Coming back to Halo after a long break, any tips?

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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Hello all,

So I’ve been a fairly avid Halo player since the beginning but after university when I started working in the real world my gaming time really tanked. I’m now trying my hardest to work it back into my weekly schedule so I can maintain some sanity and I figured I’d pop Halo 5 back in and see how it felt.

Man o’ man it was a good decision .

I can’t believe I put it down. I can see that there have been some changes to the game and the community, so does anyone have any pointers?

I always love a good round of SWAT, Big Team, and I’m trying to get back to war zone. I also keep hearing about this whole “Company” thing and grinding for achiles armour? Any direction on some good posts/forums to read to catch me up would be most welcome.

Cheers, and happy hunting.

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Just ask any questions you may have that’s all. There are plenty of people here who haven’t stopped playing and are still enjoying the game

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Dont die.
Thats an advise I can give you.

On a serious way:Play some Super Fiesta to get used to the weapons again in a non ranked enviroment.

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Sometimes the most simple solution is the best, for me it’s kill them more than they kill you.

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The best tip I can give you is to grind Super Fiesta. It’ll teach you a lot of key strategies and help you get a feel for the weapons. It especially helped me with:

  • Stealth - Camping (only when necessary, runnning out with a vanilla Hammer is a death sentence) - Best positioning for each weapon (high ground for Railguns and Snipers, corners for shotties, etc.) - Countering power weapons - Utilizing teammates
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Get warmed up in Social Arena or Warzone Firefight. They’re great options based on my experience.

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Don’t use the H5BR. In its current state it’s complete trash.

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Play Warzone. That’s pretty much what H5 will be remembered for in legacy.

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> Don’t use the H5BR. In its current state it’s complete trash.

It’s better now than it was when it had the “bloom” issue

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> > Don’t use the H5BR. In its current state it’s complete trash.
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> It’s better now than it was when it had the “bloom” issue

True, but it’s still pretty bad compared to what it was before November 2.

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Learn to use the magnum, even in areas where you would use AR. Currently it is a very good weapon. Don’t use the smg (unless it has kinetic bolts). The BR has had it’s ranged reduced so try to use it as the new AR if you find it. If you play warzone make sure you have a h2br. If you don’t, consider getting them from other spartans.

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> > > Don’t use the H5BR. In its current state it’s complete trash.
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> > It’s better now than it was when it had the “bloom” issue
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> True, but it’s still pretty bad compared to what it was before November 2.

I agree that the total amount of perfects i get has decreased significantly with the new BR. That said, i still get my fair share

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Thanks all for the help. Was wondering my the br want working out; thought I was just crap.