About aiming (looking down iron sights/scope)

[TheHuskyGT]

Hello! I just have a doubt. Can you actually aim with the default weapon? When I right-click, it does go in "scope mode" but as soon as I shoot, it reverts. Is this just how it works, or does it depend on the weapon?

Also, zoom doesn't seem to work. I press "Z" but nothing happens.

I played this game so long ago and I quite don't remember if this is the case. Thank you.

[Graal Otonami]

If you get hit, it'll take you out of zoom. Z only works with dual-stage scopes like the Focus Rifle and Sniper Rifle.

[IronCascade]

You cannot aim down sights in Halo. By default you have binoculars with 2x zoom available at all times, but cannot shoot while using it, attempting to do so automatically exits the binocs.
Weapons with a scope such as the DMR, magnum, and sniper rifles replace the binoculars with their scope when held in hand.

[Forest]

Only a few weapons have a scope mode that increases zoom. Ones that do not have a scope mode such as the assault rifle can not ADS. In Halo or up until Halo 5 you can only hip fire.

[TheHuskyGT]

Got it. Case closed. Thank you!

[N0P3]

No.
The only scoped in zoom weapons actually have scopes like DMR & Sniper Rifles. There are a few weapons with scopes like the Needle Rifle; etc. that also provide active zoom or scoping in.

The zoom with any active weapon is actually attributed to zooming in with your helmet's optics. It can be a little confusing for snap shots can still be performed with weapons like the pistol by quickly zooming in to the desired location then just as quickly firing off a shot.

Kind of messed with me way back when I started played Halo 3 on the 360, but you'll get used to it.

Another tip for new players, charged shots from plasma pistols, generally dropped by Grunts, will stall vehicles like Banshee & Ghost allowing you time to hijack them. Charged plasma pistol shots will also strip shields allowing for a quick swap out to your regular pistol or DMR for a quick head shot resulting many times in a one shot kill (not including the initial plasma charge shot) and the method works well in PvP too. Enjoy Spartan.

My nephew taught me the plasma pistol tricks - he grew up playing Halo from the beginning starting with the first XBox.