I remember that 343i gave us a choice between the MLRS and the Rocket, and the rocket won to be put into multiplayer. Eventually they put the Rocket in as well. What are your guys thoughts on the Hydra?
Originally I thought it sucked -Yoink-, but after seeing what it can do, I see potential. I feel the lock-on should be stronger and the damage should be increased slightly to make it better, but i can see it working. I just don’t feel it’s a “power” weapon.
I felt like it works like the Spartan lasor. Incredibly hard to use on small maps but is beast on btb. The Hydra’s lock makes me think of an anti-banshee or anti-aircraft in general. (Suggesting for stronger air vehicles in h5? )
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> I felt like it works like the Spartan lasor. Incredibly hard to use on small maps but is beast on btb. The Hydra’s lock makes me think of an anti-banshee or anti-aircraft in general. (Suggesting for stronger air vehicles in h5? )
I think of it more as anti infantry, considering we have the splaser which is anti vehicle in general. If the rocket locks on to aircraft in this game, the rocket will probably suit the job better.
I could also see it working well on light armor vehicles, pushing them around like the bruteshot.
I felt it didn’t work very well on Regret. There’s too many obstructions on that map. The Forge Maps were better for it, IMO. As for aesthetics, it’s awesome, love the loading system. A revolving cylinder… With rockets!
Bear in mind it’s getting a buff as well. The main reason it wasn’t contested that much, as far as I can see, is that it was dependent on scoping to be precise, making it pretty much useless at close range. All you could do was spray and hope for the best, which in my experience, rarely got me the kill. It’s too dependent on range. That said, the supposed buff is based on its effectiveness out of scope, so that ought to fix it up a tad.
As for vehicle interplay, we can only guess. Looks like a great harassment tool rather than something you’d go on a full assault with. Get a banshee to back off, maybe finish a damaged warthog.