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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.
Now that we are going back to a time before Halo: CE, there obviously need to be some changes made from Halo 2 and 3's spartan gameplay.
1.) Health
If there's one thing that ODST showed us, it's that going in guns blazing is not always the best decision, and being vulnerable enough to force you to think about your actions can be incredibly fun. This also leads me to number 2:
2.) Your armor
Remember, the Spartans use Mk. V Mjolnir armor, not the Halo 2 and 3 Mk. VI. This means shields that regenerate slowly, and health that doesn't auto-regenerate. Combine this system to make both Spartans and player-controlled marines share health packs for fun item management. This also leads me to number 3:
3.) You can't jump as high or melee as hard.
According to Halopedia,
"The MJOLNIR Mark VI is the third and final upgrade to the MJOLNIR system, the Mark VI once again introduces several technical improvements while refining technology introduced in the previous system. The first improvement made to the system is a faster recharge time on the suits energy shield system so that the SPARTAN-II super soldier does not have to remain in cover for an extended period of time. The second is improved synchronization between the suit and user, this allows the SPARTAN-II to jump higher run faster and hit harder then he could previously."
This means you, once again, are not the Halo 2 and 3 super-soldier you've come to know and love. You're the Halo 1 super-soldier you've come to know and love. In Halo 1, you took fall damage, jumped almost as high, and had weaker melee's. All were still used extensively, but they weren't as good as Halo 2 and 3's upgrades.
I don't mean we should dwarf the Spartans to ODST capabilities; they are still kickass super-soldiers, and should be designed as such. But by bringing us back to the original iconic gameplay that spawned a massive, multi-billion dollar franchise, you can send Halo out with the bang that Halo deserves.
~L337