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Halo |OT 21| Battle is the Great Redeemer | LIVE. DIE. RESPAWN.
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Most of the gameplay we've seen (a good amount of which was from Greenskull who is a pro I guess) hasn't had a lot of sprinting. This dude... he's not a good example. Sprinting around all the time isn't a good strategy (as shown in the video where he gets killed multiple times for it). The AR melts people up close which is a good thing since that's where it's supposed to shine. Though the kill times all around are a little too high. If you're worried about it being OP by comparison though we've also seen from previous videos that the BR wins out at mid range most of the time (and even close range if you're skilled enough).
Aren't they already doing that with that one game mode? Haha ;_;
TriStateTryHard
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Players should be rewarded for moving at full speed, by being hard to hit, not punished by having their shields not recharge. The solution is worse than the problem. Sprint cannot work in Halo. Stop trying to put band aids on that massive gash to gameplay.
Sprint/no sprint.
Whatever you're buying it anyway.
God no.
Sprinting around wasn't a good strategy in H4 or Reach either, but god damn did people love to do it everywhere.
Waiting and seeing how it plays out during the beta. My hopes are being kept in check at a very low level.
There are multiple facets to movement. You have a set of tools at your disposal each with their own trade offs. You get higher speed for momentary loss of your weapons and shield recharge. You have regular movement which keeps a decent pace while also allowing you to shoot. Then you have your thrusters which can be used fairly often to create interesting and intense battles with a quick burst of speed. Sprint can work in Halo. It doesn't need band aids. It needs a diverse set of movement options to complement it. Which 343 seems to be adding.
ViewtifulJC
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Can we get him a GAF account and let him make the next OT
can't be worse than Fracas who cursed the MCC
TriStateTryHard
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What other "arena" shooters punish players for moving at full speed?
Gnome Scat
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That's before it was nerfed, though. Hopefully the changes will help keep Sprint primarily used for long distance travel.
Other arena shooters don't have sprint in 1st place. They are all about much higher movement speed.
User 73706
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I just noticed, when Steitzer calls "5 minutes remaining" in this video his inflection combined with the post-processing make it sound a lot like the classic Combat Evolved announcements, just at a higher fidelity. I kind of wish they did this with all the announcements.
The only time I feel like medals warrant Steitzer flipping his shit are Killing Sprees and maybe have him start foaming at the mouth a bit and sounding progressively more aggressive / into it as you rack up a chain of multikills.
"you can suck my nipples, nipples on the energy sword"
ftfy
The only time I feel like medals warrant Steitzer flipping his shit are Killing Sprees and maybe have him start foaming at the mouth a bit and sounding progressively more aggressive / into it as you rack up a chain of multikills.
"you can suck my nipples, nipples on the energy sword"
ftfy
TriStateTryHard
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I can see how something like rocket jumping affecting your health works because it gives the player new and powerful movement abilities that he doesn't have off spawn but something as simple as running at full speed affecting health? No thank you. I should be able to perform basic actions, like moving at full speed, without it affecting my health.
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ViewtifulJC
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29-3
You have done well... I am now really hungry... dammit.mmmmmmm
#butts
GringoSuave89
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I lol'd
Enter The 36 Chambers
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You'd think the gun tapping off a Spartans visor would be pretty annoying
And you think that will be enough to stop people from reflexively sprinting everywhere?
My prediction is that it will lead to match chatter being filled with "What the fuck, why don't my shields recharge. This game fucking sucks."
But COD kids!! Think of the COD kids!
Or ya know... people could learn that they should use sparingly and then get better at the game. I mean that's how we did it in my day anyway.
People learning? What is this?
TriStateTryHard
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Agreed. Extremely unintuitive. I would love to hear their lore reasoning for this.
Language of the ancients for "G3t gud skrub"
I wonder if the AR sound in Halo 3 is caused by that. It sure doesn't sound like an assault rifle firing...
Unfortunately it's an example of trying to accommodate sprint into a game it doesn't belong in.
Balance wise it's a good decision not to let shields recharge.
Design wise it's stupid, how do you communicate that to players? Seems like it could be frustrating.
Have a beta, get players to see if it works. Best way to communicate a change it to get people to try it. Way too many people are calling the end of Halo without even trying it.
Well there's the bar at the top that doesn't go down until you stop sprinting and resets if you start again. It seems like a fairly decent way to communicate it. I'd imagine the campaign will point it out as well (not that it will help with the beta).
ViewtifulJC
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Would have been interesting to see if this game had been given a full suite of multi-player maps, instead of just 6, what the population would have been like once Halo 5 released.
Would people really choose Halo 5 gameplay on a larger Midship or Halo 2 style gameplay on a near identical Midship but with slight changes Max Hoberman would have wanted to do like he did for Lockout.
Would people really choose Halo 5 gameplay on a larger Midship or Halo 2 style gameplay on a near identical Midship but with slight changes Max Hoberman would have wanted to do like he did for Lockout.
Poodlestrike
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So, here's a thought. What if they let us use our weapons while we sprint, in exchange for a flat hit to max shield strength? Like, a sprinting Spartan would take 3 shots from a BR rather than 4 (for instance).
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FUNKNOWN iXi
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Depends on the sandbox and settings. If Halo 2 or Halo 3, I'll take what we've seen from Halo 5 any day.
I am hoping they add some interesting changes to stuff like Oddball or Griffball. Having maps that are more vertical, using the boosters to juke people etc. Make more like an actual sport inside the game instead of a custom mode they threw together.
Also, time to rip CoD:Zombies but with Flood. Shove the lore bollocks. Get that Horde mode in there. Also, Forging Firefight.Do it. Stop pussing out. Give people what they want.
Also, time to rip CoD:Zombies but with Flood. Shove the lore bollocks. Get that Horde mode in there. Also, Forging Firefight.Do it. Stop pussing out. Give people what they want.
User 73706
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wouldn't have gotten his shot blocked if his teammates were communicating and ensuring proper map control
other dude clearly blocked the shot thanks to aiming down sights (of his elbows)
Ragnarok Flames
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343? they're too busy chasing that modern shooter Day one sale.
Shadowrun does blocked shots better than any game. Throw a nade and get that shit Gusted right back at you.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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Halo 5 needs these 2 things:
- A Custom Games Browser
- An Invasion mode that is both PvE and PvP, so something like 4 Spartans against 4 human-controlled Covenant/Forerunners teamed with AI
Yeah like Beast mode in Gears 3
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