halo 4 From the opinion of an mlg community member

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I am very pleased but what we saw today, everyone must keep in mind this footage is pre-alpha, the game is a ways away from the final product. I want to address a few issues and complaints that I’ve been hearing.

  1. Weapon unlocks/loadouts- Everyone’s worried that this will lead to unbalanced multiplayer gameplay, with those playing more having better equipment/weapons. I seriously doubt 343 would make it so you get stuck with an AR or something, while getting pooped on by players with a BR or DMR. Adding these unlocks is a smart move by 343, unlocking weapons and abilities will give more incentive to play. Look at how many people buy the COD games even though they suck. Nothing wrong with taking a page out of there book.

  2. Sprint- As soon as everyone saw sprint in that video, they went to jump off a cliff. Sprint I think is bad in Reach, I think it slows down the game, and takes away from punishing bad decision making. This isn’t Reach, its Halo 4. I’m almost positive 343i will add mechanics to these abilities that will balance them out. For example, not being able to sprint while being shot.

  3. The BR- Maybe not so much on the waypoint site, but over at MLG people are mad about having burst weapons return. First of all Frankie confirmed there will be single shot weapons as well, second the BR was asked for by the majority of the community. 343i gave them what they want, that’s a good move.

I’m very excited and optimistic, I having nothing but faith in 343i. And remember, its pre-alpha, I guarantee you they’ll be plenty of changes before the release.

I also bet my life 343i is watching very carefully to see the communities thoughts on the pieces of footage seen, and there taking notes :slight_smile:

p.s- The one thing I dont like is how the BR scope looks, but i guess as long as it looks okay while scoped, I’ll live.

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That’s pretty reasonable feedback; usually those from the competitive crowd are much more negative about it. Though i admit, i can’t blame them after the debacle that is the Reach sandbox :confused:

I hope to gods 343 balances out Sprint, camo and overshield return as non TU’d power ups while Armor Lock gets the ax. Don’t mind the idea of picking up equipment like Halo 3, that at least made sure map movement was a priority, not the derpyness we get off spawn in Reach.

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I agree with you regarding some of these points especially your point about Sprint in that 343 might have a mechanic were if you’re getting shot at you can’t sprint away like in Reach. However I remain very skeptical over perks and loadouts in Halo but I don’t know enough yet to make an opinion :confused:

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Honestly, the thing that ruined sprint in Reach was the slow kill times that allowed players to run away to cover.

If the BR is a 4sk like it was in Halo 2 and if we end up getting the 3sk magnum back then sprint might actually get balanced out.

I’ve played a few games of 3sk magnums w/ sprint and it was fast-paced competitive bliss.

I’m thinking they should just have it so you slow down while taking hits instead being kicked out of sprint mode completely.