No more 3d motion tracker or room names? Seriously?

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These are really small things that 343 could have overlooked in Reach and something I really hope they recognize and implement in time for Halo 4. I thought both of these features were subtle yet great features in Reach’s multiplayer.

I can see how they could possibly debate the inclusion of the 3D motion tracker since that is a gameplay affecting feature, but I don’t see how they could have looked at the room names displayed above your radar and thought that was a feature that negatively affected Reach’s multiplayer. No more making up and remembering absurd call outs or frantically jumbling your words trying to tell your teammates where you are receiving fire from.

Hope this thread didn’t come across totally annoying since I know the forums have been a total whine-fest today at times. Anyways, anyone else have thoughts on this?

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Well we gotta wait and hope 343 listen the feedback if they release some sort of beta or open discussion with the comunity

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The callouts provided in game from Reach are awful and too long to say. Callouts are meant to be short and sweet.

The 3D motion tracker was also a negative addition. Made it too easy to use and know where someone was.

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> These are really small things that 343 could have overlooked in Reach and something I really hope they recognize and implement in time for Halo 4. I thought both of these features were subtle yet great features in Reach’s multiplayer.
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> I can see how they could possibly debate the inclusion of the 3D motion tracker since that is a gameplay affecting feature, but I don’t see how they could have looked at the room names displayed above your radar and thought that was a feature that negatively affected Reach’s multiplayer. No more making up and remembering absurd call outs or frantically jumbling your words trying to tell your teammates where you are receiving fire from.
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> Hope this thread didn’t come across totally annoying since I know the forums have been a total whine-fest today at times. Anyways, anyone else have thoughts on this?

How can you look at extremely concise gameplay footage of something that won’t be released for at least another 6 months and assume it’s an unalienable truth?

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DUDE
BRO
DUDE, BRO

ITS IN ALPHA!!!
THERE´S LIKE 7 TO 9 MONTHS LEFT FOR THE GAME TO COME OUT.

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> The 3D motion tracker was also a negative addition. Made it too easy to use and know where someone was.

What? How can it be too easy? That’s what it’s supposed to do! The Reach motion tracker did that better than any of them. Why is that a problem?

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Room name? You mean Service Tag or is it something different?

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Agree… Loved the 3D tracker, but the room names are “meh” to me. Kind of love the names the community gives rooms.

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> Agree… Loved the 3D tracker, but the room names are “meh” to me. Kind of love the names the community gives rooms.

Oh I agree, but the concept of the room names or callouts are a great idea. It’s just up to the designers to make them effective and concise.

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Just because the rooms are there, doesn’t mean they have names yet. If I remember, call outs changed between the Reach Beta and release.

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Lol, does anyone even use the in game names?

The community comes up with their own call outs that are most certainly quicker to say.

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> Room name? You mean Service Tag or is it something different?

This is why call outs failed. There were too many to remember, the text to insignificant, not widely advertised.

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If by 3d motion tracker, you mean the ability to tell if someone is above or below you, I think it is implemented in the First Look video. It at least appears that way.