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Re: I've got the answers...
Posted By: Phoenix_9286 <Ian.Sechler@gmail.com>Date: 8/13/12 2:17 p.m.

In Response To: Re: I've got the answers... (NotTheVacuum)


: I never played much Halo 3, and when I went back recently to try and pick off
: some achievements, it was very difficult to transition from Reach. I, too,
: have played way more Reach. The thing I'm trying to avoid is comparing
: comfortable with better. While I'm comfortable with the rush/melee
: mechanism in Reach (and regularly use it defensively, but almost never
: offensively) that doesn't mean it's better.

: Specifically, bleed-through makes sense to me, on a logical basis. If your
: shields didn't have enough energy to absorb the attack, wouldn't some of
: the impact make it through by extension? Imagine any real-world armor
: analogy. If the armor fails, the thing under the armor is affected.

: A lack of bleed-through almost doubles your shields' strength. You can absorb
: damage that would reduce their capacity by 99%, and then still absorb a
: single attack that would normally pop them instantly, like a melee.

Yeah, I get all that, and I don't care. It's a game, it doesn't have to make sense. The shield system in Reach is predictable, it's consistent, it gives me more information, and as far as I'm concerned that's better. It's better than not having any sort of indication of health, or any sort of indication when it's recharging, or how much it's recharged. It's better than taking a wild stab in the dark as to just how battle ready I am. I can guarantee you there are things I do in Reach, because I always know exactly how much health I have, and just when damage will start to eat into it, that I'd never DREAM of doing in Halo 3, because that same information isn't available, and I'm more likely to get creamed by a single bullet out of an AR when I'm under the impression all is well.

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Grenade IndicatorsAndz 8/13/12 10:21 a.m.
     Re: Grenade IndicatorsiForge 8/13/12 10:44 a.m.
     In Pro mode there are no indicators *NM*RC Master 8/13/12 10:52 a.m.
           Make that "Hardcore Mode" lol *NM*iForge 8/13/12 11:06 a.m.
     Re: Grenade IndicatorsNotTheVacuum 8/13/12 11:03 a.m.
           Why I'm madAndz 8/14/12 4:39 p.m.
                 Why you should calm downJooms 8/14/12 6:08 p.m.
                       Re: Why you should calm downuberfoop 8/14/12 7:58 p.m.
                 Re: Why I'm madRC Master 8/14/12 8:02 p.m.
     I've got the answers...Bryan Newman 8/13/12 11:11 a.m.
           Re: I've got the answers...ZackDark 8/13/12 11:27 a.m.
           Re: I've got the answers...Phoenix_9286 8/13/12 12:44 p.m.
                 Re: I've got the answers...NotTheVacuum 8/13/12 1:44 p.m.
                       Re: I've got the answers...Phoenix_9286 8/13/12 2:17 p.m.
                             Re: I've got the answers...NotTheVacuum 8/13/12 2:28 p.m.
                                   Re: I've got the answers...Jooms 8/13/12 2:50 p.m.
                                   Re: I've got the answers...General Vagueness 8/13/12 4:31 p.m.
                                   Re: I've got the answers...Gravemind 8/13/12 6:36 p.m.
                                         Re: I've got the answers...NotTheVacuum 8/14/12 8:46 a.m.
                                               Re: I've got the answers...uberfoop 8/14/12 9:33 a.m.
                                                     Re: I've got the answers...NotTheVacuum 8/14/12 9:39 a.m.
                                                           Re: I've got the answers...General Vagueness 8/14/12 1:26 p.m.
                                                           Re: I've got the answers...uberfoop 8/14/12 7:55 p.m.
                                                           Re: I've got the answers...RC Master 8/14/12 8:34 p.m.
                                                                 Re: I've got the answers...NotTheVacuum 8/15/12 8:44 a.m.
                                                                       Re: I've got the answers...General Vagueness 8/15/12 6:38 p.m.
                                                                             Re: I've got the answers...notthevacuum 8/15/12 8:19 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: I've got the answers...RC Master 8/15/12 9:16 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: I've got the answers...General Vagueness 8/16/12 1:29 a.m.
                                                                                         Re: I've got the answers...NotTheVacuum 8/16/12 10:30 a.m.
                                         Re: I've got the answers...General Vagueness 8/14/12 1:19 p.m.
                             "It's a game, it doesn't have to make sense."thebruce0 8/15/12 8:56 a.m.
                                   Re: "It's a game, it doesn't have to make sense."Phoenix_9286 8/15/12 3:26 p.m.
                       Re: I've got the answers...General Vagueness 8/13/12 4:23 p.m.
           Re: I've got the answers...stabbim 8/14/12 6:52 p.m.
     Go nuts with it 343i.uberfoop 8/13/12 8:06 p.m.



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