The radar is ridiculous. In BTB and I believe warzone the radar is at 25m. It should be like this on all playlist, at all times. With the higher mobility, which 343i seems to take pride in, the radar is beyond useless. In fact, it hurts my game play. For instance, I walk into a room, hallway, deck, area, etc. and think I’m good. Nope! There’s really a player right around the corner in spitting distance who just turns and is like “oh -Yoink- ima melee this guy in the back.” I’m not a 343i hater nor a Halo hater. I love the game, i love the mobility, and I understand 343i are trying to encourage combat. They don’t want people running away from firefights. I don’t either. I play with full teams and do call outs. I pay attention to my surroundings and try to know where the enemy is at all times. This is war and in war an enemy can and will sneak by and come from behind. Before we had a useful radar. Now we have this useless distraction. 343i is trying to make this more appealing to pros but the radar being changed to 25m won’t effect that goal. All I’m saying, if you can kill someone with a spartan charge from behind and never appear on said person’s radar…something is terribly wrong.
Yeah I’ve noticed the same thing as well. I’m surprised that there isn’t a larger outcry since the radar tends to be useless in so many situations.
You’re right. Out of all the things people complain about it is surprising this isn’t at the top of the list.
yeah its a right turd in this game
It’s fine, prevents people from playing by looking only at the radar.
Agreed. Not by much, I tend not to spend too much time looking at the Radar, but it could stand to have 5-10 meters added to it.
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> It’s fine, prevents people from playing by looking only at the radar.
Agreed but it has gone farther than that. It prevents people from even looking at it at all. My play style has changed now. I move slower thru the map and am more cautious which is irritating to me. It ma be irritating to everyone including friendly and foe.
I don’t know about useless… cause i was in Spire on a warzone map, Red team had control and I’m a blue guy crouching in there with a shotgun ready to rack up kills… i get assassinated, i was on the radar like a hawk but when i watched a recording i noticed the red dot WAS there… but i didnt see it… two problems with it overall… NO HEIGHT DIFFERENTIAL! I know who’s above or below me and thats a big problem cause on maps like “Escape from A.R.C.” the garage is a cluster–Yoink- of messy dots running around and second: its not as pronounced. I mean like maybe the colors don’t pop out enough but i was watching the radar and his dot completely glossed by me
its so bad why even have one
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> I don’t know about useless… cause i was in Spire on a warzone map, Red team had control and I’m a blue guy crouching in there with a shotgun ready to rack up kills… i get assassinated, i was on the radar like a hawk but when i watched a recording i noticed the red dot WAS there… but i didnt see it… two problems with it overall… NO HEIGHT DIFFERENTIAL! I know who’s above or below me and thats a big problem cause on maps like “Escape from A.R.C.” the garage is a cluster–Yoink- of messy dots running around and second: its not as pronounced. I mean like maybe the colors don’t pop out enough but i was watching the radar and his dot completely glossed by me
I thought there was a height differential? At least in mine it appears so.
Enemies on the same level appear as bright dots, and people above or below are dull dots…
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> > I don’t know about useless… cause i was in Spire on a warzone map, Red team had control and I’m a blue guy crouching in there with a shotgun ready to rack up kills… i get assassinated, i was on the radar like a hawk but when i watched a recording i noticed the red dot WAS there… but i didnt see it… two problems with it overall… NO HEIGHT DIFFERENTIAL! I know who’s above or below me and thats a big problem cause on maps like “Escape from A.R.C.” the garage is a cluster–Yoink- of messy dots running around and second: its not as pronounced. I mean like maybe the colors don’t pop out enough but i was watching the radar and his dot completely glossed by me
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> I thought there was a height differential? At least in mine it appears so.
> Enemies on the same level appear as bright dots, and people above or below are dull dots…
Yup, there certainly is a height differential.
I know this might be hard to believe, but a lot of us actually like the radar range. There are polls on this site on this very subject.
its so useless, they need to increase it
Its not so much the range as it is the motion sensor. I’ve walked up behind many people now to melee them they had no clue. And I have had the same thing happen to me. Prior games would show your enemy no matter what. Not this game. IT SUCKS!