Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta

The Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta was a large-scale test of Halo 5: Guardianss Arena multiplayer and servers, that occured during its development. It took place from December 29, 2014 to January 18, 2015, and was available through Halo: The Master Chief Collection.Halo Waypoint - Halo 5: GuardiansYouTube - Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta First Look
The beta consisted only of a sampling of Arena gameplay, which itself is said to only be a portion of the full Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer experience. Arena focuses on close teamwork in 4 vs. 4 gameplay, featuring playlist ranks, map spawns for weapons, and equal starts (meaning no loadouts). The beta allowed players to try out the all-new Spartan Abilities for the first time. These abilities are base player mechanics akin to boarding or melee, and include Sprint, Clamber, Charge, Thruster Pack, Ground Pound, Smart Scope, and Slide.NeoGAF - Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta TrailerTwitter - Brad WelchTwitter - Brad Welch Players that participated in the beta were given a profile picture, a downloadable banner, a Mark-VI [Gen 1] and a Helioskrill poster with the player's username as a "thank you" from 343 Industries.
==Content==
===Maps===
Players in the beta could fight on seven maps, each optimized for eight player Arena battle.
*Truth
*RegretHalo Channel - The Sprint, Episode 3 
*Empire
*EdenTeam Beyond - HALO 5: GUARDIANS BETA SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED 
*Breakout Arena 
**CrossfireTwitter - Josh Holmes
**Trench
*Alpine
**PegasusTwitter - Josh Holmes - Tweet
**Orion
===Gametypes===
Three different gametypes appeared in the beta. One is returning while the other two are new.
*Team SlayerYoutube: Halo 5: Guardians Beta Gameplay - "Empire" (Slayer)
*Breakout
*Strongholds
===Weapons===
The beta included eleven usable weapons.
Halo 5 Gamescom AR.PNG|Assault Rifle
Halo 5 Gamescom BR.PNG|Battle Rifle
Halo 5 Gamescom DMR.PNG|Designated Marksman Rifle
Halo 5 Gamescom SMG.PNG|SMG
Halo 5 Gamescom SR.PNG|Sniper Rifle
Halo 5 Gamescom RL.PNG|Rocket Launcher
H5GMB_Energy_Sword.png|Energy Sword
H5GMB_Gameplay_Truth1.jpg|Prophets' Bane 
H5GMB_Gameplay_Crossfire1.png|Magnum
H5MB_Empire13.png|LightRifle
H5GHydraMLRSRegret.png|Hydra MLRS
===Armor Sets===
The beta included several sets of wearable Spartan armor.
Halo 5 Gamescom Armors.PNG|Aviator and Centurion
Halo5_DefenderFull.png|Defender
H5GMB Armor Nightfall.png|Nightfall
H5GMB Armor Mark VI GEN1.png|Mark VI [GEN1]
H5GMB Armor Mark VI GEN1 Scarred.png|Mark VI [GEN1] Scarred
H5GMB Armor Helioskrill.png|Helioskrill
==Trivia==
*343 Industries has placed the beta long before the game's release to allow for legitimate concerns to be addressed, such as weapon tuning and movement speed, and also to gauge player reaction to newly-introduced game mechanics.YouTube - New Halo: Master Chief Collection Info and Gameplay - E3 2014
*Some content unlocked in the multiplayer beta will carry over into the final game.
==Video==
===E3 2014 Announcement===
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===First Look===
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===MP Beta Trailer===
==Gallery==
===Multiplayer Beta Trailer===
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===Misc.===
H5GMB_Infographic.jpg|An Infographic on the stats of the beta.
==Sources==
Category:Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer
Category:Halo: The Master Chief Collection