Just because you don't use bank slides doesn't mean Sprint is "barely faster than walking"

Games Halo Infinite
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People keep saying the sprint is barely faster than walking speed but then forget that the Sprint slide combo is available 24/7.

Crouch slides. When your Sprinting and it still recognizes you sprinting in mid air so when you crouch at the landing you do a slide. So basically you Sprint and then jump over a ledge but as your falling you press crouch. It does a slide on the ledge and it gets you over the ledge faster.

Bank slides. Right at the corner of a bank you land with a crouch is it gets you a faster slide and if you jump out of this you soar just enough to close large gaps.

Super slides. Certain banks and weird corners propel you like a rocket even faster than bank slides. Some of these slides are bank slides. Some of these slides are just slides that happen at the right time while falling off of two specific ledges.

Double super slides. A super slide but twice in a row.

This doesn’t even cover all the tech. To say that “Sprint is barely faster” than walking is misleading because of the combos above. You are able to move like this without limitation.

Someone could say. “Don’t like it? Don’t use it”. To that I will say some people didn’t like the thruster pack in halo 5 but they still had to use it because it would put them at a massive disatvantage. Same things applies here.

Someone could say. “Well most people don’t use slide tech” to that I would say even the most basic of Sprint slides can carry you a great difference. Sprinting then turning the corner with a slide is also another simple way of utilizing the sprint, slide combo.

Conclusion. Sprint is fast. Has always been fast. Has always changed the pace of the game. Has always changed how maps are made. Has always been annoying to deal with. In halo 5 it was acceptable because of the the shield not regenerating when shot. It was also more action based because you weren’t just Sprinting and sliding. The main way of engagement of thruster battles. That playlist with the no Sprint and default thruster in halo 5 is something I want to do. Idk. I just really don’t like Sprint and Sprint plays. I’m far more interested in if you can dodge of out aim me

Lastly. Even if I don’t like Sprint. I don’t like a gimped Sprint either. If were ganna have a Sprint. Give us a fast Sprint. I put it on 120% Sprint speed in customs and it’s perfect. It matches the flow of how big the maps are

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I actually think the way 343 changed sprint/slides compared to H5 is interesting.

In H5, you could combine sprint, slide, and thrust in a variety of orders to cover large distances really quick. This movement was available to the player at all times and at all map locations. But in Infinite, to get movement similar to H5, you’re required to use small ledges, boxes, and elements of the map.

So rather than these crazy super slides being available everywhere, they’re actually built right into the map by the map designer. So now that movement element is a lot easier to balance and design around.

Sorry you don’t enjoy it, but I think it’s an interesting approach by 343 and so far I’m liking it :grinning:

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