Smartscope is an evolution of the zooming feature we have had in the classic Halo games. Smartscope doesn’t work any different than the classic zooming from Halo 3, it works the same including de-scoping. This is basically a visual change, not a gameplay changing change. Allthough I’m not a big fan of the SMG smartscope and overal design of the SMG. Smartscope can stay in my opinion.
Sprint however changes the way Halo used to play which is a bad thing. The Halo maps played so much better without sprint because it would force you to be careful and to get good map positioning, it also encouraged teamwork because you couldn’t get away so easy.
I do think the new truster pack ability can stay, sprint has to go to achieve a much better Halo experience. I know the Truster Pack changes the gameplay but it fits a lot better than sprint does in my opinion.
The ground pound is a gimmick in my opinion because I don’t think it will be used that often by anyone, it isn’t anything powerful and it makes things more complicated.
Some other feedback:
-The beeping sound from the health bar is annoying and needs to be changed ( I would like to see the classic recharge sound return)
-The announcer talks too much, saying Team Slayer is enough, I don’t need to hear what I need to do (“kill the enemy team to win”).
-The map announcer doesn’t have to tell me 10 times that the power weapons are about to drop.
-Everything looks a bit too shiny, I would prefer a more similar look like Halo 2 Anniversary has.
Overall I’m pretty excited for the beta and to see how Halo 5 will play out but the things I stated above are my concerns/dislikes I have right now.
I hope 343 listens to us and will change whatever needs to change to make Halo 5 the best game it can possibly be. I know they said this already in the exact same words but I have to see it first before I believe it.