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Subject: A theory for Reach's MP gameplay

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*Remember this is just a theory I don't want to be flamed for just a theory, have an open mind*

Recently I was looking at the banner at the top of the Reach forum and came up with a theory of Reach's gameplay and how it would play out.

I was looking at the characters and noticed how they all define different catagories.

Power,Speed,All-round,Stealth,Long Range. (from left to right)

Now you start to understand where I am going I have reason to believe that Halo Reach May be class oriented. Reasoning to my thoerem apears below

Power:
~ Appears to be the strongest of the bunch easily wielding a turret in one hand
~Tallest in stature; may cause this Class to be the Slowest of the bunch
~Will be the Damage sponge of the group hard to go down yet hard to master

Gameplay Balancing
~High health levels but Slow
~Heaviest weapons wield-able and can still maintain the normal speed of its class
~Cannot be transported in Light Reconaisance* Vehicles (Worthog, Mongoose)
~This class is The large Spartan group with shields as standard

Speed
~Short in stature appears to be agile, and lean
~Smallest Class of the bunch
~will be easily taken down but will be easy to pick up and learn

Gameplay Balancing
~Low health Levels but fast
~light to medium weapons wield-able with heavy weapons unwield-able whilist unstationary (turret)
~All vehicles easily transport this class
~No shields, uses the Stamina system of the ODST's headshot kills instantly ( From Halo 3:ODST)

All-Round
~Seems to be the medium of the game possibly of MC quality.
~Seems to be holding a AR.
~his/her height indicates that this class will have the qualities of a Halo 3 spartan

Gameplay Balancing
~The "easy to pick up class".
~Light to medium weighted weapons wield-able without any slowing of the class heavy arms such as the turret will slow the spartan as it does in Halo 3
~All vehicles may pick up this Class
~Good ground unit, no specialist weapons.

Stealth
~Apears to be holding a knife which indicates close combat qualities.
~Seems to have a mascular body type yet somehow leaner then the other suggestable Males
~Seems to have scout shoulder pieces; didn't the description of the scout shoulders talk about stealth qualities?

Gameplay Balancing
~Has a device that makes he/she invisible to enemy radar.
~light to medium weapons but specialised to stealth weapons.
~Accessible to all vehicles yet wieghs considerably more than the speed class
~Kills Long range, Speed and Stealth classes instantly with a melee with knife and renders All-round Shields useless until the All-round Class perishes.
~Would have a Stamina based health system headshots kill the class instantly

Long Range
~Apears to have an ODST Style helmet
~Obviously wielding a sniper of some sorts
~ considering the body position if he/she were to stand up it would possibly be about the stealth class in height

Gameplay Balancing
~Enhanced skill with sniper ( has steady aim with little to no recoil )
~wield light to medium weapons
~can only have two weapons on them at all times (one Medium and one light)
~Stamina System applies
~Instant kill with one shot on Speed, Stealth and Long range while two shots for allround (shields then fatality) and three for Power Class (Shields-Resistance-Fatality)

And I am sure for you covenant lovers if my theory was to be true this would be the order for the covies.

Hunter,Drone,Elite,Grunt?,Jackel.

What do you think?Have anything to add?

  • 06.19.2009 7:43 AM PDT

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Come on guys I worked hard on this!

  • 06.19.2009 7:58 AM PDT
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If they will make a class based mp I will not play the game, seriously Gears is 3rd Person, CoD is crouching in a corner with a one hit weapon and clased based. Halo is what I want everyone the same when they respawn and weapons on the map, if they change the core of halo many people including me will quit.

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While the gameplay should be different than the first 3 Halo games, I do not think that classes will be a good idea at all. It will be too huge of a change to multiplayer.

  • 06.19.2009 9:23 AM PDT

MAYBE they would keep the elite in MP, but hunters jackals and grunts will come as soon as bungie starts telling us everything about every project they have.

  • 06.19.2009 9:27 AM PDT

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It would still have that same core Halo style gameplay just with certain classes and styles, Same weapon effects and same everything just classes I personally wouldn't mind...

  • 06.19.2009 9:29 AM PDT

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Posted by: Rakata
If they will make a class based mp I will not play the game, seriously Gears is 3rd Person, CoD is crouching in a corner with a one hit weapon and clased based. Halo is what I want everyone the same when they respawn and weapons on the map, if they change the core of halo many people including me will quit.
What the hell has Gears of War got to do with this? It isn't class based, and all FPS's have campers, don't blame the class system in CoD for it.

  • 06.19.2009 9:47 AM PDT

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I believe that certain classes would give a better learning curve for the players that so much admire Halo:CE.

  • 06.20.2009 1:45 AM PDT

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Hmmmm, I do not know if they would have that but I really like the idea. It would be something different and fun.

Good Job

  • 06.20.2009 1:49 AM PDT

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Posted by: Gil Garth
Hmmmm, I do not know if they would have that but I really like the idea. It would be something different and fun.

Good Job


Wow thank you I would love if this was to happen also. : )

  • 06.20.2009 1:53 AM PDT

What is this? I don't like change!

  • 06.20.2009 2:05 AM PDT

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It would be same gameplay just start as the class that suits you best. Anyone remember that promising game named Shadowrun think classes like that but much much better.

  • 06.20.2009 2:09 AM PDT

Posted by: SHAOLINMONKEY 93
It would be same gameplay just start as the class that suits you best. Anyone remember that promising game named Shadowrun think classes like that but much much better.


Ah, I was making a family guy joke. Understandable if you didn't get it. I was trying to be sarcastic.... should've put that in my previous post. Anyway, I actually like your idea, and I feel that your characterization of the figures at the top of the banner was spot on. When I first saw the banner, my initial thought was squad/class based Halo and didn't like it. But my feelings have changed, and perhaps it's time for Halo to change a bit as well. I'm sure that Bungie will deliver no matter what they choose to do.

[Edited on 06.20.2009 2:22 AM PDT]

  • 06.20.2009 2:21 AM PDT
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Posted by: Rakata
If they will make a class based mp I will not play the game, seriously Gears is 3rd Person, CoD is crouching in a corner with a one hit weapon and clased based. Halo is what I want everyone the same when they respawn and weapons on the map, if they change the core of halo many people including me will quit.
What the hell has Gears of War got to do with this? It isn't class based, and all FPS's have campers, don't blame the class system in CoD for it.


I tried to said that those two games are imo the only alternatives when you don't want to play halo 3 as your main game but still want to play something competitive. Well I don't think 3rd Person Shooters are a good idea at all ever since the first one shipped and I told you why I think call of duty fails. So Halo is the only thing left, since nearly no one plays Shadowrun nowadays. So if Halo: Reach will turn into something bad I won't have a mp game left to play, because most of you kids will play it anyway, because you are bad at h3 and the new halo, so it wouldn't really matter for you...

  • 06.20.2009 2:48 AM PDT

Halo is Halo because it uses a very balanced method. You spawn in with no advantages over the other players except for skill and luck. Anyone can pick up any gun and drive/ride in any vehicle.
If you take away that it's not Halo anymore. I think the class system is an interesting idea, it's just that it's not Halo. Peace.
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  • 06.20.2009 3:48 AM PDT

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Posted by: SHAOLINMONKEY 93
It would be same gameplay just start as the class that suits you best. Anyone remember that promising game named Shadowrun think classes like that but much much better.


Ah, I was making a family guy joke. Understandable if you didn't get it. I was trying to be sarcastic.... should've put that in my previous post. Anyway, I actually like your idea, and I feel that your characterization of the figures at the top of the banner was spot on. When I first saw the banner, my initial thought was squad/class based Halo and didn't like it. But my feelings have changed, and perhaps it's time for Halo to change a bit as well. I'm sure that Bungie will deliver no matter what they choose to do.


Ah yes family guy of course sorry maybe do one of these next time= *FAMILY GUY*

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  • 06.20.2009 5:17 AM PDT

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Posted by: Rakata
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If they will make a class based mp I will not play the game, seriously Gears is 3rd Person, CoD is crouching in a corner with a one hit weapon and clased based. Halo is what I want everyone the same when they respawn and weapons on the map, if they change the core of halo many people including me will quit.
What the hell has Gears of War got to do with this? It isn't class based, and all FPS's have campers, don't blame the class system in CoD for it.


I tried to said that those two games are imo the only alternatives when you don't want to play halo 3 as your main game but still want to play something competitive. Well I don't think 3rd Person Shooters are a good idea at all ever since the first one shipped and I told you why I think call of duty fails. So Halo is the only thing left, since nearly no one plays Shadowrun nowadays. So if Halo: Reach will turn into something bad I won't have a mp game left to play, because most of you kids will play it anyway, because you are bad at h3 and the new halo, so it wouldn't really matter for you...


Yeah but if Bungie does it, it would be epic. Big battles with up to 32 players massive maps, I think that camping would be rendered useless, and say what you want about how people play the fact of the matter is your oppinion of how others play is not legitimate.

  • 06.20.2009 5:22 AM PDT
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Maybe it'll have class types similar to Team Fortress 2. That'd be cool.

  • 06.20.2009 7:32 AM PDT