Hello everyone, I have a few things to say about the changes being made to Halo Reach.
One thing I don’t want changed though is the melee. Reach is well balanced and Bungie did a good job in considering different styles of playing. Some like using melee as a powerful up close arsenal while others prefer snipers for example. The two hit melee puts balance in the game as a way to defend against power weapons and as a way to complement a particular style where players like myself use it effectively in both skill, reflexes, and tactically. Thus, changing it to a three hit melee will take this away.
I like the melee because I like getting up close to players, it is my style in a way and I don’t think it would be just to simply throw that away. Others may complain but there is everything for everyone in reach and there is something to compliment everyone’s way of playing reach. That’s one of the greatest reasons on why I respect Bungie so much. They show profound insight and a great deal of compassion with all the players of the Halo Reach universe. Even though I do greatly enjoy the previous halo games, I like Reach best because of this in depth understanding and appreciation of our diverse Spartans.
They went above and beyond to study and understand the full diversity of the community and our different ways of playing and approaching reach. Those complaining about the two hit melee, stop complaining and try to understand other players! Even though I can understand 343 Industries and Certain Affinity still, changing the two hit melee into a three hit melee will rid halo reach of players like myself and our unique brush stroke.
Many of us in the video game community sometimes feel heavyhearted and let down due to the lack of the industry unable to fully understand and appreciate the immense diversity and and different approaches and thinking that we the community/players bring to the table.
Anyways going back to point at hand, as small as the two hit system is, it is a very vital and immensely diverse tool that;
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Helps bring a strong balance to the game when one team hogs all of the power weapons and (repeatably)spawn kill. (which unfortunately happens almost all the time)It gives the opposite team a chance.
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Gives Spartans a fair shot at battling and hijacking vehicles.
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It shows an appreciation and respect to diversity within us and our different brush strokes by allowing players like myself to feel at home with other Spartans and it allows my mastery to be a part of my experience in Reach multiplayer.
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It gives more options to all the different game types in Halo Reach like slayer, Flag, Assault, etc… by being able to drop shields with one hit and making your second choice thereafter.
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It adds some “realism” feel to Halo Reach. Anyone with real combat experience like myself knows how far more powerful hand to hand combat is as appose to weaponry. While weapons may be powerful, hand to hand far surpasses it when up close. Unless you have a shotgun blast up in your face then you may think twice }
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Both helps and inspires with team work. One Spartan drops your shields and the other head-shots opponent giving the ability to clear the room.
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Goes perfectly well with the entire flow of the Halo Reach experience and game play which Bungie worked their butts off to nail. (watch interviews and commentaries from Bungie website)
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Ties nicely with the story and characters of Halo Reach. You don’t think a Spartan from Halo can’t kill you with two melee strikes? Just add ancient martial arts to the Spartan and you have an unstoppable one man/woman army }
Thanks for listening to my ramblings but I must repeat that the 2 melee system should be kept as is or the whole infrastructure will have to be tweaked to continue offering the experience it does today and understanding/appreciation it does today.
On a small note I like the sword a lot but the changes they have in mind would be interesting even though I think allowing players an option to either also have a sword or other ways of defending against a sword user would greatly benefit the balance and well planned structure of Halo Reach Multiplayer.
Mind you, this isn’t to say that Reach can’t be improved. I do realize that their are plenty of subtle yet vital unbalances which probably should be considered. Then again, we are all such a big community that finding the “right” balance may really just a perspective of what “right balance” is. I am interesting to see what the new takers of Reach will do. They have their own unique Brush Stroke to offer as well so lets give them a shot and see whats up. Anyways thats the end of my rampage }
Kudos to the new undertakers of Halo Reach and Halo Universe
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