I heard many people saying this game does not feel/ play like halo, i would have to agree with them. it has not much to do with thrusters,(something that i do not hate or like but they were in 2 previous halo games) but in almost everything else.
if you buy a bike and become a good bike rider hitting jumps and all your bike will eventually be outdated( although none of the games are THAT outdated here is my point)
eventually you will replace some things on the bike or add new things ( like in reach and on)
others may not like these thing so u decide to get them removed and add some old stuff( even starts exc.)
at this point it is still a bike, but say your neighbor gets a new car, this car and all cars are better in all aspects of speed, but bikes are unique becaue you can hit jumps on them.
you ( in this case 343) decide to make some modifications things very few people asked for possibly to become more like the car(cod)
you put a small engine in to make it go faster, at this point u can sill hit jumps but its not as satisfying without a pedal bike, (sprint)
after that you add all of these other things to it in order to copy all of the cars, you change the tires, make it bigger, put a bigger engine in, add windows and so on.
the question i want to ask you is whem did the bike become something else( a car)
they have changed so many things about the game its almost crazy, i am NOT against change just to MUCH of it is really bad.
first we need to say what is basically the same then what is different,
(from 1-3)the way the long range guns shoot, the bashing mechanics, and the guns havnt changed,
now lets list all the the changes KEPT from other games
sprint is overall useless why have something if you have to Nerf it, thats like using a gun in call of duty that has drastically long kill times its just useless and not worth your time especially if its not going to get better or be removed for its horribleness. IMO it should be taked out to give halo a new feel because it has had sprint for a long time. also let halo be different and not have this mechanic. people may not buy it because it has sprint but i have not heard anyone say that they wont buy a game because it has no sprint.
many other things have changed:
clamber IMO not needed, makes a unique aspect about halo(skill jumping) very useless.
hover: not asked for: although it can be taken off the controls most people especially new wont, but im more ok with this one( but not entirely)
kill times: they are much lower in this i have noticed, another huge change they should be longer this is halo dont forget, this is the game that makes new people say “i shot him 3 times in the head and he didnt die!” although this still goes, the TTK is still to short IMO
cluttered map(s): empire is way to cluttered with cover and CQB places. this will probably happen with other non remake maps, the old games had different forms of cover and it worked well, why change the special way of maps in halo
“smart scope” this is a form of ADS, you zoom in and look at something that helps you aim aka a sight, again not really asked for, this takes away the power of the BR, although CQB weapons should be better this no matter how nerfed they are in damage will make them much more powerful.
not asked for by many takes yet another almost unique thing about halo away
ground pound: this is an additive now in many games that does nothing much i want it removed but if it isnt then the world wont end
Spartan charge: not good because it promotes the use of sprint which if they are trying to nerf shouldn’t be there. this is not in many games but adds very little, its not used much.
slide: i think it is an ok addition not much good not much bad but its used in a lot of games and takes away from the special feeling of halo
controls: the worst change other than sprint: u guys know what they changed, but why they took this aspect away i will never know,
so I ask all of you, since halo has changed very (most likely to fast) ay which point would the feel of halo no longer be halo? what could they add in to make halo not halo anymore, because for most people it seems that thay could do whatever and because it SAYS 'halo" does NOT mean that it FEELS like halo
most everything here is an opinion and everyone is entitled to what they think, leave below what would break the meaning and game play of halo for you