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Subject: [Idea]Vechular Mancannons: The Giraffe and The Vision
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In Halo 3, I loved the Mancannon. However, it seemed somewhat lacking in practicality. Sure you could launcher yourself, but that's about it. I think the next step should be vehicular mancannons or mancannons that could be controlled as vehicles, obviously.


The Human Mancannon Vheicle: The Giraffe

While I understand that Giraffe may seem like a silly name for a UNSC vehicle, it was the only fitting name I could think of. Take the basic model of the Scorpion Tank, remove the cannon, and add a launcher that is like the top of the Fat Man from Fallout 3.

Fat Man reference here

The Covenant Mancannon Vehicle: The Vision

Like the Giraffe, you would use the model of the Covenant tank, the Wraith. You would have a larger, wider non-lethal version of the plasma mortar as the launcher.

Vehicle Operations

You can use the vehicles two ways. Players could assume the roles of a driver and cannon operator. Other players can get in the cannon and the operator can launch them. Or you could just assume the role of the cannon operator and shoot your teammates from your base.

Cannon Control

As the cannon operator you can aim your teammate with with a laser guided system that arcs. If you need a description, think along the lines of throwing grenades in Gears of War.

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With a system like this, players will inevitable try to launch objects and other vehicles. Perhaps as little gesture of kindness, you can indirectly launch other objects. Flying box kill!

Overall, this is only an idea, but I think it would add a new factor into multiplayer. Would you be for this or against this?

  • 08.19.2009 5:38 PM PDT

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i like the idea but the people should be able to grab onto other vehicles mid-air and i am wondering how you would get objects on top of the vehicle and into the cannon.

  • 08.19.2009 5:43 PM PDT

I think something more simple would simply be deployable man cannons...

  • 08.19.2009 5:45 PM PDT
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I'd assume that these vehicles would probably be like Elephants in the way that they are used (not driven around the map trying to get kills and splatters).

The Giraffe should be smaller than a Scorpion, about 2/3 or 3/5 the size. Also, the driver should be partially exposed, like when driving a Mongoose or Warthog (just my idea).

I believe that Reach should have a lot of various vehicles, like this. Of course, I also believe that every vehicle from Halo Wars (including the Rhino, the Vulture, and possibly the Cougar) should be put in game.

  • 08.19.2009 5:46 PM PDT

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That would be cool, but an Elephant would probably be better fit to have a man-cannon.

  • 08.19.2009 5:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: Havoc 101
That would be cool, but an Elephant would probably be better fit to have a man-cannon.

Perhaps. I just think it may prove to be to bulky and overpowered. If it were an Elephant, it may have to be destroyable.

  • 08.19.2009 6:23 PM PDT

Ha I like this idea, great way to spice up multiflag. Maybe it could have a turret too, for defence.

  • 08.19.2009 6:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: Kurty66
Ha I like this idea, great way to spice up multiflag. Maybe it could have a turret too, for defence.

I was toying with that and it makes sense. I just didn't intend them to be combat vehicles, think of them as support vehicles.

  • 08.19.2009 6:47 PM PDT