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

Hello. Reach is the first Halo game I have played and my style is mostly recreational.

Yep, agreed. I think it's stupid how melee weapons keep getting toned down. If you're within meleeing range and you have a sword or hammer, hell yeah that guy's ass should be dead. There's no blocking a shotgun, now is there? The sword block is pretty stupid.

  • 06.30.2011 11:18 AM PDT

Hi.

Posted by: KhOMC7
I hate this community.
That's rude.

  • 06.30.2011 12:13 PM PDT

".....and my personal favorite, You Just Got Sarged."

RVB :Sarge

Rockets also used to be far better in every other halo game, don't believe me?

  • 06.30.2011 12:17 PM PDT

Hi.

Posted by: ShellBullet
Rockets also used to be far better in every other halo game, don't believe me?
No, I don't believe you. Rockets had less splash damage and I believe they traveled slower. Spartans also moved a lot faster and jumped a lot higher.

Rockets actually took thought and aiming in previous Halo's.

  • 06.30.2011 12:21 PM PDT

sword block is just what they came up with to make up for sprint and sword.

  • 06.30.2011 12:27 PM PDT

Armour lock should be used in Big Team Battles or Gametypes like invasion. It's main purpose was for Rockets and vehicles but people will abuse anything in the game to win. Either nerf armor lock or get rid of it.

  • 06.30.2011 12:28 PM PDT
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  • 06.30.2011 12:28 PM PDT

Hi.

Posted by: xxEASTON21xx
sword block is just what they came up with to make up for sprint and sword.
Which isn't overpowered.


...Ok, let's just say it is overpowered. Why would you punish all Sword users just due to the Sprint/Sword combo?

It's stupid. If you have a problem, you directly solve it. Fixing this supposedly overpowered combo would be as simple as increasing the Sword draw-time after Sprinting.

  • 06.30.2011 12:38 PM PDT

M@T(H 80Y II7


Wow the person in the video with the sword has to be the biggest idiot in the game...fail thread is fail

  • 06.30.2011 12:43 PM PDT
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fkn Reachtards.

Posted by: MatchBoy117

Wow the person in the video with the sword has to be the biggest idiot in the game...fail thread is fail
Let me guess Staff Captain in Halo 3 on his alt/hidden gt?

  • 06.30.2011 12:46 PM PDT

M@T(H 80Y II7


Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: MatchBoy117

Wow the person in the video with the sword has to be the biggest idiot in the game...fail thread is fail
Let me guess Staff Captain in Halo 3 on his alt/hidden gt?


Lol look again

wtf? my gamertag is unlinked!

[Edited on 06.30.2011 12:48 PM PDT]

  • 06.30.2011 12:47 PM PDT
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Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: MatchBoy117

Wow the person in the video with the sword has to be the biggest idiot in the game...fail thread is fail
Let me guess Staff Captain in Halo 3 on his alt/hidden gt?


Most likely.

Hell, I'm no MM Legend, but even I can see that Reach is a god-awful game.

  • 06.30.2011 12:50 PM PDT

M@T(H 80Y II7


Posted by: MatchBoy117

Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: MatchBoy117

Wow the person in the video with the sword has to be the biggest idiot in the game...fail thread is fail
Let me guess Staff Captain in Halo 3 on his alt/hidden gt?


Lol look again

wtf? my gamertag is unlinked!


http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=62429294 that explains it

  • 06.30.2011 12:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: MatchBoy117

Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: MatchBoy117

Wow the person in the video with the sword has to be the biggest idiot in the game...fail thread is fail
Let me guess Staff Captain in Halo 3 on his alt/hidden gt?


Lol look again

wtf? my gamertag is unlinked!
Colonel.

Same exact thing.

  • 06.30.2011 12:51 PM PDT

Hi.

Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: MatchBoy117

Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: MatchBoy117

Wow the person in the video with the sword has to be the biggest idiot in the game...fail thread is fail
Let me guess Staff Captain in Halo 3 on his alt/hidden gt?


Lol look again

wtf? my gamertag is unlinked!
Colonel.

Same exact thing.
Oh, stop giving him a hard time.

  • 06.30.2011 12:52 PM PDT

M@T(H 80Y II7


Posted by: Zomechin
Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: MatchBoy117

Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: MatchBoy117

Wow the person in the video with the sword has to be the biggest idiot in the game...fail thread is fail
Let me guess Staff Captain in Halo 3 on his alt/hidden gt?


Lol look again

wtf? my gamertag is unlinked!
Colonel.

Same exact thing.
Oh, stop giving him a hard time.


:'(...............................trollolol

  • 06.30.2011 12:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: Zomechin
Oh, stop giving him a hard time.
Zome, you are the only good non-50 there is.

I've not seen ONE other in my 20,000 games of h3. This kid is bad.

  • 06.30.2011 12:53 PM PDT

M@T(H 80Y II7


Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: Zomechin
Oh, stop giving him a hard time.
Zome, you are the only good non-50 there is.

I've not seen ONE other in my 20,000 games of h3. This kid is bad.


Wanna hold up to that bet??

  • 06.30.2011 12:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: MatchBoy117

Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: Zomechin
Oh, stop giving him a hard time.
Zome, you are the only good non-50 there is.

I've not seen ONE other in my 20,000 games of h3. This kid is bad.


Wanna hold up to that bet??
You're talking to a matchmaking legend right now.

  • 06.30.2011 1:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: MatchBoy117

Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: Zomechin
Oh, stop giving him a hard time.
Zome, you are the only good non-50 there is.

I've not seen ONE other in my 20,000 games of h3. This kid is bad.


Wanna hold up to that bet??


Wow, really?

Lawl.

  • 06.30.2011 1:00 PM PDT

M@T(H 80Y II7


Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: MatchBoy117

Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: Zomechin
Oh, stop giving him a hard time.
Zome, you are the only good non-50 there is.

I've not seen ONE other in my 20,000 games of h3. This kid is bad.


Im talkning to you lol jetpacks herp derp

Wanna hold up to that bet??
You're talking to a matchmaking legend right now.

  • 06.30.2011 1:02 PM PDT

M@T(H 80Y II7


Posted by: MatchBoy117

Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: MatchBoy117

Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Posted by: Zomechin
Oh, stop giving him a hard time.
Zome, you are the only good non-50 there is.

I've not seen ONE other in my 20,000 games of h3. This kid is bad.


Wanna hold up to that bet??
You're talking to a matchmaking legend right now.


Im talkning to you lol jetpacks herp derp

  • 06.30.2011 1:02 PM PDT
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Kid, you're horrible in every aspect. Shut the hell up.

  • 06.30.2011 1:03 PM PDT

M@T(H 80Y II7


Posted by: lol Jetpacks
Kid, you're horrible in every aspect. Shut the hell up.


Prove it! ;)

  • 06.30.2011 1:04 PM PDT
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Posted by: FabFubar


Armour lock only benefits you in certain situations:
grenade blocking
melee combat
team play

It also has its downsides:
you are still for up to 5 seconds, awaiting a well placed sniper headshot, allowing the enemy team to surround you, or a grenade timed for when you pop out.

It really isn't that big a problem.
In the old games grenades had to be toned down, people complained about "charge and stick" and here we are with a direct solution to that problem.

The other armour abilities have their benefits too:
invisibility - one person on your team using this can blind the entire enemy teams radar
hologram - can confuse enemy players into wasting ammo or falling prey to assasination. Team use is far more effective
jetpack - height advantage for: headshots, rockets and grenades. Also easier map manouverbility
sprint - escape, get power weapons at start of a match, sword charge.

The fact is each and every armour ability has its benfit and some work better in team use.

armour lock is one of these. Get used to it.
Rofl dude. I know, I know. Maybe you didn't get from my post that I don't have anything against armor lock. I actually support it. I agree that armor lock is balanced, but in more competitive environments AL can be frustrating (not to me, but to others). That's why I suggest having the AA's as a pickup, so that everyone is happy, even the competitive types.

Look whose side someone is on before you work out your comment...

  • 06.30.2011 1:08 PM PDT