There are a LOT of notes here but this is my full thoughts from the second flight. Wanted to make sure it got posted on a forum somewhere in case the file gets corrupted before the Infinite surveys get sent out.
Halo Infinite Notes 9/25/2021
Have had some issues with disconnecting in the customization setting. Freezing in the settings while key-binding menu. Crashed while in the key-binding menu, multiple times.
Sidekick is a ton of fun, I would love to see a BR/Sidekick start for competitive playlists. Love the Flag Return circle. BXB as it is referred to needs to be removed/harder to
pull off way too easy. Outlines are a bit too identifying. Assault Rifle needs a slight damage nerf, feels way too strong and winning fights at ranges it should not.
Wish for teammate player collision and sometimes it seems like I walk or melee through enemies. Some frame stuttering issues. Frag grenades felt like they would track when bouncing, not sure if this felt like good/bad luck but it was noticeable. They also felt inconsistent with how many times they would bounce before exploding.
9/26/2021
Sidekick feels really good, might need 2 more rounds in the magazine but that still wouldn’t be enough to fully kill 2 players with bullets alone. I really would love for a BR/Sidekick start for competitive games, I think it opens up a great opportunity for some sick plays once a player has run out of BR ammo and swaps to the Sidekick. Training Mode has been very nice to learn the maps and practice some advanced movement stunts. If possible for Weapon Drills I think being able to reset the timer/score without having to reload the training exercise would be nice. I hope we have customization for intro/outro poses and would like to spin my Spartan while in the Body/AI menu for the prosthetics. Crashed at the start of a Bazaar match. Main Menu music is bugged and resets to the default setting every time I launch the Flight. Melee damage from boarding a vehicle feels interesting, not certain if I like how low the damage is or if I would want it to return to older Halo games where it counted as a full melee damage. But with how easy it is to stun vehicles and hijack with equipment this could be for the best. Had issues with not being authorized to play on the account but fixed by resetting the Flight. The Replusor is easily my favorite equipment followed by the grappleshot. The Drop Wall is still too weak and probably should have it’s destructible base removed. Would like some additional tell of how much damage weapons are doing to vehicles, hard to determine how durable vehicles are. Not sure what could be causing this, but I feel as though there have been plenty of scenarios where I was behind a wall or dropped down and could no longer see the enemy but still was killed by them in though I had fully disengaged. Not sure if this is due to lag or some type of server latency.
9/27/2021
After seeing some videos of players damaging vehicles it appears that unoccupied vehicles may have less health than if they have someone inside. Still not sure how I feel about the durability of vehicles yet.
9/28/2021
I would like the classic H3 colors for the multikill medals but keep the design of all the 5+ medals. The sound design has been extremely well and I cannot express enough how much I love the sandbox so far.
10/1/2021
I would like for plasma weapons to not have ammo pickup, I always liked the unique playstyle of them and that they could not be “charged” in combat or at least on the maps we have played on. More of a lore thing I guess. Need an option to mute players in game that isn’t a mute all. Would like an increased range for the radar in BTB, feels way too small given the size of the map and routes. In game tool tips during loading screens are really nice, love the references and useful tips even if most are more for beginners.
Only had a couple of minutes inside the scorpion tank but the sound, feel, and design was just chef’s kiss perfecto.
10/2/2021
Had some weird polygon effect when spectating while dead where there was a mass of solid colors and weird shape. Happened a few times with both players and weapons on the ground. Still having stuttering issues when playing that only go away upon restarting. The pinging system is simple and easy to use on Mouse and Keyboard. I really love this system as it allows people who don’t normally talk in a match a way to still communicate especially streamers, without taking away how important vocal communication is.
Was stuck on the loading screen but could hear the ingame audio and still interact, was unable to see anything. It crashed on me after the loss.