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Re: I hope Bungie patches a vehicle health meter i
Posted By: ArteenEsbenDate: 8/30/10 12:00 p.m.

In Response To: Re: I hope Bungie patches a vehicle health meter i (JonnyOThan)


: Two things probably contributed to that: 1) the DMR and sniper rifle were
: insanely effective against the banshee, and hitscan - which means anyone
: anywhere could hit you with it.
: 2) Once your banshee caught on fire, its health started burning down to 0.
: This could be accelerated by people shooting you.

: Neither of these things are true anymore.
I don't see how the problem is fixed. Without a vehicle health meter (which every other game had in some form or another), the vehicles will still feel like they blow up randomly. Now they'll just blow up randomly a bit later.

If you're going to stick with an invisible health meter, you probably should have kept item 2. There was nothing inherently wrong with vehicles blowing up in a delayed, GTA style. The problem was, in GTA, it was very obvious when your car was going to blow up. In Reach, it was way too difficult to tell.

Here are two big worries I have with this new system.

1) Getting vehicles from the enemy no longer has much of a reward. Here's an example. In Halo 3, once I finally kill that dirty blue who went on a killing frenzy in their ghost, I can claim the ghost for myself and know that it is still in decent working condition. In Reach, by the time you kill the driver, the ghost is probably a worthless deathtrap. This interesting nuance of Halo gameplay is now gone, or at least much less relevant.

2) It's hard to tell if a vehicle is a deathtrap or not. Does that battered ghost have 49% health left, or just 26%? Should I get in it because it could still have a lot of health left? Should I leave it alone because it could be a deathtrap? Should I try to blow it up with a grenade just in case?

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G4 reach PreviewMinime637 8/28/10 11:19 a.m.
     Thanks! *NM*Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 8/28/10 11:23 a.m.
     Re: G4 reach PreviewJoe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 8/28/10 11:31 a.m.
     Faith = RenewedMetalingus627 8/28/10 12:17 p.m.
           Re: Faith = RenewedThe BS Police 8/28/10 12:53 p.m.
     Re: G4 reach PreviewBean Delphiki 8/28/10 1:36 p.m.
           Re: G4 reach PreviewCaneCutter 8/28/10 1:40 p.m.
           Re: G4 reach PreviewAzo 'Galvat 8/28/10 2:45 p.m.
                 Re: G4 reach PreviewBean Delphiki 8/28/10 5:41 p.m.
                       Re: G4 reach PreviewHarmanimus 8/28/10 6:23 p.m.
           As long as they didn't increase lunge distanceMetalingus627 8/28/10 9:13 p.m.
           Re: G4 reach PreviewKalamariKidd 8/28/10 11:44 p.m.
     I KNEW I heard Jon HuertasDHalo 8/28/10 1:55 p.m.
           Re: I KNEW I heard Jon Huertasvlad3163 8/28/10 3:00 p.m.
     Countdown and BoardwalkArteenEsben 8/28/10 3:16 p.m.
     Awesome.Gravemind 8/28/10 5:16 p.m.
           Uh, what's with the vehicles?NsU Soldier 8/28/10 8:24 p.m.
                 Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?hyokin 8/28/10 8:28 p.m.
                       Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?NsU Soldier 8/28/10 8:38 p.m.
                 Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?Gravemind 8/28/10 9:19 p.m.
                       Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?Azo 'Galvat 8/28/10 9:25 p.m.
                             Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?RikWeaN 8/28/10 10:53 p.m.
                                   Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?ArteenEsben 8/29/10 12:09 a.m.
                 Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?telemachus 8/29/10 11:54 a.m.
                       Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?urk 8/29/10 12:22 p.m.
                             Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?DHalo 8/29/10 12:48 p.m.
                             Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?NsU Soldier 8/29/10 12:51 p.m.
                                   Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?urk 8/29/10 2:51 p.m.
                                         Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?ArteenEsben 8/29/10 3:37 p.m.
                                         Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?RC Master 8/29/10 4:29 p.m.
                                               My opinion on this whole uproar.Riceatron 8/29/10 5:00 p.m.
                                                     Re: My opinion on this whole uproar.Minime637 8/29/10 5:19 p.m.
                                                     Re: My opinion on this whole uproar.Addy 8/29/10 5:38 p.m.
                                                     Re: My opinion on this whole uproar.RC Master 8/29/10 5:40 p.m.
                                                     Re: My opinion on this whole uproar.Penguin Ninjoid 8/29/10 6:03 p.m.
                                                           Re: My opinion on this whole uproar.ArteenEsben 8/29/10 8:03 p.m.
                                                     Wrong! You fail.Gravemind 8/29/10 6:30 p.m.
                                                           Re: Wrong! You fail.Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 8/29/10 9:29 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Wrong! You fail.Avateur 8/29/10 9:35 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Wrong! You fail.RikWeaN 8/29/10 10:12 p.m.
                                                                       Re: Wrong! You fail.Hedgemony 8/30/10 1:15 a.m.
                                                                       Re: Wrong! You fail.Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 8/30/10 6:14 a.m.
                                                                             Re: Wrong! You fail.Ragashingo 8/30/10 8:14 a.m.
                                                                             And yet...NsU Soldier 8/30/10 10:09 a.m.
                                                                                   Re: And yet...Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 8/30/10 11:11 a.m.
                                                                       Re: Wrong! You fail.Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 8/30/10 8:41 a.m.
                                                                             That's not true.rolandk73 8/31/10 9:22 a.m.
                                                           Re: Wrong! You fail.Avateur 8/29/10 9:32 p.m.
                                         Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?Gravemind 8/29/10 6:03 p.m.
                                               Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?Cody Miller 8/29/10 6:10 p.m.
                                                     Oh Noes.profhalo 8/29/10 10:36 p.m.
                                               Thanks Gravemind!NsU Soldier 8/29/10 7:51 p.m.
                             Re: Uh, what's with the vehicles?telemachus 8/30/10 8:29 a.m.
                       I really liked the Halo 2 ghostPenguin Ninjoid 8/29/10 6:00 p.m.
           Blind Skull.profhalo 8/28/10 11:06 p.m.
                 Re: Blind Skull.NsU Soldier 8/29/10 12:31 a.m.
           I hope Bungie patches a vehicle health meter inThe BS Police 8/29/10 1:30 a.m.
                 Re: I hope Bungie patches a vehicle health meter iAvateur 8/29/10 1:37 a.m.
                       Re: I hope Bungie patches a vehicle health meter iNsU Soldier 8/29/10 1:46 a.m.
                             Re: I hope Bungie patches a vehicle health meter iJonnyOThan 8/29/10 7:16 p.m.
                                   Re: I hope Bungie patches a vehicle health meter iRC Master 8/31/10 1:03 p.m.
                 Re: I hope Bungie patches a vehicle health meter iJonnyOThan 8/30/10 10:42 a.m.
                       Re: I hope Bungie patches a vehicle health meter iCaneCutter 8/30/10 11:14 a.m.
                       Re: I hope Bungie patches a vehicle health meter iArteenEsben 8/30/10 12:00 p.m.
                             The Obvious SolutionSlith 8/31/10 2:04 a.m.
                                   Re: The Obvious SolutionGravemind 8/31/10 4:09 p.m.
                                         Re: The Obvious Solutiontln 9/1/10 9:36 a.m.
           Re: Awesome.RC Master 8/29/10 8:43 a.m.
                 Re: Awesome.Gravemind 8/29/10 3:19 p.m.
                       Re: Awesome.RC Master 8/29/10 4:57 p.m.
     Hunters R AMAZING!Gtag=Reluctant Chaos 8/28/10 6:57 p.m.
     Re: G4 reach PreviewSchooly D 8/29/10 12:46 a.m.
           Re: G4 reach PreviewAvateur 8/29/10 12:56 a.m.
                 Re: G4 reach PreviewSchooly D 8/29/10 1:19 a.m.
                       Re: G4 reach Previewhyokin 8/29/10 1:51 a.m.
                             Re: G4 reach PreviewSchooly D 8/29/10 2:46 a.m.
                                   Re: G4 reach PreviewDHalo 8/29/10 10:46 a.m.
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                                               Re: G4 reach PreviewRC Master 8/29/10 5:43 p.m.
                                                     Re: G4 reach PreviewBean Delphiki 8/29/10 8:12 p.m.
                                                           Re: G4 reach Previewhyokin 8/29/10 8:38 p.m.
     Let's reviewGeneral Vagueness 8/29/10 10:59 p.m.
           Re: Let's reviewThe Loot 8/29/10 11:18 p.m.



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