I’m cutting straight to the chase.
Armor Mods was one of the worst features of Halo 4. They’d completely changed the way you fought as much as armor abilities but the buff would be invisible, causing untold levels of frustration and 343i brought them back in Halo 5 and made them even more potent.
From ignoring the sprint nerf to allowing your shields to recharge while sprinting, to giving you a 40m motion tracker that allows you to see crouched enemies and not be detected yourself, armor mods aren’t a welcome feature to Halo for me.
I’ve never had much of a problem with Armor Abilities but armor mods have always be hated for me. I just hope that 343i doesn’t bring back the ability to survive being blown up in a vehicle sending you flying out as if you didn’t just explode. I’ve gone back to play Halo 4 on the MCC and I love it. The lack of random “get rekt m8” features really has changed my overall opinion of halo 4. Still don’t like how the story focused a bit too much on Cortana and MC odd love story. Also post DMR or DIE is a great life, but these armor mods coming back might cause the same problem of 4 to resurface with 5.
The worst part about it is that people are defending these armor mods saying that “It’s only in Warzone just go play Arena.” It kind of sucks that people are forced out of what is at the moment a 3rd of the game because they want to play in a massive battles but hate armor mods. Alot of my friends are what many of you would call “casuals” but this is just annoying all round.
I don’t think being a veteran player will allow us to predict what invisible buff the enemy has on them and if that does then Halo 5 has a much lager skill gap that I thought.
now i’m sure you’ve read the title and saw Death To MP Armor Mods aka Multiplayer armor mods, that’s because in Campaign they actually add a fun new level of play and now one is horrifically affected by it but the AI. Which sounds kind of sad but they’ll get over it, they’re basically immortal.
P.S. Does anyone else find it a bit annoying that in Warzone bases don’t have sirens like Invasion in Halo Reach? It took me a while to realize this but it really is a sour removal.
Idk. I haven’t seen a issue with them. I have half of them unlocked and most the time I forget about them. And still have no problem killing people and stuff. Warzone is a free for all. You have a plasma pistol that can 1 shot kill people or vehicles. Armor mods are no big deal
A list of all the mods for those who are curious.
Advanced Sensors
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Rarity: Common - Motion Tracker is now compatible with Smart-Link, and both range and sensitivity are enhanced and harder to detect on enemy sTrackersAuto-Medic
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Rarity: Common - Increased shield recharge rate and health recoveryFrag Grenade Expert
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Rarity: Rare - You can carry an extra Frag GrenadeIncreased Strength
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Rarity: Legendary - Extra melee and Spartan Charge damagePlasma Grenade Expert
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Rarity: Ultra Rare - You can carry an extra Plasma GrenadeReflex Enhancers
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Rarity: Rare - Reduced cooldown and increased distance on thruster evadeSpeed Booster
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Rarity: Ultra Rare - Increased movement speed and jump heightSplinter Grenade Expert
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Rarity: Rare - You can carry an extra Splinter GrenadeUpgraded Shields
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Rarity: Uncommon - Increased shield strengthUpgraded Thrusters
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Rarity: Ultra Rare - Reduced cooldown on thruster evade. Can sprint faster and recharge shields when running
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> Idk. I haven’t seen a issue with them. I have half of them unlocked and most the time I forget about them. And still have no problem killing people and stuff. Warzone is a free for all. You have a plasma pistol that can 1 shot kill people or vehicles. Armor mods are no big deal
So far it seems that not alot of people have many of them since they’re so rare but this is a problem that scales. Many times I’ve had people survive sword swings and I’ve gotten unknown number of assassinations because of the Sensor armor mod.
At first I thought it only gave you a smart link tracker and increased range but I normally just play defense and see people coming no matter what their plan of attack is. It hurts even more thinking it was an outplay or better skill to move up on someone when in reality I just had an advantage the person didn’t know I had.
Man. I assassinate people without the sensor mod on I rack the 3 grenade one. But assassination is to easy in this game
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> A list of all the mods for those who are curious.
> Advanced Sensors
>
> - Rarity: Common
> - Motion Tracker is now compatible with Smart-Link, and both range and sensitivity are enhanced and harder to detect on enemy sTrackers
> Auto-Medic
>
> - Rarity: Common
> - Increased shield recharge rate and health recovery
> Frag Grenade Expert
>
> - Rarity: Rare
> - You can carry an extra Frag Grenade
> Increased Strength
>
> - Rarity: Legendary
> - Extra melee and Spartan Charge damage
> Plasma Grenade Expert
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> - Rarity: Ultra Rare
> - You can carry an extra Plasma Grenade
> Reflex Enhancers
>
> - Rarity: Rare
> - Reduced cooldown and increased distance on thruster evade
> Speed Booster
>
> - Rarity: Ultra Rare
> - Increased movement speed and jump height
> Splinter Grenade Expert
>
> - Rarity: Rare
> - You can carry an extra Splinter Grenade
> Upgraded Shields
>
> - Rarity: Uncommon
> - Increased shield strength
> Upgraded Thrusters
>
> - Rarity: Ultra Rare
> - Reduced cooldown on thruster evade. Can sprint faster and recharge shields when running
You forgot that with the grenade armour mods, you spawn with one extra grenade if that type.
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> Man. I assassinate people without the sensor mod on I rack the 3 grenade one. But assassination is to easy in this game
Yeah, it is but it’s still a moment of triumph, sort of like taking dogtags.
BTB will be here in like a week. So tough it out, and try and use armor mods yourself. Most of them are common or rare. I got my first armor mod motion tracker through a bronze pack
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> > A list of all the mods for those who are curious.
> > Advanced Sensors
> >
> > - Rarity: Common
> > - Motion Tracker is now compatible with Smart-Link, and both range and sensitivity are enhanced and harder to detect on enemy sTrackers
> > Auto-Medic
> >
> > - Rarity: Common
> > - Increased shield recharge rate and health recovery
> > Frag Grenade Expert
> >
> > - Rarity: Rare
> > - You can carry an extra Frag Grenade
> > Increased Strength
> >
> > - Rarity: Legendary
> > - Extra melee and Spartan Charge damage
> > Plasma Grenade Expert
> >
> > - Rarity: Ultra Rare
> > - You can carry an extra Plasma Grenade
> > Reflex Enhancers
> >
> > - Rarity: Rare
> > - Reduced cooldown and increased distance on thruster evade
> > Speed Booster
> >
> > - Rarity: Ultra Rare
> > - Increased movement speed and jump height
> > Splinter Grenade Expert
> >
> > - Rarity: Rare
> > - You can carry an extra Splinter Grenade
> > Upgraded Shields
> >
> > - Rarity: Uncommon
> > - Increased shield strength
> > Upgraded Thrusters
> >
> > - Rarity: Ultra Rare
> > - Reduced cooldown on thruster evade. Can sprint faster and recharge shields when running
>
>
> You forgot that with the grenade armour mods, you spawn with one extra grenade if that type.
It was a C&P of an article but I personally don’t think the mods giving you different grenades or 1 extra grenade are bad. It’s a pain when you’re being shelled out in a base but that’s a hollowed tactic of Halo. You’re lucky it’s not Reach or CE where nades were basically mini nukes.
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> BTB will be here in like a week. So tough it out, and try and use armor mods yourself. Most of them are common or rare. I got my first armor mod motion tracker through a bronze pack
Can anyone confirm, also, you don’t think there was a nicer way to approach the topic?
You can only use RECs in warzone…? why complain ab it in a not so competitive playlist? unranked and stuff.
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> You can only use RECs in warzone…? why complain ab it in a not so competitive playlist? unranked and stuff.
Just because it’s exclusive to a non ranked mode doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Armor lock was broken (apparently) and that saw fixes everywhere.
That kind of logic says “If it’s not ranked, balance doesn’t matter.”
I never understood why 343 tries to push armor mods into Halo. Halo isn’t a class-based shooter, and it will never function like one. Adding these things just morphs the gameplay into an odd, frustrating experience.
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> I never understood why 343 tries to push armor mods into Halo. Halo isn’t a class-based shooter, and it will never function like one. Adding these things just morphs the gameplay into an odd, frustrating experience.
Nice to see people who agree.
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> > BTB will be here in like a week. So tough it out, and try and use armor mods yourself. Most of them are common or rare. I got my first armor mod motion tracker through a bronze pack
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> Can anyone confirm, also, you don’t think there was a nicer way to approach the topic?
Bro. If would do you well to read the new blogs in this site. BTB comes Nov 10th. 4 maps. Ranked
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> > > BTB will be here in like a week. So tough it out, and try and use armor mods yourself. Most of them are common or rare. I got my first armor mod motion tracker through a bronze pack
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> > Can anyone confirm, also, you don’t think there was a nicer way to approach the topic?
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> Bro. If would do you well to read the new blogs in this site. BTB comes Nov 10th. 4 maps. Ranked
What blog there’s a blog? Not exactly savvy to this site.
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> > > > BTB will be here in like a week. So tough it out, and try and use armor mods yourself. Most of them are common or rare. I got my first armor mod motion tracker through a bronze pack
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> > > Can anyone confirm, also, you don’t think there was a nicer way to approach the topic?
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> >
> > Bro. If would do you well to read the new blogs in this site. BTB comes Nov 10th. 4 maps. Ranked
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> What blog there’s a blog? Not exactly savvy to this site.
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts
So that’s why the motion tracker barely works in warzone. Oh…
I personally have the mod for increased shield and I don’t use it, as I don’t see a difference.
I use Medic, but I don’t notice a big advantage in recharge time. I just pop it on at Lvl 5 out of habit more than anything.
Once teams get into the 4’s and up that stuff doesn’t matter much as your opponent can pull a vehicle card and eviscerate you regardless.
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> So that’s why the motion tracker barely works in warzone. Oh…
Annoying to think about isn’t it?