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Subject: Deployable MG?

Been playing Halo since CE

To those who played Halo 2 will know of that certain machine gun I believe it was called the M247 (or some crap i dunno).

Also you may remember Marines and Sgt Johnson carrying this weapon on their shoulder and deploying it onto the floor then used this to mow down those covies >:)
I was thinking if it was possible and balanced to use this in multiplayer.
For example you would hold it just as Johnson and that marine did then when you press the right trigger it could go into third person and use it in the same way as the machine gun in Halo 3.
While useless in free for all it could prove useful for team play in game modes like CTF or Assault used as a means of covering a retreat after taking the flag or defending the bomb site.
Things I have considered
Possible spawn abuse - Could be fixed by having limited ammo.
People quickly deploying them when running around - Could be sorted by having it take a second or two to deploy.
A lot of team work is required for this to be taken out or used properly.

But overall if used responsibly and properly it could change the entire outcome of a game.

Please tell me what you think.
I can take as much hate you can throw at me so go ahead if you feel the urge too.

  • 09.26.2009 2:59 PM PDT

Grunts did this too.

  • 09.26.2009 3:02 PM PDT

Been playing Halo since CE

Oh snap! They did!

  • 09.26.2009 3:14 PM PDT

Waffles with Maple Syrup...mmm...

Uh, that was just the smaller of the human turrets... once the person planted it, they couldn't pick it up again...

also, on their shoulder it was backwards.

[Edited on 09.26.2009 4:04 PM PDT]

  • 09.26.2009 4:03 PM PDT

Been playing Halo since CE

Yeah that was kinda the idea i was going for like a one use only sort of thing.

And does it matter if they held it backwards or fowards?

  • 09.26.2009 4:55 PM PDT