Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks the cat ears are really stupid

[xXx_Trollmaster_Pro_xXx]

It's such a minor thing to complain about, but yeah the cat ears were just a really stupid and dorky cosmetic item to add to the game. Kind of ruins the immersion in a sense. Maybe part of my frustration comes from the fact cat ear players are usually annoyingly good, lol

Edit: Was not expecting to start a whole ass war in the comments. I also didn't even realize furries were still a thing until after I made this post

Edit 2: Just let this post die already. What I said wasn't profound in any way and isn't worth wasting your time getting angry over.

[MartensoftWorld]

I wouldn't even be mad if it was a set for every armor, was like five bucks or less, and you had the option to turn off sillier cosmetics in the settings. But it's pretty obvious the cat ears were 343 testing the waters to see what the dumbest thing people would still buy is.

[Leah]

Considering Bungie had been breaking immersion harder since Halo 3, I'd say they're just following in suit and not trying to make the game super realistic, and more just taking advantage of an arcade shooter being just that.

[MartensoftWorld]

Originally posted by Leah:

Considering Bungie had been breaking immersion harder since Halo 3, I'd say they're just following in suit and not trying to make the game super realistic, and more just taking advantage of an arcade shooter being just that.

again, what did bungie do besides the older samurai armor and the flaming effects?

[WanderingArtist]

I'd love to get a dildo hammer skin like we had in saints row and name that skin as Nut cracker !! Can you imagine how much fun it would be.

[Akemua]

Originally posted by Microsoft has terminated file:

Originally posted by Leah:

Considering Bungie had been breaking immersion harder since Halo 3, I'd say they're just following in suit and not trying to make the game super realistic, and more just taking advantage of an arcade shooter being just that.

again, what did bungie do besides the older samurai armor and the flaming effects?

That's every troglodyte's argument is. Whenever someone has criticism against the new MCC armor and Infinite, Halo 3 is the first to get brought up because of TWO armor pieces. Which still fit the aesthetic of the games.

[Leah]

Originally posted by Microsoft has terminated file:

Originally posted by Leah:

Considering Bungie had been breaking immersion harder since Halo 3, I'd say they're just following in suit and not trying to make the game super realistic, and more just taking advantage of an arcade shooter being just that.

again, what did bungie do besides the older samurai armor and the flaming effects?

Nothing, because you just listed exactly what they did that was worse than 2 triangles that resemble cat ears.

Also it wasn't "older samurai armor" it was Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden, with a katana on his back, I'd say that's a little "out there"

Then let's not get into how they double down on armor effects in Reach.

[Leah]

Originally posted by Aemaz:

Originally posted by Microsoft has terminated file:

again, what did bungie do besides the older samurai armor and the flaming effects?

That's every troglodyte's argument is. Whenever someone has criticism against the new MCC armor and Infinite, Halo 3 is the first to get brought up because of TWO armor pieces. Which still fit the aesthetic of the games.

And your argument is against two triangles that fit the "aesthetic of the game" better?

You really think Ryu Hayabusa's armor from Ninja Gaiden and a flaming helmet fit the aesthetic more than two triangles deliberately designed to copy the same patterns from the existing Mark VII armors, fitting in flawlessly?

[Akemua]

Originally posted by Leah:

Originally posted by Aemaz:

That's every troglodyte's argument is. Whenever someone has criticism against the new MCC armor and Infinite, Halo 3 is the first to get brought up because of TWO armor pieces. Which still fit the aesthetic of the games.

And your argument is against two triangles that fit the "aesthetic of the game" better?

You really think Ryu Hayabusa's armor from Ninja Gaiden and a flaming helmet fit the aesthetic more than two triangles deliberately designed to copy the same patterns from the existing Mark VII armors, fitting in flawlessly?

... You're arguing that cat ears are similar to a flaming helmet of death and a warriors armor and weapon meant to kill...

[MartensoftWorld]

Originally posted by Leah:

Originally posted by Microsoft has terminated file:

again, what did bungie do besides the older samurai armor and the flaming effects?

Nothing, because you just listed exactly what they did that was worse than 2 triangles that resemble cat ears.

Also it wasn't "older samurai armor" it was Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden, with a katana on his back, I'd say that's a little "out there"

Then let's not get into how they double down on armor effects in Reach.

Even if half the design was lifted from another game they still made it match the art style they had set up so far, even if it was out there, it was an exception to the rule. Adding anime/furry bait is quite a step beyond that. But the cat ears aren't the only thing, and the MCC is full of godawful armor designs that are even more obnoxious than this and even 343's older spartan 4 armor design.

I agree that armor effects are a bit annoying though. But again, not the same changes made here.

[Leah]

Originally posted by Aemaz:

Originally posted by Leah:

And your argument is against two triangles that fit the "aesthetic of the game" better?

You really think Ryu Hayabusa's armor from Ninja Gaiden and a flaming helmet fit the aesthetic more than two triangles deliberately designed to copy the same patterns from the existing Mark VII armors, fitting in flawlessly?

... You're arguing that cat ears are similar to a flaming helmet of death and a warriors armor and weapon meant to kill...

I'm arguing that two triangles with similar design concepts to the armor they're attached to fit better than a literal crossover armor that has in any realistic sense no place in a futuristic military world.

And no, coming up with edgy names for literal particle effects of flames floating around your head doesn't make it fit more, it just makes you sound like you're trapped in 2007.

[Leah]

Originally posted by Microsoft has terminated file:

Originally posted by Leah:

Nothing, because you just listed exactly what they did that was worse than 2 triangles that resemble cat ears.

Also it wasn't "older samurai armor" it was Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden, with a katana on his back, I'd say that's a little "out there"

Then let's not get into how they double down on armor effects in Reach.

Even if half the design was lifted from another game they still made it match the art style they had set up so far, even if it was out there, it was an exception to the rule. Adding anime/furry bait is quite a step beyond that. But the cat ears aren't the only thing, and the MCC is full of godawful armor designs that are even more obnoxious than this and even 343's older spartan 4 armor design.

I agree that armor effects are a bit annoying though. But again, not the same changes made here.

Cat ears = furry/anime, apparently.

I don't even know why I bother even looking twice what a 15 y/o arguing in bad faith has to say.

Thing I like changed to fit artstyle = good

Thing I DON'T like changed to fit artstyle = Okay this is ruining the series it's not realistic anymore it's pandering to people who have no place in the community

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

You can have an opinion, but for something that's so small and doesn't effect game play the thing is that no one really cares wither you like them or not.

[Akemua]

Originally posted by Leah:

Originally posted by Aemaz:

... You're arguing that cat ears are similar to a flaming helmet of death and a warriors armor and weapon meant to kill...

I'm arguing that two triangles with similar design concepts to the armor they're attached to fit better than a literal crossover armor that has in any realistic sense no place in a futuristic military world.

And no, coming up with edgy names for literal particle effects of flames floating around your head doesn't make it fit more, it just makes you sound like you're trapped in 2007.

Again, you're trying to say literal cat ears, are more in line with futuristic armor, then ridiculous armor effects and a sword. Cat ears. You're subjective analysis on how you think they're similar to anything, is irrelevant. They're cat ears.

[MartensoftWorld]

Originally posted by Leah:

Cat ears = furry/anime, apparently.

I don't even know why I bother even looking twice what a 15 y/o arguing in bad faith has to say.

The description of the Mark 5 cat ears says "anthropromoljnir" half of the people defending their inclusion or more fit either of the groups I listed. Please explain how my assumption is wrong.
Do tell me how it's in bad faith to see something with my own two eyes.

Originally posted by Leah:

Thing I like changed to fit artstyle = good

Thing I DON'T like changed to fit artstyle = Okay this is ruining the series it's not realistic anymore it's pandering to people who have no place in the community

So, you argue first that Bungie did this, then you argue that it's fine for the art style to be broken for no reason and for people to force that change. Who's arguing in bad faith here?

[Leah]

Originally posted by Aemaz:

Originally posted by Leah:

I'm arguing that two triangles with similar design concepts to the armor they're attached to fit better than a literal crossover armor that has in any realistic sense no place in a futuristic military world.

And no, coming up with edgy names for literal particle effects of flames floating around your head doesn't make it fit more, it just makes you sound like you're trapped in 2007.

Again, you're trying to say literal cat ears, are more in line with futuristic armor, then ridiculous armor effects and a sword. Cat ears. You're subjective analysis on how you think they're similar to anything, is irrelevant. They're cat ears.

Yes, a small attachment to existing helmets that match the design of the regular helmets is is more in line than a NINJA's armor being somewhat redesigned to not look incredibly out of place.

And, just so you know, It's totally realistic for someone to put simple cat ears on a helmet in the real world, because it's a personal creative touch, with little cost and no impact, because they're human beings, not gritty realistic machines.

And yes, that's more in line than being a glowing target on fire.