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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Thy_BlugoonPosted:

Circle
TTG_WaW_v1 LoL whats the point Halo 4 is coming out soon anyway


The end of next year isn't very soon...

Exactly

aimiami12Posted:

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.
armorlock basically ruined halo reach, after a full year of the game being released they are going to patch it. Im really excited to see what 343 does with halo, so far so good. Halo is going back to the roots is what it sounds like.

ZeeGeeUKPosted:

Hardly play this game anyway. Too long.

CirclePosted:

TTG_WaW_v1 LoL whats the point Halo 4 is coming out soon anyway


The end of next year isn't very soon...

KKAMC72Posted:

i dont know why they are taking away the ability to block the sword unless you have another sword. still i like the fact that they are nerfing armor lock.

XxBig_D_FreshxXPosted:

About damn time armor lock gets nerfed. It only took em close to a year.....

KlutchizzPosted:

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


343 is like 75% ex-bungie members.

TTG_WaW_v1Posted:

LoL whats the point Halo 4 is coming out soon anyway

killer_B5000Posted:

LMAO, I like how these retards think bungie is doing this...IT's 343i not bungie, bungie handed reach over to 343i a while ago...and who ever is complaining about armor lock being reduced or whatever is retarded, armor lock may be the most stupid thing in all of halo, if you like it, your simply not a true halo fan.

-ProMod-Posted:

I might actually play Halo again..