I don't get the Halo 4/5 armor hate

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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Personally I think a lot of the variants look amazing, sure there are some weird ones but everyone has their own tastes and the wide variety just means that everyone will find something they really love. Yeah it looks more “sci-fi” than the previous Halo games did but that doesn’t make it bad, just take it for what it is. We’ve got Mark VI and Mark IV is on its way, old-school Spartans can have it their way too.

Personally I’m in love with the Reaper helmet, I don’t know what it is but I love this damn thing.

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It does have a few decent types, but they mostly look like Power Rangers. In a way they look ‘fake’.

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Completely agree op. I too love the reaper set, it’s a solid choice.

Ever since I saw the shinobi armor I have been clawing my way to it. The last set I’ll ever wear! I like a lot of the sets, they look pretty cool. Some are weird for sure, but that’s any halo game. I mean seriously soldier? Looks so Crap. To me at least. I’m sure there is some out there that like it but not this guy.

But that shinobi tho… So -Yoink!-.

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A lot of the helmets make you look like a Power Rangers villain rather than a Spartan.

EDIT: I didn’t even see Kat’s post before typing this.

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I like them.

It’s a evolution of armor. With the advancements of power armor of over 100 years of development and the adding of Forerunner technology. I’m loving the sci-fi look. And they all look super streamline

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> I like them.
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> It’s a evolution of armor. With the advancements of power armor of over 100 years of development and the adding of Forerunner technology. I’m loving the sci-fi look. And they all look super streamline

Agreed, the “world” of Halo and the Spartans has changed too. They compete in what is basically a major sporting event with the Warzone simulations, Breakout, Ricochet, etc. Of course there is going to be more flashy armor, Spartans aren’t an underground project anymore they’re mainstream and it seems like anyone can join now.

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I love the Armor just feels a little pointless would like it if it had minor and i do mean minor in game advantages so it wasnt just a " looks pretty " thing…

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I think there’s more creativity in 4 and 5’s armor. For instance, I love how some of the armor is based on the alien races: Helioskrill-Elites, Stalker-Brutes. I would love to see more of this kinda armor in the future. Give me a Grunt armor set 343!

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> It does have a few decent types, but they mostly look like Power Rangers. In a way they look ‘fake’.

Okay, I’m sorry to be the one to have to tell you this, but Spartans aren’t REAL. They’re supposed to look “fake.”

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I really dislike the shoulder pads in most of the sets tbh

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I unlocked Mk VI today and Warmaster.

Aaaand Venerator or whatever it is. Its been a good day for me. Hail hydra!

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> Personally I think a lot of the variants look amazing, sure there are some weird ones but everyone has their own tastes and the wide variety just means that everyone will find something they really love. Yeah it looks more “sci-fi” than the previous Halo games did but that doesn’t make it bad, just take it for what it is. We’ve got Mark VI and Mark IV is on its way, old-school Spartans can have it their way too.
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> Personally I’m in love with the Reaper helmet, I don’t know what it is but I love this damn thing.

It’s in fashion to hate on 343 even though plenty of people in 343 are from OG Bungie also the reaper armor is one of my favorites but on the reaper helmet the line beneath the visor looks like a sad face and I can’t unsee it

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For me, it’s because they continue to strip features that made customization so amazing and it all started after Reach. In Reach we could change our helmet, left shoulder, right shoulder, chest, wrist, utility, visor color, knee guards, armor effects, and even a firefight voice. Not to mention the additional attachments to our helmets and having our emblems on our chestpiece. That was freaking amazing! Bungie clearly cared about customization if they were willing to add so much to it compared to H3, not to mention the emphasis that this was “your” spartan and could be used between campaign and multiplayer.

Now take a look at H5. All we have are helmet and body. Sure, we have a gazillion different pieces in each category to choose from, but lets be honest here. A good majority of the pieces have “variants” that are the same thing with just a different color pattern to them, not to mention most of the armors overall were copy/pasted straight from H4. At least in H4 we still had some of the individual customization Reach had with shoulders, forearms, legs, etc…, but now it’s fused into one large piece. It just seems so lazy and a huge step back from the care Bungie put into the system originally.

Sure, I could also talk about the style of the armor itself, and I definitely prefer Reach’s gritty war-torn look to H4/H5’s shiny plastic and armor design, but all of that is more opinion-based and I know people are kind of split on it so I’ll leave that to others to judge.

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The only ones I don’t like are the ones that look like someone got in a horrific accident and they modeled the helmet after the aftermath.