One of the worst feelings in Halo (or arguably any FPS) is when a kill/boss takedown is stolen (not finished but stolen) from you at the last minute having done 95% of the work, receiving a measly Assist medal as some sort of 7th place consolation prize. While I love the addition of the Wingman medal and agree that Halo is a team sport, so there should be a fair amount of assists in any game, it would be awesome to add 2 more medals to help ease the pain of a stolen kill/boss takedown. I feel that with so many in-depth medals rewarded for specific behavior, these 2 suggestions would fit right in. I’d love to hear constructive feedback if you disagree and support if you agree.
BOSS TAKEDOWN ASSIST
This one is pretty obvious: You should get an assist medal in Warzone for assisting a Boss Takedown. There are assists for taking down virtually every other AI and action in Warzone (Elite Assist, Solider Assist, Ghost Destroyed Assist) except for the bosses. Boss Takedown assists should also give a marginal boost to your REQ progress. If it does currently assist in your REQ progress, then acknowledging with a medal should be an easy addition to the game. It would also be nice to see those stats in the UI experience as well when you look at the scoreboard. You can see your kill assists, why not a Boss Takedown assist? Nothing’s more discouraging than pumping bullet after bullet into a boss until you’re empty only to not be rewarded or acknowledged. A Boss Takedown Assist medal would acknowledge and promote the teamwork and effort put into taking down a Boss, as well as reward the player by boosting their REQs.
CRITICAL KILL ASSIST
This might be familiar to those of you who play the new Star Wars Battlefront, but essentially, the Critical Kill Assist is awarded to the player who takes down an enemy to 5-10% health with someone else picking up the kill. This suggestion is more so for 1v1 encounters. I’ve played several matches with people who instead of assisting in kills by team shooting, would sit back and watch a teammate take a enemy’s shields all the way down and then swoop in for an easy headshot kill. A Critical Kill assist should award more points in Warzone and hold more weight in terms of being an Assist medal. Peppering people once or twice deserves a regular assist medal, but taking a player down to 1 shot should be acknowledged.
Obviously, these ideas might be superfluous with the myriad of other suggestions floating around, however, it’s happened so often that it felt worth it to note my frustration. It’s discouraging to say the least and I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way. Teamwork is the core of Halo and encouraging others with more detailed assist medals would promote cooperation and team play. Thanks for reading. 