As a die hard Reach fan and one of the main complainers regarding the direction taken with TTK and especially, ESPECIALLY!!! the lack of playable Elites. I need to take a step off my anger soapbox and thank 343 for the improvements I have seen.
The separate health and shield bars are a huge bonus to me. It no longer appears as a “first to see, first to kill” flavor of game. This on top of the no shield regeneration while running is fantastic.
WARZONE: being a huge Invasion fanatic and dominion fan. Warzone seems to have brought both together. Capturing bases while AI marines act as tower defenses is something I find spectacular. Plus I cannot wait to shoot marines in the face as well as grunts.
REQ’s: adding some reach style love with non random weapon choice in warzone is a huge bonus as well. I will enjoy slapping on some active camo, wielding an energy sword and cutting my way through Spartan, marine, covie, or promethean forces. It’s also nice I will not have to fight for a banshee or a wraith just to watch a non experienced driver get there first and immediately die. I do worry about getting a power up such as active camo or overshield and having it time out by the time I walk to where I need to be at though. Maybe it could be activated by a side press on the D-pad so you only use it when you want?
Spartan abillites: at first I was extremely skeptical about this. Mostly concerned with ground pound becoming the new armour lock. But after watching several game plays I’m quite satisfied with it. I believe it’s because it adds to the TTK and makes closing the distance with close range weapons easier like a shotgun or scattershot and makes melee weapons like a sword or hammer much more viable and threatening than they were in Halo 4.
Story: I’ve actually never had an issue with storyline. Sure chief and Cortana felt a little awkward but H4’s story was actually rather good. The longer campaign and split of Spartan groups between Osiris and Blue team have me extremely excited for the story of Halo 5. I’m also excited about the return of the Arbiter who has always been my favorite character.
Audio: the new sound effects also have my attention. I noticed this most when watching a war zone gameplay and the player was in the scorpion tank. When the tank was getting shot, instead of sounding like a paper plate being beat, it sounded more like a Dutch oven. Thick, heavy metal plated Dutch oven. Needless to say it sounded like it was a boss and powerful.
So 343, if you see this. No matter the amount of crying, complaining, and whining I do about no playable Elites. Thank you for the amount of time and effort you have placed into this game, i am truly excited…but maybe add elites as DLC, just saying. I’d pay for it.
-Boot Legger71.