- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Prime Phoenix
Like Heavymetal said (and is it just me or does his attitude seem to have changed since the update, but anyway), both very good points.
Halo 1 - I liked the fact that the sniper rifle was A LOT harder to use, it just annoys me when on coag a sniper kills me and then is the postgame lobby starts saying about how great they are... If I gave them a game in Halo: CE then chances are they wouldn't be able to even hit me. I'm not saying i'm a great player but I knew I earned the kill when I get a headshot out of a moving warthog.
Halo 2 - I think that duel wielding is a great addition, as it adds another layer of strategy (since the update I mean, instead of single wielding being so weak).
LOL...it comes and it goes. I really like the changes they've made so far. A lot of times I act irritated even though I'm not.
But, to your statement. It was much harder to snipe in H1. The problem I have with H2 is it has become all about who controls the super weapons. Sure this happened in H1 too, but it wasn't nearly as drastic as it is now. Not only is it easier to snipe in H2, but all of the other weapons have been toned down, making it very unbalanced. I hate being trapped somewhere with only an SMG afraid to move or even poke my head out. I love the BR starts now, that has helped out a great deal in my opinion.
When I would headshot a driver out of a hog in H1, it was pure luck...LOL In fact I can only remember doing that once. Went to a tournament and we beat the first team. Went on to the next one and it was CTF of Blood Gultch. Jumped in the hog, and we started driving to the other base. The next thing I know I'm dead. Head shot, out of the hog. My friend was so surprised I had to start saying, "I'm dead, get out! I'm dead, get out!!!" It was funny. I knew we were in deep, DEEP trouble. And we were. That was a flat out ass kicking.
The problem was that afterwards the owner said that team (2 on 2 team) was ranked like 3rd in the country. We just happened to play in a place that had like 3 of the top 5 teams in the world at that time. TDT Darkman was there too, but we didn't play him. He and his partner went on to the finals. That's where STK first beat them and made a name for themselves (that was in a later round, StK wasn't there) because at that time Darkman was unstoppable. Anyway, that's my little memory. Me and my friend still talk about that "OH CRAP" moment.
I'm no pro and never will be, but going to the tournament was still fun. We still play Halo 1 on XBC on the weekends. I'm still in awe when we play some of the teams we do. Makes me wonder what they do to the teams we beat 50 to 7. No wonder some people hated the pistols or this or that. Without a ranking system they would play these elite teams and would just get clobbered. We're pretty darn good, but we still get our butts handed to us from time to time. Only thing that bothers me is a LOT of teams now are using timers to catch the power ups and weapons. We don't want to play like that, and it gets harder and harder to find a fair game with so many doing it now.
[Edited on 5/4/2005]