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Reach Beta Reaches 1M Unique Users

Last week lucky Halo fans were granted access to a beta key to try their hand at the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta. Yesterday, owners of Halo 3: ODST were granted equal access resulting in just over one million unique users rocking the servers to get a piece of the multiplayer action.

According to Bungie's Twitter account (@bungietweets): "BTW, we had over 1 million unique players login to the #Reach beta yesterday! Thanks to everyone who helped stress our servers and systems."

With the mass amount of users, players who signed on yesterday reported a few hiccups, to which Bungie responds: "#Reach beta day two should be smoother than day one. All systems are go so far. Thanks for your patience and testing help!"

Are any of you participating in the Reach beta? What are your thoughts so far?

Comments
  • Haven't played it yet but I will this week. I still think Call of Duty is 10x better than Halo ever will be. All my friends won't shut up about it.
  • I am proud to be one of the million people to play it, the beta is such a blast.

  • 1 million.... that is a lot of people.... O_o

    I'm kinda proud to say I wasn't one of them

    Not that I don't enjoy Halo =P

  • I have played it, and I think that halo will be able to de-throne call of duty as the best fps on live and celebrate a few years at the top to boot.

  • i loved call of duty before whiney small children and glithes galore ruined the experience. so im tryin to find a new online experience and this might be it. anyways bad company 2 is better than cod by a long shot.

  • I am a huge CoD Fan, and in my personal opinion CoD is better than Halo, but Halo will always have a special place in my heart. lol.

  • I've been on it and having a blast. I got halo 3 three years ago so I'm excited for a new and better MP.

  • HALO REACH BETA IS INSANE!!! COD IS SHOVELWARE IN COMPARISON! LOVE IT!!!

  • Trevor, CoD is terrible and boring and it's NOT CALLED GAYLO! CoD is 1000000000x worse than Halo. MW2 is more boring than Halo 2!
  • Glad to see a huge turn out for their beta. I wonder if MW2 had a beta if they'd have hit just as much or more. :)

  • I am sad, I really wanted to give the beta a go but my internet contraints say otherwise. Reach better be good.

  • I'm loving it so far.  I wish there were a few more maps, but it's hard to complain about it since it's a beta.  The new armor abilities add another layer of strategery too.  I definitely can't wait for the full retail release.  This is coming from someone who isn't a huge multiplayer fan either.  I usually play multiplayer for about a week before I get bored with it.  I didn't even make it a week for MW2.

  • I will this week. Looks pretty good.

  • Anyone remember when beta tests used to be relatively exclusive and mostly comprised of individuals providing actual useful feedback? These days, they seem to be used for pre-release server stress tests for online titles, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but still...

    The "coolness" has really been sapped out of beta testing as a byproduct of its democratization. It's great that enthusiasts get a chance to play the product before its complete, but the meaning of being a 'beta tester' has changed *so* much, in a seemingly short period of time. When people tell me they're in a beta these days, I just sort of shrug my shoulders, where previously I'd blitz them with wonder and curiosity. It's almost like alpha is the new beta, heh...

  • COD was nothing special I dont see why people made a big deal out of it when battlefield 2 was way more intuitive. BC2 came out and showed gamers what a war fps is meant to be. Halo reach is a LOT more fun than COD and way more creative. Anyways both are way different games i dont even know why you are comparing the two. COD fans go be haters some where else, haha try to hate on BC2 cuz you cant

  • i'm one of those gamers!!!

  • like the beta its running real smooth

  • I think it is good. But it didn't blow my mind or anything like that.

  • Halo will probably never fully go away which is a good thing.

  • I am glad to be 1 of the million people who are playing in beta :)

    Game is a ton of fun

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