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This is a post hoping to gain momentum and the notice of 343’s attention regarding the the broken AA we call jet-pack
Feel free to comment, *bump, ECT.
Also if anyone has any valid arguments as to why jet-pack IS FAIR I welcome you to prove it
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-Every time you start stepping on kids in slayer the #1 thing they do is switch to jetpack
The issue is that with jet-pack it removes barriers & boundaries
-here is example: overview of map “enclosed”
please note the following from the picture above:
-posts & walls DESIGNED for cover
-lifts DESIGNED to assits in movemnt in map
-ramps DESIGNED to be walked over, not flew past
Jet-pack ruins all of these, and in essence cheapens the hard work and subtleties that the map developers put into play
Here is a clip that I randomly pulled from youtube when searching "jet-pack enclosed"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Znd0217Tc
*0:16-0:22 right off the bat we can see the jet-packer getting height advantage and take note that he flies right over a nade that would have hit him
*0:32-0:41the jetpack has far too much “juice” note the player is able to fly above everyone else avoiding ground combat, spam chase another flying guy, but most importantly note how he is able to move from one side of the map to the other without taking the grenade launcher spawn route.
*0:42-0:49 prime example of broken jetpack: he FLIES over a player, note that the jetpack maintains sight of the player at all times, but the person on the ground is forced to look up, spin, turn around, and try to find the arial assailant.
*1:38-1:43 skips an entire floor, is in sky thus positioned for an easy AR kill
*2:16 note how quickly and how fast he is able to gain altitude to the point of where he is in a kill zone
*2:40-2:51 just watch this part; look how he is able to maneuver, chuck nades from the sky, and win
*3:55-4:03 watch where he spawns and how quickly he is able to follow a ground player and spam them from the sky. where can that player hide? there is no cover because the jet pack is hovering above them
there are other questionable moments however these are just a few that I noted after skimming through the video.
You know whats scary? that was ONE GAME and the player wasn’t even very good. That happens over and over again, and its not fun, or fair.
While I realize that my issues only give mention to one map, we can all agree that almost every map with the exception of indoor maps i.e. countdown give jetpack an unfair advantage.
another example really quick:
take a look at the overhead view, you see that giant circular structure in the middle? thats called a barrier.
jet-packers fly right over it.
BROKEN