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Re: It sucked in the beta!
Posted By: Crimson Seether <crimsonseether@hotmail.com>Date: 8/19/10 11:00 a.m.

In Response To: It sucked in the beta! (rolandk73)


: I said it before and I know it's too late to change, but what the hell?
: Jamming enemy radar is a hindrance, not an advantage. Every idiot in
: multiplayer knew that someone was sneaking around when the motion tracker
: went wonky. Plus, it was easy to judge the fake blips from the real ones,
: due to their zany, stoner-like meanderings. Why not just shut the radar
: off completely? Further, you can't hear anything (very ninja-like) and
: you're almost entirely visible anyway.

I think the radar jam is supposed to be a hindrance? And well it is a good thing that you know that someone is around but not exactly where. Otherwise how easy wouldn't it be to just sneak up behind 3 unsuspecting people with a shotgun and kill everyone. The blips means that eventually you'll probably be found so you can't just sit around forever. But the blips alone won't reveal your positions instantly. The sound thing, while wierd, is not that much of a hindrance. You can still hear everything unless your sound is very low just not aswell as you used to. One just have to be more attentive. Yet the most annoying as someone stated is when you split screen. That's just wrong. I might be proven wrong in the final game, but that's my experience from the beta and I got the same impression from the video.

: Now it sucks in campaign! He was barely OBSCURED by the camo in that video.
: The radar jamming doesn't do anything to the enemy, but it sure hurts the
: player. The lack of sound (which seems to have increased since the beta,
: why not) makes the overall package weaken the player more than anything
: else in the game. Unless AC can be tweaked by itself, that staple of Halo
: may die in Reach.

Yes of course he was entirely visible. He was shootin' like there was no tomorrow (which incidently, there wasn't for that spartan) and running around like mad. He shouldn't, be any means, be cloaked then, that would just be weird and overpowered. I guess that the cons that apply for spartans will also apply to stealthed elites in campaign.

: I admit that I have to reserve final judgement for when I get the game, but I
: am thoroughly dissapointed with what I have seen of the active camo.
: Really, what was the point?

It adds an entirely new aspect to the gameplay. Seeing as it is an AA that everyone can use instead of a powerup, it can't be all-powerful. Now one have to judge when is a good time to use AC and probably have some experience to use it to it's full potential. It's not an omni-tool that's always good in every situation. One have to think, not just press a button and be all like "WoHoo, no one can sense me in any way and I can assassinate the whole enemy team!" One has to be tactical, and I for one, LOVE IT!

And yes, it is an AA. One doesn't have to choose or even use it if one doesn't like it as much as another. I for example has never fallen for the armor lock and I think the drop shield looks cool but sorta weird gameplay-wise. They don't fit me or my gameplay style. I am the camo guy, sprinting towards your demise.

Crims

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     Nice! You can shoot Hunter armor off!ElusiveEagle519 8/18/10 10:55 p.m.
           Re: Nice! You can shoot Hunter armor off!Metalingus627 8/18/10 11:01 p.m.
                 Re: Nice! You can shoot Hunter armor off!ElusiveEagle519 8/18/10 11:13 p.m.
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                                   Re: Nice! You can shoot Hunter armor off!Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 8/19/10 6:33 a.m.
                                         Re: Nice! You can shoot Hunter armor off!Gtag=Reluctant Chaos 8/19/10 7:36 a.m.
                                               Re: Nice! You can shoot Hunter armor off!Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 8/19/10 9:32 a.m.
     3:58 Skirmisher on crack.Pkmnrulz240 8/18/10 11:13 p.m.
           AI sensitivity on 10 *NM* *NM*sithhead 8/18/10 11:23 p.m.
     Re: Firefight footage from BungieNsU Soldier 8/18/10 11:50 p.m.
           hahahaha *NM*mattroe 8/19/10 1:34 a.m.
     Re: Firefight footage from BungieGrimBrother IV 8/19/10 12:31 a.m.
           It sucked in the beta!rolandk73 8/19/10 6:31 a.m.
                 Re: It sucked in the beta!Dundre 8/19/10 7:10 a.m.
                 Re: It sucked in the beta!Archilen 8/19/10 7:14 a.m.
                       Re: It sucked in the beta!mattroe 8/19/10 7:49 a.m.
                             Re: It sucked in the beta!Jon Kirkham 8/19/10 7:53 a.m.
                 Re: It sucked in the beta!Lobster 8/19/10 8:35 a.m.
                       Re: It sucked in the beta!rolandk73 8/19/10 9:11 a.m.
                       Re: It sucked in the beta!Bleezie 8/19/10 1:11 p.m.
                             Re: It sucked in the beta!Duncan 8/19/10 1:49 p.m.
                 Re: It sucked in the beta!Louis Wu 8/19/10 9:35 a.m.
                       Re: It sucked in the beta!urk 8/19/10 10:10 a.m.
                 Re: It sucked in the beta!Crimson Seether 8/19/10 11:00 a.m.
                 I disagree.serpx 8/19/10 11:37 a.m.
           Re: Firefight footage from BungieDuncan 8/19/10 8:48 a.m.
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