As we all know smart scope is getting the worst heat out of any Spartan ability in Halo 5. Well when i played the beta I didn’t use it too much only on sniper and DMR sometimes. But here’s why people are so frustrated with smart scope.
The biggest and most annoying reason “it copies COD ADS”. WRONG!!! I have played AW and H5 beta. To me they feel nothing alike. The difference in COD you get reduced movement speed, less bullet spread and no descope. In halo 5 you only get reduced bullet spread but not nearly as much in COD hince the reason for you don’t have to use it in halo 5. People who say you need to use it are stupid.- “I prefer traditional zoom as in the original halos”. Yes I understand I agree it should be an option for people who prefer classic zoom. But again I didn’t really use zoom even in halo CE through 4 except for the sniper. Hopefully 343 makes this an option.- “the animation looks dumb”. Well thats a personnel opinion. Mainly people hate the look because it obstructs your players vision. Some people like the apperence some people don’t. To me it didn’t bother me I think it could have been a a lot worse.- “Its overpowerd on AR and SMG in H5 beta and it should be removed for all automatic weapons”. 343 has already announced that they will nerfing or removing it in the final game.
So did I miss anything please let me know. Also did you use smart scope? I didn’t use it alot and I got a 2.7 KD by end of beta so I did decent without it.
Not having the sides blurred or shaded out honestly helps my visability a lot, and I think it looks rad on some weapons, but I don’t like iron sights, the br has the worst zoom, but the assault rifle’s and magnum’s looks pretty rad,
Does NOT slow you down like in COD- You can’t just constantly be aiming in. If you get shot, it’s hipfire time.- Hip fire is as effective as ever, thanks to precision weapons having dot reticles, and not expanding crosshairs like cod.- Why CAN’T the AR be more effective? In past Halo’s when EVERYONE takes the BR’s, people with AR’s are practically helpless. “Because the AR takes no skill, waaaah MLG”. SHADUP! I’ve been beaten by BR users at point blank range. If you are as skilled as you pretend to be, it’ll be no problem. At least you don’t die in 4 bullets like cod.- Halo is WAY more than just aiming. You need to know how to juke people, how to be accurate with grenades, which routes to take, etc.
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> - Does NOT slow you down like in COD
> - You can’t just constantly be aiming in. If you get shot, it’s hipfire time.
> - Hip fire is as effective as ever, thanks to precision weapons having dot reticles, and not expanding crosshairs like cod.
> - Why CAN’T the AR be more effective? In past Halo’s when EVERYONE takes the BR’s, people with AR’s are practically helpless. “Because the AR takes no skill, waaaah MLG”. SHADUP! I’ve been beaten by BR users at point blank range. If you are as skilled as you pretend to be, it’ll be no problem. At least you don’t die in 4 bullets like cod.
> - Halo is WAY more than just aiming. You need to know how to juke people, how to be accurate with grenades, which routes to take, etc.
See during the Beta I found that maybe half my total kills where from the AR sure I had to be relatively close but in Halo that’s not a problem. I don’t really tend to fight from a distance so the fact that the AR works so well is boon to me! (Though must admit I would like to see AR starts over BR starts but maybe a game type will have this so I’m happy)
I use just as much as I would Classic zoom. New players might wanna use it everytime they shoot because it’s what they are used to but they wilol be at a disadvantage compared to someone who is used to firing halo shots “from the hip”
It’s just a re-skin of the old zoom, effectively. Just applied to other weapons. I don’t mind it, but I couldn’t play with the aim on LT so I switched it to the old RS. I instantly played better and I went from coming last in every match to coming one of the first.
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> - Does NOT slow you down like in COD
> - You can’t just constantly be aiming in. If you get shot, it’s hipfire time.
> - Hip fire is as effective as ever, thanks to precision weapons having dot reticles, and not expanding crosshairs like cod.
> - Why CAN’T the AR be more effective? In past Halo’s when EVERYONE takes the BR’s, people with AR’s are practically helpless. “Because the AR takes no skill, waaaah MLG”. SHADUP! I’ve been beaten by BR users at point blank range. If you are as skilled as you pretend to be, it’ll be no problem. At least you don’t die in 4 bullets like cod.
> - Halo is WAY more than just aiming. You need to know how to juke people, how to be accurate with grenades, which routes to take, etc.
If Smart Scope is anything like previous Halos, Smart Scope does slow you down a bit. But not as much as CoD.
While I still prefer the old scoping, smart scope doesn’t deter from the formula by adding another animation. It looks nice (for the most part) and about as functional as it gets. And hip fire hasn’t changed either, so it doesn’t bother me.
Why are there 2 smart scope posts in a row!? Seriously we are in #huntthetruth now! This is irrelevant. Search the forum first before putting the same dammed posts that have been going up since December 2014!
EDIT: sorry OP I realized this post was actually sophisticated. I don’t mean to sound angry. I’m just sick of the smart scope/sprint hate that I automatically judge these posts by the title. Hope you enjoy halo 5!
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> Why are there 2 smart scope posts in a row!? Seriously we are in #huntthetruth now! This is irrelevant. Search the forum first before putting the same dammed posts that have been going up since December 2014!
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> EDIT: sorry OP I realized this post was actually sophisticated. I don’t mean to sound angry. I’m just sick of the smart scope/sprint hate that I automatically judge these posts by the title. Hope you enjoy halo 5!
This isn’t a hate thread I’m trying to prove a point you don’t have to use smart scope unlike everyone else says they do.
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> > - Does NOT slow you down like in COD
> > - You can’t just constantly be aiming in. If you get shot, it’s hipfire time.
> > - Hip fire is as effective as ever, thanks to precision weapons having dot reticles, and not expanding crosshairs like cod.
> > - Why CAN’T the AR be more effective? In past Halo’s when EVERYONE takes the BR’s, people with AR’s are practically helpless. “Because the AR takes no skill, waaaah MLG”. SHADUP! I’ve been beaten by BR users at point blank range. If you are as skilled as you pretend to be, it’ll be no problem. At least you don’t die in 4 bullets like cod.
> > - Halo is WAY more than just aiming. You need to know how to juke people, how to be accurate with grenades, which routes to take, etc.
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> If Smart Scope is anything like previous Halos, Smart Scope does slow you down a bit. But not as much as CoD.
Are you sure? I don’t recall any movement penalties when zooming in previous halos.
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> > > - Does NOT slow you down like in COD
> > > - You can’t just constantly be aiming in. If you get shot, it’s hipfire time.
> > > - Hip fire is as effective as ever, thanks to precision weapons having dot reticles, and not expanding crosshairs like cod.
> > > - Why CAN’T the AR be more effective? In past Halo’s when EVERYONE takes the BR’s, people with AR’s are practically helpless. “Because the AR takes no skill, waaaah MLG”. SHADUP! I’ve been beaten by BR users at point blank range. If you are as skilled as you pretend to be, it’ll be no problem. At least you don’t die in 4 bullets like cod.
> > > - Halo is WAY more than just aiming. You need to know how to juke people, how to be accurate with grenades, which routes to take, etc.
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> Are you sure? I don’t recall any movement penalties when zooming in previous halos.
That’s because there isn’t one, this guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
Anyway, yes, I used Smart Scope whenever I thought the situation called for it, like anything else in the game.
This poll is biased and generally just very manipulative. :\
I played the H5:G Beta and used Smart Scope (for further Sword Lunge distances and tightened Assault Rifle spread) - this doesn’t mean that I don’t want Smart Scope to be removed, however.
If SmartScope remains as it was in Beta (present on all weapons), and you refuse to use it, that’s roughly equivalent to refusing to use the scope in the other Halo games at all.
If you need it spelled out why this is silly, fine. It’s arbitrarily denying yourself a facet of the game’s gunplay for the sake of… whatever the justification may be.
Looking at my Halo 5 beta clips, I used smart scope with precision weapons the exact same way I used zoom in all previous Halos.
The difference obviously lies in the automatics. Smart Scope definitely made the AR far more effective at all ranges except when you’re basically close enough to melee, at which point you stop shooting anyway. It tightened automatic spread and with headshot damage, I feel like it was pretty rare you shot the AR–and to a lesser extent, the SMG–without using SS.
This is a problem. However 343 said they’re correcting both the spread and auto headshot damage, so this might not be the case in the final game.
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> Looking at my Halo 5 beta clips, I used smart scope with precision weapons the exact same way I used zoom in all previous Halos.
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> The difference obviously lies in the automatics. Smart Scope definitely made the AR far more effective at all ranges except when you’re basically close enough to melee, at which point you stop shooting anyway. It tightened automatic spread and with headshot damage, I feel like it was pretty rare you shot the AR–and to a lesser extent, the SMG–without using SS.
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> This is a problem. However 343 said they’re correcting both the spread and auto headshot damage, so this might not be the case in the final game.
I didn’t need to use SS for the AR that often. At close range if I took damage, I would have been foolish to keep zooming in unless they ran out of ammo or tried to melee/charge me. Getting Headshots was so rewarding thought, I didn’t agree that the AR needed to be nerfed (I could see why the SMG needed to be toned down thought.). Besides the maximum range of the AR was effectively 25-30 meters. The BR would have a significant advantage because the tighten spread which didn’t effect it when descoped.