- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
If Bungie decides to remove Left Bumber for dual wielding they could use it for a melee block.
This would add strategy and depth to close range combat. If they add a system that allows blocking AND ducking under melees to avoid them, it would add a lot of variety to the system.
Blocking should cut the melee damage in half, while ducking would completely negate the damage. (Obviously, since they won't hit you)
You could also crouch + melee under someone blocking and standing to avoid their block, dealing them the full damage. Crouching + blocking to block a crouch melee would work the same way.
This will allow people to outsmart their opponents in melee fights, a huge improvement over the Halo 3 system.
Also, blocking won't do anything to block bullets, only melee damage. You also would not be able to use weapons while blocking. This would make blocking outside of a melee fight useless and not overpowered at all.
P.S. If they decide to use Jackal Shields they could be equipped with LB and make the user immune from melees from the front. (The user will only have half as powerful of a melee as a result of wielding the shield since they can only use one arm.)
You would still be able to duck + melle under a jackal shield to deal the full damage.
[Edited on 08.10.2009 9:37 AM PDT]