SWAT is back! \o/

I may sound like a nagger, but I dont see this game's MP growing on me, which, for me as a Halo fan, is a shame...

In Halo Reach, my favourite 2 things to do were driving the warthog, and chasing enemy warthogs with the grenade launcher.

Guess what, the only map that's virtually useful for the hog is Ragnarok.
But then, its way too easy to destroy it. Stupidly shooting at vehicles is way more effective than 1 or 2 well placed grenades...yaaaawn....
Not managed yet to get a wheelman-spree.

Oh yeah and they of course replaced my favorite weapon from Reach (grenade launcher) to replace it to the far more boring detonator.


I am a worse player than in previous Halos, because I still find myself using grenades out of habbit, which often is my death sentence, but thats not the problem. For me the gameplay itself in general is less fun :. (

also agreed.

and redneck yes, i also still rely on grenades :( there shit as i say, there to much like uncharted grenades, even there arch of throwing is different than previous halo games you have to arch to high :(

nade launcher was toss, same as brute shot but without the melee bonus damage.. rail gun is a much better gun

my fave combo at minute is pro vision and bolt shot or rail gun, charge that fucker up as there coming round the corners.. perfect, every time. they need to fix it, OP to fuck for a starter weapon.

Binary rifle is bullshit, but i do enjoy seeing people on map due to trailing light beams :D

You know grift.. i never knew that, i always go for head so never really noticed.

but if that's true.. sniper to the head=dead but body 2 shot.

as say always shoot the head..
I'm quite honestly shocked i never noticed this, just always assumed head shot damaged the shield more (and always questioned why the shield does not make it stronger near the head..)

I'm man enough to admit.. i never knew.. after playing Halo for 11 years... *holds head down in shame*

Something 343 tweaked (as far as I can tell) is what Bungie called something like instant impact, which means that you have to take into account that the bullets need some time to travel to their destination.
Sniper was an instant impact weapon in Halo 3, while the BR wasn't. This means, that if you shot at a distant aim with the BR in Halo3, you had to aim just a little in front of where your aim was going at to actually hit. Sniper bullets 'teleported'. Pull the trigger, no delay.

I dont know about the DMR in Reach.


In Halo 4, I think that every human weapon is an instant impact weapon...

It's a realism factor really

Halo 4 is more arcade oriented in this way

The trick is to free scope with that thing, any other way and you might as well let the entire field know by announcing, "Okay everybody! I'm about to bring out the Binary Rifle!"

There used to be a certain degree of skill required to snipe, now everybody (and I do mean EVERYBODY) can do it. My current #1 Loadout is DMR, Plasma Pistol, Plasma Grenades, Prothean Vision and alternate with support abilities. Mostly because I haven't found comfort with an all purpose support yet.

The good news is that my teams have now worked out a system where we share ordinance drops. One teammate might have a sniper weapon in his ordinance, another may have damage boost or an incinerator. By communicating, sharing and swapping what we have in our ordinance drops, we raised the effectiveness of our fighting ability substantially. The point spreads are now no less than 200 now. Communication goes a very long way, and when we're in the lobby and we see the other side has no mics on..............well...... let the butt hurt begin.

The Mantis is alot of fun if you can deal with being treated like the highest priority target on the field, alot of people don't get it though. You are ENEMY #1, everyone wants you dead. The Mantis has greater mobility than a tank, but it's height can be a vulnerability because it's so visible to lasers, snipers and people (like me) who enjoy harassing the driver into doing something stupid. Banshees are no longer to be feared, they aren't the agile air bombers they used to be, capable of winning a match in the game's first opening minutes. They have instead been reduced to low flying vehicles that crash into unsuspecting players. This nerf is really unnecessary when you have the types of weapons on the field (Lasers, Railguns, Incinerators, Multiple turrets, Tanks) that are capable of nailing a Banshee instantly.

Anyway I should be hitting SR-50 in a couple of days, hopefully open up a few more specializations.

@GrimThorne

I like how you don't even mention the machine gun Warthog. Is it because they turned it into shit?

The ghost on the other hand is more efficient than in previous Halos.
But what sucks about it, is it beeing so quiet. You got shot to death but dont hear it at all!

I got 15 damn kills in a Ghost recently, it didn't even seem fair. I would plow players down, regain my health and shields no matter what damage the vehicle taking, and the Ghost can take ALOT! The Ghost is also the reason my secondary is a plasma pistol, I actually like the Bolt shot but I don't feel secure enough to add it when you can get run over so easily now. And when you combine the extraordinarily loud sounds that your weapons are making when being fired, it's very easy to miss the sound of the Ghost approaching and be taken completely by surprise.

I haven't spent too much time in the gunner seat, the driving from many players (including my teammates) has been uninspiring. The Warthog now requires a very good driver, in truth it always did. But since all vehicles are now visibly seen on radar and revealed with red approaching arrows that alert the field, skirting and controlled maneuvers are what's really necessary to avoid ambushes and give the gunner a little extra time to nail his opponents. Over all the mechanics haven't changed, everyone agrees that it sounds AWFUL, but the turret is still very very effective.

I consider myself a rather good driver, because since Halo3 I always rush for the Warthog seat instead of the sniper or the wraith or what not, so atleast I am an experienced driver.

However you will never spend too much time on the turret, because its too easy to get shot of it by the DMR...
On the open field, your gunner is shot to bits in a few seconds.
In more narrow areas, people get away sprinting...

@Grift
I also was one of the guys who thought that perks and what not wont change the game too much...maaaaaan, how wrong I was.
But the bit that sucks most is the randomness added by ordonance you also mentioned.
I just wait for more classic stuff to be added...

Wasn't there supposed to be a classic playlist anyways?!

Just finished SP, def the best Halo SP of the bunch!, and dem graphics wow just draw dropping! well now to jump into Spartan Ops!! :)

but.. but... TEH TRAILERS WERE SHIT!