I’m getting pretty tired of going around corners and just finding out that an enemy has been crouching there with a charged boltshot. What you have essentially done is given people the option to spawn with a shotgun and it’s getting very annoying very fast. It wouldn’t be a problem if just a few people did it but I just played about 8 matches today and I had to turn my game off because I got so bored of seeing my team camp with boltshots and seeing the other team do the same. So whoever is in charge of matchmaking playlists please take the boltshot out of the starting loadout. Also random note the shields should not take so long to recharge especially considering you’ve turned this into CoD by adding killcams sprint instant respawns point system perks care packages and basically first one to fire wins. So take out the boltshot, get rid of instant respawn, make shields recharge quicker. Now I know this will just get buried and 343 will never care because they have my money but whatever, im hoping some other people feel the same as I do.
Im quite annoyed by boltshot noobs as well
Here we go. Another thread demanding that the same things need to be changed. Insta spawn, sprint, boltshot, ordinance, kill cams, kill times, shield regen times, flinch, horrible maps, vehicle health and handling, lag, the waypoint interface and join in progress.
It’s almost like we have a large group of individuals who all know when a game is broken beyond belief or something…
Man, I’m so glad I paid 60$ for this Halo 4 beta. It was really worth it.
OT: Yes, I agree with everything. Now prepare for the fanboy onslaught.
I got a crazy trip earlier w/the Boltshot and felt so cheap afterwards. This is not GoW and we shouldn’t be able to spawn with shotguns.
Remove the Boltshots secondary (shotgun) feature in MM.
Buff the individual shots.
There, now you have what the boltshot SHOULD be, a side arm that is stronger than the magnum, but is balenced by having no scope.
I doubt THAT would happen, although.
I’m sorry people who are good with the boltshot ruin your day. A useful AA to see it coming would be Promethean vision
> I’m sorry people who are good with the boltshot ruin your day. A useful AA to see it coming would be Promethean vision
Since when does a 1sk weapon take skill to use? Yea, i’m so MLG with my Rocket launcher from ten feet away, lmao.
Agreed. The Boltshot is way too powerful to be considered a secondary. A limited number should spawn on the map like how the other weapons drop from the sky without anybody calling it in at certain times of the match.
I get killed by the Boltshot way too much. I turn around a corner, and blast my Assault Rifle (a PRIMARY weapon) with full health into an opponent who easily takes me down with one hit of his Boltshot (which is a secondary).
> I’m sorry people who are good with the boltshot ruin your day. A useful AA to see it coming would be Promethean vision
No such thing as being good with 1 shot weapons
> > I’m sorry people who are good with the boltshot ruin your day. A useful AA to see it coming would be Promethean vision
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> Since when does a 1sk weapon take skill to use?
Have you ever actually used it? Its only 1sk after being charged up. It fires on its own and not on demand, it has a shorter range than a shot gun and unless your face to face, it usually only takes shields down. Granted, lag spikes which occur commonly will either just give the wielder the kill or the shot is just completely absorbed.
Well, obviously 343i isn’t going to take it out of the loadout, so what we should really be asking for is a small nerf on the Boltshot.
> I’m sorry people who are good with the boltshot ruin your day. A useful AA to see it coming would be Promethean vision
Which is why I and many others use stealth. Committing to ONE AA to solve a LOADOUT WEAPON is ridiculous. The weapon is broken, and pro-vision can’t fix that.
BTW, I believe both should not exist, but I’m not gonna whine about it.
Yes, once again a game releases with a new thing that people aren’t used to, and so because no one is willing to put forward the effort to learn how to fight it and play smarter, it must be smited for it has ruined the “pro” gamer’s ability to play the game their way. I’ve seen this kind of commiseration before, next please.
> > > I’m sorry people who are good with the boltshot ruin your day. A useful AA to see it coming would be Promethean vision
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> > Since when does a 1sk weapon take skill to use?
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> Have you ever actually used it? Its only 1sk after being charged up. <mark>It fires on its own and not on demand, it has a shorter range than a shot gun</mark> and unless your face to face, it usually only takes shields down. Granted, lag spikes which occur commonly will either just give the wielder the kill or the shot is just completely absorbed.
All untrue. Due to the absurd hit boxes in this game the boltshots range is slightly farther then both shotguns. And have YOU used one?! You charge it for about a second then it fires upon release of the button. It fires automatically after about 3-4 sec.
> > > > I’m sorry people who are good with the boltshot ruin your day. A useful AA to see it coming would be Promethean vision
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> > > Since when does a 1sk weapon take skill to use?
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> > Have you ever actually used it? Its only 1sk after being charged up. <mark>It fires on its own and not on demand, it has a shorter range than a shot gun</mark> and unless your face to face, it usually only takes shields down. Granted, lag spikes which occur commonly will either just give the wielder the kill or the shot is just completely absorbed.
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> All untrue. Due to the absurd hit boxes in this game the boltshots range is slightly farther then both shotguns. And have YOU used one?! You charge it for about a second then it fires upon release of the button. It fires automatically after about 3-4 sec.
I used them frequently a while ago and found it to be nearly worthless. For me, it uncharges if I don’t hold it for the 3-4 seconds. The range is further but the 1sk range is shorter.
It’s not that it’s new. It’s not that it’s a loadout weapon. What the irritation about the boltshot is that it is a balance issue. One should NEVER be given the option to spawn with a OHK weapon. The fact that it is also a secondary makes it even more insulting. Pair up the Boltshot with the AC AA and it breaks maps and, in some cases, the game. Just like Rockets+Jetpack, hell jetpack and any power weapon. Plus it promotes camping, outright abuse of certain AA’s with it. It’s just bad news all around having it be a OHK.
> Yes, once again a game releases with a new thing that people aren’t used to, and so because no one is willing to put forward the effort to learn how to fight it and play smarter, it must be smited for it has ruined the “pro” gamer’s ability to play the game their way. I’ve seen this kind of commiseration before, next please.
Your ignorance amuses me.
Even if it doesn’t kill it has huge shield popping range. Play smarter!? Playing smarter is not going out in the open. Playing smarter is not sprinting when enemies are near. Do you want us to just not turn corners? Or maybe just start throwing sticking the moment you see a boltshot within get wrecked range.
> It’s not that it’s new. It’s not that it’s a loadout weapon. What the irritation about the boltshot is that it is a balance issue. <mark>One should NEVER be given the option to spawn with a OHK weapon.</mark> The fact that it is also a secondary makes it even more insulting. Pair up the Boltshot with the AC AA and it breaks maps and, in some cases, the game. Just like Rockets+Jetpack, hell jetpack and any power weapon. Plus it promotes camping, outright abuse of certain AA’s with it. It’s just bad news all around having it be a OHK.
Plasma Grenades would like a word with you.
The Boltshot is not overpowered in the slightest. Is it better than some other weapons? Yes it is, but it’s not “Overpowered”. Yes, it can be an instakill, however, the shots are super low-range, have a ridiculous spread, take forever to charge, and if you miss your screwed. I see where the OP is coming from, but if you tried to use the weapon, you’d quickly learn that it actually takes a decent level of skill to time your shots right, and manage to get into a close enough range for it to be effective. The OP does have a point, people who cloak and camp corners ruin the game for everyone. However, for the people who DON’T camp, like myself and many others, the Boltshot has become a quick-favorite on CQC maps like Adrift and Haven. My final point is that on larger maps(e.g Exile, Ragnarok), the Boltshot is essentially an unusable weapon.
How about you get better at checking corners then? I mean if this is happening as often as it is for you why do you keep falling for it?
With my -Yoink- sentence out of the way its not OP. It has a very small OHK range. Plus the person has a yellow glow when its charging. Thats the sign to back the hell up.