- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
It's quite possible they're on the new disc. Think about it - they're making a new disc, why not improve it a little within a 3 month period?
Allow me to reference the Transport Hornet. It's re-skinned, rate of fire slowed, missiles removed, and available as DLC. If they can do that, the ODST weapons can be added easily.
"But what about original Halo 3 players?" You've probably been in a Custom Game with someone lacking a map you're trying to load. Seen the message that pops up? That would show up when attempting to load a gametype/map with the new weapons when someone in your party isn't using ODST.
Now, keep something in mind - these weapons won't reach Match-making, more than likely. The Automag would be too powerful, fast, ranged, etc. and the SSMG would just silence and scope it - which is useful for campaign but not so much for Multiplayer. So Match-making wouldn't be divided more than it already will be with the new maps.
Also note that Bungie could only make these weapons available on the three new maps - not in game-types or older maps. It'd suck, but would be acceptable.
Lastly, note that this is not an outlandish and impossible theory. It would make game-play more interesting, it'd be easy, and wouldn't divide players as much as you think. If Bungie has a legit reason not to include them, alright, cool. I'm just saying it's possible, not that they should/will be in the game.
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