Bubble shields, hammers & power drains?

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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Re: Halo 5: Guardians

Bubble shields, hammers & power drains - Please could you bring these back for Slayer & Warzone games? Just a thought, but it would make the games much more interesting. Thanks

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I’d love to see the bubble shield in Warzone.

keep all that -Yoink- out of arena though

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hammers are already coming back, its already been confirmed. I dont really want any equipment, I found them unnecessary and boring to use in halo 3. If people want them sure add them but I wont lose sleep if they dont.

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While power drain would be nice due to how vehicle bosses work it would make them very cheap

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Vehicles ( in particular land vehicles) in WZ are already so fragile, we don’t really need the power drain.

Especially if a couple of guys roll with the splinter grenade at Lvl. 5

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I’m not a pro player by any stretch, but I don’t think this would have a positive impact on the gameplay as a whole.

First of all, there’s the problem of mapping the relative button/s to the controller. From memory (haven’t played Halo in a short while, excuse that), all the buttons are being used for everything else, and a combo-press of buttons doesn’t work outside of a fighting game.

Secondly, there’s choosing how effective those items are in-game. How much of a Spartans shield should the power drain take away? What’s the area of effect of the hammer in regards to damage? Should bubble shields fully protect the occupants from everything, or just gunfire? These questions, and more, are the kinds of things developers need to take into account when adding new mechanics.

Third, the meta of Halo has dramatically shifted since Halo 3. The game is faster, harder to play, and the addition of modes like Breakout and Warzone mean that disposable equipment like these don’t really have a place anymore.

Now, I realise that they could be used as REQs, but I can almost guarantee no one would pick them over weapons, armour mods, power ups or vehicles.

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> Vehicles ( in particular land vehicles) in WZ are already so fragile, we don’t really need the power drain.
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> Especially if a couple of guys roll with the splinter grenade at Lvl. 5

True,
but I think the equipment could replace your grenades. If they are done right, and maybe make them high level reqs.
I think they could work. But I don’t think 343 has time to include them into Halo 5.