Since the scope is now tied to your visor why does the battle rifle and dmr even have an actual scope? The new assault rifle has no scope, just an akward looking holographic overlay on the screen. There seems to be an inconsistency with this smart scope thing. Overall I think it’s an unnecessary change that only makes the graphics look messy. Halo has always been simplistic with the HUD.
Hopefully the beta will clear things up, both for us and 343i.
I agree. The BR and DMR have scopes because Marines don’t have HUDs. As far as I know, only Spartans and ODSTs have HUDs. In the novels, as well as previous Halo titles, Spartans never needed to actually use the weapons’ scopes due to their extensive HUD. I can understand the need for change in accordance with keeping the game from getting stale, but this particular change seems lackluster and unnecessary. Will have to wait for beta gameplay, but my initial thoughts are those of disagreement.