So gave this new motion tracker a try and here are my thoughts.
In the Proving Grounds playlist there is a mode where the motion tracker range is extended to 25 and only detects weapon fire and spartan abilities. I don’t know for sure but this seems to be an attempt to reduce usage of any spartan abilities (boost, sprint, etc.) or is to encourage walking by making it advantageous. This could possibly be an attempt at creating an environment where both the new movement style of Halo 5 and the more classic gameplay can co-exist. This is good to see because it means 343i acknowledges that there is still a large majority of fans who don’t much care for the new abilities. This also means 343i realizes they can’t just get rid of the abilities entirely without losing its current and maybe only audience. I see pros and cons to this and will try to address as much as I can think of.
PROS
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Allows both classic movement and new movement to coexist - Makes it so you think twice before using sprint or any ability, as you lose the advantage of staying off the tracker - Extends range back to 25m (this was the standard before Halo 5 and is more of an opinion)CONS
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No way of telling someone is walking behind you/ it’s less of a “motion tracker” - Somewhat defeats the purpose of crouching/ features taken away to support this one - Isn’t a huge advantage, people still run aroundI’m sure there’s more but that’s what I could think of on the fly. I like this because it’s an attempt to solve a huge issue dividing the community and while is a nice compromise, is still flawed. The motion sensor in H5 wasn’t exactly the most useful thing and this somewhat makes it worse, Feel free to disagree and discuss.
