I know I am going to catch ALOT of flak for this, but I actually liked the Smart Scope in the Beta, and think they changed a little too much based on the videos I’ve seen since then. I didn’t mind the DMR scope, although it could’ve been slimmed a little, and I liked how there was added recoil in SmartScope instead of bloom on the Autos. It seemed like a balanced way to approach it, and no bloom on the AR + recoil meant you had to be pretty precise to truly take advantage of SmartScope. The Sniper animation was too long, but now it’s too quick – it seems snappier than even zoom in animation on certain H4 weapons (LightRifle, this is esp obvious on MCC, due to 60 FPS).
I liked the smart scope mechanism in BETA as it actually made the weapons play a little different, without feeling at all (IMO) like a CoD (I don’t even play that -Yoink- so before you guys start…)
That being said, I’m really glad that 343 LISTENED to the majority of the community and toned down/removed the differences of SmartScope vs hip fire, as well as bringing back the ‘classic’ zoom-in for the DMR. I liked the direction 343 was taking, but since many didn’t, I’m very proud that they listened to feedback, like they claimed they would, and it wasn’t all just lip service.
BUT I’m excited for tonight!!! ADD ME! I need some Halo 5 buddies as alot of buddies from 3,Reach and 4 have kids now and don’t really play…