Halo 5’s Glitch: Skilled or Broken?

Button combos and glitches have been a part of Halo for a long time. Since Halo: Combat Evolved, these glitches were used through several games in order to give skilled players an edge over those who were less knowledgeable of these glitches. Now in Halo 5, a similar glitch is sparking discussion. 343 Industries already stated that they intend to fix these glitches and that using them in competitive play will have severe consequences. Despite this, the community is somewhat split on whether they should be. Let’s take a look at the glitches and see if they deserve to be patched.

Halo 2: Glitch-Tacular

One argument that many use to justify leaving Halo 5′s glitches is that Halo 2 had them and they made the game more skillful. Legendary players such as Dave “Walshy” Walsh popularized these glitches in competitive play and they soon made their way to matchmaking.

MCC Tips #7 H2 Button Combos How to BXR BXB & Double Shot | 60FPS Halo Tips & Tricks

Halo 2‘s most notorious glitch was the BXR and BXB. This glitch allowed players to near instantly kill a player in close quarters with the Battle Rifle (BR). The glitch became extremely well known, but at the time, certain players in the community wanted these combos removed, with others even stating that users of the combos were hackers.

Needless to say, the users weren’t hacking, but those who did not understand the glitch despised it. The other most well-known combo was the double or quad-shot. This combo allowed a player to very quickly fire several bursts from the BR without the usual delay between bursts. However, it did have a drawback. After using the combo, the BR would go through a glitched reload, whilst the weapon is unable to fire. This glitch is the most similar to the multi-shot we see in Halo 5, so we’ll use this as a comparison point.

Halo 5’s Multi-Shot

Over the past couple of weeks, just prior to the start of the Summer Pro League, players began to discover the multi-shot. This allows a player to very quickly fire any weapon in the game, with nearly no delay between trigger pulls.

QUADSHOTTING in Halo 5 Guardians – Button Combo Tutorial [PATCHED]

This glitch, unlike Halo 2′s double-shot, has a few more constraints. The combo is somewhat more difficult to perform with default controllers and requires players to be mid-air for optimal results. However, this hasn’t stopped the glitch from being extremely effective. Here, community member “Vetoed” demonstrates just how lethal this combo is:

Halo 5 – MULTI-SHOT GLITCH IN ACTION (B-Roll) [PATCHED]

This glitch gives players the ability to kill an enemy far faster then even Halo 2‘s quad-shot. Add to this that this glitch can be done with any weapon in Halo 5‘s arsenal, including the Magnum. A skilled user can also virtually nullify the use of any power weapon, even the Sniper Rifle and Rockets. The combo also becomes significantly easier to do with professional controllers such as Scuf controllers. Due to their availability and how frequently this glitch can be abused, it should be removed. It has the capacity to absolutely overrun higher-level play, because much as Vetoed stated in his video, players can sit, wait, get a perfect kill and repeat.

What are your thoughts on the multi-shot glitch? Should it stay or go? Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments and on Twitter.

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