Now I know tweaks and changes are always made between games, and I understand that, that change is necessary, but dear lord, this time around it’s not exactly gone the way I would have expected…
Now I know in seriousness this is nothing close to the usual Modern FPS in terms of kill-times, but it’s a tad ridiculous how quickly you go down in this one with basic weaponry when compared to previous installments…
I don’t know if I’m alone on this one, but there’s proof for anyone needing to fortify their argument in the future…
You’re a Spartan IV now. Enough said. Spartan II’s like Chief are a lot tougher, better trained, and more expensive, thus more valuable so they get better armor than Spartan IVs. Or something.
You were firing the Halo 3 BR and Halo Reach DMR quite slowly.
I wouldn’t call this COD at all, in fact, Halo CE’s Pistol killed in about 0.7 seconds and Halo 2’s BR ended up being hitscan with no spread and killed in about 1.35 seconds.
> You’re a Spartan IV now. Enough said. Spartan II’s like Chief are a lot tougher, better trained, and more expensive, thus more valuable so they get better armor than Spartan IVs. Or something.
But…
Surely the fact this is in a “Simulation” could give us reason enough to do away with lore reasons for dying quicker…
Fair enough though, and I’d like to clarify I still enjoy this game, it’s just that I wouldn’t mind living a tad longer…
> Fair enough though, and I’d like to clarify I still enjoy this game, it’s just that I wouldn’t mind living a tad longer…
In all fairness, Reach is still online if you would like slower killtimes. Halo 4 was given quicker killtimes in an attempt to appeal to fans of Halo 2(although nerfing the BR is a questionable decision despite a 4SK BR working very well in the current sandbox).
> In all fairness, Reach is still online if you would like slower killtimes. Halo 4 was given quicker killtimes in an attempt to appeal to fans of Halo 2(although nerfing the BR is a questionable decision despite a 4SK BR working very well in the current sandbox).
I may have come across too strong on this one…
I may have exaggerated for effect…
I don’t have too much of a problem with these things besides the BR being relatively useless when put up against the DMR, it’s just that these changes were unexpected…
Granted, change is needed, it’s just that I hadn’t expected the AR to be such a useful Primary all of a sudden…
> > In all fairness, Reach is still online if you would like slower killtimes. Halo 4 was given quicker killtimes in an attempt to appeal to fans of Halo 2(although nerfing the BR is a questionable decision despite a 4SK BR working very well in the current sandbox).
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> I don’t have too much of a problem with these things besides the BR being relatively useless when put up against the DMR, it’s just that these changes were unexpected…
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> Granted, change is needed, it’s just that I hadn’t expected the AR to be such a useful Primary all of a sudden…
To be fair, the BR is useless against most things in this game. It maybe loses against the single-shot Boltshot.
Useful weapons make the world go round. The moment I heard that 343 was looking to CE as a base to balance their weapons upon, I knew we were in good hands.
I do just fine with the BR. I don’t get why you guys say it’s useless compared to the other starting weapons. The only time I can never beat a DMR is at long range, and that’s fine because that’s how it should be. Other than that I can beat the DMR, AR, Lightrifle and other starting weapons no problem.
> > I do just fine with the BR. I don’t get why you guys say it’s useless compared to the other starting weapons. The only time I can never beat a DMR is at long range, and that’s fine because that’s how it should be. Other than that I can beat the DMR, AR, Lightrifle and other starting weapons no problem.
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> But your chuck norris, you could kill them with 1 melee…
Shh… don’t tell them my secret, they might nerf it…
Funny how the video omits H2, wideley regarded as the best online multiplayer experience by many. The only people who don’t like the new killtimes are those who are used to H3’s sluggish gameplay. The COD comparison in kill times is outright stupid. Fire one bullet with the m16 to the chest and you have a kill in about a quarter of a second. The hate for COD also baffles me. I passed on BO2, but MW2 is probably my second favorite game following H2. Gasp Console wars and game wars are childish.
Most of my kills in the game are with the BR (1300, as compared with 808 magnum kills in 2nd), and I’ve managed to maintain a 1.35 K/D in Slayer (which is good enough for me).
I do prefer the DMR, but if you get the drop on someone with a DMR you can win. If a DMR ambushed you, run around a corner and wait for your shields to regen, and try to get the drop on them. Maybe resort to hopping a bit.