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Re: Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long*
Posted By: Gravemind <kuukan_no_kage@yahoo.com>	Date: 6/15/12 12:33 p.m.
In Response To: Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long* (RC Master) : 12. Additional peeves : While we're on the subject, I'm going to talk about a couple of other : elements of the HUD that I don't like. : The Shield Bar draining from one side. I feel this is fine when the whole bar : itself is off to one side, but when it's in the middle it feels : 'unbalanced' to me. When the bar is near the side it somehow feels : 'natural' that it should drain from the side closest to the centre, then : out to the edge of the screen. But when it's in the middle there is no : such que and the choice of side seems kinda arbitrary. Needless to say I : liked Reach's style - where it seemed to envelop and 'protect' the health : indicator. Speaking of which... : I don't like the lack of health indicator. Even if the reality is that it : recharges instantly as soon as your shields are back up, it'd still like : to know that, because (especially with bleedthrough) it can affect when : you can die a lot! I would have thought that the whole confusion about how : vehicle health worked in Reach, and the H3 invisible-recharging : AR-Death-Battle-strangness, would have stressed the need for things like : health bars. Besides, Halo 2/3 are the odd ones out here guys! : As Wu pointed out to me the indication of your secondary weapon is also : missing but I'm sure that is just a temporary oversight. : As far as I know, the Sprint isn't unlimited in Halo 4 (unless I missed : something), so I'd like to have an indicator of that's charge as well - so : I can more quickly learn how and when it recharges. This is the only part I agree with. Your other complaints are certainly valid (IMO, all complaints are worth listening to), and I can see how for some people the new HUD might be too cluttered and distracting or whatnot, and you certainly should have an option to disable all non-essential HUD elements, but personally, I like the new HUD overall, and my only issues are what you outline in section 12 of your post. Knowing how much health one has is essential, need-to-know information. The lack of a health bar is my biggest annoyance with the Halo 2 & 3 HUDs (well, that and the H2 HUD sucks overall), as you never know how many shots away from death you are once your shields down. Can you afford to take a few hits, or will a tiny scratch be your undoing? You never know.

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Message Index

Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long*	RC Master	6/15/12 9:22 a.m.
Re: Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long*	bluerunner	6/15/12 10:45 a.m.
Re: Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long*	RC Master	6/15/12 10:59 a.m.
Re: Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long*	SonGoharotto	6/15/12 12:21 p.m.
Re: Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long*	Gravemind	6/15/12 12:33 p.m.
Re: Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long*	RC Master	6/15/12 2:43 p.m.
Re: Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long*	Gravemind	6/15/12 5:38 p.m.
Thanks for the frontpage!	RC Master	6/15/12 4:55 p.m.
Re: Thanks for the frontpage!	PerseusSpartacus	6/15/12 6:09 p.m.
Re: Thanks for the frontpage!	Louis Wu	6/16/12 7:28 a.m.
Re: Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long*	sithhead	6/16/12 12:43 p.m.
Re: Why I don't like Halo 4's Campaign HUD *long*	General Vagueness	6/16/12 4:39 p.m.