halo reach: what abilities will people use?

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#1 I_am_theOpus
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So most Reach followers know of armor abilities, but which ones do you think people will be using the most and least in multiplayer? I'm gonna play around with all of them but to me the decoy avatar and the stasis type thing (ME reference) seem kind of like duds. I think people will be blasting around on jet packs most of the time.

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#2 Sheplerizer
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Judging by the Beta, I surmise Jetpacks and then Armor lockdown to be the most used. Unless the few we didn't get to try end up being really enticing.

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#3 Xeogua
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If I was actually getting the game, from what I have seen it would have to be jetpack or hologram thingy. Might get it, but Black Ops comes before Halo for me.

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#4 Elann2008
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I really enjoyed using all the abilities and loadouts but my favorite has to be armor lock. I really want to try the hologram.
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#5 BLAS1AN
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sprinting will be most popular. I love jet packs for certain game types but people will realize jet packs wont help in slayer, lol

I love smacking someone down after they finish doing the armor lock, lol

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#6 DJ_Magneto
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sprinting will be most popular. I love jet packs for certain game types but people will realize jet packs wont help in slayer, lol

I love smacking someone down after they finish doing the armor lock, lol

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I agree with you here. Sprinting would seem to be one of the most practical abilities. I think jet packs will really be best used simply to get to high, out of reach areas that would take too long to climb to, or that you wouldn't be able to get to otherwise. Trying to really be offensive from above will just leave you as a sitting duck.
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#7 SpArKs424
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well in the beta i liked the Camo and sprint the Best the Medic ability looks cool to throw a bubble shield and the hologram is cool

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#8 I_am_theOpus
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I don't get armor lock. Your just going to sit there, leaving your opponent enough time to get behind you and line up a good shot or assassination. Your only hope is that someone else kills him before they can get to you, and in that case said person will probably kill you. The hologram doesn't seem all that useful either in halo. It's not going to take long for opponents to realize it's not you, plus most maps are extremely tight packed anyway, your not going to be able to sneak around and flank the other guy while he's distracted.

Sprint seems to be the most practical, and I active camo works well too.

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#9 BLAS1AN
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every ability has a good purpose TC if you use it wisely for certain game types. i dont care for armor lock either but there is a time and a place for it. a lot of people in the BETA didnt use it very well, lol. people will learn to use abilities better as there skills progress.

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#10 IzzieWaru
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I'll play with jetpacks for a few weeks/months until the novelty of playing a Halo game and flying wears off. After that I'll play around with the other armors until I find what works with my playstyle.

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#11 orb_03_2006
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Armor lock. I get killed easily, so this might help me a little. That or the jetpack. I'm terrible with camo and sprinting won't do anything for me lol.
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#12 SpArKs424
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Armor lock. I get killed easily, so this might help me a little. That or the jetpack. I'm terrible with camo and sprinting won't do anything for me lol.orb_03_2006
Armor lock is really good actually especially in TD but if you have it you need to be with someone else so they can have your back while you Burst out the EMP.

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#13 Elann2008
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I'll play with jetpacks for a few weeks/months until the novelty of playing a Halo game and flying wears off. After that I'll play around with the other armors until I find what works with my playstyle.

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Jetpack is very fun. I like raining bullets on people while they're busy skirmishing below.
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#14 SpArKs424
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[QUOTE="IzzieWaru"]

I'll play with jetpacks for a few weeks/months until the novelty of playing a Halo game and flying wears off. After that I'll play around with the other armors until I find what works with my playstyle.

Elann2008

Jetpack is very fun. I like raining bullets on people while they're busy skirmishing below.

Jetpacks are cool but from my experience in the Beta you are a big target.

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#15 xxxCr00k3dxxx
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I know i'll most likely be using the Sprint most...The Jetpacks kind of looks like a disadvatage in some modes and for armor lock people will just spam nades at you and when you come out of it you're dead.
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#16 craigalan23
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Sprint will probably be the most used one since so many people complained about the lack of it or how slow you were in previous games.

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#17 MassiveKaos
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Sprint so i can feel like im playing cod

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#18 IzzieWaru
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[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="IzzieWaru"]

I'll play with jetpacks for a few weeks/months until the novelty of playing a Halo game and flying wears off. After that I'll play around with the other armors until I find what works with my playstyle.

SpArKs424

Jetpack is very fun. I like raining bullets on people while they're busy skirmishing below.

Jetpacks are cool but from my experience in the Beta you are a big target.

I was in the beta too. I didn't think it was much of a problem unless you flew across a huge open area. If you hop across rooftops it's fun to pick off people.

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#19 Alex3796
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I'll probably use the jet pack or the sprinting ability most often.

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#20 skooks
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I've been using the hologram the most, it's not always very successful but it's definitely fun when it works.

Mainly I've just been using the default sprinting loadout because I'm not really too fussed about the abilities to be honest.

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#21 ZzZEVOLUTIONZzZ
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The no scope sniper and random frag for sure.

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#22 DBIZMO
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Sprint will be the most practical for me.

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#23 mitu123
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Sprint will be the most practical for me.

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I'll use this a lot.

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#24 theonlyway316
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If I was actually getting the game, from what I have seen it would have to be jetpack or hologram thingy. Might get it, but Black Ops comes before Halo for me.

Xeogua

same for me halo just seems slow and lacking somthing for me its only bin an hour for me but this multie player is mehhh.

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#25 red-ray
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Armor Lockup and Jetpack and Hologram, I found sprint quite useless in firefight.
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#26 dissembled
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Sprint ability, no contest.

Got 2 quick ones for you guys. Can you customize the primary and secondary weapons during loadout selection in multiplayer?

Also, I noticed the equipments being mapped to the left bumper. Does that include sprint, also? If so, isn't weird having to press that button to be able to do so?