Prometheans suck

[本夹明SPenguin]

I finally got to Halo 4, ten years after its original release, and thought, the graphics look good, and the gun fights are fun with the covenant forces at the beginning of the game.
I don't see why people dislike 4 so much.

They I reached those generic-looking teleporting annoying a**hats.

[Fastspectre]

Originally posted by Fozzy:

I think they're ok. Not great, but the Flood were certainly a better "Third Wheel" enemy

hm... calling the real big bad of the halo universe 3rd wheel

[Shlomosuke]

Prometheans are the anti-thesis of fun.

They also are the anti-thesis of the Covenant.

I don't think i've ever encountered an enemy with such an anti-fun, anti-player design as the Knights in an FPS.

A tank, that can one shot you from long range if you're unlucky, but will one-shot you melee no matter what, that has a shield AND a teleport during which it is invicible, teleport animation that lasts just long enough for the shield to regenerate.
And they all look alike so it's pretty much impossible to anticipate or even react because you die instantly to the shotgun, the sniper rifle or the rocket launcher. You just die and retry, or you have a power weapon to kill them from afar.

Those flying little ♥♥♥♥♥ WHO ALSO HAVE A SHIELD drove me crazy too. I suppose they arent that much of a pain if you're playing with a controler though. The crawlers wouldnt be so bad... if 343 did not give them a SNIPER RIFLE and again, undistinguishable from a regular crawler.

Overall, a huge, steaming pile of ♥♥♥♥♥ wrapped up in a pretty package because, yes, I have to admit, they do look cool (especially the Knights).

Legendary Spartan Ops is the most miserable time I've spent on Halo (granted i've not played LASO too much for my own sanity)

[本夹明SPenguin]

Originally posted by F4stw1nd:

Originally posted by Spaghetti_Penguin:

My current go-to strategy for knights is rushed shotgun to the head. (Welp I'm only on normal now, plan to finish heroic, not sure about legendary, lmao about LASO)

Yes, the head is semi obvious.

Yes it's simple and not difficult.

But no, I still think no shooter should have enemies that teleport without telegraphing where they're going, let alone the freakin revive mechanic.

they do telegraph which direction they are going, there is a vfx cone coming from there body towards a glowing point which shows the direction
tho because of lvl design and the AI covy elite behavior when their "shields" are down, the knights tend to teleport behind cover, which is the same annoying part as with higher ranked elites (just when you got their shields down the dodge behind cover and stay there till the shileds are back up)
generell tip kill doggos 1st since they are most aggressive then watcher because revive (you can bait the watchers into reviving knights and usually you have enough time to kill a not moving watcher while he tries to revive), shield and granate stealing and then do the knights, best weapon against knights incineration cannon one shots on all difficulties (you have to dodge the knights)
yeah maybe unlimited range teleport straight behind cover + revive + shield as a combined mechanic from watchers and knights is a bit much)
but berserking brutes in halo 2 are worse, because you get very little time to deal with them especially if it's more then one and you have no sword or needler

There is telegraph? Okay, I'll pay better attention next time.
But yeah, still a bit much.

Welp. Brutes in Halo 2 was pretty bad gameplay-wise. Can't argue with that.

[本夹明SPenguin]

Originally posted by Fozzy:

I think they're ok. Not great, but the Flood were certainly a better "Third Wheel" enemy

At least I never found the flood annoying.

I actually liked the mission Flood Gate in Halo 3, the horror atmosphere was quite compelling.

But the Cortana level later... Welp.

It was pretty bad. But that is due to level design and enemy placement, not the enemies themselves.

[本夹明SPenguin]

Originally posted by Gone for a while:

Prometheans are the anti-thesis of fun.

They also are the anti-thesis of the Covenant.

I don't think i've ever encountered an enemy with such an anti-fun, anti-player design as the Knights in an FPS.

A tank, that can one shot you from long range if you're unlucky, but will one-shot you melee no matter what, that has a shield AND a teleport during which it is invicible, teleport animation that lasts just long enough for the shield to regenerate.
And they all look alike so it's pretty much impossible to anticipate or even react because you die instantly to the shotgun, the sniper rifle or the rocket launcher. You just die and retry, or you have a power weapon to kill them from afar.

Those flying little ♥♥♥♥♥ WHO ALSO HAVE A SHIELD drove me crazy too. I suppose they arent that much of a pain if you're playing with a controler though. The crawlers wouldnt be so bad... if 343 did not give them a SNIPER RIFLE and again, undistinguishable from a regular crawler.

Overall, a huge, steaming pile of ♥♥♥♥♥ wrapped up in a pretty package because, yes, I have to admit, they do look cool (especially the Knights).

Legendary Spartan Ops is the most miserable time I've spent on Halo (granted i've not played LASO too much for my own sanity)

Controller with aim assist doesn't help with the watcher situation. I play Halo with a controller to get the ''intended experience'' also because of carpal tunnel pain. lmao/crying

What, doggo with sniper rifle????
Oh no, I though they were at least fun to fight...

... welp, at least you think they look cool, I don't even have that going for me.

It's just unadulterated misery for me...

[Lunatic]

Personally loved the Prometheans, besides the Watchers AI. Super satisfying to shotgun a Knight and watch them disintegrate.
Plus they look sick.

[Robert F.]

Originally posted by Gone for a while:

The crawlers wouldnt be so bad... if 343 did not give them a SNIPER RIFLE and again, undistinguishable from a regular crawler.

No kidding, it's hard to tell which one while dealing with 10 other pea-shooters until one of them started to glow and then killed you in seconds.

I always wondering where is that 6 foot long rifle fitted on that crawler's mouth.

[SaladBowl99]

I attempted legendary on all games and by far 4 was the worst one, its funny because I thought halo 4 would be fine since the story wasn't that bad... I was wrong Prometheans were total bullet sponges and super annoying to fight. and the checkpoints were the worst of any halo game besides Halo CE

[Ghost]

Originally posted by F4stw1nd:

--snip--
no explanation about how TF op cortana got beaten (maybe they are planing on getting there in the future)
killing off atriox off screen WTF, you can't do that kill him off in halo wars 3, but def not off screen --snip--

Since no one actually answered this, basically its stuff in the books and the terminals.
Short version - Cortana messes up bad, has a change of heart and pulls a murder/suicide destroying Zeta Halo in the process.

[Fastspectre]

Originally posted by Ghost:

Originally posted by F4stw1nd:

--snip--
no explanation about how TF op cortana got beaten (maybe they are planing on getting there in the future)
killing off atriox off screen WTF, you can't do that kill him off in halo wars 3, but def not off screen --snip--

Since no one actually answered this, basically its stuff in the books and the terminals.
Short version - Cortana messes up bad, has a change of heart and pulls a murder/suicide destroying Zeta Halo in the process.

i believe that MAJOR plotlines started in one medium should be ended in the same medium
cortana and her AI army/guardians should have been dealt with in the game. period (halo fps)
atriox should have been dealt with in the game. period (halo rts)

[Fastspectre]

Originally posted by SaladBowl99:

I attempted legendary on all games and by far 4 was the worst one, its funny because I thought halo 4 would be fine since the story wasn't that bad... I was wrong :DSTskull: Prometheans were total bullet sponges and super annoying to fight. and the checkpoints were the worst of any halo game besides Halo CE

i think CE is the worst
and i think the worst thing about halo 2 legendary (the 2cnd worst legendary) is berserking brutes and NOT sniper jackals