- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Bungie should eliminate power ups from Halo 2. In a game where somebody is obviously outmatched, they have no effect on the game. A very good player with no power ups should be able to defeat an average player with power ups enough to win the game. The problem comes into play where players are of an equal skill level. On a level where you can hang out by the power ups and time when they re-spawn (Prisoner, Rat Race, Battle Creek) a player too easily go on a run simply becasue he has the power ups. It has nothing to do with his skill as a Halo player. Plus, in the best levels (In my humble opinion: Hang 'em High, Prisoner, Blood Gulch) It is too hazardous to camp near the powerups during the whole game, so shooting and such become all the more important.
That being said, every time I play in a game I use power ups to the max. I have a problem with people who say "I don't use them, they're cheap" because then every time they lose, they can use "But I wasn't using power ups" as an excuse. Every player starts with the same health, same speed, and same opportunity to do what it takes to win.
Or at the very least, there should be an option to disable them.
Love, Adam Malone.