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Subject: INVASION Impressions/Feedback

Invasion is awesome, the sheer raw power of the Elites, the balance, the weapons, etc. I didn't find any problems with it, though sometimes when something had eight seconds left and the elites draining the time were killed it would reset itself a second or two but I'm not sure if this is a glitch or Spartans can actually make the time longer by standing on the objectives. Either way it's incredible and people complaining should be quiet unless they've got a reason besides hating the Beta because they have to actually think more. Although I think the Skybox should be a bit bigger to accomodate the Banshee. The only other complaint I have is with Invasion slayer, there needs to be more weapons as I had an instance where the other team had three wraiths and so my team was absolutely powerless to stop them to do not having any weapons besides the two loudouts we had, none of which had any heavy weapons.

  • 05.07.2010 6:09 PM PDT
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There is a spawn glitch on Boneyard. I was playing as an elite and like usual, sneak behind enemy lines to give my teammate a spawn. On the first offense, underneath the farthest stairs closet to the shield door, I was crouched, my teammate spawned twice and died both times immediately upon spawn. Will upload link later.

  • 05.07.2010 6:09 PM PDT
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  • 05.07.2010 6:10 PM PDT
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i Know you have said that parties being split is an issue but what i belive should be fixed mainly is that on my first invasion game my own team (i mean mebers of the other parties in my team) attacked me as they thought i was the enermy as we where diffrent colours

  • 05.07.2010 6:10 PM PDT
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Posts about issues that need fixing -

http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=16214079

http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=16214079&p ostRepeater1-p=1#16330925

Bug - Can't join as a party of 6. Splits the party up.

  • 05.07.2010 6:10 PM PDT
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overall invasion seems really good, however there is a very noticeable bug and I think I finally pinpointed it enough to describe.

If you attempt to spawn near your teammate, but cannot because they are fighting, and then they die as well, it does not allow you to spawn anywhere except near your teammate, and only AFTER they respawn back at the default.

It's really annoying because then you have to wait an additional 3 seconds or whatever, it should just let me change to the default area and spawn right away if the timer is already gone.

  • 05.07.2010 6:11 PM PDT
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just posted this in a different invasion thread, but ill put it here to.


each round should be longer to make it easier for elites to travel across the map. and to make the game last longer.

teams should not be split into groups of 2.

should be 8v8 or 16v16 . the map is to big for 6v6.

spawning should be easier. you should not have to wait to spawn when you chose a safe place.

there should be more weapons on the elite side of the map.

certain areas of the map should not be blocked off.

elites should have a loadout with a needle riffle in the 1st round, just like spartans have a dmr loadout.

areas that elites need to capture need to be bigger. especially the 1st 2.

game shouldnt end if spartans win the 1st round. it seem to short, its only a 3 minute game if spartans win.


thats all the problems i have so far.

  • 05.07.2010 6:11 PM PDT
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Elites need more cover in the beigning stage of Invasion to prevent spawn killing.

Spartans shouldn't be able to camp on the drop off point like that. It's absurd when there's 2 or 3 guys up there with an AL guy staying alive as a spawn point.

Elites could do with jetpacks at the begining of Invasion to help balance out how difficult it is to get to the objectives.

Elites need slightly closer spawn points once they take the base immediatly before the core room.

The grenade launcher EMP is ridiculous in Invasion Slayer.

  • 05.07.2010 6:11 PM PDT
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Posted by: The7thEra
Bungie sadly has messed up Invasion... badly

This is the beta. And this (your post) is poor feedback so they can fix the things that they have "messed up badly".

  • 05.07.2010 6:11 PM PDT
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thought I would share this there's a slingshot glitch since I wasn't paying attention to the area or even know if it show's here's a link to the video Slingshot Glitch sorry don't have bungie pro to render vid

  • 05.07.2010 6:12 PM PDT
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Freaking awesome. I was contemplating not buying the game when it came out, but Invasion completely changed my mind. The progressing loadouts and map process is awesome, and the map is really cool (but will take a hard time to master).

My only suggestion is that you add 4 more people, one more squad for Elites and Spartans. It seems kind of slow paced while playing with only 12 people.

Otherwise, it's great!

  • 05.07.2010 6:12 PM PDT
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Its garbage that simple

  • 05.07.2010 6:13 PM PDT
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I totally agree with Green Tea

  • 05.07.2010 6:14 PM PDT
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Covie weapons feel severely underpowered compared to human weapons

  • 05.07.2010 6:16 PM PDT
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[quote]Posted by: Ender1987
I've got some problems with Invasion.

The six person teams it splits you up into aren't really teams, but squads of two. And when we went in with a 6 person group, I want to say maybe 2/10 times all 6 of us were in the same squads on the same team. It likes to take a 3rd pair from the group of 6 and puts them on the other team.

p.s. at the beginning of the topic, it said it was a known issue :P

  • 05.07.2010 6:17 PM PDT
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Invasion is good but on 12 players is not enough. The spawn time is a little delayed when spawning on a point. I think there needs to be more time for 3rd tier gameplay. Spartans get too many good weapons in the 2nd and 3rd part. There are too many power weapons they can get.

  • 05.07.2010 6:17 PM PDT
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im always an elite which can be slightly annoying and spartans have too many dmrs on the spawn against eites

  • 05.07.2010 6:17 PM PDT
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The only thing I think that needs to be added is 8 vs 8 invasion. Other that that it rock my socks off!!

  • 05.07.2010 6:18 PM PDT
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1.) A plasma grenade launcher and a focus rifle does not balance against a spartan laser and a human sniper. End of story. Weapons that kill you instantly versus weapons that take time to kill should not be squaring off. The Elites can't hope to win.

2.) Teams of 4 should be able to go into invasion and expect to be on the same team. Mix the 4 people into whatever teams of two you want, just let them be on the same team! I must've quit 20 games today just to stay on the same team.

  • 05.07.2010 6:19 PM PDT
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There are currently a TON of bugs/glitches apparently but other than that it's pretty fun. My only issues are with the map itself (Phase 1 kind of sucks balls on bone yard) and that it really does feel more like an 8v8 map than 6v6. I was always disappointed how in 3 even the "Big Team Battle" was 6v6 and it's a shame to see that this tradition of limiting the size is continuing over to Reach. I know this is more of a general impression but tons of games with smaller maps play fine at 8v8 so 6v6 feels small.

  • 05.07.2010 6:19 PM PDT
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It's very, very fun. The parties being split is horrible, but I'm glad it's a known issue at least.
One other problem is having to wait to spawn, when your teammate is obviously in a safe zone. It hasn't happened much, but I noticed it a few time.

  • 05.07.2010 6:21 PM PDT
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I have not gotten to play Invasion Slayer as no one votes for it. But my impression of normal Invasion is this: Way way biased in favor of Spartans. To the point I have to fight the urge to quit when I end up on the Elite team. Why?

Well firstly nothing matters except getting the core to the drop ship. Spartans could just let the Elites take the other objectives if they wanted. Feels like there should have been more important optional objectives or perhaps even have the Core vulnerable from the start with the other one's just giving weapons. As it is it feels like Elites have to do too much work for their win an the Spartans hardly any.

Secondly when Elites do take their first objectives the Spartans are still near where the Elites weapons spawn. Half the time the Spartans just steal them. It's really dumb they shouldn't be allowed to even use Covenant weapons.

But the biggest reason the game feels biased an no fun to play Elites is the last phase. Where your trying to get the Core to the dropship. Why are Spartans given every power weapon in the game? Hell they get more than one of each. I am sorry Bungie but no good team is going to lose when you hand them multiple Snipers, Rocket Launchers, Lasers. Hell you even give them a Scorpion Tank! It's just ridiculous.

The Spartans are even allowed to camp the stairs right in front of the dropship too. Why doesn't it shoot at them? It's not uncommon to see the Spartans all spawn out of that trailer with Snipers an Rockets. Take up position on the stairs an then good luck getting near it let alone up them. Especially since there is a tank watching the two little areas where Covenant vehicles can come in.

Some will probably argue with me on this telling me to get better an more coordinated. But I guarantee Bungie's own statistics will tell them something is wrong. Since I have never seen the Elites win once since I have been playing Invasion.

  • 05.07.2010 6:21 PM PDT
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I dont care much for the spawn points.

And the elites seem over powered during invasion-slayer. I have yet to see the spartan team win during that. They always lose by atleast 15 points. And one time it was 55-100. Pretty sad defeat.

Other than that I like it a lot. :D

  • 05.07.2010 6:21 PM PDT
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Noticed that during a couple of invasion games the territory kept setting to the same place. At one point a scorpion dropped onto another scorpion.

  • 05.07.2010 6:22 PM PDT
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A friend, VBALLAKILLAZ, and I, WB Hokie 13, found a glitch on Boneyard where if you fall on a specific spot you drop dead. During our experimentation we also saw a purple glitched ghost spartan, which took the form of Kat from campaign.

File share link: (Called Error 001)
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=684876
The video is not Bungie Pro rendered, I apologize.

Just thought I'd report this obvious glitch.

  • 05.07.2010 6:23 PM PDT
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