Posted by: Java Bean
wow there are a lot of people getting upset about the idea of adding more playable characters into the game for multi-player purposes. Why?
Personally i think it would rock to play as any of them, especially the grunt. No shields, half the health, small and fast. Plus being able to use any weapon in the game!!! Okay not everything i said was a possitive, but that doesn't matter to me. I'm not a wussy who is scared to get killed, it would be awesome to run in somewhere screaming like a "grunt" blast anything that moved and run away like a little "grunt"
The hunters would be cool to, no shields and boosted health. So what if they only have one gun, at close range they can "lock on" and ram people with their shields.
I don't know enough about brute, i assume that they have no shields, and i think they use a slug thrower type weapon...so i can't say it would be awesome to play as one of these, same with the prophets.
Jackals would kick much but with their shields. Of course they have about the same health as a grunt, but they can only use one handed weapons(because they are dual weilding a shield already) Can't you see how it would be awesome to play as a squad of jackals? Yoiu could cover for you friends litterally, especially in a tight formations.
what would unbalance any of these unfavorably? Nothing would. Oh my i went into a game where everyone is hunters and brutes. As the MC i can run circles around the hunters and peg them in the orange spot, wow that was tough. The Brutes again i don't know about but i'm sure there are tactics to use against them.
My final words are. It would be a lot of fun.
No, it wouldn't
Spartans vs. Elites = Fair balance
Spartans vs. Grunts = Spartans win
Whats the point in playing when your on the weaker side and have a major disadvantage? Its no fun and noobs will be either using their weakness as an excuse or bragging because they beat you using a more powerful character.
Halo is all about balancing the battle field and letting skill decide the champion. Why would they suddenly drop the one thing that made Halo great to amuse a bunch of grunt fans for a couple of minutes? Oh yeah! They're not, because its a ridiculous idea!