Spring Jump?

[Haflip]

What's 343's stance on the spring jump technique? I knew it was a glitch in Reach back in the day but since then it's now been in 3 more games (H4, H2A, H5). People talk about the map designs in Halo 5 like they were built for it but I don't play that one so I don't know. They chose (choose?) not to patch it in a total of four games now. It's satisfying to get it right and doesn't give enough extra height to be gamebreaking, except maybe when combined with jetpack. Is it considered a feature at this point? Do people think it's likely to return in Halo Infinite?

[Falleax]

What the HECK is that?

[Haflip]

Originally posted by Falleax:

What the HECK is that?

It's where you land while crouched, then jump again while releasing crouch. It's very precise, but gets you something like 5-15% more air out of your jump. It's been there since Halo Reach's original release
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JlyImMDiCM

[MadMansCrazy]

we always called it the double crouch jump, halo 3 does it

[Haflip]

Originally posted by MadMansCrazy:

we always called it the double crouch jump, halo 3 does it

I think you might be talking about the Ghost Jump, which is exclusive to Halo 3. That's the one where you release crouch as you're going up a wall to get a second jump, right? The Spring Jump is the one that's been in all of them since Reach and gives you a little more height for your from-the-ground jump. If you're a Spartan, it makes you jump almost as high as an Elite and if you're an Elite it makes you jump higher than anything else. It doesn't work in Halos 1-3 or ODST.

(Edit) I have however seen the same jump/release crouch technique used in Halo 3 to convert vertical momentum to horizontal momentum while sliding on a ramp, but this actually reduces the vertical momentum overall. I think this is called a ramp jump or a slide jump? Not sure. Same input, different results