This map is terrible. Maybe terrible is a bit of an overstatement, but I'm still not much of a fan of the Lockout remake. It may just be my Halo 2 nostalgia coming back to haunt me, but I just feel like Blackout is not a faithful recreation of Lockout. I probably could've been able to put up with the art style and other subtle changes. But not when combined with all the removed jumps and altered map geometry. All right, but enough of my venting. What do you guys think about Blackout?
I think you you might have to grow a pair and enjoy Blackout as a new map, stop comparing it to the old one. I have never played the original but Blackout is a very good map as it is, in my opinion.
Well, there's your problem. I only have issues with the map because of my ties to the original. I wouldn't expect you to have any problem with the map if you had never played Lockout. Don't get me wrong, Blackout is not a bad map by any means. I'm only unhappy because it strays a bit too far from the original.
Good, the removed lines of sight pissed me off but I still like it. And yes I loved the original which is still better.
original is def better but i still love blackout... lockout was my fav map in H2 nd a remake, changed slightlly or not, is great for me...
i would have been disappointed if it was too much like lockout. i have a feeling i'll like the new things blackout brings to the table. i'll be back with my vote when i get the new maps in the next few days.
I only have 3 isssues and they are minor compared to the overall maps itself. 1. They took out the jump points over the door ways that allowed you to get to the levels above. 2. They covered the window in Library. That spot was awesome, so many vantage points. That's probably why the covered it, come to think of it. 3. It seems a bit small. It feels like they shrunk it slightly. I've jumped off the maps several times because it was bigger, or feels bigger, I'm expecting to land on the platform, not in the water. Other than those, no complaints.
hmmm...i honestly would prefer the old one way more it is too cramped here and they made extra littl camp spota i do not think this map is going to be in MLG because of the gay changes such as u can jump from br 3 to blu room and br 1 to br 2 and there are many things that have corrupted and made this map gay.
i was kinda bugged by the easier jumps, and the not so easier anymore jumps, i liked the old set up from one thing to another, and they also took out parts of walls so that u could jump. i always liked the challenge... but i still love it and it now has HD and forgeness added and also.. theres a BBALL hoop
I wouldn't go as far to say the map is terrible I quite like it actually while I don't think it cant quite replace the original its still not a bad map.
i don't see any problem with blackout (i have played the original) butwhen you think about it, your lucky bungie even remade lockout at all, they could just gone "screw it lets remake beaver creek instead" just as easily. there are no gameplay problems so if your problem with blackout is purely the fact that it is not lockout, then why don't you have a problem with halo 3 not being the same as halo 2? all i'm trying to say is that bungie may have changed it from lockout, but it's still a great map i'm not trying to insult anyone, this is my opinion, which is what this thread is all about.
all i have to say is that the second i stepped foot on blackout i felt right back at home. as a stand alone map i would have like it to look a little flashier (dull color scheme) but as a remake its fantastic imo. sure some jump are gone but much more are back and easier to do and the forge option on it are very underestimated.
I never was a big fan of Lockout. Actually, I never was a fan of Lockout. I think that its remake just took up room for another brand new Halo 3 map. I never really liked re-makes in fact...
Dang! It's pissing me off that i have to wait till friday! Come friday, i'll tell you if i like it or not. I have not played lockout though, so i don't know if that counts
this map is great for matchmaking and not that great for forge because of the invisable barriers. but theres always some room on the bottom of it!
Here's my question, do you hate Avalanche they changed a little geometry and took out the teleporters and back hallways? That may be a little off, but come on. Be rational. Lockout was fun, Blackout is also fun. The aesthetic stuff looks way better than lockout, but I don't see very much changed geometry. Okay, so they added a ramp. Oh no! It stinks now... lol. A ramp isn't that big of a deal, an added basketball hoop isn't that big of a deal, some shelves aren't that big of a deal, and some curved walls (instead of straight) aren't that big a deal. I honestly think that the only thing that Bungie changed that affects gameplay is the ramp, which they wouldn't have added in the first place if it made things worse. So, big ol' yay from me!