Back in 2019 I created a poll asking if people preferred Halo 5’s Smart Scope compared every other FPS Halo game’s Classic Zoom. I personally prefer the Classic Zoom.
To be clear, as there was some confusion last time, when I say Smart Scope I am referring to the acting of aiming every weapon in Halo 5 and having the weapon model also be on screen in some fashion. Such as this image of aiming the assault rifle. To compare, here is an image of the Classic Zoom from Halo: CE. Halo 4 had Classic Zoom, however it had a unique twist in that every Zoomed in scope was based off of the weapon being used, however the weapon model was still not visible as is consistent with the prior titles.
Someone over on the Halo subreddit made a short video of all the first person gameplay from yesterday’s multiplayer reveal.
I think yesterday’s multiplayer reveal is a good indicator of the return of Classic Zoom, and it seems to follow the same aesthetic form as Halo 4 which is okay. At no point in the trailer did I see a weapon that was Zoomed continue to have the weapon model on screen.
I’m very happy that classic zoom is back! Every weapon with a scope function is better off being equally accurate both in and out of zoom, in my opinion.
Honestly I don’t care if it’s ADS or zoom on precision weapons, I just hope autos and close range weapons don’t have any form of aiming in.
Classic zoom = good in my book.
I’m happy with the return of Classic Zoom. It feels more like Halo to me.
Just watched today’s multiplayer overview.
It seems like Smart Scope has also returned in some form. I saw the Assault Rifle and Needler Zoomed in similar to Halo 5, however it is still worth noting that the scoped weapons such as the Battle Rifle maintained the Classic Scope. Perhaps this is just a compromise.
I am okay with having the ability to zoom the AR in, but it should not increase the effective range as it does in Halo 5.
It seems like every weapon still has some sort of zoom as we’ve seen in today’s multiplayer overview. The only thing I dislike is why the Needler and the Assault Rifle has the same zoom looks? The cool thing about them in Halo 5 was every weapon had a particular animation and design for the zoom. It looks kinda lazy and unispired to be honest.
