First of all, I want to congratulate the 343i team for how much better optimised this flight is for Xbox One, compared to the previous one. I was a bit scared to play the game in my One S and was looking to upgrade to a Series X, S, or a better computer, but this puts me at ease that I don’t need to rush buying a new device.
On my positive thoughts about the current state of the game:
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Bots difficulty is much more balanced than before (much more clear difference between Marine, ODST and Spartan). - Gameplay is much smoother, due to this flight being more optimised than previous one. - The sound effects are better to my personal opinion. - The menus behave better than in previous flights, more responsive and less prone to give blank screens. - Loading screens are surprisingly quick. - The training match option is fantastic, but there’s a couple things that I think need to be improved.But on some things that seem bugged or broken:
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For some reason, whenever I start up the flight, some of my controller keybinds are broken and I have to set them again. This seems to happen more with Y (Switch Weapon). - When changing the training settings during the initial cinematic, I am unable to move until I die. This happened to me once but it can probably be replicated. - The training settings are sometimes inconsistent or change themselves without any player input, which is a bit frustrating when you want to try specific things. - There should be the option to set the training settings before starting the match. - There should also be the option to set a limited time/score for the training matches. Just to make them feel more like regular bot matches.I know that most of these things are already in progress or getting fixed, so I can’t wait to try the flight again next week and see how BTB works!