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  • Poll [42 votes]: Do you think the rocket launcher should have auto-aim?
Subject: No auto-aim for the rocket launcher?
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Poll: Do you think the rocket launcher should have auto-aim?  [closed]
No auto-aim:  43%
(18 Votes)
Yes auto-aim:  40%
(17 Votes)
It should be optional :  17%
(7 Votes)
Total Votes: 42

It has happened to us all, you have the rockets, you pick a target, and you fire at the ground that your target is standing on (as you should), but wait! Your crosshair turns red, and the rocket is automatically aimed directly for the body of your target, your target moves, and the rocket fly’s past your target and hits nothing.

A little auto-aim is good for any weapon except for the rockets because of the way you have to aim with them. You can’t fire a rocket DIRECTLY at your target or you will miss! I think this problem is very easily to fix for bungie, but should it be fixed? What do you think???

  • 07.03.2006 10:01 AM PDT
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no it is already too easy to rocketeer someone into oblivion (and thats another game wow thats sick!!!)

  • 07.03.2006 10:03 AM PDT
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or maybe... it's becuz u dont feel like adapting to this sort of thing and get over it.

  • 07.03.2006 10:05 AM PDT
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Auto-aim is supposed to help you, but if it dose not you should be able to turn it off. that is my point of view.
Posted by: unique name
or maybe... it's becuz u dont feel like adapting to this sort of thing and get over it.

  • 07.03.2006 10:08 AM PDT
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I was always able to shoot a warthog with no problem, it actually made it really fun to not be able to lock on and still be able to kill a hog. If they are going to take out locking on, they must make the rockets much faster so you dont have to lead, or they must take out the banshee, because it will be nearly invincible considering you can only stick or SMG it to kill it. Snipers are useless, as are BRs, let's not even talk about carbines, plasma rifles or pistols, or needlers, and magnums can't do jack.

Since you'd be pretty much invincible in a banshee, my choice is no.

[Edited on 7/3/2006]

  • 07.03.2006 10:10 AM PDT

I think he's talking about the auto aim of people. If you don't believe it does that, I will show you a video as soon as I find it.

  • 07.03.2006 10:13 AM PDT
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I am not talking about locking on to a vehical, i am talking about when you are fireing at people. read the entire post first....

  • 07.03.2006 10:15 AM PDT
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Ignore.

[Edited on 7/3/2006]

  • 07.03.2006 10:16 AM PDT
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I think they should keep the auto-aim if they can think of a way of making it harder to hit someone, like maybe they could incorporate the thing from Half-Life 2 with the rocket launcher, but on a different note, really good drivers can dodge rockets, if they happen to be exceptional at doing donuts, you can just send the rocket into a different target,

Maybe we could come up with something to make it better instead of just yes or no.

  • 07.03.2006 10:16 AM PDT

Here's the video, watch closely at the part with the rocket autoaim.
http://media.putfile.com/h2in

You can see that the rocket homes onto the player slightly, there's no point in having this autoaim when most people aim for the ground. It also screws up your rocket's path because it locks onto the person and not the ground you were aiming for.

[Edited on 7/3/2006]

  • 07.03.2006 10:19 AM PDT
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I thought we were talking about lock on with vehicles whoops

  • 07.03.2006 10:22 AM PDT
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^^ As did I.

  • 07.03.2006 10:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: Master Sith09
Here's the video, watch closely at the part with the rocket autoaim.
http://media.putfile.com/h2in

You can see that the rocket homes onto the player slightly, there's no point in having this autoaim when most people aim for the ground. It also screws up your rocket's path because it locks onto the person and not the ground you were aiming for.



Okay so it's either alot easier to kill everyone, or you can make it really hard to kill everyone. Either way it still is the same across the board.

  • 07.03.2006 10:29 AM PDT
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personally I don't think theres anything wrong with halo2 Bungie just changed the design of skill around to be better at h2 you have to be able to use the auto aim effectivly.

  • 07.03.2006 10:37 AM PDT

He watches every Hodgetwin video they put up...on ALL their channels. He calls them the Hodge Triplets, and considers himself the 3rd triplet. He's started talking and acting like them now. Every other line out of his mouth "Thaaas some BULLLLLL**** maaayne" or "Gotta make dem gainzzzz". He calls his biceps "gains". When he eats post-workout, he talks to his biceps, "Don't worry gains, I'm feeding you. Daddys gonna feed you, gainz *kisses biceps*".

I don't like the auto-aim: it's tough to lead a target or shoot right near him without the rocket trying a tad too hard to help you out.

  • 07.03.2006 10:38 AM PDT
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Posted by: TITTYWHOMP
I was always able to shoot a warthog with no problem, it actually made it really fun to not be able to lock on and still be able to kill a hog. If they are going to take out locking on, they must make the rockets much faster so you dont have to lead, or they must take out the banshee, because it will be nearly invincible considering you can only stick or SMG it to kill it. Snipers are useless, as are BRs, let's not even talk about carbines, plasma rifles or pistols, or needlers, and magnums can't do jack.

Since you'd be pretty much invincible in a banshee, my choice is no.


Actually dual wielding or even single wielding the pistol(s) is a very effective way to take downa a banshee.

  • 07.03.2006 10:39 AM PDT
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The BR doesn't auto aim it just sprays like that.

  • 07.03.2006 10:40 AM PDT
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Posted by: TGH Wolf
Posted by: TITTYWHOMP
I was always able to shoot a warthog with no problem, it actually made it really fun to not be able to lock on and still be able to kill a hog. If they are going to take out locking on, they must make the rockets much faster so you dont have to lead, or they must take out the banshee, because it will be nearly invincible considering you can only stick or SMG it to kill it. Snipers are useless, as are BRs, let's not even talk about carbines, plasma rifles or pistols, or needlers, and magnums can't do jack.

Since you'd be pretty much invincible in a banshee, my choice is no.


Actually dual wielding or even single wielding the pistol(s) is a very effective way to take downa a banshee.


I agree and sniper rifles are extremely effective thats how I usually get some one out if i dont have a rocket

  • 07.03.2006 10:41 AM PDT
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what made me mad was the snipe swipe thats real i believe because my comp was bufferrin right when the shot hit the guy the last time and that was a ton of auto aim seriously i saw it....

it made me mad

and I was playin terminal with some friends on Xbl and I had a snipe and friend had a snipe and we both saw each otyher and i shot right close to his head and it got him.....

  • 07.03.2006 10:47 AM PDT
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Auto-aim on the rocket launcher has to go. It's utterly absurd that a weapon of that power aims itself at people for you. For example, an enemy got up close to me one time while I had a rocket. I jumped up into the air and shot at the ground behind him. This rocket would've killed him while saving me. Instead, the auto-aim pulls the rocket into his body, and I die too. Have the thing literally change course COMPLETELY because of the auto-aim is simply excessive.

  • 07.03.2006 10:58 AM PDT
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There shouldn't be auto-aim for the rocket. It kinda makes it 'too' user friendly.

  • 07.03.2006 11:00 AM PDT
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i think ive just realised why i suck with rockets becasue of the stupid auto aim

  • 07.03.2006 11:13 AM PDT