Does anyone else other than me hope that Zero Bloom will end up replacing the current bloom setting that is in arena? Atm, Reach’s arena feels dull and has no competitive atmosphere to it what so ever. The Zero Bloom playlists seperate the good players from the bad. Which is exactly what it should be doing! However i fear zero bloom will end up being just some separate play list with no rank/arena attached to it, giving it no competitive edge. It would be awesome to have that competitive feel again, where I can jump into arena and actually face people within my skill range. Rather than facing people of random skill levels.
anyone else hoping for ZB in arena?
I’d prefer 85% bloom
85% Bloom fixes a lot of the problems associated with bloom, and allows it to stay. Zero Bloom is already being implemented with its own playlist catagory come November (Classic). 85% Bloom and AA nerfs throughout Reach will allow the game to maintain its individual identity while becoming more balanced in the process.
If anything else is put into Arena we will have to change its name to lolarena.
Bloom=randomness=luck=/=skill.
Nobody will take it seriously when we have the tools for a real halo game and real competition.
Leave bloom for the lol giggle kiddies who like flying around in social playlist.
> I’d prefer 85% bloom
O.o whyyy
> 85% Bloom fixes a lot of the problems associated with bloom, and allows it to stay. Zero Bloom is already being implemented with its own playlist catagory come November (Classic). 85% Bloom and AA nerfs throughout Reach will allow the game to maintain its individual identity while becoming more balanced in the process.
I want a RANKED playlist for the most skill based gameplay. If they want to make me -Yoink- my pants they will make “classic” with a halo 2 ranking.
Either way what players want is a zero bloom playlist RIGHT NOW. We have been waiting for this and now its a game of chance to get the game type i want to play. Its like…shooting a guy with the dmr. CHANCE
ALSO Halo was an individual without bloom. Then reach added it to be more like other games with bloom to lessen the skill gap between better and worse players. In turn that makes it more “enjoyable” the casual player. Halo isnt a game of realism like call of duty. You are an armored soldier with super strength. Why, with two hands, could this superior soldier NOT shoot straight.
Oh hell no, Zero Bloom is like Zero Skill, and with the Jetpack on Arena, the thing only gets worse
> Oh hell no, Zero Bloom is like Zero Skill, and with the Jetpack on Arena, the thing only gets worse
Randomness is not a skill.
No-bloom with 120 speed is the most competitve halo has been since CE. Arena does not need the crutch of bloom to help bad players get kills.
I am for anything (within reason and that won’t reduce the comeptitive nature it’s supposed to have) that will bolster the population of Arena. It just doesn’t work like it’s supposed to with such a poor population.
Zero bloom. It actually takes skill. 85% is a lot easier to spam and still helps people aim.