For gods sakes, I’m not that good at this game but I just played a game of regicide and got annihilated by that thing with one hit kills (when I had full health). I decided using it myself And soon found out just how powerful it is. I mean, I would get it if it was a two hit kill or if it would require some damage to be dealt at the enemy before killing but it’s a ONE HIT KILL. It’s WAY to overpowered. There is practically no reason to use the magnum with this around.
> For gods sakes, I’m not that good at this game but I hust played a game of regicide and got annihalted by that thing with one hit kills (when I had full health). I decided using it myself And soon found out just how powerful it is. I mean, I would get it if it was a two hit kill or if it would require some damage to be dealt at the enemy before killing but it’s a ONE HIT KILL. It’s WAY to overpowered. There is practically no reason to use the magnum with this around.
Dude, they’ve pretty much allowed us to spawn with a shotgun. Screw secondaries and some primaries, this is all you need and a corner or a staircase and your good to go.
> For gods sakes, I’m not that good at this game but I hust played a game of regicide and got annihalted by that thing with one hit kills (when I had full health). I decided using it myself And soon found out just how powerful it is. I mean, I would get it if it was a two hit kill or if it would require some damage to be dealt at the enemy before killing but it’s a ONE HIT KILL. It’s WAY to overpowered. There is practically no reason to use the magnum with this around.
Its called being aware of your surrounding. Don’t just blindly run around the map because thats how you get killed by the boltshot. honestly its just as easy to plasma pistol + melee or noob combo with pp than it is to time a boltshot shot.
plasma grenades are one hit kill as well, would you like them removed too?
Although it is annoying. One of the best counters is as soon as you hear that charge. just hard light shield. Leaves most people scrambling after using a charge and not putting a dent on you. Also, hard light shield + plasma grenades are deadly. You can pretty much aim a stick perfectly in CQC, let one go, and then have your shield up again for long enough to take 0 damage.
Adrift has now been renamed boltshot whoredome .
That gun and the glitch… Oh my days! So ridiculous
> > For gods sakes, I’m not that good at this game but I hust played a game of regicide and got annihalted by that thing with one hit kills (when I had full health). I decided using it myself And soon found out just how powerful it is. I mean, I would get it if it was a two hit kill or if it would require some damage to be dealt at the enemy before killing but it’s a ONE HIT KILL. It’s WAY to overpowered. There is practically no reason to use the magnum with this around.
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> Its called being aware of your surrounding. Don’t just blindly run around the map because thats how you get killed by the boltshot. honestly its just as easy to plasma pistol + melee or noob combo with pp than it is to time a boltshot shot.
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> plasma grenades are one hit kill as well, would you like them removed too?
Thanks for being a Yoinkhole, but what I mean is that it kills in one hit clean. That’s not right, especially since you can only unlock it at like level 20, so new players are in a huge disadvantage. In small maps, there is no avoiding it because EVERYONE is using it and they are swarming the center of the map. It should deal slightly less damage so it would require you to shoot a bit before and then overcharge to kill.
Also, noob combo still requires two steps and allows much more room for the player to Yoink up. Even the worst campers in the game can abuse the BoltShot.
Whenever i hear the charge up sound now of someone i know is around the corner, i just back up. Then they’re stuck trying to switch to their other gun while i’m shooting their face.
> Whenever i hear the charge up sound now of someone i know is around the corner, i just back up. Then they’re stuck trying to switch to their other gun while i’m shooting their face.
exactly.
> Thanks for being a Yoinkhole, but what I mean is that it kills in one hit clean. That’s not right, especially since you can only unlock it at like level 20, so new players are in a huge disadvantage. In small maps, there is no avoiding it because EVERYONE is using it and they are swarming the center of the map. It should deal slightly less damage so it would require you to shoot a bit before and then overcharge to kill.
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> Also, noob combo still requires two steps and allows much more room for the player to Yoink up. Even the worst campers in the game can abuse the BoltShot.
not trying to be a jerk. just stating why its not as OP as some people say. I just got killed from a boltshot just last game. so its not like it doesn’t ever happen, but happens because i knew the dude was there and charged him anyways. It does not need a damage nerf because thats what that weapon was made for.
I could deal with a Range nerf however. It won’t make the weapon useless, while also keeping the purpose it was designed for.
And while you’re at it, buff the DMR.
Removing lethal charge shot from Boltshot would make this weapon useless. However it should require more skill to use it. First time I chose Boltshot, I killed 5 people straight (that’s even more than what I did with DMR…), and that is never a good sign when it comes to weapon balance. With more time needed to be charged and more visible charge mode (it should glow red or something when it’s charged) it would suit it’s niche nice, without being that overpowered.
your a 43 in halo 3 blue no offense but i don’t think you understand if it was a weapon on the map it be ok but its a weapon you start with i use the boltshot only to prove how OP it is you might beable to hear it but what you back off he 1 shots you with it switches to his other gun and finshes you off. It is OP. why don’t we have shotguns as secondary’s its only natural the boltshot even has better range then the shotgun.
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> not trying to be a jerk. just stating why its not as OP as some people say. I just got killed from a boltshot just last game. so its not like it doesn’t ever happen, but happens because i knew the dude was there and charged him anyways. It does not need a damage nerf because thats what that weapon was made for.
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That’s a good compromise. But I still think that it is dumb that it’s a one-shot-kill.
> just remove it from the loadouts… same for plasma granades and DMR
> each of them is just too strong for a loadout weapon but nerfed they would most likely become useless (especially boltshot and dmr)…
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> so why not make them spawn on the map, in certain positions
That’s too much, but they can always just lower the damage a bit so you’ll need to shoot a normal bullet or two before the overcharge to kill someone (there is enough ammo for that) and at the very least lower its range.
> Adrift has now been renamed boltshot whoredome .
> That gun and the glitch… Oh my days! So ridiculous
All true
small maps suffer from everyone getting a one shot kill spawning weapon…
> Adrift has now been renamed boltshot whoredome .
> That gun and the glitch… Oh my days! So ridiculous
Just to point out the glitch has been fixed.
Proof?
Here You Go
http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/post/2012/12/06/Halo-4-TU-Change-List.aspx
the boltshot is stupidly better than what it should be
someone can one shot me across the room, a charged up bolt somehow has more power and range than a shotgun, basicly its better than the close range power weapon somehow
I think the best way to nerf it would be to make the charge time longer. This gives others longer to react without actually degrading the power of the weapon itself.
> your a 43 in halo 3 blue no offense but i don’t think you understand if it was a weapon on the map it be ok but its a weapon you start with i use the boltshot only to prove how OP it is you might beable to hear it but what you back off he 1 shots you with it switches to his other gun and finshes you off. It is OP. why don’t we have shotguns as secondary’s its only natural the boltshot even has better range then the shotgun.
ok i played H3 casually, so 43 isnt that bad. either way my rank in a 5 year old game has absolutely zero effect on anything that has to do with H4.
edit: just looked at your H3 stats, i still got a better ranked K/D ratio. lol fail…
If anything needs looked at it is your writing. not saying it needs to be perfect, just try using a period every now and again to separate your sentences so that people can understand you.
But back on topic…
Yes Ran and Shai, thats all we need to do is find a good compromise. 343 did a really good job balancing weapons, but we need to come to the realization that it isn’t likely that they got it absolutely perfect first time around.
the boltshot is a close range loadout weapon. that is its role, and should be kept within its role. if it only took down shields, than you might as well use the PP. or just sticky them. or double melee them. you see what I’m saying? nerfing damage would make it useless to use. if you kept its damage the same, and reduced its range then it would stay a close range loadout weapon that takes skill to use. It would be a high risk/ high reward situational gun.
Love loling at the whiners!
Now, go keep getting killed because you cant understand the game.