Halo: Reach Discussion

[t3h m00kz]

It would make it harder for players to dominate a battlefield with a sniper rifle. As it is, it takes out just about any vehicle it hits (which is fine, but it's complete bull when all you have to do is point and shoot), and a player can pop multiple headshots off on a whim...even Halo 1 sniping was harder than Halo Reach. Matchmaking does a pretty damn good job managing your ping, it isn't like Halo PC where you lead once for the bullet, and then double it to compensate for lag.

halo PC still had auto aim, even with the leading. your cone of auto-aim still persists. you're not leading your shots themselves as much as you are your cone of effectiveness. Xbox LAN had lag too (roughly 20 ms, enough to be noticeable), and required leading. Play Xbox Connect and you'll see what I'm talking about. It wasn't because of the game mechanics as much as it was a side effect of poor networking on Bungie's part. the only reason you had to lead was because of the stupid half-assed netcode.

As far as mechanics... the sniper in Halo 1 had so much more auto-aim than in any other Halo game. the 2X scope made it easier to hit targets from mid-range, and the range was much further. faster rate of fire, no kickback. Oh, and you didn't zoom out when you got shot. they changed it to a 5X scope and gave it kickback for balance because it tightens the auto-aim cone and makes it less of a spammable mid-range weapon and more of a long-range "I have to pace my shots to be accurate" weapon.

The sniper does NOT dominate matches. You can hold back snipers with the DMR, since it unscopes them when they're hit. all you have to do is use some team tactics to close the gap and they're fucked. there's always a way to counter a sniper.