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Subject: Weapon Customization?
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Before i start this thread, i just wanna say that for all those people who think it is 'copying' call of duty or something to that liking, you are idiots.

I have recently been reading the halo novels, and on a few occasions the spartans customize thier weapons, or have several options to what they want thier weapons like. Linda, is the sniper, and she has a choice between which scope and barrel she uses. There are different types of ammo that the spartans use, like armor piercing or shredder etc. What i'm saying is that it would be really cool if you could have that level of customization, along with body customization ( EpicIn10sity's idea) this game could be in a whole different league to anything.
Because, as it is, well, to me anyway, halo's gameplay is fine as it is, i can't think of any game i'd rather play.
So, if you have any other thoughts on what would be a good addition to the game, please say =D because who knows, maybe bungie will look into it =)

  • 10.12.2009 2:03 PM PDT

I don't really care for weapon customization. It would be extremely hard to do that in Forge and Custom Games, and would ruin the balance of Match Making.

  • 10.12.2009 2:04 PM PDT
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The custom weapons you have would be customized in the same area as you customize your spartan, the weapons on the map would be templates.

  • 10.12.2009 2:07 PM PDT

Posted by: pad117
The custom weapons you have would be customized in the same area as you customize your spartan, the weapons on the map would be templates.

How could that work if different people have different customization?

  • 10.12.2009 2:09 PM PDT
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thats what i mean by a template, when you pick up the gun, say a sniper, if your customization is a shorter barrel, then when you pick it up it would have a shorter barrel, and when you swap it out,it goes back to its original self

  • 10.12.2009 2:11 PM PDT

Posted by: pad117
thats what i mean by a template, when you pick up the gun, say a sniper, if your customization is a shorter barrel, then when you pick it up it would have a shorter barrel, and when you swap it out,it goes back to its original self

That would be impossible for the developers to make.

[Edited on 10.12.2009 2:12 PM PDT]

  • 10.12.2009 2:12 PM PDT

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Posted by: Plasma3150
Posted by: pad117
The custom weapons you have would be customized in the same area as you customize your spartan, the weapons on the map would be templates.

How could that work if different people have different customization?

The spartans carry their own personal equipment on them I guess. It would taint the flow of the gameplay but that isn't a big deal ala equipment.

Could be a nice concept, your spartan carries his own sniper scope or w/e.

  • 10.12.2009 2:14 PM PDT
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how would it be impossible?

  • 10.12.2009 2:14 PM PDT
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Posted by: Plasma3150
Posted by: pad117
The custom weapons you have would be customized in the same area as you customize your spartan, the weapons on the map would be templates.

How could that work if different people have different customization?

The spartans carry their own personal equipment on them I guess. It would taint the flow of the gameplay but that isn't a big deal ala equipment.

Could be a nice concept, your spartan carries his own sniper scope or w/e.




thats a much better idea, so basically, if the spartan picks up an AR, you could press a button to switch the rounds you use, depending on you customization. right?

  • 10.12.2009 2:16 PM PDT

Posted by: pad117
how would it be impossible?

You would have to program it to be regular when it is on the ground, but make it change when a person picks it up. You are also adding that everyone has an individual customization, so the server also has to know who has what attached. Add the multi-million players with a nearly unlimited customizational settings for each individual gun,...it just isn't possible.

  • 10.12.2009 2:18 PM PDT

Eight Gauge Hippo!

Just gonna put this out there. Id like a UNSC ship-to-ship archer missle pod, that you can duel wield. but to keep on topic, that you can customize, like to make it fire gloves filled with whiped cream. HOWS THAT?

  • 10.12.2009 2:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: Arbiter 739
1. It would RUIN matchmaking and be unfair in custom games

2. Bungie is aware of this idea and said possibly but probly not. (See #1)

3. Bungie might do this in Halo: Reach because in the books they do that on Reach.

4. You wont play a MC in Halo: Reach, Bungie said so.


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  • 10.12.2009 2:19 PM PDT

Posted by: Efcaz
Just gonna put this out there. Id like a UNSC ship-to-ship archer missle pod, that you can duel wield. but to keep on topic, that you can customize, like to make it fire gloves filled with whiped cream. HOWS THAT?

Wrong thread.

  • 10.12.2009 2:21 PM PDT

Eight Gauge Hippo!

Ok normal time. Some thing like pressing the d-pad and it adds differnt attachments or rates of fire, like rainbow six vagas.

  • 10.12.2009 2:22 PM PDT

Posted by: Plasma3150
Posted by: pad117
how would it be impossible?

You would have to program it to be regular when it is on the ground, but make it change when a person picks it up. You are also adding that everyone has an individual customization, so the server also has to know who has what attached. Add the multi-million players with a nearly unlimited customizational settings for each individual gun,...it just isn't possible.


It's completely possible. Unless you're an extremely experienced software engineer who knows the ins and outs of whatever game engine Bungie is using, don't go about calling things out as "impossible" because you think the idea is impossible based on limitations on other engines.

  • 10.12.2009 2:23 PM PDT

sounds good to me

  • 10.12.2009 2:25 PM PDT

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custom weps don't seem to belong in games like halo where you pick up weapons as you go along. the most customization i could see is custom vehicles and weapon skins on different maps (tan camo on desert maps, white on snowy maps, etc.)

  • 10.12.2009 2:26 PM PDT
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idk, its not really that needed, if we carry on we will be to much like COD and may aswell call our self:

Call of Halo.

  • 10.12.2009 2:28 PM PDT

Posted by: Efcaz
Ok normal time. Some thing like pressing the d-pad and it adds differnt attachments or rates of fire, like rainbow six vagas.

I'd like that.

  • 10.12.2009 2:34 PM PDT

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Posted by: Plasma3150
Posted by: pad117
how would it be impossible?

You would have to program it to be regular when it is on the ground, but make it change when a person picks it up. You are also adding that everyone has an individual customization, so the server also has to know who has what attached. Add the multi-million players with a nearly unlimited customizational settings for each individual gun,...it just isn't possible.

It's completely possible. Unless you're an extremely experienced software engineer who knows the ins and outs of whatever game engine Bungie is using, don't go about calling things out as "impossible" because you think the idea is impossible based on limitations on other engines.

It's not. Assuming if the game gives you the options for ten attachments per each gun, but allows you to put on three, and there are 25 guns, the math would be 10x9x8=720, times that by 25=18000 possible customizations for each player. If there is a map with all 25 weapons, and assuming that it is an 8v8 playlist, all of the players have different customizations for each weapon, and they all pick up each weapon once, the math would be 18000x17999x17998x17997x17996x17995x17994x17993x17992x17991x
17990x17989x17988x17987x17986x17985x17984=? My calculater can't handle that large of a number. That is all of the possible combos that the server has to think of for a large game, and I certainly doubt that a server can handle it.


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  • 10.12.2009 2:44 PM PDT
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Go play modern warfare if you want custom weapons xD

  • 10.12.2009 2:46 PM PDT

Eight Gauge Hippo!

how about only customizing the AR as a starting weapon and if you drop it then pick it up again its back to a normal AR. and say its only got 5 attachments: scope, clip size, rate of fire, stock (recoil control), silencer. Then: 1 weapon + five attachments (say only 2 at once)+ 8 players I bet your calculator could handle that =P

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  • 10.12.2009 2:58 PM PDT

What if instead of weapons on a map. theres just ammo. so instead of a sniper rifle sitting there its sniper rifle ammo and so on. I dunno. you fill in the rest.

  • 10.12.2009 3:07 PM PDT
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yes indeed Mr Pad, we from bungie like your idea and will send you a life-size master chief cake for you and all your friends to enjoy

  • 10.13.2009 3:16 PM PDT

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Weapon customization wouldn't be fun because it was not a Halo thing before so it wouldn't be now.

  • 10.13.2009 3:19 PM PDT

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