One thing that I am worried about is… why is 343 catering to the newcomers? The new weapon drop system, Forerunner vision?
I quote from Louis Wu:
> It DOES let you see through walls (at least a limited number of walls; you can see people sort of near you) - but 1) you don’t have very much of it (it runs out really quickly) and 2) it doesn’t help you figure out where someone is if the geometry is really complicated. I guess this will become less relevant when we know the maps inside and out. It’s really useful when someone dips behind a wall and then tries to fake you out… you can tell where they’re going.
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> It also screws up colors, so if you’re in the middle of a multi-person firefight, it adds more confusion than it removes. I’d say used judiciously, it’s pretty cool - <mark>but as Frank [O’Connor] said, a good player won’t really need it.</mark>
I just feel that this is not a good idea. If you are playing a game of chess against someone who is really good, and you, who has never played before, you will lose. It separates the experienced from the inexperienced. But for the newcomer, it allows them to strive to do better and better, until one day, they have a chance of beating the better players. And you feel good about yourself after. And even you you didn’t win, you know that you’re becoming a better player. It’s a good feeling.
But if you are playing a game of chess against someone (and I’m just using chess as an example), and they let you win, you don’t truly feel like the winner. So if 343 just gives the newcomers all the tools they need, like Forerunner vision, it could cause problems.
That’s my opinion. Thanks for reading. Don’t forget, November 6th!