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{{Title|''Halo Wars 2 Open Beta''}} | {{Title|''Halo Wars 2 Open Beta''}} | ||
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[[File: | [[File:HW2 Beta Start menu.png|thumb|250px|The Start menu of the Beta]] | ||
The '''''Halo Wars 2 Open Beta''''' is a phase of the development of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', developed by Creative Assembly and published by [[Microsoft Studios]]. It was publicly announced at E3 2016. The beta ran from [[2016|June 13 to June 23, 2016]].<ref name="E31">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN1eWhzPeA ''' | The '''''Halo Wars 2 Open Beta''''' is a phase of the development of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', developed by Creative Assembly and published by [[Microsoft Studios]]. It was publicly announced at E3 2016. The beta ran from [[2016|June 13 to June 23, 2016]].<ref name="E31">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN1eWhzPeA '''YouTube:''' ''- Halo Wars 2 Official E3 Trailer'']</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Included features== | ==Included features== | ||
The beta test featured | The beta test featured a taste of the features from the final multiplayer experience. The features were: | ||
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Leaders| | {{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Leaders| | ||
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|title-3=Banished Units and Buildings| | |title-3=Banished Units and Buildings| | ||
*[[Banished outpost]] | *[[Banished outpost]] | ||
** | **Stronghold | ||
**Citadel | **Citadel | ||
**Fortress | **Fortress | ||
**[[Grunt]] Squad | **[[Grunt]] Squad | ||
**[[ | **[[Barug'qel Workshop Chopper]] | ||
*1-slot Minibase | *1-slot Minibase | ||
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*[[Foundry (building)|Foundry]] | *[[Foundry (building)|Foundry]] | ||
**Vehicle I, II, III | **Vehicle I, II, III | ||
**[[Marauder]] | **[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Marauder]] | ||
**[[Reaver]] | **[[Reaver]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Barukaza Workshop Locust]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Wraith]] | ||
*[[Apex (building)|Apex]] | *[[Apex (building)|Apex]] | ||
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**[[Engineer]] | **[[Engineer]] | ||
**[[Banshee]] | **[[Banshee]] | ||
**[[Shroud]] | **[[Klavbrig Workshop Shroud]] | ||
**[[Blisterback]] | **[[Gydrozka Workshop Blisterback]] | ||
*[[Harvester (building)|Harvester]] | *[[Harvester (building)|Harvester]] | ||
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*[[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]]: Drops off UNSC buildings and is usable with a leader power. | *[[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]]: Drops off UNSC buildings and is usable with a leader power. | ||
*Pelican Gunship | *Pelican Gunship | ||
*[[D82-EST Darter|Darter]]: If a supply pad is on the field Darters will take Supplies to it. | *[[D82-EST Darter|Darter]]: If a supply pad is on the field, Darters will take Supplies to it. | ||
===Banished=== | ===Banished=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Kmiro'sish-pattern Lich|Lich]]: Drops of a Banished Outpost | ||
*[[ | *[[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]]: Drops off Banished buildings and is usable to transport troops. | ||
*Spirit Gunship | *Spirit Gunship | ||
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*When it comes to leader powers, the leader powers was a tree-base system where the player is granted 3 leader power points at the start and 3 again when the progress, this system was later changed to a wheel-base system and the player is now granted a single leader every time. | *When it comes to leader powers, the leader powers was a tree-base system where the player is granted 3 leader power points at the start and 3 again when the progress, this system was later changed to a wheel-base system and the player is now granted a single leader every time. | ||
*Many units had different visual projectiles. | *Many units had different visual projectiles. | ||
*Every unit and buildings had a red small hp bar with no segments. | *Every unit and buildings had a red, small hp bar with no segments. | ||
===Leader powers=== | ===Leader powers=== | ||
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===Infantry=== | ===Infantry=== | ||
====UNSC==== | ====UNSC==== | ||
*The Marines had | *The Marines had an extra Assault Rifle member in their unit, when fully upgraded the unit had 6 total marines (5 Assault Rifle marines and a rocket launcher Marine). | ||
====Banished==== | ====Banished==== | ||
*The Jumpback Brute had | *The Jumpback Brute had an extra member. | ||
*The Hunters' upgrade had a fuel rod gun icon in them. | *The Hunters' upgrade had a fuel rod gun icon in them. | ||
*The Warlord had a separate model that was later | *The Warlord had a separate model that was later turned into the Chosen. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | ||
{{Halo Testing}} | {{Halo Testing}} | ||
[[Category:Halo Wars 2]] | [[Category:Halo Wars 2]] | ||