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Subject: Would you like this new game mode

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The Idea's great. Perhaps one could add a bit of Tom Clancy's Endwar, or whatever it's called. Use the D-Pad up to activate it, then call in the item or vehicle, etc. The info appears on-screen. Perhaps:

*press D-UP*
*Say "Warthog"*
On the side of your screen, the warthog's image pops up, along with cost and number of passengers possible, etc.
*Say, "Buy".*
If you can afford it, it buys it. If you can't, then you can either say
*Say, "Pool"*
or
*Say, "Save"*
With "Pool", your squad can put funds into it to finish paying, but you set the place.
With "Save", only you can pay, but your current funds are saved so you can add to them later.
OR, *Say, Cancel.*

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Say you saved, or pooled, and you die. SUddenly, there's enough money for the 'hog. Instead of spawning and waiting, you're brought down WITH the 'hog, below the pelican. Select a spot, and you're ready to help your squad.

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Pilots: Ferry vehicles, troops, etc. Across manually. Instead of 20v20, 22v22, with two dropships on either side. Manual.

In case you get an -blam!- pilot, they have to follow the waypoint. Following the waypoint, you go much faster. The farther you look from the waypoint, the slower you go. You have to go up and pick up things from the cruiser (or base) then bring them back, maybe multiple orders along the way. All you have to do is follow the waypoints.

If you're under fire, then you go "normal" speed, and you can run (fly) any direction at all, but once not under fire, you must go to the waypoint again.


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Squads.

They wouldn't work too well without restrictions. I'm thinking VIP on steroids. Each member has a certain radius. If he's not connected (overlapping radii), then he moves at 150% speed, but does 10% damage and has 90% damage resistance. If your entire squad is decimated, oh, boy. Run with that extra speed. Remember, "Leave that Lone Wolf" stuff behind.

The squad leader has the "Cancel ability".
When the leader first hits the D-UP, he can access pooled things, by saying something like "Pooled". The screen brings up all pooled items. He can say, "Warthog, cancel" and all funds go back to their owners.

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All players have D-UP and D-Left/Right. But leaders have D-Down, where they can talk to leaders. THey hit down, and say "Green" squad, etc. for the leader they want. That secures a private channel to that player, and deafens all other comm chatter for the two once accepted. THe Green leader now has the option to accept. His screen lights up with "Call from Blue", or something like that. He can hit down and say "Accept Call 1", etc. The two converse, then they leave by hitting down and saying "Leave Call".

This is all approximate, not exact.

[Edited on 12.17.2009 7:03 PM PST]

  • 12.17.2009 6:58 PM PDT

I don't know if this has been said already because, well.. 45 pages is a lot to read.. But you should be able to aim where your HEV lands and if it gets shot with a rocket, spartan laser or whatever it would knock you off course but not kill you, you could end up accidentally landing a group of your teammates and kill them, or land in the enemy base and have someone waiting for you when you get out.

...you guys are still talking about HEVs right?

  • 12.17.2009 7:38 PM PDT

Chuck Norris.Period.

Sounds really kewl it'd be tuff to make and work especially the whole 20v20 but it would be really sick

  • 12.17.2009 7:41 PM PDT

on one of the first pages like 4 or something idk. it said something like red vs blue. in this i think it would just be ALOT cooler to have covenant vs spartans. they play with their ffa colors instead of blue vs red. it would make it seem more like a fps halo wars rather than just an updated social big team. maybe every that selects covenant armors if they go into this playlist, they are only paired up with covenant people. they would have to add armor maybe even more covenant races. because halo 3 even though i like the elites alot more than spartans. a big majority were spartans so id like to see a bit of half and half in reach.

  • 12.17.2009 7:59 PM PDT

This is the way the world ends,
This is the way the world ends,
This is the way the world ends;
Not with a bang but a whimper.

Sounds sweet. However I think a killing frenzy and only being able to get a BR is a little harsh.

  • 12.17.2009 8:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: BOWandAARON
on one of the first pages like 4 or something idk. it said something like red vs blue. in this i think it would just be ALOT cooler to have covenant vs spartans. they play with their ffa colors instead of blue vs red. it would make it seem more like a fps halo wars rather than just an updated social big team. maybe every that selects covenant armors if they go into this playlist, they are only paired up with covenant people. they would have to add armor maybe even more covenant races. because halo 3 even though i like the elites alot more than spartans. a big majority were spartans so id like to see a bit of half and half in reach.

that was probbaply the main reason why people didnt play as elites that and the fact than most of the aromor permutations looked the same and i think that should have a preffered side and coustom setup for each side that way even if your side you dont want to be you wont be caught wearing starting armor (unless you want to of course)

[Edited on 12.19.2009 1:56 PM PST]

  • 12.18.2009 8:29 AM PDT

This is a great idea and not to mention very well writen

However I found this very hard to do because I dont know if it fits On a DVD if it already has: Campaigh, Multyplayer, Forge, Theater, Firefight and (New mode name goes here)

If this would happen they would have to make 2 discs

But the biggest problem is not the Software or Hardware...its the Marketing. People dont like to much change thus always complaining about it, this is also a whole big experience rather than Firefight. Also I have a question...Do you play as a Spartan,Elite,Brute or Marine/ODST?

  • 12.18.2009 9:08 AM PDT

ODSTs aren't wimps play ODST and you'll be as good as any SPARTAN.

Plus they have awesome armor and Silenced guns.

Halo 3 ODST and Halo Reach!!

Lol weird that in ODST the sniper is the only one that get's wounded, then in Reach the sniper is the only one who lived.

seriously people said no? this would be *blam* awesome!!! hells yes!!!

  • 12.18.2009 7:40 PM PDT

ODSTs aren't wimps play ODST and you'll be as good as any SPARTAN.

Plus they have awesome armor and Silenced guns.

Halo 3 ODST and Halo Reach!!

Lol weird that in ODST the sniper is the only one that get's wounded, then in Reach the sniper is the only one who lived.

Posted by: Flame Ninga
Having a space battle and ground battle going on at the same time would be nice and if the space battle was going badly the people on the ground could be affected via less HEV pods being dropped (longer respawn), and getting supplies dropped off less. BTW starting off in a HEV pod sounds similar to burning in that's in Section8.
Sounds like the Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron except its halo so it would be more epic since this would be a console game

  • 12.18.2009 7:47 PM PDT
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Halo 2 isn't dead jorge...... its just missing in action.
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yes I think this would be the best game mode ever exept I think kill streaks can come to....or if you reach lets say 15'000 or what ever B.net wants it to be the UNSC get a mac blast and the covi get a glass beam (exept only for 5 secends if its a lazer it only hits for five secends but dose same amout of damage). Maybe if you reach a certen amount of kill streak or points a pelican comes in and gives you a tank or hog or a chance to go back to the cruser for lets say 2 mins to go to the shop or get into a pod with your mates or something like that and the pelican lands where you throw a smoke with the left bumper (i'm useing the xbox controls)and 30 secends the pelican is at the spot thats what I think. P.S. you get a pelican to take you up to the cruser and this guy leads you to a room where only guys that have a mac strike can get into and this thing comes up and you move the right stick to selcet where to hit with the mac or lazer and it hits there you go out back onto the pelican back down to the planet.P.P.S. And the pods (the ODST pods)that are on the cruser you can control where to land and well you know. In other word I say a BIG YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 12.19.2009 1:22 PM PDT

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HEVs are single manned drop pods to prevent execess collateral but what if you could help escort them down while using the pelican so if they get shot off course and it cant open a team mate could open it or a vehicle could pick you u and bring you to saftey and wepon drops if they are going to be in it will be sealed and can only be opened by a member of that team otherwise they will have to be blasted open to get inside but then you could use this to your advantageyou could get the cruiser to drop a lame weapon near your enemies so they will waste presious heavy weapon ammunition

Notei like the mac/laser idea alot thats a great thought

[Edited on 12.19.2009 3:35 PM PST]

  • 12.19.2009 1:56 PM PDT

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Posted by: Banshee Hallow
This is a great idea and not to mention very well writen

However I found this very hard to do because I dont know if it fits On a DVD if it already has: Campaigh, Multyplayer, Forge, Theater, Firefight and (New mode name goes here)

If this would happen they would have to make 2 discs

But the biggest problem is not the Software or Hardware...its the Marketing. People dont like to much change thus always complaining about it, this is also a whole big experience rather than Firefight. Also I have a question...Do you play as a Spartan,Elite,Brute or Marine/ODST?

i say spartans vs elites and i had always envisioned it to be on to discs that way limitations will be lifted to some degree
otherwise if it was made there would be major cutbacks which would most likley unplayable (No disrespect Bungie!) so yeah two is the way to go

  • 12.19.2009 2:01 PM PDT

This game mode sounds extremely fun. other than the whole weapon buying thing. Like i do like the whole call in vechiles with the whole campaign mode type points system thing. But maybe different armor permutations give you different abilites to call in say vechiles or something like that. like only odst can have drop from and HEV pod. or maybe if bungie decides to add brutes. if you have say chieftan armor, you get dropped down with a gravity hammer and a invunerable equitment ability like you can use it in the campaign. stuff like that. but i just don't think weapon buying is really "halo" all the other features it would still feel like halo but the whole weapon thing i dont think would fit in.

  • 12.19.2009 7:36 PM PDT

mabe i missed something but.... whats the bomb for?

  • 12.19.2009 10:03 PM PDT

Forgive your enemies but remember their names.

sounds awesome

Tell me if Im wrong but looking through the thread and especially on page 8 it seems like you are wanting a MW2 kind of killstreak rewards system but instead of kill its points.

Im not saying I dont like it im just saying it sounds like alot like MW2

personally i think it would make the game alot more fun!

  • 12.19.2009 10:25 PM PDT

maybe with the points ideas use points to buy AIs like a marine odst and spartan along side weapons and equipment

  • 12.20.2009 12:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: TL1424
maybe with the points ideas use points to buy AIs like a marine odst and spartan along side weapons and equipment


Yeah they could be for having like 2 or 3 in squads.
It would Kinda be cool if they had like part of the ship were you could drive vehicles in a vehicle drop pod creating a giant shock wave effect and the graphics would look amazing.



[Edited on 12.20.2009 8:04 AM PST]

  • 12.20.2009 8:03 AM PDT

AWESOME IDEA, also i dont think you would need dedicated servers, it could work using multiple hosts who collect 5-10 people each, and then having Host who collects the packaged player updates, and sends them to everyone, not sure if it would work though...

...Dedicated servers might work better, but their COSTLY, and that would cost bungie alot for 1million+ people on it at once, remember the problems they had getting the render video working for 1million alone, imagine the problems for 1-5million people at once, and on a podcast before they said that they had problems... UNLESS THEY GET M$ TO PAY FOR THE DEDICATED SERVERS :P

but once again GREAT IDEA, I would pay $60+ for this alone it sounds like fun

[Edited on 12.20.2009 12:17 PM PST]

  • 12.20.2009 12:13 PM PDT

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mabe i missed something but.... whats the bomb for?


it is to blow the other ship up


thats what i thought

  • 12.20.2009 12:59 PM PDT

I think thats a great idea for a game mode. I would play in a heart beat.

  • 12.20.2009 1:14 PM PDT

This idea makes my pants wet :s
Love it.

  • 12.20.2009 1:19 PM PDT