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Subject: Weapon Ideas for Reach
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New covenant Rocket Launcher
Fires a large Needler crystal that causes a huge Needler needle explosion. I got the idea while playing the CMT single player mod for Halo CE. They have a turret that fires like that and I thought it would make a great single shot power weapons. Maybe the Covenant version of the Spartan Laser.

Battle Rifle and Assault Rifle w/ Grenade Launcher
Even if its just single player. Probably just fires your Frag Grenades.

Handheld Elite Shield
I'm pretty sure in Ghost of Onyx it was stated that Elites thought they were for cowards but I think Bungie can go against that. It would be larger than the Jackal shield. Probably only used by the highest ranking Elites with their Energy Sword. Like the one in the old Halo trailer.

Napalm Grenade
Pretty much just a Firebomb but a human version. They are mentioned in one of the books.

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Machine Gun Turret
Not new but updated. You shouldn't walk as slow with it, It should be a first person weapon, faster rate-of-fire and will overheat with excessive firing. The first person and faster walk speed should apply to the plasma canon.

Usable Jackal Shield
When you have the shield and a two-handed weapon you would fire normally with two hands. The shield would stay on your left wrist. It would protect your left side. Pressing LT would raise the shield over your torso and face, crouching would also protect your legs. You can't shoot a two handed weapon with the shield raised.

When using a dual-wieldable weapon the shield simply works like a second weapon.

The shield might be considered a piece of equipment. Pressing X would turn the shield on/off. The shield would have a charge of 100%. When it regenerates itself after taking damage an amount of the charge will be taken away. When the charge reaches 0% the shield is gone forever. If the shield is broken you will have to wait a set time for it to return to working order.



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  • 06.14.2009 8:30 PM PDT

We need an LMG class weapon; the turret could be considered an HMG, but there should be a smaller variation (though not necessarily with a rotating barrel) for portable infantry use.

  • 06.14.2009 8:36 PM PDT

The SMG pretty much covers the LMG category. You can dual wield them and they are bullet hoses. I don't see much of a point in making a weaker SMG but maybe a larger one that has a bit more punch than the AR. Something like a full-auto BR? Just a thought.

  • 06.14.2009 8:45 PM PDT

Motion activated, wall mountable grenade. The HUD could warn you in some way if you were close to one. Just to make it fair. Maybe a blurry radar?

  • 06.14.2009 8:48 PM PDT

I want a squad automatic weapon, a bit like the M249.

  • 06.14.2009 8:58 PM PDT

I would love a weapon that uses a electro-magnetic pulse to disables or slows down spartans. Could also make enemies HUD go blurry or staticy.

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  • 06.14.2009 9:08 PM PDT
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I know right?

I think the idea for an underslung "noob-tube" grenade launcher would be a gould idea. maybe using the same physics as the Halo 2 brute shot.

i also think silenced weapons would be a sweet introduction.

Shield is good idea. with a hearty melee damage

  • 06.14.2009 9:12 PM PDT
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Posted by: Xharpan
it doese'nt look nextgen , looks good but not nextgen
If by next-gen you mean crappy, dark and colorless, I agree. It doesnt look next-gen at all.

They should just stick to the damn books. Combat Knife maybe, the light machine gun (the one Johnson uses at the beginning of H2) , the BR should also be in it since its mentioned in First Strike that the Spartans got a hold of them. Basically the same weapons from H1 and a few of the predecessors of the weapons from H2 and H3.

  • 06.14.2009 9:21 PM PDT

Get rid of some weapons!

There are so many weapons that are useless.. this wasn't as big of a problem in halo 2 because it was actually valuable to dual-weild. Now all you need is the BR, which is not only easy to get, but also better than any dual weilding combination (huge mistake!)

Please get rid of the laser (does anyone else hate it?), and replace it with the rocket launcher that locks on.

  • 06.14.2009 9:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: BTE
Posted by: Xharpan
it doese'nt look nextgen , looks good but not nextgen
If by next-gen you mean crappy, dark and colorless, I agree. It doesnt look next-gen at all.

Posted by: Sir Ben
Now all you need is the BR, which is not only easy to get, but also better than any dual weilding combination (huge mistake!)

I agree with that statement but the shouldn't remove the BR. What they should do is that since this takes place pre-H1 they have the excuse to tone the BR down and make it less accurate or something.

  • 06.14.2009 9:51 PM PDT
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Machine Gun Turret
Not new but updated. You shouldn't walk as slow with it, It should be a first person weapon, faster rate-of-fire and will overheat with excessive firing. The first person and faster walk speed should apply to the plasma canon.

Usable Jackal Shield
When you have the shield and a two-handed weapon you would fire normally with two hands. The shield would stay on your left wrist. It would protect your left side. Pressing LT would raise the shield over your torso and face, crouching would also protect your legs. You can't shoot a two handed weapon with the shield raised.

When using a dual-wieldable weapon the shield simply works like a second weapon.

The shield might be considered a piece of equipment. Pressing X would turn the shield on/off. The shield would have a charge of 100%. When it regenerates itself after taking damage an amount of the charge will be taken away. When the charge reaches 0% the shield is gone forever. If the shield is broken you will have to wait a set time for it to return to working order.

[Edited on 06.15.2009 11:26 AM PDT]

  • 06.15.2009 11:26 AM PDT

The drones have been weak enemies for long enough. I think they should introduce the male drones, which haven't really been explained, other than the fact that they don't have wings. It just seems a bit wierd that these insects are using energy based weapons. Wheres the organic weapons, kinda like Star Wars Republic Commando?

Would be nice to see more medium ranged weapons than the battle rifle, carbine, and needler as well. Something brute? Drone? Sentinel? There were sentinels on reach, right?

  • 06.15.2009 11:40 AM PDT
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Posted by: Hylebos
The drones have been weak enemies for long enough. I think they should introduce the male drones, which haven't really been explained, other than the fact that they don't have wings. It just seems a bit wierd that these insects are using energy based weapons. Wheres the organic weapons, kinda like Star Wars Republic Commando?

Would be nice to see more medium ranged weapons than the battle rifle, carbine, and needler as well. Something brute? Drone? Sentinel? There were sentinels on reach, right?
No sentinels on reach but the male drones sound cool, as well as drones having their own weapons.

  • 06.15.2009 11:43 AM PDT

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Posted by: Hylebos
The drones have been weak enemies for long enough. I think they should introduce the male drones, which haven't really been explained, other than the fact that they don't have wings. It just seems a bit wierd that these insects are using energy based weapons. Wheres the organic weapons, kinda like Star Wars Republic Commando?

Would be nice to see more medium ranged weapons than the battle rifle, carbine, and needler as well. Something brute? Drone? Sentinel? There were sentinels on reach, right?


I still have nightmares about how terrible SWRC was...

  • 06.15.2009 11:44 AM PDT
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GrownPrism is NOT my gt. Happened when signing into my xbox live account. My real gt is here:

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/Default.aspx?player=SYNTHES lS&sg=0

Cone shooter.

  • 06.15.2009 11:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: Hylebos
The drones have been weak enemies for long enough. I think they should introduce the male drones, which haven't really been explained, other than the fact that they don't have wings. It just seems a bit wierd that these insects are using energy based weapons. Wheres the organic weapons, kinda like Star Wars Republic Commando?

Would be nice to see more medium ranged weapons than the battle rifle, carbine, and needler as well. Something brute? Drone? Sentinel? There were sentinels on reach, right?



I still have nightmares about how terrible SWRC was...

Terrible? Yeah, I kinda hated it. I mean, it looked cool, I like the window washer, but the droids were grey? Ammo was scarce? Super Battle Droids impossible to kill?
Was just the quickest example of organic weaponry I could think of however.

  • 06.15.2009 12:17 PM PDT
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You can't kill what's dead.

Stand. Fight. Resist. S2F.

Posted by: MattRam08
The SMG pretty much covers the LMG category. You can dual wield them and they are bullet hoses. I don't see much of a point in making a weaker SMG but maybe a larger one that has a bit more punch than the AR. Something like a full-auto BR? Just a thought.


An SMG is not an LMG, hence the name "SMG."

I would definitely like to see some more Covenant, human, and Forerunner heavy weapons and some more ballistics weapons would be awesome, too. New equipment would be cool and even new melee weapons (Brute Honor Guard pike, for example) would be cool, too. So, in essence, just some new weapons and equipment would be nice.

  • 06.15.2009 1:09 PM PDT
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No more weapons.

Believe me if bungie gets every weapon to be unique like in halo 1 i think we are fine.

  • 06.15.2009 1:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Sp4rt4n119
Thank you sir, that was an epic rendition of this topic.


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and how!

I would love to see either a belt or drum fed light machine gun.

I would also like to see the MA5 Assault Rifle, BR55 Battle Rifle, and M7 SMG having some customization options, and then Marines will have their own somewhat personalized weapon system.

Some might have an underslung grenade launcher or maybe even an underslung shotgun [each should only hold 1 shot before reloading] different sights, such as a red dot sight, the normal scope, or standard iron sights with no scope. Other things like flashlights would be nice to see as well.

After that, I would LOVE to see more of the M6 Handguns. Such as the M6I or the M6J mentioned in a recent update, the M6I having a removeable shoulder stock and a fire selector switch, and the M6J being a carbine variant, with a longer barrel and a stock.

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The way i see it the only way a battle rifle will be in reach is if its a prototype weapon being tested in batte.But as long as they bring back the scoped pistol i dont see the need for a br.

  • 06.15.2009 2:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: Sir Ben
Get rid of some weapons!

There are so many weapons that are useless.. this wasn't as big of a problem in halo 2 because it was actually valuable to dual-weild. Now all you need is the BR, which is not only easy to get, but also better than any dual weilding combination (huge mistake!)

Please get rid of the laser (does anyone else hate it?), and replace it with the rocket launcher that locks on.

Plasma rifle=Magnum>Battle Riffle
I like all the weapons they add variety so instead of trying to control just the rockets for say because you are using vehicles you have to watch rockets,Missle pods and laser.It makes it that much more fun.

[Edited on 06.15.2009 2:44 PM PDT]

  • 06.15.2009 2:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: HAMSTERSAURUS
The way i see it the only way a battle rifle will be in reach is if its a prototype weapon being tested in batte.But as long as they bring back the scoped pistol i dont see the need for a br.

MLG=Br
I think bungie will respect that.

  • 06.15.2009 2:30 PM PDT

M6J carbine

  • 07.04.2009 10:44 AM PDT

How to spell "space"?

S-P-ACE! SPACE!

None of your ideas are original, the super needle is a MOD, so no way.
BR with a grenade launcher is frowned upon, and is already thought of.
Handheld Elite shield? They have used jackal shields before, not necessary.

  • 07.04.2009 10:48 AM PDT