I love Team Snipers and personally would like to be able to play JUST Snipers without having to worry about people voting for Shotty Snipers. I personally don’t like Shotty Snipers since I just want to play old school Snipers like it was before in older Halo’s. I think both people that want and do not want to play Shotty Snipers would appreciate to have the chance to choose which one they want to play all the time.
This is just my personal opinion and wish on this matter.
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Team snipers was never just snipers. The playlist began in halo 2, and you were given a pistol. Shotty snipers was a hit when it was introduced into team training after we logged thousands of hours when you had to play it as a custom game. Its been in every halo since, its here to stay.
Majority voting, my friend. Sometimes you don’t get what you want, you just have to live with it. If you want to maximise your chances of getting plain Snipers, I suggest you team up with friends before going in. Not only will you be throwing four votes behind the option instead of just one, you’ll be guaranteed of decent teammates, as well.
It would be nice, since people tend to vote for shotty snipes just for the ordnance mastery with the shotgun since the only real other way is flood.Flood tends to be boring after a few matches since its always the same maps, abandon or haven.Maps play a big part in game modes, play the same map too much and it gets boring, because people do the same routine over and over.
I don’t mind Shotty Snipers, I’m not good enough of a sniper to rely on it in extremely close quarters lol. What I don’t like is the maps that are in the playlist that almost require it–Haven, Abandon, Solace, Complex (to a lesser degree), and Shutout all feel way too cramped for snipers. Almost every encounter is close range.
Flame me all you want, but I’ll be the first to admit I suck with a sniper at close range. It’s not meant for that–it’s niche is long range, and that’s what I want to use it for. I realize there’s a substantial group that is incredibly good, maybe better, at short range, but for me, just give me Ragnarok, Exile, Longbow (is it even in the playlist? I haven’t played it), and Meltdown. Long range, requires great eyesight and a cautious, strategic playstyle. Meltdown is my favorite because of it’s cluttered pathways–great camo–yet wide sightlines, making it much better and more diverse than Ragnarok’s wide-open, no cover style (think Hemorrhage from Reach).
That’s just my take. Again, I realize so many people enjoy the close quarters sniping, but if I could have my wish…remove everything but the big maps.
I agree big time with that sentiment. If people want a fast moving close quarters game then try SWAT instead. I prefer large maps and a slow cautious game for snipers.
Maybe they’ll make a playlist for kids in the future that’s kind of like Reach’s Hackey Sack or whatever it was called…Action Sack?