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Subject: Halo odst cool,and dumb.

Ryan(Sgt.Cortez)

Odst will be fun in a lot of ways.One thing though is your gonna be able to use turrets,and gravity hammers,and instead of playing as the squad,you play as a rookie and namless odst.Gravity hammers are spartan only weapons,and even turrets are heavy for them,so how can odst use them.All the people complaining about no BR get over it theres a lot of other cool weapons,but gravity hammers and turrets!!!Why that the worst thing about it,I thought there was gonna be strategy in it,but it looks the same as halo 3.Just why are you able to use those,Firefight looks pretty cool,and rest sound kinda cool except for coop player not players plays as ODST(nameless)sounds kinda stupid on that part,just another sidekick like Arbiter in halo 3.

  • 06.08.2009 10:51 PM PDT

Ryan(Sgt.Cortez)

Yeah,that would be ok,just not campaign.

  • 06.08.2009 10:56 PM PDT

Cool | Dumb
You are one of those things. Can you guess which?
But, really its for balancing issues, you gotta have some power weapons (aside from Sp'lasers, and Rocket Launchers) to fight the Covenant in Firefight.

  • 06.08.2009 10:58 PM PDT

Ryan(Sgt.Cortez)

Wow I can't beleive you said that that made you look like one of the others.It's spartan only weapons and also how do brutes have shileds,and why no elites?

  • 06.08.2009 11:01 PM PDT

how heavy could a turret possibly be, lets remember the odst's are big boys, not panzys lol

  • 06.08.2009 11:54 PM PDT

Wall-o-Text.

Leave it or take it. Still, it's for balancing issues and yes, turrets are heavy. But seriously I hope you don't believe that the Spartan Laser should only be useable by Spartans because of the name...

[Edited on 06.08.2009 11:59 PM PDT]

  • 06.08.2009 11:58 PM PDT

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ODSTs should not be able to hijack vehicles, dual wield, use Brute Shots, use Energy Swords, use Gravity Hammers, or use Support Weapons. That said, Miranda has dual wielded. Marines have used Flamethrowers. And a Brute Shot might be a logical weapon for a human to wield as we don't know how heavy it really is.

As for the Turrets, it should be assumed that they are too heavy. Energy Swords could be usable but since Humans aren't as nimble as Spartans or Elites, it's worthless. Gravity Hammers should be considered too bulky to be used. I really don't know anything about hijacking but it would be stupid to think that a human could knock a Brute out of a Ghost.

As for Spartan Lasers, those are most likely usable by Humans. They're big and bulky but can still be wielded. Marines and ODSTs could use them in Halo 3. So I see no reason why Dutch, being a big guy, could not use one. Though I think a Rocket Launcher would probably be enough for an ODST squad...

As for people complaining (like you) don't pick those weapons up! Holy crap, why is it that simple? Just be like "Kay, guys. Let's, like, not go Spartan style and avoid picking up Turrets and Gravity Hammers, kay?" Problem solved! Given the other things you have available to you (Automag) there would be very little reason to use those weapons, anyway. You'll probably get ganked in Firefight regardless, right?

As for playing as nameless ODSTs, it makes perfect sense. They're not apart of the story, they're just your friends playing with you. Maybe you should learn more about the Halo universe (or simply go back to English class) before you start ranting about things? The game is perfectly fine the way it is. Something are incorrect for gameplay purposes. You, as the person playing, can decide if you want to charge an enemy position with a Gravity Hammer or use stealth and teamwork with your Automags to get the job done.

  • 06.09.2009 12:15 AM PDT

Posted by: the tator
how heavy could a turret possibly be, lets remember the odst's are big boys, not panzys lol

yes but even the spartans are slowed down when carrying them.

  • 06.09.2009 12:27 AM PDT