- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I have to agree with those who do not like radar. Radar can take the life out of a match. In truth, there are not many suprises going on with radar. I know some people have responded that statement, but no responses have been able to prove the statement wrong. Also, radar does bring on camping, especially in CTF. People become so alerted with the radar that they begin to depend on it. This makes players less aware.
One on one matches are obsolutely changed with radar. If you have radar in a one on one match, you're likely going to be watching it the whole match. Some players use the radar to see someone else coming towards them, and then they'll camp in their current position to kill the passing player. To me, that is somewhat cowardly. Usually, these campers will get what's coming to them in the end because they stay in one spot for too long, and the opposing player will drill them with grenades or rockets.
In CTF, awareness is crucial. Also, I consider stealth to be a part of CTF. With radar, stealth is not so easy to accomplish. I prefer the feeling of unease, and knowing that the enemy could be sneaking into my base. Also, when I'm on offense, I love to sneak up behind people that are sniping on top of their own base, and whack the -blam!- out of them. With radar, that's not reasonably possible, unless that sniper is completely ignorant of the radar. CTF is quite a different game with radar on.
Most skilled players choose not to use radar, from my experiences. In my city, the hosts of LAN parties(including me) usually turn it off. I tend to go to about 3 LAN parties a week, so this is really saying something about overall preferance.
Lucky for us, and everyone that plays Halo, we have the option to turn radar on or off.