlers in {insert popular game here}"  when E3 rolls around?
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@MAN_FLANNEL said:
" What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.     Anyways, the beta was fun. "
I agree
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Love how they embraced the bugs with it. Looks entertaining to say the least

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Does using the term "fag" make you an actual homophobe?

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@MAN_FLANNEL said:

" What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.     Anyways, the beta was fun. "

It's more a comment towards it being associated with Tea bagging, that being a concept on the site and that concept being linked to halo, but in a quest and through the concepts.
 
At least that's how I'd take it.
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Boring as fuck.
 
Plays like it's 2002.  The hand gun snipers were bullshit.  
 
Still slightly interested in the single player.  But by then there will be even more advancements in the FPS genre that will make Halo even more archaic to play. 

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@PhatSeeJay said:
" win  *edit* oh wow.. Who got Reach? 'cus I sure don't.. :) "
Garrus does.
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@PowerBombYo said:
" Does using the term "fag" make you an actual homophobe? "
Not for me, because here in the UK "fag" means a cigarette. I put a hot fag in my mouth everyday and suck it until I feel good. 
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It's funny to think that Halo almost came out for Mac

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Pretty funny that they showed the glitches too.

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@Ineedaname said:

" @MAN_FLANNEL said:

" What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.     Anyways, the beta was fun. "

It's more a comment towards it being associated with Tea bagging, that being a concept on the site and that concept being linked to halo, but in a quest and through the concepts.  At least that's how I'd take it. "
I highly doubt that is what Mr. Bodega was referencing.  When somebody says "homophobia in online video games", tea bagging is what comes to your mind?     
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What a bummer - I thought this was going to be Brad in one or two matches. At least half an hour, getting his ass kicked. Well..

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@MAN_FLANNEL said:
" What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.

I know! It's a growing problem just behind AIDs and the global economic recession. Anyway get over it, that image has been and will be stuck with Halo forever
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@MAN_FLANNEL said:
" @Ineedaname said:

" @MAN_FLANNEL said:

" What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.     Anyways, the beta was fun. "

It's more a comment towards it being associated with Tea bagging, that being a concept on the site and that concept being linked to halo, but in a quest and through the concepts.  At least that's how I'd take it. "
I highly doubt that is what Mr. Bodega was referencing.  When somebody says "homophobia in online video games", tea bagging is what comes to your mind?      "
You know I read the tag on the video, then read the comments, I don't think I processed properly what the tag was, and you're totally right. I think whilst reading the comments I forgot what it actually said.
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They still rip on the Halo community.

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@MAN_FLANNEL said:
" What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.     Anyways, the beta was fun. "
Lets not over react- oh wait.
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@Jonny7892 said:
" @MAN_FLANNEL said:
" What's with these interns and their snarky remarks towards people that play Halo?  Do they think this is the only game where they will be called a faggot by some brat kid?  Every game I have ever played online has them.

I know! It's a growing problem just behind AIDs and the global economic recession. Anyway get over it, that image has been and will be stuck with Halo forever "
lol wut?  I never quantified anything.  I never said it was srs biznus.  When somebody tells you their neck is sore from sleeping on it wrong, do you tell them "shut up, people have AIDS"?  
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It's just like how it was in the book.

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the beta was pretty awesome although I must say, needler and jet pack combo on the high ground place, forgot the name, is really annoting to go against..i know a very specific complaint but that just cause I liked the rest of the game. 
 
Also to the people complianing about the intern making snarky remarks about their precious game, I have two things to say, the tag was probably approved by the senior staff and suck it up its a fucking game, when someone makes fun of it or thinks its lame don't start a fucking war with them over the internet, that will never be helpful

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This only makes the wait far more difficult.

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@Zuul said:
" It's funny to think that Halo almost came out for Mac "
Greatest thing that ever happened. 
Play the demo with my friends on our school's Macs all the time.
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This brightened my afternoon substantially.

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@I_am_Lono said:
" @PowerBombYo said:
" Does using the term "fag" make you an actual homophobe? "
Not for me, because here in the UK "fag" means a cigarette. I put a hot fag in my mouth everyday and suck it until I feel good.  "
Duder you just proved his statement to be true.
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I chuckled during "The Ugly". Man, it's getting harder and harder to wait for Reach to come out.

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did it say <3 Bungie at the end?

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Awesome.

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@XenoZak said:
" did it say <3 Bungie at the end? "
Yes it did.
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LMAO at the dudes headbutting. Halo is still Halo.