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Posted by: BerzerkCommando
What's the purpose of Armor Permutations/Effects? Besides taking up disc memory, and being a waste of programing time.
It's not Gears of War where you can see your character.
It's not Fallout where armor has a purpose. Like keeping you alive.
I wish Halo was Halo again. Now it's dress up Barbie.
I wish these kids would leave Halo. And ruin another game.
Even in the first 2, you had the option of choosing your colors. It's all about tastes and what people find aesthetically pleasing. Sure, it serves no function whatsoever, but it was meant to add a level of individuality to the game. Personally, I hate to look exactly like everyone else in a game. Even in H2, I'd go with the elite model simply because EVERYONE else chose the spartan.
Having the ability to alter appearances does not effect the core game play at all, so why complain? Yeah, there are tons of boosters and no-lifes who spend every waking hour getting cR just to make their spartan Security Helmet/Double Security Shoulders/Grenadier Chest/Gold Visor. But that's not the point.
There is also the element of mind games. When I first began playing Reach, when I was still a Warrant Officer or something, and before I realized rank =/= skill, if I went up against somebody who was a Colonel with all of the expensive armor on, I was hesitant to play against them. After all, they're high ranked, they LOOK formidable, so maybe I'm gonna get creamed? I know for a fact that I've received several friend invites based solely on the appearance of my armor. Little kids think I'm a good player (which I'm not) just because I wear expensive armor and assume I'd be an asset to their wimpy clans.
Perhaps I'm just rambling on like an idiot, but that's just how I see it. It's customization for the sake of individual tastes, nothing more.