I feel that H5 has a serious problem in that currently every game type is a slayer variant and none of them feature BR start. Leading to an odd problem of almost any gun on the map being a power weapon. The BR smokes the Pistol ( admitting depending on the person using it), and it seems that those who grab the Precision weapon first are the winners by default imo. It also seems to cheapen the game play as a whole to have the automatic weapons be as OP as they are. Anyone else feel the same?
BTB is BR start. you already have a BR start playlist available today.
Halo 5 was intended to always be AR and pistol starts. the pistol is very effective (as you have admitted) and there is not much reason to replace it with BRs. Are you suggesting then to put pistols on the map so people can use them? (which almost no one would do anyway) or are you suggesting to just remove the pistol from those game types.Sounds to me that you can’t beat anyone who has a BR when you have a pistol and you are upset about it. or maybe you are just upset you can’t make it to the BR/DMR first?
Learn to use the pistol more effectively. Or learn to get the the precision weapons first and make those with pistols pay. This game greatly benefits from pistol starts and having a pistol that is competitive at all. This encourages people to not camp and to get out and pick up new weapons, which increases variety and overall gameplay quality. The automatic weapons are not OP, they are highly effective at close range as they should be. The pistol and BR can beat and AR in any situation if used correctly. the SMG is powerful but it can also be beat by the AR, or the pistol/BR.
I dont agree with your reasoning for needing a BR start. sounds to me that you would prefer to have exclusively BR starts. I completely disagree. (swatnums for instance should stay in swat, some hate it)
However I think this game needs variety and i think adding a BR start playlist for 4v4 would be a great idea to increase the number of playlists. the more the merrier right? i simply just enjoy pistol starts because i think it makes games more balanced when not everyone starts with a BR all the time (now that the pistol is competitive, in halo 2 it was worthless to start with a pistol and AR, times have changed)
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> BTB is BR start. you already have a BR start playlist available today.
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> Halo 5 was intended to always be AR and pistol starts. the pistol is very effective (as you have admitted) and there is not much reason to replace it with BRs. Are you suggesting then to put pistols on the map so people can use them? (which almost no one would do anyway) or are you suggesting to just remove the pistol from those game types.Sounds to me that you can’t beat anyone who has a BR when you have a pistol and you are upset about it. or maybe you are just upset you can’t make it to the BR/DMR first?
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> Learn to use the pistol more effectively. Or learn to get the the precision weapons first and make those with pistols pay. This game greatly benefits from pistol starts and having a pistol that is competitive at all. This encourages people to not camp and to get out and pick up new weapons, which increases variety and overall gameplay quality. The automatic weapons are not OP, they are highly effective at close range as they should be. The pistol and BR can beat and AR in any situation if used correctly. the SMG is powerful but it can also be beat by the AR, or the pistol/BR.
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> I dont agree with your reasoning for needing a BR start. sounds to me that you would prefer to have exclusively BR starts. I completely disagree. (swatnums for instance should stay in swat, some hate it)
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> However I think this game needs variety and i think adding a BR start playlist for 4v4 would be a great idea to increase the number of playlists. the more the merrier right? i simply just enjoy pistol starts because i think it makes games more balanced when not everyone starts with a BR all the time (now that the pistol is competitive, in halo 2 it was worthless to start with a pistol and AR, times have changed)
I’m not mad at all, I can use the Pistol just fine, it’s really more that I feel the Pistol/AR start is a little dry. The Pistol in its own right is a good gun I can admit that. I just feel that BR start goes back to the typical Halo combat flow chart, Power weapons, Map domination, Hold your influence. Now I admit I’m not as good with the Pistol as most people are, just doesn’t seem to be my thing tbh. Though the BR imo is a much better starting weapon then the AR. A close/mid range weapon is preferable in some cases, but I’ve never been too much of a fan of the spray/melee game play that results mainly due to the fact that alot of the maps are pretty Close Quarters imo. It also seems like a not too difficult playlist to add. I see no reason that both side can’t enjoy their respective ways to play, if you like the pistol by all means use it I’d be happy with just pistol start! I just feel that if there was a BR start I would enjoy the game a little more. It’s a matter of personal opinion to be sure. I just wanted to see if maybe I was just too stuck in the Halo 2/3 days, or if maybe other people shared the sentiment really
God yes.
I dont see a reason to add a BR start playlist when BRs and DMRs are all over the maps, sometimes they’re right in front of you when you spawn…
Maybe I’m wrong, but I think the balance between starting weapons and map placed weapons is fine the way it is.
I like that most weapons you can pick up are a SLIGHT improvement over what you start with, or that they are more situational: the SMG and Storm being a closer range variant of the AR, and the BR/DMR being the more efficient Medium and Long range Magnum variant respectively.
There have been many complaints of people being shot from across the map by Magnums, a slow firing, one shot, small clip weapon. The issue would be compoinded if you added an even more efficient Medium to long range weapon.