- WhackyGordon
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- Noble Heroic Member
Welcome to the internet. Joy dies here.
First of all - don't get me wrong - I'm not a 'good' player, but I'm not completely terrible. I have a positive k/d.
I don't precisely prefer Vanilla over TU, but I feel the TU needs work before it can support what I would consider a balanced experience. Vanilla has it's issues, but it feels more like a finished product to me. Not like the other finished Halo products mind you, but more finished. The TU has brought several improvements to Reach, but it didn't address all the issues that were apparent in Vanilla, or any of the issues the TU itself instigated or made worse/apparent.
I'll elaborate. In Vanilla, every weapon has it's place. Obviously there are some weapons that sit at the top of the pyramid, but the difference isn't too drastic. In TU the bloom reduction and bleedthrough reintroduction have effectively buffed the precision weapons, and to an extent a couple of shield strippers, while leaving the rest further from being useful. Many players will disregard this, as they're not concerned with any but the most effective weapons anyway, which is entirely reasonable. I however, do find it an issue, because I often survive beyond the ammo supply I spawn with, and frequently have to rely on what's nearby. In some circumstances it's not an issue, and there are DMRs around every corner, but on some maps there are very few precision weapons, and far too many weapons that by all rights should have been removed upon introduction of the TU. Additionally, I find that my lesser skilled team mates (I search solo) perform more consistently in a balanced environment.
For those reasons, I support keeping Vanilla around until the TU gets another update or two. Basically, if they buffed all of the weapons equally (that 15% bloom reduction would make the AR somewhat useful), nerfed all of the AAs (particularly jetpack - the map breaker), and fixed the health pack issues with bleedthrough, I'd be happy, and fully support TU Reach. Of course, an overhaul of the maps in MM that included replacing bottom tier weapons and controlling jetpack use better would make me happy too.
Oh, and can I get a -blam!- movement speed boost here? Geez... lol
Edit: Oh, and if I had my way holograms would get a nice buff - they would all sprint (or evade as elites).
[Edited on 02.25.2012 2:40 PM PST]