FishingBuddy

When the weapon update arrived for halo I thought I would start enjoying the game more. Ill admit the weapons are more balanced then they were before, but the game still does not interest me enough to play consistently. Every match is too predictable knowing that you will be shot in the face more times than in any other game. Every match is a riot of semi auto fire with everyone popping each others heads. Basically in halo 4 if you are good with the br you can dominate the game. weapons like the shotgun are used very scarcely now because nobody wants to get in close when they can just keep their distance and score 4 shots to the head. Halo 2 was the best halo in my opinion. Every match was different depending on the map. Now in 4, no matter the map, each game is won by who can shoot the other team in the head more. WHY CANT 343 MAKE A CLASSIC GAMEMODE??????? to me, a big part of the problem in halo 4 is everyone starting out with precision weapon and the ordinance drops. This takes out soo many elements of the game, your pushing the game to be a long range game. When the ar or smg were starting weapons with pick up weapons on the map, it made the game more dynamic. Previous halos were about map control power weapons and teamwork, now its about camping and getting a rocket launcher delivered to you. i started playing halo ce when i was in 4th grade and have played every halo since. I really want the game to be good, maybe im just growing tired of it, but halo 4 is far less enjoyable to me than any other halo. Imma go play battlefield now...

get rid of dmr and ill be happy. it overpowers all other guns in its catagory, promotes camping, and makes halo a long range headshot battle. i guarantee 90% of all kills are done with the dmr. thats y i have now lost interest in the game, every match is too predictable, no matter the map size, the dmr is prefered, and i have loved halo since i was in the 4th grade. halo used to have so much more variety in its gameplay, and with classes u would have thought it would have made the game more interesting, but everyone gravitates to the dmr and camping. Halo 2,3, and reach had it right, 4 not so much.

Bungie > 343

I agree, in halo reach there was actually some skill needed to use the dmr. The inner reticule would expand past the outer if u shot like a crazy *******. The skilled people in reach knew how to pace their shots to get a headshot. Now its basicly whoever can pull off 5 shots the quickest. The br and dmr both take 5 shots to kill ( with head shot) the br shoots slower and has recoil, the dmr has no recoil and shoots quicker. If 343 makes the reticule expand more on the dmr i think it will solve the problem, make it like it was in reach. So then in the starting loadouts you would have ar for cqc, br for mid range, and dmr for long range. idk i wish everyone had an ar in the beginning but thats just me

the bolt shot is ridiculous. Remember that brute dual-wielding shotgun in halo 3? they should have made it like that gun, so u have to melee right after to get a kill. Its unfair to have a weapon in your starting loadout capable of getting a 1 shot 1 kill. The gun has more range than the shotgun. Im sick of completely fooling someone, or charging them with a sword and getting shot by that panzy gun.

bring snipers back, multi-team, double team, and classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess by balanced I mean the actual gameplay. No matter the map, small or large the combat is mostly med/far range. By starting everyone out with a long range weapon every map has long range battles. I think everyone should have a mid ranged weapon to start with. What would we all be doing if swords or shotguns were in the starting loadout???

am i the only guy that misses AR battles? everything in matchmaking is long range now. Bungie made halo famous for its balance and now its all screwed up. Sure everyone has the same items in loadouts to choose from, but you are now forced to play the game more cautiously. Everyone has dmr and br making close quarters much more difficiult. The second your shields are down, you are dead. Theres no more pulling s**t out or ur ass when ur shields are down getting that double kill. melee kills and shotgun kills are much more rare. I would really like to see a classic playlist made where everyone has either the AR, SR, or supresser to start with. They should have made the dmr, br, etc. weapons to pick up on the map and then your additional ordinance drops with the power weapons. I still like the game a whole lot, but i think the gameplay balance has taken a turn for the worst