I like Halo 5, for the most part, but sniping is way too easy on this game.
When it says I get a headshot, I’m like… whaaaaa?
Often it feels like I’ve completely missed, and hit a persons nipple, and it gives me a headshot. The game generously hands out one shot sniper kills, and the average player seems like a pro sniper.
I know the game is far more fast pace, but you should still, you know, have to shoot someones HEAD to get a HEADSHOT!.
I was playing shotty snipers and getting “headhsots” all day, and I was left with a really unsatisfied feeling
I’m sorry but maybe you’re not playing vs bad players who don’t know how to snipe? Halo 5 has little to no aim assist so most gun fights are who aims better without missing. If your nailing headshots then you’re nailing headshots… Halo 4 was a lot easier because of aim assist and bullet magnetism.
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> I’m sorry but maybe you’re not playing vs bad players who don’t know how to snipe? Halo 5 has little to no aim assist so most gun fights are who aims better without missing. If your nailing headshots then you’re nailing headshots… Halo 4 was a lot easier because of aim assist and bullet magnetism.
You obviously missed the point. It has nothing to do with aim assist, it’s the fact that the game is giving headshots to players that clearly haven’t actually shot the opponents head.
I believe some people call it a “hitbox”.
I’ve watched tonnes of theater replays of my games, and It’s almost comical.
I’ve never been an amazing sniper. I’d rate myself a 6.5/10, yet I’m popping fools like never before.
Over 50% of the “headshots” I land, are no where near the head when I initially shoot.
It can’t just me getting lucky otherwise I must be the luckiest player to ever exist, ever!
It’s better than hitting the head and “not” getting the headshot and being whaaaa? That happened so much in H3. 343 shouldn’t be nerfing anything. If anything the Sniper could use more a Halo 2 feel where you can swipe the aim and still hit your intended target.
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> The sound of the sniper sucks…
> H2A had an absolutely perfect sniper sound. Too bad.
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> Big hitboxes isn’t really new to Halo.
I’d prefer it if the OP post us a detailed video simultaneously showing and describing this sniping phenomena to us. That way we can sort the truth on this matter.
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> I’d prefer it if the OP post us a detailed video simultaneously showing and describing this sniping phenomena to us. That way we can sort the truth on this matter.
I don’t have a capture card, but this is a great example of what I talk about, even though it’s with the BR -
Go to 1:47, and play on 0.5x speed.
Full screen it also. If you don’t know how to do that, go to the screw looking tab on the video.
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> Hit box for snipers is H U G E
The hitbox doesn’t change just because someone is holding a sniper rifle. That isn’t how video games work (generally speaking of course).
As it has been documented in halo 4 (and I suspect this hasn’t changed much, maybe just tweaked), 343’s engine and server architecture use a generous hit system that self corrects (bullet magnetism) or they are using massive hit boxes. There are countless videos out there that show a player’s crosshair can actually BE off target and the hit still registers (this has nothing to do with the auto aim, that is a completely separate function that tweaks yours reticule). Unless the weapon fires a large physical object (plasma caster, rocket launcher), most hit detection is simply done by player and crosshair placement.
**One of two things is happening (and its what makes snipers and the DMR so deadly).**1. The player hit boxes are much larger than the player models.
OR
The “hit” detection algorithm is extremely generous and the server counts “close” shots as hits (even if the crosshair isn’t technically over the model).
Now, from my experience the magical bullet magnetism of halo 4 has been reduced but make no mistake, the system is still there. Due to the “slop” in controllers, every halo game has compensated the player in some way. 343 just took it to extremes in halo 4. Its still there, albeit reduced in halo 5 (from what I can tell, personally).
I’d love to hear from other people or their experiences.
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> I’m sorry but maybe you’re not playing vs bad players who don’t know how to snipe? Halo 5 has little to no aim assist so most gun fights are who aims better without missing. If your nailing headshots then you’re nailing headshots… Halo 4 was a lot easier because of aim assist and bullet magnetism.
You’re right about Halo 5’s got low auto aim. However, the bullet magnetism is crazy high. Aim assist helps you play the game, bullet magnetism plays the game for you.
bullet magnetism curves bullets around walls, resulting in shots to the breast/shoulders count as headshots.
