What Armor Ability do you use most and WHY?

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Which armor ability do you use most and Why?

I’m curious which armor abilities the halo community is using the most/least. Any commentary/input/tips about the armor abilities are welcome.

I use Regeneration Field the most by far. It has saved me countless times because right when you use it it kick starts you’re shield recharge. I find it very useful in objective game-types like CTF or Dominion when you’re defending against an enemy assault with your teammates. Placing it behind cover creates a safe area where you and you’re teammates can recharge their shields and get back into the fight instantly.

Also, using Regeneration Field with AA efficiency is the Ideal setup

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Jetpack and Promotheian(Sp? lol) Vision.

Only to stop people with mobility from running away and killing Camofags.

Have no interest in using anything else.

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> Camofags.
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Could have done without that… Just saying.

I use auto sentry. Fun kind of trolley thing that can earn me an assist or kill while I’m doing other things.

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> Jetpack and Promotheian(Sp? lol) Vision.
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> Only to stop people with mobility from running away and killing Camofags.
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> Have no interest in using anything else.

I would have used jet pack more but 343 completely (and fairly) nerfed it. In reach it was the bomb but now it’s more like a triple jump. I don’t really like promethean vision because it totally gives your position away.

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Regeneration field and Promethean vision.

Ones a medic class with a DMR and I use him to support and assassinations more.

Other is a long range type.

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Hologram FTW!

this is really the only armor ability i use because i just don’t like any of the other ones. Also its always funny to see somebody melee or shoot at it then come in for a easier kill

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Camo, very versatile, OP when you have sniper, sums it up nicely.

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> Hologram FTW!
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> this is really the only armor ability i use because i just don’t like any of the other ones. Also its always funny to see somebody melee or shoot at it then come in for a easier kill

I totally fall for that ALL THE TIME.

I may actually start using it…

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I love all the armor abilities in Halo 4, all of them feel so natural to the game. Unlike how armor abilities were implemented in Halo: Reach.

Thruster Pack and Autosentry are inferior armor abilities although, I find.

Hologram and Active Camo work super well.

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I personally love the jetpack. That kind of mobility is just awesome to have.

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Thruster Pack.

I know some people have been saying its “underwhelming” but I can’t even count how many times it has saved me from a assassination or helped me win a CQC encounter I would have, otherwise, lost.

I just think people are expecting Evade…and its not the same and can’t be used the same.

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I prefer the Thruster Pack. Love watching the red dot “sneaking up” behind me and then jumping and thrusting behind them for the assassination. I think only one person actually looked up and punched me while I did that lol. Also nice for evading nades.

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I use Thruster Pack and Hologram the most. Thruster Pack is really helpful to get into cover fast or get away after you’ve stuck someone. Hologram is a great distraction and sometimes gives you time to get one or two shots into the other person before they realized which one is real.

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Thruster pack. It seems the only one I can actually manage to use effectively. The reasons why were mentioned in the posts above me.

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Thats my lonley vote for the Sentry… EDIT: Another vote for Sentry!!! AWWWW YAHHHHH!!!

I play Dominion a lot, and I find that the sentry is a fairly good early alarm system when I am guarding bases…

My second most used is Camo for when I absolutely must hold the base…

I also use Jetpack and ProVision from time to time to mix things up, but Sentry is by far my most used…

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Promethean Vision. I’m the “tank” of the team. I take point, have a buddy as support with Regen Field behind me, and I go around being able to see where everybody is. Then I go in charging, getting some kills or damaging them. Sometimes I’ll die, sometimes I’ll pull back and have my buddy regenerate my shields. Then my support (and me, if I’m alive) will go in and clean up the mess.

It works if you do it well.

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Why are people using anything other than Promethean Vision? PV is BY FAR the best armor ability. The only other one which remotely approaches it is jetpack, which is useful on certain maps to get to the high ground quickly. Every other ability sucks.

I don’t use PV myself though, since that + the motion tracker would completely spoil me for slayer pro and other such gametypes. If you care about improving your Halo skills I would not use PV, since it is a GIANT crutch that is not good to get into a habit of relying on.

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I use Sentry. It’s really helpful in a lot of situations, as I’ve gotten numerous kills by leaving it around and using it to mobilize a little area. You can hold out for a while with both the sentry and your firepower combined.

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> Why are people using anything other than Promethean Vision? PV is BY FAR the best armor ability.
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> If you care about improving your Halo skills I would not use PV, since it is a GIANT crutch that is not good to get into a habit of relying on.

So should I use it or not?

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> Why are people using anything other than Promethean Vision? PV is BY FAR the best armor ability. The only other one which remotely approaches it is jetpack, which is useful on certain maps to get to the high ground quickly. Every other ability sucks.
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> I don’t use PV myself though, since that + the motion tracker would completely spoil me for slayer pro and other such gametypes. If you care about improving your Halo skills I would not use PV, since it is a GIANT crutch that is not good to get into a habit of relying on.

Wait… what? You say it’s the best AA, but then you say you don’t use it and it’s a giant crutch. If it’s really the best, then shouldn’t you be using it too?