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Subject: Title Update Oct. 2011. Will this ruin Multiplayer?

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Is this really what you want?

  • 08.26.2011 9:38 AM PDT

Walk softly, and carry a big midget.

After the Title Update you can still play Reach exactly the same way it is now.

  • 08.26.2011 9:51 AM PDT

I'm looking forward to the update.

  • 08.26.2011 10:27 AM PDT

Firefight with friendly AI sounds interesting.

Sword block removal is... eh.

"And for fans of precision firing, reticle "bloom" is now configurable, delivering increased accuracy when firing in rapid succession" I hope that doesn't mean it's being removed from matchmaking. because Outright removing it from MM but not campaign would result in having to learn two weapon sets.

That and the DMR could turn into a win-all, kill-all at most ranges weapon.

  • 08.26.2011 10:29 AM PDT

"All things change in a dynamic environment. Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you. " -Project 2501

Sounds like they're watering the game down...a lot.

Casuals, I swear...You can beat them, then someone has to dumb the game down for them...

  • 08.26.2011 10:34 AM PDT

I am Field Master Avu Med 'Telcam, Servant of the Abiding Truth, and I have many brothers.

A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.


Posted by: Xenolithium
Sounds like they're watering the game down...a lot.

Casuals, I swear...You can beat them, then someone has to dumb the game down for them...
Looks to me like they are giving the game a Halo feel again. No Sword Block, downplaying importance of Armor Abilities, "configurable" bloom. I can't wait.

  • 08.26.2011 10:36 AM PDT

I am Field Master Avu Med 'Telcam, Servant of the Abiding Truth, and I have many brothers.

A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.


Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Firefight with friendly AI sounds interesting.

Sword block removal is... eh.

"And for fans of precision firing, reticle "bloom" is now configurable, delivering increased accuracy when firing in rapid succession" I hope that doesn't mean it's being removed from matchmaking. because Outright removing it from MM but not campaign would result in having to learn two weapon sets.

That and the DMR could turn into a win-all, kill-all at most ranges weapon.
Basically giving us back the Battle Rifle. I am okay with this.

  • 08.26.2011 10:37 AM PDT


Posted by: matman25402

Posted by: Xenolithium
Sounds like they're watering the game down...a lot.

Casuals, I swear...You can beat them, then someone has to dumb the game down for them...
Looks to me like they are giving the game a Halo feel again. No Sword Block, downplaying importance of Armor Abilities, "configurable" bloom. I can't wait.


Depending on how it goes, it can either be fixing problems OR, outright removing(or removing as much as possible) everything that Reach added.

I mean, come on, was sword block so horrible it needed removing?

  • 08.26.2011 10:38 AM PDT

I am Field Master Avu Med 'Telcam, Servant of the Abiding Truth, and I have many brothers.

A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.


Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
I mean, come on, was sword block so horrible it needed removing?
Absolutely.

  • 08.26.2011 10:39 AM PDT

"All things change in a dynamic environment. Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you. " -Project 2501


Posted by: matman25402

Posted by: Xenolithium
Sounds like they're watering the game down...a lot.

Casuals, I swear...You can beat them, then someone has to dumb the game down for them...
Looks to me like they are giving the game a Halo feel again. No Sword Block, downplaying importance of Armor Abilities, "configurable" bloom. I can't wait.


Yup. Now Armor Lock will be a useless thing to have, because some Baddie will just run up and Spam LT now and get away with it.

  • 08.26.2011 10:41 AM PDT

I am Field Master Avu Med 'Telcam, Servant of the Abiding Truth, and I have many brothers.

A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.


Posted by: Xenolithium
Yup. Now Armor Lock will be a useless thing to have, because some Baddie will just run up and Spam LT now and get away with it.
I am also okay with this. If you need to use Armor Lock that means you're too far out in the open or stumbled into a swarm of enemies. You shouldn't survive that to begin with.

  • 08.26.2011 10:43 AM PDT

"All things change in a dynamic environment. Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you. " -Project 2501


Posted by: matman25402

Posted by: Xenolithium
Yup. Now Armor Lock will be a useless thing to have, because some Baddie will just run up and Spam LT now and get away with it.
I am also okay with this. If you need to use Armor Lock that means you're too far out in the open or stumbled into a swarm of enemies. You shouldn't survive that to begin with.


Not really. Or I could be winning a fire fight and some baddie just pounds that LT and tosses his 4 grenades at me...and rather than die, I use my Armor Lock to live to fight another day.

  • 08.26.2011 10:45 AM PDT

I will ALWAYS argue until I drop.

Why are they nerfing Active Camo? I love Active Camo ;_;

  • 08.26.2011 10:49 AM PDT

I am Field Master Avu Med 'Telcam, Servant of the Abiding Truth, and I have many brothers.

A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.

If you are "winning" and he has time to throw four grenades before you can kill him, I wouldn't say you were winning.

  • 08.26.2011 10:49 AM PDT

"All things change in a dynamic environment. Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you. " -Project 2501


Posted by: matman25402
If you are "winning" and he has time to throw four grenades before you can kill him, I wouldn't say you were winning.


Because it takes long to throw grenades in this game. Takes maybe 2 seconds to throw all 4.

  • 08.26.2011 10:54 AM PDT

NooooooB

All I can say is thank god about time armor lock is fixed, and AI's in firefight duck yeah. I have hope for flood being in firefight.

  • 08.26.2011 10:56 AM PDT

I am Field Master Avu Med 'Telcam, Servant of the Abiding Truth, and I have many brothers.

A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.


Posted by: Xenolithium

Posted by: matman25402
If you are "winning" and he has time to throw four grenades before you can kill him, I wouldn't say you were winning.


Because it takes long to throw grenades in this game. Takes maybe 2 seconds to throw all 4.
It takes 1 second to throw a grenade, thus 4 seconds. You're not getting anywhere with this..

  • 08.26.2011 10:57 AM PDT

"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum

Posted by: matman25402
Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
I mean, come on, was sword block so horrible it needed removing?
Absolutely.

Sword block was one of the most asinine things in Reach.

  • 08.26.2011 11:19 AM PDT

I will ALWAYS argue until I drop.

So about the whole bloom thing, is this only for precision weapons?

  • 08.26.2011 11:22 AM PDT

I am Field Master Avu Med 'Telcam, Servant of the Abiding Truth, and I have many brothers.

A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.


Posted by: anton1792
Posted by: matman25402
Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
I mean, come on, was sword block so horrible it needed removing?
Absolutely.

Sword block was one of the most asinine things in Reach.


Obviously.

  • 08.26.2011 11:25 AM PDT


Posted by: Huragok Slayer
Why are they nerfing Active Camo? I love Active Camo ;_;


I hope by "reducing the duration" That means it'll have the same duration for moving, sitting, or running.

Cause I'll admit the length of time you can have it on while just crouched in a corner is pretty big.

  • 08.26.2011 11:28 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Armor Lock now absorbs a level of damage based on the amount of remaining energy a player has, diminishing its effectiveness.

Well, it's the next best thing to taking it out. We'll see how this one goes.

Active Camo's duration has been reduced

Camouflage is awful in Reach, at least reduce (or even better, remove) the visibility of the player when they move.

and the ability to block sword attacks using any weapon other than another sword has been disabled.

Good. The Energy Sword is no longer useless.

And for fans of precision firing, reticle "bloom" is now configurable, delivering increased accuracy when firing in rapid succession.

Excellent news for precision weapons.

  • 08.26.2011 11:28 AM PDT

Dummo about you all, but in MP the sword block didn't happen that much to me that I can remember.

Seemed perfectly useful.

  • 08.26.2011 11:37 AM PDT