- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Couple of things:
1. Don't bump. It's desperate, irritating, it breaks up the continuity of your discussion , and its insulting to other forumgoers' intelligence. If the MODS deem it a good topic that needs a bump, I'm sure they'll chime in. You insult other forumgoers by assuming they aren't interested or thorough enough to search less popular threads for a topic that interests them.
2. Timers suck. I agree with the sentiment that the prescence of a timer denotes someone who is a little too fixated on winning. It's a GAME. You don't need to take it that seriously. Play for FUN, not to mercilessly paste everyone you play. Where's the fun in that? By employing tactics like using timers, you effectively take away from the greatest strength that the game has: Balance. Bungie works extremely hard to provide a balanced game experience so that battles remain challenging and varied. I very much like the idea that powerup/weapon spawntimes could be made to shift every time they are picked up within 10-15 seconds of spawning. Good call.
3. Rockets are not as bad as many people seem to make out. Ammo is pretty limited, and judicious use of your grenades can be just about as effective as a rocket launcher. Either way, Bungie is making the rockets less powerful, and I assume the rest of the arsenal will be adjusted for an even greater degree of balance. After all, the needler is more powerful, and there's the issue of dual wielding to add a whole new depth to the arsenal, as well as the Covenant carbine and the brute weapon and their respective chances to counter the rocket launcher from a distance; not to mention other weapons that may or may not be added to the mix by the time the game goes gold, or (god forbid) the possibility that Xbox live may offer new weapons in time.
The pistol is what really worries me.
I'm afraid that it will either be the all-destroying powerhouse that it is in Halo, or the Battle Rifle will take its place and the more skilled matches will become the all-out snipefests that so many current halo matches turn into.