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Subject: Covies: A new playlist + weapon fixes.

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Posted by: mubox47
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Thanks to the guys inthis thread for giving me some ideas.

Weapon Fixes
As you may know, many Covenant weapons have been changed drastically since Halo: Combat Evolved. I think some of these changes have been for the worse. Here are my suggestions to fix them.

Plasma Rifle
-Singe Wield
-Slightly increase Damage (5-10%)
-Add plasma stun.

Spike Rifle
-Increase Damage (15-20%)
-Decrease accuracy
-Add recoil

For reasons as to why i like those changes, view the linked thread.

Plasma Pistol
-Increase tracking ability slightly
-Increase damage (15-20%)
-Add splash damage for overcharged blasts
-Increase charge time slightly (to balance out splash)
-Add plasma stun

Brute plasma Rifle
-Add to Reach
-Stronger than normal plasma rifle (15%)
-Battery drains faster

Vehicle Fixes
A few suggestions to improve the game.

Prowler
-Remove, replace with .

Chopper
-Make it easier to get right-side-up after tipping on your side.



New Playlist
Covies weapons dont appear too often, so this may fix that.

Name: Team Covies.
Games: Covies Slayer, Covies CTF, Covies KoTH, Covies Heavy, Snipe'n Slice.
Team Size: 4-5.

All games would feature only Covie weapons. Slayer, CTF, and KoTH would all have either PR/PP starts or PR/Carbine starts. Snipe 'n Slice is Beam Rifle/Sword starts, with no weapon pickup and infinite ammo.

  • 07.15.2009 12:35 PM PDT

I just have a few problems with this:

1) A charged plasma pistol already brings players to near death, 15-20% more damage + splash damage would be extreme overkill, you could use a 2nd dual weapon and kill alot of people instantly.
2) Whats a Spike Rifle?
3) You have to be doing something really stupid to flip a chopper.

I wouldn't mind a covenant only playlist but i would probably veto it because I dont like many of the weapons.

  • 07.15.2009 12:40 PM PDT

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Posted by: mubox47
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Posted by: Runic Aries
I just have a few problems with this:

1) A charged plasma pistol already brings players to near death, 15-20% more damage + splash damage would be extreme overkill, you could use a 2nd dual weapon and kill alot of people instantly.
2) Whats a Spike Rifle?
3) You have to be doing something really stupid to flip a chopper.

I wouldn't mind a covenant only playlist but i would probably veto it because I dont like many of the weapons.
Th esplash damage would be small. I just find it strange that an overcharged blast can go off next to someone's face and do nothing. You may be right about mixing it with that much power though. Still, the pistol does need some strength added.

Spike Rifle = Spiker.

I seem tpo be the only person that does this. If you hist a jump wrong of just spin too much you end up on your side, and it is near impossible to get back up. Instead, the camera freaks out and the chopper slides into a wall and slowly moves along it.

  • 07.15.2009 12:44 PM PDT

Posted by: The EAKLE
Posted by: Runic Aries
I just have a few problems with this:

1) A charged plasma pistol already brings players to near death, 15-20% more damage + splash damage would be extreme overkill, you could use a 2nd dual weapon and kill alot of people instantly.
2) Whats a Spike Rifle?
3) You have to be doing something really stupid to flip a chopper.

I wouldn't mind a covenant only playlist but i would probably veto it because I dont like many of the weapons.
Th esplash damage would be small. I just find it strange that an overcharged blast can go off next to someone's face and do nothing. You may be right about mixing it with that much power though. Still, the pistol does need some strength added.

Spike Rifle = Spiker.

I seem tpo be the only person that does this. If you hist a jump wrong of just spin too much you end up on your side, and it is near impossible to get back up. Instead, the camera freaks out and the chopper slides into a wall and slowly moves along it.


Never seen a chopper do that, if your wheel is still spinning then you shouldnt flip unless you get pushed by a rocket or something.

  • 07.15.2009 12:47 PM PDT
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The Spiker is already obscenely inaccurate. Lower the damage, bump up the accuracy.

  • 07.15.2009 12:49 PM PDT

Dun change the spiker, its the Bungle way!

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Reach NEEDS the Spectre. I like the Prowler and all, but the Spectre is infinitely times better than the Prowler.

Would the Brute Plasma Rifle be dual-wieldable? Regular Plasma Rifle is already efficient at eating away shields, I'd think that the BPR and SMG would tear people apart.

  • 07.15.2009 12:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: mubox47
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Posted by: Josh 22 T
Reach NEEDS the Spectre. I like the Prowler and all, but the Spectre is infinitely times better than the Prowler.

Would the Brute Plasma Rifle be dual-wieldable? Regular Plasma Rifle is already efficient at eating away shields, I'd think that the BPR and SMG would tear people apart.
Id prefer it as a single wield.

  • 07.15.2009 12:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: The EAKLE
Posted by: Josh 22 T
Reach NEEDS the Spectre. I like the Prowler and all, but the Spectre is infinitely times better than the Prowler.

Would the Brute Plasma Rifle be dual-wieldable? Regular Plasma Rifle is already efficient at eating away shields, I'd think that the BPR and SMG would tear people apart.
Id prefer it as a single wield.


Same here. I would have nightmares about the BPR being dual-wieldable. No stun on the BPR though. 20% extra damage and a faster rate of fire should be a good enough trade off for stun.

  • 07.15.2009 1:03 PM PDT

Posted by: Pwnr778
The Spiker is already obscenely inaccurate. Lower the damage, bump up the accuracy.

Are you kidding me? Compared the the SMG, the Spiker has a much smaller spread cone. What makes it "inaccurate", is the fact that the shots travel slowly in the air, forcing you to lead your targets if you want to get kills. Just like how the SMG needs to be aimed and burst fired to make the gun more efficient.

  • 07.15.2009 1:06 PM PDT

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The Spiker needs less recoil. And you have to distinguish the PR from it.

I'd love a Brute PR to come in. Those things are pretty nice.

  • 07.15.2009 1:10 PM PDT

Nevermind, you were replying to the Op.

[Edited on 07.15.2009 1:12 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2009 1:12 PM PDT

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Posted by: x Foman123 x
Actually, I find that I'm more invincible without pants, which is why I am not wearing any at the moment.

I miss the Covies gametypes in big team D:
I would love this so much, great idea dude.

  • 07.15.2009 1:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: mubox47
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Posted by: jethawk25
The Spiker needs less recoil. And you have to distinguish the PR from it.

I'd love a Brute PR to come in. Those things are pretty nice.
The recoil would be one of the things that separates it form the PR, the other being the PR is a single wield.

If you read my posts in teh other thread, the recoil and less accuracy was added too make it function like a Covie SMG, but still act differently than an SMG.

  • 07.15.2009 1:33 PM PDT