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[Edited on 07.31.2009 5:05 PM PDT]

  • 06.29.2009 5:51 PM PDT

Memento mori.

I want more support weapons, the MA5K, NO Battle Rifle (Instead have a rifle that is more like the original single shot Battle Rifle from Beta-Halo 2), and a much greater variety of covenant weapons. Bigger variety of human grenade types would be nice.

Vehicles from halo wars.

  • 06.29.2009 5:56 PM PDT

This is such genius.

  • 07.04.2009 12:39 PM PDT

I would love 2 see a useable hu7nter gun but it might only be sp because it would be hard to write an explination of a dead hunter hand in the middle of a human base... and PS no BR = no pros (like me...)

  • 07.04.2009 1:00 PM PDT

dont agree with everything

  • 07.06.2009 6:02 AM PDT
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Posted by: ReeceJ99
I would love 2 see a useable hu7nter gun but it might only be sp because it would be hard to write an explination of a dead hunter hand in the middle of a human base... and PS no BR = no pros (like me...)


Actually a balanced weapon set = more pros

  • 07.06.2009 6:21 AM PDT
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So..... youre saying that people that play custom games, infection, mini games, racetracks and so on are not worth as much as a @#%&(% wannabe mlg player who plays matchmaking all freaking day and looks down on people becouse they just made a %&#" kilimanjaro on ranked team slayer!? well those people dont deserve to play halo so they can start up their own little network and do their mlg group wanking in a private match! well i tell you, I forge almost everytime I play halo 3, and guess why they put forge and infection in halo, so casual players could play something else then just friggin matchmaking becouse maybe thats not their talent? you see I forge nearly every time i play halo 3 and you can come to me and say "uhu Im so friggin good at this game, uhhh forge are for noobs and i just made overkill in doubles" well then @£#& you!! I´ll meet you anytime in forge duel and you need more skill making a really good map in forge then going out in matchmaking and pulling of a killtacular. please live with the fact that maybe everyone dont try to become the best player in world by training in their so called "MLG v6" maps all day long and drinking redbull for breakfeast, lunch and dinner so they become "pros"............. srly? please tell me good player? a good player to me is a nice person that doesnt hate people and can see the fun in the game, also able to see that halo is a game for every one to enjoy, a mature person that will say...... Im not old only 14, But im so much mature than all these douche bags on live that thinks they are so good.......... thats all for me, power to the custom games!!! im sorry but this hadnt anything to do with weapon ideas i just saw a stupid post i had to reply on.............

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  • 07.06.2009 2:27 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 like to see a new variant of the M6 Magnum that we've yet to see, like the M6I or the M6J.

The M6I is a select-fire variant with a removable shoulder stock, and the M6J is a semi-automatic variant with a stock.

I would also like to see the M7 SMG return as it was around at the time.

If dual-wielding does return, due to the time period thing to detract from dual-wielding it could be as that your off hand weapon isn't tracked by your HUD, and might even screw with the tracking of your primary weapon as you're holding both of them.

  • 07.06.2009 3:19 PM PDT

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I'm hoping we will finally get Jackal Shields.

  • 07.06.2009 4:03 PM PDT

"If practice makes perfect" and 'nobody's perfect,' then what's the point of practice?"

I'm hoping for the return of the H1 FRG. The arc and damage it did made it the best indirect fire support weapon. Something the Brute shot was in H2, but was much weaker and the splash damage was less.

Have problems with an entrenched sniper? Get an FRG (with an experienced gunman) on his ass and that's it. You could be at your base and still be able to help out the frontline.


EDIT:
Hey, I got an idea for the FRG when it sef-destructs (like in H1). Okay, when the FRG becomes overheated it starts to become unstable. So, when the user of an unstable FRG gets killed the FRG starts its self-destruction sequence. Then a 3 second timer counts down and thats the end of the FRG.

[Edited on 07.06.2009 5:41 PM PDT]

  • 07.06.2009 5:35 PM PDT

why do you call the Ma5k the "bread and butter" rifle? The "bread and butter" rifle is Ma5b (or C, depending on which game you're playing). The Ma5k is a special forces carbine version of the Ma5b. It's for spec ops/close quarters. Ironic because the Ma5b acts like a close quarters weapon anyway...

  • 07.06.2009 7:42 PM PDT

Here’s what Luke had to say about the differences in treatment between the Spartans and Elites in Reach:

“Instead of piece-by-piece customization like the Spartans, Elite customization is a full model swap with models selected from the various Elite classes appearing throughout the Campaign. There are all kinds of reasons for this, not the least of which is our continued emphasis on the Spartan as your identity in Reach.”

They need a handheld flamethrower, like the one from Aliens.

They also need a light machine gun.


The machinegun used in the Marathon picture should also be present

  • 07.06.2009 8:00 PM PDT
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Yeah it would be more fair if it had a bigger blast radius also

  • 07.06.2009 8:46 PM PDT

Are you still there?

Most of these are pretty good ideas, but the MA5K doesn't seem like it would be the standard assault rifle on Reach, as it's a special forces carbine variant. It'd make more sense to have the MA5B since Reach takes places directly before Halo 1, but since that was basically the same thing as the Halo 1/2 SMG, maybe they could include both.

I think the MA5K could be a good spawn weapon though. It'd be automatic, with a slower rate of fire than the MA5C but higher damage, somewhat better accuracy, and headshot damage bonuses. It would be beat by the SMG/MA5B at close range and by the BR/M6D at long range, letting newly spawned players have a decent chance of fending off other players while encouraging them to move around the map and find better weapons.

I don't really like the idea of making the Spiker semi-auto, but the idea of pinning people to the wall with it is something I've been hoping for since they first announced it. >=D

Plasma freeze is another feature I hope returns. It made the plasma weapons more useful and filled a distinct niche in Halo 1. Your ideas for the plasma weapons are good, and the thermal scope for the the Beam Rifle is cool.

The idea of replacing the Spartan Laser with a Gauss Rifle seems unnecessary. Having a one hit kill weapon that doesn't have a tedious charge time or slow moving projectile seems like it would be really unbalanced. If you dislike the laser's hitscan aiming against vehicles, you could make the beam shoot for a second, and you'd have to hold the reticule on the target the entire time. I dunno...

Anyways, great thread and cool ideas! /wall of text

  • 07.06.2009 10:48 PM PDT

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Posted by: Uncle Kulikov
They need a handheld flamethrower, like the one from Aliens.
Like the one in Halo PC?
:D

  • 07.16.2009 10:07 AM PDT
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i agree with the ideas but what about the MA5K carbine that is in ghosts of onyx

  • 07.16.2009 10:16 AM PDT

I wouldn't hold your breath for the Halo:CE pistol to return

  • 07.29.2009 10:41 PM PDT
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One idea for a co-existince for the deadly MD6 pistol, and the lovely Battle Rifle would be like this idea:

The BR deals more damage un-scoped than a MD6, but its bullet spread increases with range, thus it isn't as effective at long range like the MD6, but still good at close-mid range.

When the BR is scoped, however, it turns into accurate, single shot with a slower firing rate than the MD6, along with with less damage dealt, while a scoped BR will kill in 7 headshots/whatever limit it takes to make it balanced, there is 0% aim assist/bullet magnetism when scoped, thus while the BR have a good chance of killing a opponet with a MD6 at close-mid range, only skillful players will try to kill opponet with a MD6 from a long distance.

While I find many of your ideas well thought of, MLG Cheewawa, I think their should be more variety of Mid Range weapons, besides the BR, I think the Covenant Carbine should return as well, perhaps with a better scope than your proposed Plasma Rifle scope?

  • 07.29.2009 11:45 PM PDT

Perception is everything.

I agree with most of that, except I don't think any weapons should be removed. I know keeping them all in would be unbalanced so certain weapons would only be available for certain maps. For instance, on one map you could have the M6D and that gauss thing you were talking about to replace the laser, while on another map you could have a BR and a SL.

  • 07.30.2009 12:39 AM PDT

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Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
M6D Pistol: a "scaled up" (117%) Magnum sidearm modified specifically for Spartan use. It would have a 2x scope like the M6D from Halo: Combat Evolved and the M6C/SOCOM from Halo 3: ODST, and it effectively replaces the BR, which would not show up in this game. In MP, it would kill a fully shielded opponent in 5 headshots (or 10 bodyshots), but it would fire much faster than Halo 3's M6G, at 3 rounds/second. Should have 10-12 rounds/magazine. It would have very low aim assist, but it would still be a very useful weapon in the right hands.


One the BR was at Reach, it was like brand new the only canon reason its not in Halo CE was that the Pillar of Autumn left before they got any. But the BR should be single shot
semi-automactic, it sould also stay a four headshot weopon and six bodyshots with, 16 bullet clip, basically the Halo 2 E3 demo BR

  • 07.30.2009 7:19 AM PDT

The shotgun in halo 3 is perfect.....trust me i've played games with beast shotguns its just stupid

  • 07.30.2009 7:22 AM PDT
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Posted by: POKEY CLYDE
You don't seem to get what I am saying. Harder difficulty of playing, results in less casual players.
Not necessarily. All it means is that people would have to put more effort to be good, as it should be.

You know what, I am done arguing "Halo: Reach shouldn't be this way", because it isn't up to me! It certaintly isn't up to you either!So we shouldn't voice our opinions on how the game should be made? That negates the purpose of the forum.

You may think, oh 'canonically it should be like Halo: CE'
But logically, it will be more like Halo 3. Why? Halo 3 has done the best out of all of the Halo's.
In sales, yes. But in gameplay, no.

  • 07.30.2009 7:36 AM PDT

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Posted by: purew4rrior
The shotgun in halo 3 is perfect.....trust me i've played games with beast shotguns its just stupid
Halo 1 had a "beast shotty" and if that game was stupid there would be no Halo 2 or 3. That said, if Halo 3 had the Halo 1 Shotty it would be stupid, but if Halo REACH's weapons are ALL more useful and more versatile, not just the Shotgun, then there will be no unbalance.

[Edited on 07.30.2009 7:43 AM PDT]

  • 07.30.2009 7:42 AM PDT

Halo 1>Halo 2>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Halo 3

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Halo 1's Pistol, Rocket Launcher, Sniper, Shotgun and Assault Rifle should make it into Reach. Personally, I think every weapon that has ever been in a Halo game should be able to be used through custom games though.

  • 07.30.2009 10:14 AM PDT