i am trying to find out if they have done halo 5 beta
I’m going to ask you this as nice as I possibly can:
What do you think?
Nothing public.
A beta in general, yes they’re most likely having betas going on, but they’re in house/microsoft beta group testing, it’s very hard to get into those, you have to be a highered beta tester for 343i to get in.
As far as a public beta, there has been none, and if what I’ve heard in both rumors and speculation around these forums, and other forums, there will be no Halo 5 Beta.
Also, even if there was to be a Halo 5 beta, we’re still a long ways out from one being announced and released, Most/all of the main Halo titles have been released in the fall, the two betas Halo did have that was public, was in the late spring and early to mid summer.
Also, if 343i says there is no public beta, don’t trust any site, or any person who says they can get you into the Halo 5 Public beta, it’s most likely a scam.
If 343i does release that they’re going to have one, same rule apply, but only difference is, “If it isn’t coming from Microsoft, 343i, Xbox, and/or Halo Waypoint”, it’s most likely not true, and if any email sent from one or more of the following sources, it’s a safe bet to double check with a known 343i employee before replying to said email.
Another thing, if you want to know about the beta because you want to treat it as a demo to see if you want to buy the game, SHAME ON YOU! That’s not what a beta is for.
If there isn’t a public beta, Halo 5 is going to suffer from just as many problems as Halo 4 did (and in some cases, still does). The backlash at Halo 4 and the demand for a beta should be evidence enough that a new approach is necessary for Halo 5. Otherwise, I sure as hell won’t be getting the game on day one.
I imagine it’s more or less still in alpha testing.
> If there isn’t a public beta, Halo 5 is going to suffer from just as many problems as Halo 4 did (and in some cases, still does). The backlash at Halo 4 and the demand for a beta should be evidence enough that a new approach is necessary for Halo 5. Otherwise, I sure as hell won’t be getting the game on day one.
If they had enough development time, money, and resources to release a public beta to only give them a tiny amount of feedback, because the whole population treats the beta as a demo, and still make it worth their time. Then I say go a head, release a DEMO, not a public beta.
343i needs a very wide ranged play test group, 5 or 10 people from each group in and out of Halo’s community. NOT a public beta.
If you wish to learn more on my opinion, please read linked post
> i am trying to find out if they have done halo 5 beta
There will be plenty of in-house testing, yes.
Obviously no public beta yet since the Xbox One hasn’t even been released.
> <mark>If there isn’t a public beta, Halo 5 is going to suffer from just as many problems as Halo 4 did</mark> (and in some cases, still does). The backlash at Halo 4 and the demand for a beta should be evidence enough that a new approach is necessary for Halo 5. Otherwise, I sure as hell won’t be getting the game on day one.
For sure? I disagree. The team has grown larger, have more $$$ to put towards it and by this point 343i knows whats up and what to do to both deliver and be a bit innovative.
As long as the majority treat it as a way to give constructive feedback on the gameplay and not as a demo
> > <mark>If there isn’t a public beta, Halo 5 is going to suffer from just as many problems as Halo 4 did</mark> (and in some cases, still does). The backlash at Halo 4 and the demand for a beta should be evidence enough that a new approach is necessary for Halo 5. Otherwise, I sure as hell won’t be getting the game on day one.
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> For sure? I disagree. The team has grown larger, have more $$$ to put towards it and by this point 343i knows whats up and what to do to both deliver and be a bit innovative.
At this point it’s more of a ‘try before you buy’ situation for me. I probably won’t be buying the next Halo unless it has a public beta or fantastic fan reaction. 
> > > <mark>If there isn’t a public beta, Halo 5 is going to suffer from just as many problems as Halo 4 did</mark> (and in some cases, still does). The backlash at Halo 4 and the demand for a beta should be evidence enough that a new approach is necessary for Halo 5. Otherwise, I sure as hell won’t be getting the game on day one.
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> > For sure? I disagree. The team has grown larger, have more $$$ to put towards it and by this point 343i knows whats up and what to do to both deliver and be a bit innovative.
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> At this point it’s more of a ‘try before you buy’ situation for me. I probably won’t be buying the next Halo unless it has a public beta or fantastic fan reaction.
Betas aren’t meant as “Try before you buy”, that job belongs solely to this thing called a DEMO, what do we think when we see or hear the word demo in real life outside of gaming? We think it’s a way to check something out, and see if we’d be willing to buy it.
I’m hoping that 343i is kind enough to release a demo, because I feel a demo will satisfy people a lot better than a beta.
> > > > <mark>If there isn’t a public beta, Halo 5 is going to suffer from just as many problems as Halo 4 did</mark> (and in some cases, still does). The backlash at Halo 4 and the demand for a beta should be evidence enough that a new approach is necessary for Halo 5. Otherwise, I sure as hell won’t be getting the game on day one.
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> > > For sure? I disagree. The team has grown larger, have more $$$ to put towards it and by this point 343i knows whats up and what to do to both deliver and be a bit innovative.
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> > At this point it’s more of a ‘try before you buy’ situation for me. I probably won’t be buying the next Halo unless it has a public beta or fantastic fan reaction.
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> Betas aren’t meant as “Try before you buy”, that job belongs solely to this thing called a DEMO, what do we think when we see or hear the word demo in real life outside of gaming? We think it’s a way to check something out, and see if we’d be willing to buy it.
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> I’m hoping that 343i is kind enough to release a demo, because I feel a demo will satisfy people a lot better than a beta.
I’m very aware of the difference between a Beta and a Demo. Please do not insult my intelligence. What I’m saying is the difference between them means nothing to me if the final product is going to be a repeat of Reach and 4.
If there is a Beta you can guarantee I’ll be one of the first users to download it and offer on point, honest and direct feedback for 343 via the Forums and anywhere else they’d need it posted. I have NO issue doing that whatsoever.
That being said, I would also like to sample the game to see if it is going to be worth the actual purchase. In terms of what I personally wanted and expected from Halo 4 it was a VERY incomplete game. I’m not talking about features I wanted in my head at the time, I’m talking about features that were in the previous games by default.
I’m more than happy to offer feedback, but in return I’d like to know if the game I’m going to pay $60 or potentially even more is worth it in the first place. That really doesn’t seem much to ask.
> > i am trying to find out if they have done halo 5 beta
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> There will be plenty of in-house testing, yes.
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> <mark>Obviously no public beta yet since the Xbox One hasn’t even been released</mark>.
Pretty much this. You can’t really have a beta for a console that hasn’t been released yet. I am sure we will get more details sometime between December and January.
> > > > > <mark>If there isn’t a public beta, Halo 5 is going to suffer from just as many problems as Halo 4 did</mark> (and in some cases, still does). The backlash at Halo 4 and the demand for a beta should be evidence enough that a new approach is necessary for Halo 5. Otherwise, I sure as hell won’t be getting the game on day one.
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> > > > For sure? I disagree. The team has grown larger, have more $$$ to put towards it and by this point 343i knows whats up and what to do to both deliver and be a bit innovative.
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> > > At this point it’s more of a ‘try before you buy’ situation for me. I probably won’t be buying the next Halo unless it has a public beta or fantastic fan reaction.
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> > Betas aren’t meant as “Try before you buy”, that job belongs solely to this thing called a DEMO, what do we think when we see or hear the word demo in real life outside of gaming? We think it’s a way to check something out, and see if we’d be willing to buy it.
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> > I’m hoping that 343i is kind enough to release a demo, because I feel a demo will satisfy people a lot better than a beta.
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> I’m very aware of the difference between a Beta and a Demo. <mark>Please do not insult my intelligence</mark>. What I’m saying is the difference between them means nothing to me if the final product is going to be a repeat of Reach and 4.
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> If there is a Beta you can guarantee I’ll be one of the first users to download it and offer on point, honest and direct feedback for 343 via the Forums and anywhere else they’d need it posted. I have NO issue doing that whatsoever.
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> That being said, I would also like to sample the game to see if it is going to be worth the actual purchase. In terms of what I personally wanted and expected from Halo 4 it was a VERY incomplete game. I’m not talking about features I wanted in my head at the time, I’m talking about features that were in the previous games by default.
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> I’m more than happy to offer feedback, but in return <mark>I’d like to know if the game I’m going to pay $60</mark> or potentially even more is worth it in the first place. That really doesn’t seem much to ask.
The main purpose of the Beta is to find out what works and what doesn’t and to improve for the final product.
To say that you would decide at Beta stage whether the game is worth buying or not is kind of insulting your own intelligence, given that the game could be vastly different when you get to release.
Just saying.
> > > > > > <mark>If there isn’t a public beta, Halo 5 is going to suffer from just as many problems as Halo 4 did</mark> (and in some cases, still does). The backlash at Halo 4 and the demand for a beta should be evidence enough that a new approach is necessary for Halo 5. Otherwise, I sure as hell won’t be getting the game on day one.
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> > > > > For sure? I disagree. The team has grown larger, have more $$$ to put towards it and by this point 343i knows whats up and what to do to both deliver and be a bit innovative.
> > > >
> > > > At this point it’s more of a ‘try before you buy’ situation for me. I probably won’t be buying the next Halo unless it has a public beta or fantastic fan reaction.
> > >
> > > Betas aren’t meant as “Try before you buy”, that job belongs solely to this thing called a DEMO, what do we think when we see or hear the word demo in real life outside of gaming? We think it’s a way to check something out, and see if we’d be willing to buy it.
> > >
> > > I’m hoping that 343i is kind enough to release a demo, because I feel a demo will satisfy people a lot better than a beta.
> >
> > I’m very aware of the difference between a Beta and a Demo. <mark>Please do not insult my intelligence</mark>. What I’m saying is the difference between them means nothing to me if the final product is going to be a repeat of Reach and 4.
> >
> > If there is a Beta you can guarantee I’ll be one of the first users to download it and offer on point, honest and direct feedback for 343 via the Forums and anywhere else they’d need it posted. I have NO issue doing that whatsoever.
> >
> > That being said, I would also like to sample the game to see if it is going to be worth the actual purchase. In terms of what I personally wanted and expected from Halo 4 it was a VERY incomplete game. I’m not talking about features I wanted in my head at the time, I’m talking about features that were in the previous games by default.
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> > I’m more than happy to offer feedback, but in return <mark>I’d like to know if the game I’m going to pay $60</mark> or potentially even more is worth it in the first place. That really doesn’t seem much to ask.
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> The main purpose of the Beta is to find out what works and what doesn’t and to improve for the final product.
> To say that you would decide at Beta stage whether the game is worth buying or not is kind of insulting your own intelligence, given that the game could be vastly different when you get to release.
> Just saying.
Quite frankly I normally wouldn’t do such a thing, but if the next Halo turns out to be utter garbage I’d like to know in advance. This can be accomplished pretty easily by taking part in a Beta which offers a small (and probably buggy) insight into what I can expect.
I’m not saying a Beta is going to finalize the decision on whether or not I buy the next title but I’ve already cancelled by Xbox One order and along with that Halo.
This is how I’m currently looking at it. I’ll sample any Beta they release and give them as much feedback as I possibly can in the hopes that it may help 343 and have people possibly agree with me, but at the same time I’ll be testing it as a gamer and seeing if it’s going to be worth a purchase upon launch. If it isn’t, I’ll wait for a bit to see fan reaction. I’d listen to reviewers but to be honest half of them are idiots or just being paid off in some way so there’s no way for me to get a real feel for what to expect.
Fan reaction is what I’ll go for and if it’s good feedback then I’ll grab that right away, but if it isn’t I’ll know I got what I expected and just not bother because at the end of the day there are MANY more titles out there a person could get sucked into quicker than Halo these days.
So no, I don’t intend to base my purchase completely off of Beta. I’m going to be patient and see what happens this time instead of wasting money like I did with Halo 4 on the extra content that turned out to not be worth it at all, E.G the DLC maps that never appear.
If a Beta is released, your probably going to need an Xbox One to play it.
> I’ve already cancelled by Xbox One order
Then why bother, if there was to be a beta, you’ll need an Xbox One.
If they do start giving keys out i really hope i can get a beta key. Is there any way that i can make it more likely?
> If they do start giving keys out i really hope i can get a beta key. Is there any way that i can make it more likely?
Step 1- Stop necroposting
Step 2- Wait for 343 to announce a beta
Step 3- ???
Step 4- Profit!