I see tons of people griping about H5’s spartan abilities, but I was just happily enjoying Halo Reach for one of the last times before I move on to MCC this Christmas, and I got into a lobby with a bunch of armor lock packing -Yoink- holes. You know, the kind who love to deny your melees and grenades and cheaply lower your shields with EMP. Let’s just all be happy with how far Halo has come since 2011 and think about what would have happened if Bungie had held on to the franchise. (Just look at the crap that is Destiny). I’m not saying that H5 doesn’t have problems, but at least it’s much much better than things could be had 343 continued their Halo of Duty approach. H5 is going to be the first competitive Halo we’ve had in nearly a decade. Isn’t anyone hyped?
Armour Lock was but one of many things that tarnished Halo, for me.
Armor lock disproves anything about bungie making balanced games. that and the titan class and warlock in destiny.
Please don’t remind me of the…Parasites.
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> Please don’t remind me of the…Parasites.
Lol its the worst thing about Reach. The thing that kept me playing was it’s excellent Forge custom gametypes. When I find someone using armor lock I always lose my faith in humanity.
When the crossbow was invented and spread throughout the Europe, the English famously refused to use it since it took less skill than a standard Longbow and was also much more deadly … as in, unreasonably deadly.
They thought it was unsportsmanlike to use such a cheap & skill-less weapon and refused to use it to their own detriment. They knew they would take higher casualties, but they felt that through true skill and sportsmanship, they would prevail.
That’s Armor-Lock to me. And the Boltshot. I refuse to use either one even if using them would give me an advantage.
Plus, Spartans don’t curl up on the ground into glowing balls of cowardice. Like frightened turtles hiding in their shells. Just imagine if they incorporated that into “Forward Unto Dawn”: Chief is leading the cadets to the Warthog when a Jackal opens fire with a Needle Rifle; Chief immediately locks up into a little ball while all the kids are promptly shot.
And yes, I know the Mark IV didn’t have that capability, but you get the idea.
Armorlock… probably the worst mistake bungie ever made on halo. That ability alone turned me off from playing halo reach because it was such an overpowered n00b ability. I still remember watching a video after 343i took over and said armor lock was getting nerfed and the whole crowd started cheering lol. The sheer amount of kills that were ripped out of players hands was astounding and I remember watching many “WTF videos” involving armorlock. Hell I remember a few times where a rocket had bounced off an armorlocked player and killed me. I wish I had those vidoes saved somewhere lol. So far I’m confident that 343i won’t repeat that mistake and the gameplay videos I have seen so far look pretty impressive. I can’t wait to get my hands on the beta in a couple weeks.
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> Armor lock disproves anything about bungie making balanced games. that and the titan class and warlock in destiny.
dear god dude do you really thinkt titian is op? hunter and warlock are equally BS, but the titan? no shouldercharge is the only op garbage they have
warlock and hunter 3 or 4 times the op abilities cough blink, grenades, supers, traits cough
Am i the only one who thought armor lock was great for btb?
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> dear god dude do you really thinkt titian is op? hunter and warlock are equally BS, but the titan? no shouldercharge is the only op garbage they have
> warlock and hunter 3 or 4 times the op abilities cough blink, grenades, supers, traits cough
warlock master race reporting, it’s true.
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> Am i the only one who thought armor lock was great for btb?
It may have been good until you were the guy in the ghost getting demolished cheaply.
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> > dear god dude do you really thinkt titian is op? hunter and warlock are equally BS, but the titan? no shouldercharge is the only op garbage they have
> > warlock and hunter 3 or 4 times the op abilities cough blink, grenades, supers, traits cough
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> warlock master race reporting, it’s true.
Hunters have capes, They win by default.
Them damn Hobgoblins.
Guys, clearly 343 is replacing it with Armor Locke.
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> Guys, clearly 343 is replacing it with Armor Locke.
God -Yoink!-.
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> Guys, clearly 343 is replacing it with Armor Locke.
lel
AMEN.
Whatever. Armor lock was awesome.
There’s was nothing wrong with armour lock so long as it was used skilfully and with restraint… Which it never was.
Amour Lock was absolutely inconsiquential to good players. It did nothing to damage the gameplay. Sprint, jetpack and evade were far more game breaking than Armour Lock ever was or could be,