Yep. In Halo Reach (beta), with the ability to sprint, lunging becomes an overused, over-powered and highly frustrating tool in the game. I understand that lunging capabilities have been somewhat present in all of Bungie's games. But hey, seeing as how Bungie are throwing what makes Halo - Halo, out of the window, I don't see a problem with getting rid of this ability. [u]Why should it be removed?[/u] -When accompanied with the Sprint Armour ability and a melee weapon (sword, hammer etc) the mechanic becomes broken. Even more then it already is. Read Below. -Lunges are highly host reliant/dependant. By removing melee lunges from all aspects of the game, you would be removing a factor that is centred around inequality and rewards a player unfairly. Ofcourse, online games are not going to be perfect, but removing the things that [i]thrive[/i] upon connectivity cannot be a bad thing... surely? -Melee combat would actually become somewhat skillful. Now that you are only able to affect someone who is up in your face, the game will revolve more around superior gunplay. Which is ofcourse what an FPS should be based upon. Look at MW2s drama with the knife and the overpowering it recieved. Bungie, you are doing the same thing by providing weapons that lunge a considerable distance with the armour ability to get to your opponent in a very short space of time. -The sword and Hammer should have their lunge capabilities removed. And to balance them out: Sword = Quick draw time (Halo 2), and quick melee rate. Hammer = Larger blast radius I believe that this would in no way effect casual, or hardcore gamers in any detrimental way. I only want Bungie to make a game that centres around who is the better player somewhat more then who has the better connection. Other Posters well thought out posts: [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SweetTRIX I've always hated the melee lunge, the fact that it is entirely too inconsistent to rely on drives me up a wall. When it comes to a melee, you need to be able to rely on the distance that a melee will be effective from you, and inaffective from an opponent, the lunge screws that whole prospect up. It should either be removed or made 100% consistent, and given the nature of online gaming, I have a feeling the former would be simpler.[/quote] [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Davey Phoenix The more ways we give people to excel, the more variety in oppenents we get to face....and work with. [/quote] [Edited on 06.08.2010 12:26 PM PDT]