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Subject: Is this final list of ideas to Put into Reach good?

Posted by: stevstevstev
I think grunt wars would be good. Also them creatures with the shields. The death screams would be fantastic! It would be slow though.

An easy thing to add a bit of fun would be to have moving objects (e.g. conveyor belts etc) like you get in the campaign. Perhaps a hazardous factory press? Also them guns that keep you from leaving snowbound - stick one of them on a conveyor belt going through the middle of the map!

Also I would like the spartan laser to fire through walls and have a narrow x-ray view. Such a powerful weapon could be balanced by the target being able to somehow induce a feedback which kills the wielder.

How about a cluster grenade - this would do little damage but have a massive blast radius - ideal for keeping shields from regenerating...

We definitely need a drivable pelican (and scarab!) and the bubble cloak is a good idea. Why are people saying it doesn't fit into the halo universe??

How about a kamikaze vehicle that causes a big explosion - ideal against tanks or groups.

How about some equipment that makes a small drone follow you around and shoot anyone in sight. This could also be balanced by being highly explosive.

That's all I can think of for now. The key thing is to keep a good balance. And never forget the golden triangle of Halo - primary, grenade, melee!



awesome

  • 08.10.2009 5:31 AM PDT
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Iam enjoying Halo Reach and revisiting some past Bungie games, iam a big fan of Bungie and their online community.

Thats a lot of things but its very good.

  • 08.10.2009 5:40 AM PDT

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Posted by: King Rex 16
I have the best idea, give the marines/Spartans their own melee weapon like the gravity hammer or sword

it could be like a rough model stolen of covenant tech, since that's how Spartans got their shields from jackal shields

Constitutionally this works because it is within reach time line and it could of become obsolete


-----Even possibly give the Spartans a rough copy of the cyclops from halo wars
i dont know if that could fit into the game

  • 08.11.2009 9:06 AM PDT

Nothing is better than gaming through the day, into the night, then back into the day. It's like when you finally push that power button you feel like you've accomplished nothing, but at the same time, you can't stop smiling.

At least number the ideas and make it neat and easy to read.

  • 08.11.2009 10:14 AM PDT
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don't go back to that place

You may have seen this on another thread, but I'm just throwing this onto this thread because I think It's cool.

WISP
Armament:
1: Fuel rod cannon. (Main)
2: Cloaking device (Secondary)
3: 2X Plasma turrets (Gunners)
4: 2X Boosters.

Crew:
1: Driver. (1)
2: Gunners. (2)

Vehicle roles:
Bomber
Gunship

Description:
The Wisp Is stealth bomber/gunship that can turn invisible and Is armed with a Fuel rod cannon and two plasma turrets. It's looks like a flying wrath crossed with a vampire. It's about the same size as a wrath too, but despite It's size It's is flimsy and fragile and must cloak when In battle.

The cloaking device can only last for one minute, after that It uncloaks and leaves the wisp open for attack. The cloaking device takes a half minute to recharge so use It wisely.

It moves at the same speed as a scorpion tank and turns about as well as the hornet. Meaning It's not the most graceful thing In the air.




Any questions?

  • 08.11.2009 10:29 AM PDT

Let there be light, created from fire

I am all i am, i am a team player(when im not pissed), i make great strategies, i will punch you in the face after armor locking, you have to be at sniper distance to not get headshot by my DMR or pistol, wraiths beware, i am DxXOrangesXxD and i am ready to rumble! (When Halo 4 comes out cause Reach is nothing but crap players now)

Posted by: Spartan153
At least number the ideas and make it neat and easy to read.
i thought it was easy to read, its done by one area of gameplay at a time

  • 08.12.2009 11:20 PM PDT

Let there be light, created from fire

I am all i am, i am a team player(when im not pissed), i make great strategies, i will punch you in the face after armor locking, you have to be at sniper distance to not get headshot by my DMR or pistol, wraiths beware, i am DxXOrangesXxD and i am ready to rumble! (When Halo 4 comes out cause Reach is nothing but crap players now)

Posted by: kruse93
Thats a lot of things but its very good.
thanks i know, im not adding many more things to it yet

  • 08.13.2009 11:30 AM PDT

Let there be light, created from fire

I am all i am, i am a team player(when im not pissed), i make great strategies, i will punch you in the face after armor locking, you have to be at sniper distance to not get headshot by my DMR or pistol, wraiths beware, i am DxXOrangesXxD and i am ready to rumble! (When Halo 4 comes out cause Reach is nothing but crap players now)

Posted by: Valmar
Any questions?
you sure that thing is balenced

  • 08.16.2009 3:31 PM PDT

Let there be light, created from fire

I am all i am, i am a team player(when im not pissed), i make great strategies, i will punch you in the face after armor locking, you have to be at sniper distance to not get headshot by my DMR or pistol, wraiths beware, i am DxXOrangesXxD and i am ready to rumble! (When Halo 4 comes out cause Reach is nothing but crap players now)

So the topic has ended

  • 08.25.2009 5:33 PM PDT
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Posted by: BULLETxSP0NGE
Sorry but the majority of those ideas are bad. I really hope Bungie ignores the fans. We don't know what we really want.


dude just jump in a 87879879877879096445756 foot well i mean seriously.

how can you NOT think that this is an awesome idea! dude i think it wuz worth all of that typing and i serously think that bungie should consider everything in this list.

  • 08.25.2009 5:55 PM PDT

My honor student can beat up your honor student.

I would like to see more 3rd person weapons, such as a jackal shield, fuel rod cannon, warthog turret (same as 50 cal., but will fall off warthog when destroyed)

  • 08.25.2009 6:39 PM PDT
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Posted by: BIGFT 13
Posted by: BULLETxSP0NGE
Sorry but the majority of those ideas are bad. I really hope Bungie ignores the fans. We don't know what we really want.


dude just jump in a 87879879877879096445756 foot well i mean seriously.

how can you NOT think that this is an awesome idea! dude i think it wuz worth all of that typing and i serously think that bungie should consider everything in this list.


Your'e wrong

  • 08.25.2009 6:50 PM PDT

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend"
-whoever the heck made it up

I think they are all good ideas and esspecially since its going to be the last halo game their really shouldnt be so many limitations cause then the game wouldnt be any ddifferent then halo 2, halo 3, and halo 3 odst, so i say yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! also alot of people disagree on this but i think we should hav a cover system but still be in 1st person or 3rd person!

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  • 08.25.2009 7:16 PM PDT
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I'd love to fly a Longsword but it probably wouldn't fit well with the gameplay. I think they should also put some weapons from ODST in there like the Silenced SMG and the Suppressed Auto Mag, since players can take advantage of these weapons and the be able to take players by surprise instead of head on. Other weapons I'd love to see are: M6J Carbine, Hard-Sound Rifle, M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle, Most of these could be added since Reach was lost August 30, 2552 and most of these weapons where from the early 26th century.

  • 08.25.2009 7:18 PM PDT

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend"
-whoever the heck made it up

I agree

  • 08.25.2009 7:26 PM PDT

I personally think it would be cool to have in-game 3D heatmaps.

  • 08.25.2009 7:33 PM PDT
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Posted by: PlasmaGlory
I personally think it would be cool to have in-game 3D heatmaps.

I agree, I know that I and probably alot of others would use it alot as it would tell them where to go and get kills and where to avoid.

  • 08.25.2009 7:42 PM PDT
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No.

Posted by: BattleRifle BR55
Posted by: DxXOrangesXxD
They dont NEED this list i just hope they use something from it in some way, why are you so against it anyway? arnt any of these ideas good at all to you?
Not really


- Destructible environments are too much to handle both hardware and server wise. Don't dare compare BF:BC's Frostbite engine, that's way too scripted and requires a different style of mapping.


How about Geomod 2?

  • 08.25.2009 7:50 PM PDT

Let there be light, created from fire

I am all i am, i am a team player(when im not pissed), i make great strategies, i will punch you in the face after armor locking, you have to be at sniper distance to not get headshot by my DMR or pistol, wraiths beware, i am DxXOrangesXxD and i am ready to rumble! (When Halo 4 comes out cause Reach is nothing but crap players now)

Posted by: MickelPickel
I would like to see more 3rd person weapons, such as a jackal shield, fuel rod cannon, warthog turret (same as 50 cal., but will fall off warthog when destroyed)
or the option to play in 3rd person all the time

  • 09.09.2009 5:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: theHurtfulTurkey
A real test of a man is if he is willing to scrape a sharpened razor up and down his junk just to please a woman.

I agree with this except for the different armour types having different effects on you (leave that to classes).

I don't want to be running around in a crappy looking suit of armour just because I like that stats.

  • 09.09.2009 5:33 PM PDT

Why are we losing?

I think the ranking system needs to be changed. I liked halo 2s ranking system where you won 2-3 games and you rank up, lose 2-3 games and you rank down. It's nice simple and easy to tell who is legit or not. With Halo 3s system I could get completely owned by a level 10 in with a group of 40s who really has the skill of a 50. The system needs to reflect actual skill, it is too inconsistent.
I also like the halo 2 sniper rifle, it fired fast and had a cool jet stream behind the bullets flight path. The melee system needs to be fixed where it takes 3 melees in the front to kill somebody. This will eliminate the tactic of spray, rush, melee repeat. It will be more productive to use a gun at close range than punch somebody which is far more realistic. However, I believe it should still be one hit kill for a backsmack. =)

  • 09.09.2009 7:43 PM PDT

Let there be light, created from fire

I am all i am, i am a team player(when im not pissed), i make great strategies, i will punch you in the face after armor locking, you have to be at sniper distance to not get headshot by my DMR or pistol, wraiths beware, i am DxXOrangesXxD and i am ready to rumble! (When Halo 4 comes out cause Reach is nothing but crap players now)

Posted by: Foster Child 1
However, I believe it should still be one hit kill for a backsmack. =)
I think there should be an option to make it to where you cant kill them from behind

  • 09.10.2009 6:43 PM PDT

Weapons

Here is a ranking system:

There are 3 parts to the rank:
-Your symbol
-Your current rank.
-Your true skill.

Your symbol is on Bungie.net. It is just your highest level. It cannot go down. So technically, everyone can be a general if they play.

Your current rank is just like you're symbol, but it goes up and down, based on your performance. It does not reflect upon your actual skill.

Then there is your true skill. This is only visible by you. Nobody else can see it.

EXP:
In a game, you can earn either negative, or positive EXP. How much you earn is determined by your K/D. This affects your current rank, and your symbol, however the symbol either goes up, or stays where it is:

The following explains what your K/D earns in terms EXP:

Any lower = -5 EXP
-6 to -10 Kills = -1 EXP
-1 to -5 Kills = 0 EXP
0-Same amount of kills and deaths = 1 EXP.
+1 to +5 Kills = 5 EXP
+6 to +10 Kills = 10 EXP
+11 to +20 Kills = 20 EXP
Any higher = 50 EXP

I am not going to go into detail about how much EXP you need to get this rank, but I think that this is a good starting point.

True skill:

True skill is determined by several factors, all of which are only visible to you, unless you wish to display it on your account:
-Accuracy
-Kill time (This factors in accuracy, from the time your first shot lands on your target, a timer determines how long it takes you to kill the player. It works kind of like how the game can tell whether you got a kill with the sword.)
-Over all K/D
-Current rank

All these factors affect your true skill. When searching for a match, the game searches for a maximum difference of 5 in true skill. When searching with a party, the game does one of two things:

The first thing is search for another party of similar size with players that have within 5 true skill.

It that fails, the game finds the average true skill, and the same 5 factor applies:

Say in your party there are 5 players with the following true skills:
40
20
35
39
18

You add them all up you get 152, divide it by 5, you get 30.4. That rounds to a true skill of 30. So your party will play against players with a true skill ranging from 25 to 35.

[Edited on 09.10.2009 7:09 PM PDT]

  • 09.10.2009 6:46 PM PDT

Let there be light, created from fire

I am all i am, i am a team player(when im not pissed), i make great strategies, i will punch you in the face after armor locking, you have to be at sniper distance to not get headshot by my DMR or pistol, wraiths beware, i am DxXOrangesXxD and i am ready to rumble! (When Halo 4 comes out cause Reach is nothing but crap players now)

too, many, numbers.....looks interesting though >>

  • 09.10.2009 11:06 PM PDT
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~SSLYK~

almost all of your ideas are awesome and would make the game just that much better, but there are some ideas that are on the forums (that are not in your post) that are also amazing ideas!

  • 09.11.2009 4:21 AM PDT