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Subject: 2 New Weapon(s) For Halo: Reach W/ Concept Art!

I dont know, i like the idea but i think if you are going to make something new it should be somthing completely new. Like going from halo 2 to halo 3 they adden the spiker, morder, and the gravity hammer, those were awesome additions and are used frequently. But makeing this new wepeon would be like when they went from halo 1 to halo 2 with the blue plasma rifle to the red one. I mean i know the new needler is a morder and is alot bigger and would be more of a change than blue to red but I would still like something completely different, like mabey a local gun only found on the planet Reach. A comletely different gun would be more exiting to me, but that is only my opinion

  • 10.17.2009 7:24 PM PDT
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You could have it slow the people down that are caught in the mist. For a new aidea you could have some new equipment based weaponry like that that sprays the pink mist.

  • 10.17.2009 7:34 PM PDT

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Posted by: JRW3
You could have it slow the people down that are caught in the mist. For a new aidea you could have some new equipment based weaponry like that that sprays the pink mist.


That's a..... really cool idea! Hmmm...

  • 10.17.2009 7:38 PM PDT
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I don't have any artistic ability, but my vision for the needler-launcher thing would pretty much be a bazooka of a very deep shade of purple, with green lights or something, that's shaped like a curvy cylinder. It would have 4 (or however many) needler shards sticking out of the back, and would be reloaded out of the back. I think that would look pretty beast.

By the way, awesome ideas for weapons.

  • 10.17.2009 7:46 PM PDT

MLG

Hey Awkward_Zombie your drawings suck dike BUT the 3d models r okeeeeyaahhh......

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  • 10.17.2009 8:20 PM PDT

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I like the needler one. It can obviously fit into the game, and yes, we need needles the size of Fred's forearm.

  • 10.17.2009 8:49 PM PDT

Posted by: Dallas Green
I make a legitimate thread on the most logical choice for the next Bond actor, and you take that away from me by creating a parody thread indirectly connecting my thread to yours.

I hope your kids have bad influences and develop bad personalities. I wish this with all my heart.

There were grenade launchers in the side seats of Warthogs in Halo Wars.

The Brutes already have a grenade launcher.

We need a perfect side-seat weapon for the warthog.

Put these together. First off, if it was to be included, it would need to be drastically different from the Brute Shot. Like the overload ability you talked about.

Second, it needs to be able to counteract a rapid-assault vehicle's (like Warthog, Prowler, or Spectre) weaknesses. What are they?

1. Shoulder mounted weaponry.
2. Heavier or Air-based vehicles.

Let's face it: While the Warthog's machine gun may be and LAAG, it sucks against air. We need 2 features of it:

1. The ability to quickly take out or would those who reveal themselves with a weapons like the rockets or splaser, as these all leave a big trail back to the operator.

2. The ability to hinder the ability of vehicles.

I guess the primary necessary function is to make them hide. Which means it would function much like a semi-auto plasma pistol, in that it would hopefully both drain shields and temporarily stun vehicles. Give it some drop for each shot, make the stun ability shorter, but stacking. (ex. 1 shot= 2 seconds. 2 shots= 4 seconds. 3 shots= 6 seconds) so that you would need a bunch of shots to hit the vehicle to stun it for any period of time. In other words, 6 quick shots means it's done for 12 seconds.

And as for on foot, seeing a cluster of shots heading towards you as you charge up your laser would force you to decide whether to risk becoming even more vulnerable but sacrifice the kill, or live to splaser another day. And as for rockets and fuel rods, plus grenades, you would have to be close enough to hit the fast-moving warthog, which leave them vulnerable to the main gun.

However, on foot, it would need to be less effective. In other words, have it release an electric charge, that mildly damages flesh. Think like AOE plasma weapons.

So yeah. And that needler thing is pretty sweet, too.

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  • 10.17.2009 10:05 PM PDT

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Call it the Emrald Pod

  • 10.17.2009 10:17 PM PDT

i think it should expload in a big swarm of homing needles

  • 10.18.2009 4:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: L3377MA573R
There were grenade launchers in the side seats of Warthogs in Halo Wars.

The Brutes already have a grenade launcher.

We need a perfect side-seat weapon for the warthog.

Put these together. First off, if it was to be included, it would need to be drastically different from the Brute Shot. Like the overload ability you talked about.

Second, it needs to be able to counteract a rapid-assault vehicle's (like Warthog, Prowler, or Spectre) weaknesses. What are they?

1. Shoulder mounted weaponry.
2. Heavier or Air-based vehicles.

Let's face it: While the Warthog's machine gun may be and LAAG, it sucks against air. We need 2 features of it:

1. The ability to quickly take out or would those who reveal themselves with a weapons like the rockets or splaser, as these all leave a big trail back to the operator.

2. The ability to hinder the ability of vehicles.

I guess the primary necessary function is to make them hide. Which means it would function much like a semi-auto plasma pistol, in that it would hopefully both drain shields and temporarily stun vehicles. Give it some drop for each shot, make the stun ability shorter, but stacking. (ex. 1 shot= 2 seconds. 2 shots= 4 seconds. 3 shots= 6 seconds) so that you would need a bunch of shots to hit the vehicle to stun it for any period of time. In other words, 6 quick shots means it's done for 12 seconds.

And as for on foot, seeing a cluster of shots heading towards you as you charge up your laser would force you to decide whether to risk becoming even more vulnerable but sacrifice the kill, or live to splaser another day. And as for rockets and fuel rods, plus grenades, you would have to be close enough to hit the fast-moving warthog, which leave them vulnerable to the main gun.

However, on foot, it would need to be less effective. In other words, have it release an electric charge, that mildly damages flesh. Think like AOE plasma weapons.

So yeah. And that needler thing is pretty sweet, too.


I like it!

  • 10.18.2009 4:55 PM PDT

The point of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.- Gen. George S. Patton.

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Another update, with some crazy cool concept art for both weapons by Fox_Knight768! Keep up the good work.

  • 10.20.2009 9:17 PM PDT
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Honestly, the Needler is one of the most overlooked weapons in the Halo series. It's strong, packs a punch, and funny at the same time. I think Bungie should expand upon the mystery of this weapon by, well, as this forum describes, creating a new gun, similar to the needler. Using the same pink needles of death.

  • 10.20.2009 10:01 PM PDT

The point of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.- Gen. George S. Patton.

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Posted by: Fiesta Zombie
Honestly, the Needler is one of the most overlooked weapons in the Halo series. It's strong, packs a punch, and funny at the same time. I think Bungie should expand upon the mystery of this weapon by, well, as this forum describes, creating a new gun, similar to the needler. Using the same pink needles of death.


My G-D. That is exactly what I was thinking when I made this weapon. Crazy, eh? :P

  • 10.21.2009 7:30 PM PDT
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I have some concept art. I made it all by my self. Your welcome.

http://s567.photobucket.com/albums/ss114/bobbyjoeHarmony/?act ion=view&current=gun.jpg

  • 10.21.2009 8:13 PM PDT

I wish I was still legendary.

Your new concepts look nice, but they fit the Forerunner sandbox much more than the Covenant one. For a Covenant aesthetic (particularly needlers) they should be sleek, a bit organic looking but at the same time dangerous and elegant - for example, the needler's curves look pretty, but they and the spikes both serve a purpose.

To me, the new concepts convey a very forerunner weapon, something their mainline infantry could have used. Not a sentinel beam, seeing as they seem designed specifically to deal with infection forms (although they work alright on other beings), but more a sort of assault rifle. Like Covenant weapons, it would run on a battery - but said battery would be divided up into maybe 12-round clips, which, if each shot hit, would be enough to take out shields within a second and hurt the player as well. They'd take a short time to cool down/charge up after this.

Basically, a burst plasma rifle but more accurate and faster to shoot/more predictable.



I can imagine a sentinel with something like that attached, however unlikely it may be.

  • 10.22.2009 1:59 AM PDT
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Looking for MLG teammates.

I'm really glad you thought of how this would work with MLG. That makes me happy and I love you for it. lol. I know a lot of us competitive gamers are jerks (they're gonna hate me for saying that, lol) and it's true. This was thoughtful of you.

However, this weapon would not work in MLG. We tend to enjoy the human rocket launcher. However, I would love to work this weapon in social slayer when I go in with my friends (the rare occasion i do go in social slayer) that play the game more casually. It'd be fun with big team battle i think.

Oh yea, and by the waaaaayy. MLG is plastered with BRs for a reason. Cuz that is its focus. And if the BR were to be gone from the game, MLG would be no more. And that would terribly disappoint the MLG players. :) <3

Anyways, I think this is a brilliant ideal.

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  • 10.22.2009 3:43 AM PDT

The point of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.- Gen. George S. Patton.

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Posted by: Impended
I'm really glad you thought of how this would work with MLG. That makes me happy and I love you for it. lol. I know a lot of us competitive gamers are jerks (they're gonna hate me for saying that, lol) and it's true. This was thoughtful of you.

However, this weapon would not work in MLG. We tend to enjoy the human rocket launcher. However, I would love to work this weapon in social slayer when I go in with my friends (the rare occasion i do go in social slayer) that play the game more casually. It'd be fun with big team battle i think.

Oh yea, and by the waaaaayy. MLG is plastered with BRs for a reason. Cuz that is its focus. And if the BR were to be gone from the game, MLG would be no more. And that would terribly disappoint the MLG players. :) <3

Anyways, I think this is a brilliant ideal.


Lol thanks. I try to appeal to everyone ^_^

  • 10.22.2009 11:03 AM PDT

Nonsense!

This is actually really professional. Bungie should consider this for putting in the game.

  • 10.22.2009 4:11 PM PDT

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I personally would LOVE to see the "Needle cannon" in Reach, I love the concept of the "needle haze" its explosion leaves behinde as well, great for a temporary hall blocker as well as area/effect damage causer. I do see people whining about it & possibly adding it to the shelf of "noob" weapons but honestly its great- especially the slimlined version.

As for the human "electro" grenade launcher I don't quite see it really working, but its an idea.

  • 10.22.2009 4:25 PM PDT

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*claps* not bad, not bad. I admit that I probobly couldn't do better (even if I had the time). The only thing I have thought about in this is that the effect of it where it slows down players, kills them, whatever, might work better as some kind of new equipment where you drop this needle...uh, ball, and it explodes, causing either some kind of spike grenade/tripmine kinda effect or the mist thing. But great job. Sincerly. This obviously took alot of thought and creativity and the concept art is a very good start. Id be more than happy to pick this weapon up on The Pit and shoot it into a big croud of enemies.

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  • 10.22.2009 5:24 PM PDT

i...love it

  • 10.22.2009 11:07 PM PDT
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i suck at drawing

  • 10.22.2009 11:15 PM PDT
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Bungie, make this

  • 10.23.2009 4:16 AM PDT

how about an elite cannon it can grab elites and slingshot them at other enemies =D

  • 10.23.2009 4:58 AM PDT
Subject: 2 New Weapon(s) For Halo: Reach W/ Concept Art!

The point of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.- Gen. George S. Patton.

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Posted by: SumoMafia
This is actually really professional. Bungie should consider this for putting in the game.


You sound surprised. Everything I do is professional :P

  • 10.23.2009 10:31 AM PDT