Halo: Reach Discussion

So I just realized this, the assassination doesn't require a special button, its just a kill from behind. Pshhh.... I'd rather have the quick b button mash and done like from halo 3.

 

wrong, its the holding of the melee button that does it, not from behind. However this does give the option of having two people with jetpacks, flying at each other, the chance to attempt to assassinate each other, wich would be epicly badass.

 

wait, wait, wait... if you hold the melee button behind someone it will activate the assassination scene, but if you just tap b its just like hitting the enemy but behind them?

 

AGGGGH A WEEK AND 2 / 3 DAYS!!!
/noncaps

 

You guys didn't already know that?
Hold B to assassinate. Tap B to melee.
You still have to be behind the enemy to perform the assassination.

If the enemy has any shield, a melee from the back wont be an instant kill, even if it's just a tiny bit of shield. You need to remove the shield first then remove the health.

 

KK Cheers. Now ninjassassinations will never be the same!!

 

but the thing is, when you hold the RB (it's not B anymore) to melee, you still melee before assassinating. So a melee assassination will kill full shields, unless that first melee doesn't make contact, which will not activate the assassination.

 

Well technically that first melee you see is part of the assassination, not a melee all in itself. You can tell because when you do an assassination, as seen in the videos, the shield doesn't drop.

 

We'll see in a few days time exactly how it'll all go down.

 

You can still assassinate someone without the extended animation. Backsmack works just like it always has, the executions are the evolution of the teabag.

 

Can you evade in mid air?

If so, ninja-ing is going to be ****ING INSANE.
Backflip over someone's head and snap their neck.

Jackie chan would fap over **** like that.

 

Even if you can't Im sure rolling behind them will be effective.

 

I wish evade was a spartan ability as well. So far it's my fav

 

I Know! Im honestly, more excited for the roll, than I am for the jetpack!

 

why? the roll is gay. jetpacks are all the rage.

 

Something about a Dodge in an FPS makes me excited!

 

The new weekly update confirms that there normal assassinations are OHK... not that it's been mentioned several times already in previous interviews/ViDocs.

Kinda sad that there will be no Invasion on day 1 :/ oh well, maybe it's for the best.

At least this is back

 

Jetpacks would be impossible to manage on Bumper Jumper...

 

I don't think so. I just have to bring my index finger up to the X from RB which isn't too funny of a possition. Hopefully I don't have to change button layout to suit Reach..

 

I think I read somewhere that the assassination animation worked for 120* and the back-smack assassination only works for a smaller angle.