I think that maybe there should be an option to change the zoom of the sniper rifle. Yes we have 2x and 10x zoom, but what about an 6x zoom or maybe a 20x? I think that the better you get at the sniper rifle, the more zoom options should be available.
Would this be a cool, modern inclusion, or do you just prefer the original 2x and 10x zoom?
20x is too much, but I don’t see a problem with being able to adjust between 2x and 10x.
20x is a bit much. You could cross-map someone on Forge World with that. 
But it would be welcome. The only problem I see is having a method of controlling it. You use both sticks while sniping for movement and aiming, so they’re out, and using the click-stick to continuously increase the scope’s power by holding it would be awkward, not to mention slow if you want to quickly get someone who’s about to go behind a wall on the other side of the map.
In short, I’d love it if it worked.
5x and 10x*
> Yes we have 2x and 10x zoom
Is it not 5x zoom and 10x zoom?
> but what about an 6x zoom or maybe a 20x? I think that the better you get at the sniper rifle, the more zoom options should be available.
Disregarding the point that I really do not like “the longer you play the better equipment you get” systems in PvP modes, as long as the sniper rifle doesn’t become a weapon attached to a specific class or something along those lines but stays as a map pick up I think it would not even make sense to implement something like that since then the sniper functions as an (rare/limited) additional item, which offers every single player/team the same advantage when picked up and functions not as a customizable class tool.
As a map pick up it is not meant to be getting maxed out so you, the individual, can eventually boost it up or customize it but it is meant to be to simply offer an advantage in the form of a weapon (sniper rifle) for each player/team equally when getting picked up.
oh lord baby jeezus! 20x zoom think how much you would move the reticle with even the slightest move on the right stick.
> I think that the better you get at the sniper rifle, the more zoom options should be available.
I’m going to have to disagree with you here as a matter of principle.
It was only 2x and 10x in CE, I believe.
> It was only 2x and 10x in CE, I believe.
nah ce was 2x 8x
The Sniper Rifle has had various zoom levels.
Halo CE Xbox: 2x and 10x
Halo CE PC: 2x and 8x
Halo 2+: 5x and 10x
> The Sniper Rifle has had various zoom levels.
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> Halo CE Xbox: 2x and 10x
> Halo CE PC: 2x and 8x
In Xbox Halo: CE, even though it said 10x, it was actually 8x. It’s in the code. The CE Sniper Rifle had the same 8x zoom in both Xbox and PC games.
Also, no, I don’t want weapon attachments. Any weapon with different properties should be a completely different and unique weapon–for example, a Sniper Rifle with a 10x zoom and a Beam Rifle with a 12x zoom.
> I think that maybe there should be an option to change the zoom of the sniper rifle. Yes we have 2x and 10x zoom, but what about an 6x zoom or maybe a 20x? <mark>I think that the better you get at the sniper rifle, the more zoom options should be available.</mark>
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> Would this be a cool, modern inclusion, or do you just prefer the original 2x and 10x zoom?
Why do people keep suggesting unfair and non-Arena type ideas on these boards? It’s so frustrating.
Halo is supposed to be EVEN in as many ways possible. Whether you’ve played 7 games, or 18,002, everything aside from aesthetics needs to be identical.
Come on. This lack of fairness and inclusion of randomness is why most people hate and boycotted Halo 4.
I would like to see the sniper scope become completely customizable between 2x and 10x. This way everyone would be able to use whichever scope settings they are most comfortable with. For example I’ll pick up a sniper and it will have my custom settings and than if I die and someone else grabs it, it will automatically adjust to their preferences.