Halo: Reach title update coming in September, Armor Lock getting nerfed

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At last night's Halo Fest event, we learned about a rather beefy title update to Halo: Reach that's set to launch sometime next month. The patch implements a number of significant (and, therefore, controversial) changes to the multiplayer title, with the biggest being the nerfing of the Armor Lock ability. Instead of making you an invulnerable juggernaut, Armor Lock now only prevents most of the damage done to you whilst locked, and no longer detaches stuck plasma grenades.

Other changes include: the addition of "Shield Bleed-through," whereby damage done to players with a fraction of their shield remaining can now be carried over to their remaining health; an option to remove reticle bloom; the removal of a player's ability to deflect an oncoming sword lunge by meleeing (unless they too are using a sword); and the wholesale buffing of the pistol, bringing it closer to parity with its Halo: Combat Evolved predecessor.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/26/halo-reach-title-update-coming-in-september-armor-lock-getting/#comments

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GibbityTreePosted:

MatthewSteier This title update is simply perfect. Armor lock could not have been anymore homosexual. I'm pretty sure that every single one of you complaining about it is just mad because you can't play the game with some cheap tool because you suck at the game. And for those of you who lack faith in 343 should go do your homework and realize that the 343 team is composed of mostly bungie employees, and have been working alongside with bungie since Halo 3.


This.

MatthewSteierPosted:

This title update is simply perfect. Armor lock could not have been anymore homosexual. I'm pretty sure that every single one of you complaining about it is just mad because you can't play the game with some cheap tool because you suck at the game. And for those of you who lack faith in 343 should go do your homework and realize that the 343 team is composed of mostly bungie employees, and have been working alongside with bungie since Halo 3.

DrPhil321Posted:

imtrainwreck Nerfing armor lock? It's already bad that you took it out of almost every game type and now you're just going to **** it up some more? Might as well just take it out of the game completely..I blame all the garbage players out their that constantly complain about armor lock because they can't kill a sitting duck.


I never understood why people hat armor lock. They are probably one of the easiest people to kill!

xBL4ZINPosted:

Sounds sick, go find a new game to play armour lock bad kids.

GibbityTreePosted:

343, you have made this game godlike again.

GuyNamedBobPosted:

its about time. im starting to like 343 (if it is them making this patch like i heard)

eXaLTaTioNPosted:

Neutralized Reach will now be playable.


Vouche to that, might have to dust off my disc!

imtrainwreckPosted:

Nerfing armor lock? It's already bad that you took it out of almost every game type and now you're just going to **** it up some more? Might as well just take it out of the game completely..I blame all the garbage players out their that constantly complain about armor lock because they can't kill a sitting duck.

BattlehammerPosted:

I guess I won't be playing this much anymore. It's ok. Plenty of new games coming out anyway. After watching the video about Halo: CEA, I was pretty excited about 343 taking over. Now, all I can think is that they are off to a poor start. I just hope that they turn it around before Halo 4 drops next year.

CombPosted:

buffing the pistol? It's already quite over powered with everyone just firing it as fast as possible.


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