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Subject: "ADAPT." No. Armor Lock and Sword Block are moronic.

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I don't see why it was reported

  • 06.29.2011 11:17 PM PDT

Hi.

Posted by: THEREDHAWK422
I don't see why it was reported
Eh, whatever.

It doesn't break the rules, so I am afraid the only thing that the false reporters have accomplished is collapsing the OP.

  • 06.29.2011 11:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: THEREDHAWK422
I don't see why it was reported


It's what happens when you have a forum dominated by temperamental twelve-year-olds.

  • 06.29.2011 11:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: THEREDHAWK422
I don't see why it was reported


It's what happens when you have a forum dominated by temperamental twelve-year-olds.
This is mostly true.

  • 06.29.2011 11:27 PM PDT
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Omg really, fanboys?

  • 06.29.2011 11:53 PM PDT

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  • 06.30.2011 12:00 AM PDT

I have to agree with some of what you say OP. Explain to me how you block a magnetically shaped sword made of super hot plasma that can literally cut through anything with your elbow. I mean even in a game this is pretty stupid. I mean, do you see storm troopers blocking Luke Skywalkers lightsaber with their elbows? that's not gunna happen, and makes sword block look stupid.

On the armour lock subject. IMO it's just one of those things. I admit to using it in some situations, like when the opposing team have the banshee and are spawn killing or what ever. I kinda guess that is what it was intended for. Otherwise all I can say is avoid playlists that have it. Simple really.

  • 06.30.2011 12:10 AM PDT

Hi.

Posted by: DR Darstedly nz
I have to agree with some of what you say OP. Explain to me how you block a magnetically shaped sword made of super hot plasma that can literally cut through anything with your elbow. I mean even in a game this is pretty stupid. I mean, do you see storm troopers blocking Luke Skywalkers lightsaber with their elbows? that's not gunna happen, and makes sword block look stupid.
I agree with you, even though the realism argument approach is still not a very good one.

But, to add to it-- we can block a burning blade of plasma... but not an aluminum flag pole? Or a brittle skull known as the oddball? Or a stone bomb?

  • 06.30.2011 12:29 AM PDT


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Posted by: DooMBrIIngeR
I seen that video, your bad. You hit him wile he was in armour lock like 2 times, then failed at the end with the lunge. You suck. A mistake I never made.
He Armor Locked simultaneously as the OP lunged, dumbass.

Also, lol at the irony of you calling him bad. You're a CAPTAIN in Halo 3-- as bad as you can get.

that is actually an excellent tactic you know, whatmore do you want? they made it light up and stick out like a sore thumb, they made it last only 5 seconds. all you have to do is back up and wait for t to run out. that is how most of the community as adapted, hell when you see a cloud of plasm start surrounding his body throw grenades.
we, sir have adapted, you have not

  • 06.30.2011 12:37 AM PDT


Posted by: Zomechin


aluminum flag pole?

*ALUMINIUM*

  • 06.30.2011 12:39 AM PDT

Here's to brighter tomorrows with the TU. (Though I don't know how extensively Sword Block will be looked into I think it's expected that AL will be tweaked somehow.)

  • 06.30.2011 12:42 AM PDT

Hi.

Posted by: andy to the d

Posted by: Zomechin


aluminum flag pole?

*ALUMINIUM*
Armor vs. armour, color vs. colour, etc.

Doesn't matter.

  • 06.30.2011 12:45 AM PDT

HAHA!

Two of the worst things in any game ever in the same 10 seconds!

  • 06.30.2011 12:56 AM PDT

Team Slayer is Bungie's best troll attempt yet, bar Reach.

  • 06.30.2011 1:25 AM PDT

Never leave home without your shotgun.

Sword Block? Yeah, I agree entirely. It's ridiculous. Can you block a shotgun? Nope. So why should you be able to do that with something made of hot plasma?

Gets even more retarded when you see it done to a guy with a Grav Hammer.

Armor Lock, on the other hand, is annoying in certain circumstance, but not totally broken. They need to take the ability to do that 'feathering' bullcrap out by making a second or so cooldown after you pop out, because what I saw in that vid was crap.

Though admittedly, that's what you get for standing there and punching a guy that, essentially, is an EMP grenade. Just back up, let him run out of Godmode and slice his balls off.

The issue I have with AL is the stupid tricks it breeds. It should not shed stickies already adhered to you, you should go ALL THE WAY DOWN and have to come all the way back out if you even touch the AA button to avoid people getting seven or eight uses out of it in quick succession on one charge like the guy in the vid, and you should not be able to 'quick turn' out of it at retarded speeds and punch a guy behind you.


On the other hand, I know firsthand that Lone Wolfing with AL takes much more 'skill' than using it in a team. If you just lock to get out of exploding or being stabbed, and there's 3-6 guys around you while you're locked.. you're screwed. That said, I mostly use it as an anti-explosive measure, or as a last resort and hope the guy is either stupid enough to get close enough I can EMP punch him, or that one of my teammates kills him.

If not, I usually die. And that's how it god damn should be. The feathering is utter bull, and that's from someone who can usually do it if they feel like it.

People online these days have no honor, and it's just something we have to, yes, adapt to. I share your anger, but.. that's just the fact of it. Adapt or die.

  • 06.30.2011 1:33 AM PDT

Hi.

Posted by: Archon67
Sword Block? Yeah, I agree entirely. It's ridiculous. Can you block a shotgun? Nope. So why should you be able to do that with something made of hot plasma?

Gets even more retarded when you see it done to a guy with a Grav Hammer.

Armor Lock, on the other hand, is annoying in certain circumstance, but not totally broken. They need to take the ability to do that 'feathering' bullcrap out by making a second or so cooldown after you pop out, because what I saw in that vid was crap.

Though admittedly, that's what you get for standing there and punching a guy that, essentially, is an EMP grenade. Just back up, let him run out of Godmode and slice his balls off.

The issue I have with AL is the stupid tricks it breeds. It should not shed stickies already adhered to you, you should go ALL THE WAY DOWN and have to come all the way back out if you even touch the AA button to avoid people getting seven or eight uses out of it in quick succession on one charge like the guy in the vid, and you should not be able to 'quick turn' out of it at retarded speeds and punch a guy behind you.


On the other hand, I know firsthand that Lone Wolfing with AL takes much more 'skill' than using it in a team. If you just lock to get out of exploding or being stabbed, and there's 3-6 guys around you while you're locked.. you're screwed. That said, I mostly use it as an anti-explosive measure, or as a last resort and hope the guy is either stupid enough to get close enough I can EMP punch him, or that one of my teammates kills him.

If not, I usually die. And that's how it god damn should be. The feathering is utter bull, and that's from someone who can usually do it if they feel like it.

People online these days have no honor, and it's just something we have to, yes, adapt to. I share your anger, but.. that's just the fact of it. Adapt or die.
Great post. I agree almost completely.

However, I've explained somewhere in the sea of posts exactly why I chose to stay so close to him and continue swinging. I don't blame you for missing it; who wants to read through 25 pages.

The reason I chose to stay so close is very justified. The main reason is that I saw him pick up a sticky grenade prior to the events in the clip. This means that the exact second I back off is the exact second he unlocks, sticks me, and backpedals to avoid the martyr kill I'd then go for. This would then result in him obtaining the Sword, which is not what I want to happen.

The other reason is exactly the previously stated one, except replace the sticky grenade with a well placed Pistol headshot. Not as likely, of course.

See, what I did actually worked, it was just ruined by Sword Block. The third slash would've killed him-- even if he stuck me. This all boils down to Sword Block, which is obviously not my fault and is not avoidable.

  • 06.30.2011 1:47 AM PDT

Gnar!!!

Everyone defending Armor Lock because the OP sucks should take a look at his stats... He is most likely much better than you.

  • 06.30.2011 2:15 AM PDT
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Developers just love dumbing down their games nowadays.

  • 06.30.2011 2:17 AM PDT

Team Slayer is an abomination.

Jetpacks, Camo, Armor Lock

AR starts

Just soooooo god damn stupid.

  • 06.30.2011 2:37 AM PDT
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LOL that's so terribad.

Bloom or Armor Lock.. WHICH IS MORE RETARDED?

  • 06.30.2011 5:45 AM PDT

Hi.

^LOL

  • 06.30.2011 5:53 AM PDT

Hi.

(Whoops, sorry for double post)

Posted by: Matt Grimes FTL
"Anyone can play good with Armor Lock, and anyone can play good against it. "

WELL, not good.

Anyone call play well with it, anyone can play WELL against it.
Glad you caught that. ^_^

Unfortunately, the original post was (imo falsely) reported, which means I can't edit that. D:
Posted by: Matt Grimes FTL
Otherwise I agree.

Although you should've known better that the sword is a piece of sh1t and never picked it up :P.

Or just play squad.
Haha, yup and yup.

[Edited on 06.30.2011 6:28 AM PDT]

  • 06.30.2011 6:28 AM PDT
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Apparently spamming LB beats spamming RT.

  • 06.30.2011 7:03 AM PDT
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The 343 forums suck. They're full of retarded kids and mods who got butthurt in the B.net forums for being told that they're bad.

That video showed just about everything wrong with Reach:

Armor Lock (do I even need to explain why?)

Sword Block

Double punching

Idiot players teabagging for doing above stuff

It only missed the grenukes and how horrible the Elites' weapons are. Altho sword block kind of shows how much Elite weapons got nerfed.

However, OP could have handled that situation a bit differently. Usually what I do is watch them AL once, then feign an attack to make them go AL again. Then I laugh at them and kill them as soon as their AL ends. Very effective with the Wraith on Invasion: Boneyard and the sword.

  • 06.30.2011 7:35 AM PDT