- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Botolf
Some equipment concepts felt more natural than others, I'll warrant (Grav lift versus trip mine). I think Bungie implemented them in a way that they didn't become the main focus of the game, that would have made the game feel alien to me. But as an additional gadget to toss in the enemy's face, it succeeds without disrupting the core gunplay. Dual wielding strength, well, would anyone use it if it was extremely difficult to pull of kills using it? It has to be potent in some way in order to be used. Netcode, yes, that's a big part of it, but so is lack of a lunge, I doubt attempts would connect very often without such an additive. I like melee as a strong "pillar", not as a last-ditch effort to escape imminent death.I do agree melees aren't used as frequently, and I suppose the lunge in Halo 3 wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact it was so powerful.
Posted by: Botolf
Two melees kills in Halo 1 too, iirc, that's typically the amount you kill with when engaged in melee fights.No, it takes more than two hits. Let me reiterate: It takes one melee to bring down somebody's shields, and then another to kill them. That's insanely powerful, when I think about it. There's nothing wrong with meleeing being a strong pillar, I suppose, but this pillar supports way too much weight than it should and is somewhat unbalanced, or at least there is much less skill involved in meleeing now.
Posted by: Botolf
Sword, yes, it could be said it takes less skill than other weapons, but the same argument is equally applicable to the other heavy weapons. It is what it is, and it's supposed to be wicked powerful.That's true, it is a power weapon, but in my opinion there is more skill involved with a rocket launcher. I don't know how I can convey it in words. Plus, did we actually need another power weapon on the map?
Posted by: Botolf
New weapons and vehicles, I feel they do enough to distinguish themselves visually and with in-game function to be valid additions. I liked the idea of the Brute sandbox, sure, it can't claim to as novel as something like the Needler, but it offers fun toys to play with that maintain enough differences to be refreshing.I disagree, but I do like riding bareback on Mongeese. :)