seriously, called in an oni mantis got 1 kill then boarded, stomp garbage for area effect, wraith ultra is so much better. Req level for this should be 5 honestly, it really isn’t a legendary vehicle. Banshee is better the scorpion is amazing. Even the gungoose is better.
Mantis is weak. ONI mantis is only one worth a dang. Need to be smart with and not aggressive. Use advanced sensors.
the biggest problem was I chose core to spawn and it spawned me at the fortress. Super lame. I was really pissed to be honest. I also hold to my opinion that the mantis is really the worst vehicle in halo 5.
Yes hopefully the new one coming out will be worth something especially if its got a gauss cannon rather than that crappy chain gun
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> Yes hopefully the new one coming out will be worth something especially if its got a gauss cannon rather than that crappy chain gun
Would be nice. Get gauss commendation kills and mantis kills at the same time
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> seriously, called in an oni mantis got 1 kill then boarded, stomp garbage for area effect, wraith ultra is so much better. Req level for this should be 5 honestly, it really isn’t a legendary vehicle. Banshee is better the scorpion is amazing. Even the gungoose is better.
Every time I use one it is IMMEDIATELY destroyed by a couple Banshee bombs or few railgun shots.
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> the biggest problem was I chose core to spawn and it spawned me at the fortress. Super lame. I was really pissed to be honest. I also hold to my opinion that the mantis is really the worst vehicle in halo 5.
Spawn at the core with your Spartan. Go to a REQ station and then spawn a vehicle. You will always spawn a vehicle at your core that way.
Yeah the Mantis is pretty terrible. The Oni can be fun when you lock onto multiple enemies and kill the lot of them, but those occasions are rare. The gun is like a peashooter, I’d prefer explosive rounds at least for the Oni. And it takes loads of those rockets to get vehicle kills, but if you get hit by anything then you’re in trouble as it’s way too flimsy.
Never send in a mantis where you know you will get boarded… simple… Oni Mantis has lock-on missles which is so damn fun.
If they only made it, as in Halo 4, to where you can’t be boarded from the front, only the rear; and also decrease the boarding radius. Finally, mostly the Mantis but for all vehicles, damage given from load-out weapons NEEDS TO BE DECREASED. Then all vehicles, Mantis included, would be more fun. As of now, I am way more deadly as a Spartan than in a vehicle, even if it’s a legendary vehicle. That is not how it should be!
yeah… i feel all big slow vehicles in this game are practically useless because of how fast paced the gameplay is…
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> Never send in a mantis where you know you will get boarded… simple… Oni Mantis has lock-on missles which is so damn fun.
Not simple. Spartans tend to camp the garage doors, and the only map that makes vehicle spawn truly safe, Apex 7, has too many camping locations for boarding Spartans. Seeing as how we can’t control where we spawn vehicles, this makes things much more difficult. If you’re on an open map such as Noctis, get in a man cannon and ground pound on the Mantis; then, board. Too easy.
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> the biggest problem was I chose core to spawn and it spawned me at the fortress. Super lame. I was really pissed to be honest. I also hold to my opinion that the mantis is really the worst vehicle in halo 5.
Worse than a Scout Hog?
It’s because the mantis was an absolute beast in halo 4 capable of completely shutting down an enemy team in Heavies so due to that feedback they took no chances and nerfed it into oblivion. The base mantis should be reduced to a Rare req level 5 and boarding from the front should be completely removed unless you’re literally touching the front of the mantis (sides should still be left vulnerable). Stomp needs a tiny aoe and knock back buff and increase the shields by 15-25%. This would ensure the mantis actually sees use due to the reduced rarity and req level and completes it’s role as an infantry support/anti air vehicle with the other buffs.
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> > the biggest problem was I chose core to spawn and it spawned me at the fortress. Super lame. I was really pissed to be honest. I also hold to my opinion that the mantis is really the worst vehicle in halo 5.
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ONI scout hog wrecks in WZ assault because it’s well armored until the core defense stage. The other scout hogs are good door barricades too.
Man burned through two more and one wraith shot killed it, freaking lame and impossible to get kills
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> > the biggest problem was I chose core to spawn and it spawned me at the fortress. Super lame. I was really pissed to be honest. I also hold to my opinion that the mantis is really the worst vehicle in halo 5.
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Not always, at least not for me twice.
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> Man burned through two more and one wraith shot killed it, freaking lame and impossible to get kills
I try to have someplace with cover like in the tunnel for ARC, Bringing it out in the open is just throwing away a req.
The mantis has weak armor as all other vehicles in H5.
I agree, the mantis is the worst of all vehicles. i struggle to get +2 kills with it in warzone. Halo 5’s thrust mechanic pretty much makes mantis’s too weak.
i personally think mantis’s and wraiths should be no higher than req level 4… They are too easy to take out. And its clear to see how poor they are, as i rarely see anybody using them… Compared to all other vehicles. i can get 10 kills easily in a req level 3 gungoose, but a req level 7 mantis? Nope.
You can wipe out a mantis with a fully loaded DMR. That shouldnt happen lol