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Subject: spartan laser(weapon revisment ideas welcome aswell!!!)

i know everyone is worried about how they 'll change and balance the BR but i mean come on is the spartan laser going to be included as well i mean i read the books and it says absolutly nothing any ideas ??

[Edited on 10.26.2009 6:32 PM PDT]

  • 10.26.2009 5:44 PM PDT
Subject: spartan laser

You know, my American History book never mentioned Australia, so it must not have existed back then.

...But yeah, I don't think we'll be seeing the Spartan Laser in Reach. Not because the timeline doesn't allow for it, but because it kinda killed the vehicle vs. anti-vehicle weapon balance.

  • 10.26.2009 5:45 PM PDT

nice one buddy but i liked the whole laser idea it made annoying warthog noobs go away and but i didn't like how once you pick it up you pretty much run the whole map and can laser a guys from your base to his but i would love to see it in reach i mean it was in halo wars....which i just remembered now...sry and also who would like to see a smg like the odst one but not as special such as no silencer and scope just the same power and accuracy ?

  • 10.26.2009 5:48 PM PDT

It will probably be in there. Its like the most popular heavy weapon.

EDIT: I'v noticed some people saying how vehicles can't dodge the lazer and its kind of cheap, I dont think it should be changed since it is a power weapon and makes you go out an foot and kill the other team and take the lazer back. But if this is too big of a problem, can I suggest some kind of power up equitment you tick on your vehicle that james the lazer when aimed at that vehicle?


[Edited on 10.26.2009 6:32 PM PDT]

  • 10.26.2009 5:50 PM PDT

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Well, the Weapon/Anti-vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Non-linear Rifle was included in Halo Wars as both an infantry and vehicle mounted weapon.

It'll probably be in Reach, one thing that Bungie has never done in the series thus far is actually remove a weapon, vehicle, or enemy from their sandbox without offering something nearly identical.

  • 10.26.2009 5:51 PM PDT
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I love the spartan laser

  • 10.26.2009 5:51 PM PDT

Posted by: NY EL1T3 312
but i didn't like how once you pick it up you pretty much run the whole map and can laser a guys from your base to his


This is what I meant by the "vehicle vs anti-vehicle weapon balance."

With the spartan laser, there is no balance. If you have one, all the vehicles are dead until you are out of ammo. And once you are out of ammo, all your infantry are dead until it spawns again. Rocket launchers and sticky grenades are nice, but most smart drivers don't get close enough for you to be able to use them effectively, and the missle pod not only has very low ammo but also tends to get burned all on one target because people are idiots.

  • 10.26.2009 5:51 PM PDT

agreed so how about the odst smg in reach without the scope and silencer just regular looking but with the same power and accuracy ?

  • 10.26.2009 5:52 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.

Easy explanation for the presence of a laser at Reach: "ONI calls Reach its home. That said, they started research and development of the laser long before it made its first appearence in combat."

There. Canon saved and we get our Splasers. Joooooy to the world!

  • 10.26.2009 5:54 PM PDT

ok hylebos i personally love the laser and your bring me down and if its not in reach and theres some noobs camping with a warthog with 20 kills on your team you'll be like "hey rememeber that kickass laser we had in halo 3 i wish i had that right now "

  • 10.26.2009 5:54 PM PDT

i hope they keep it
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  • 10.26.2009 5:56 PM PDT

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The Splazer was pretty much one of the most advertised things that was new to Halo 3's multiplayer and I love it so I hope it stays in at least multiplayer.

I'm a pretty big Halo nerd but I don't know everything and anyway I'm sure Bungie could find a way to include it in the campaign canon-wise if they wanted to. It just depends if they want to.

  • 10.26.2009 5:56 PM PDT

yup thats the reson of this thread is to keep the beloved splaser alive !!!!!

  • 10.26.2009 5:57 PM PDT

Wherever you roam
so far from home
you'll be safe from peril
life threatening and terrible
if you avoid David Powel
and keep track of your towel.

Posted by: Viper Skills
Easy explanation for the presence of a laser at Reach: "ONI calls Reach its home. That said, they started research and development of the laser long before it made its first appearence in combat."

There. Canon saved and we get our Splasers. Joooooy to the world!


I got a better one: "So, you know all those stories in which you didn't see Spartan Lasers. Well, that's basically it, you didn't see any. It's got nothing to do with when it was invented."

  • 10.26.2009 5:57 PM PDT

Posted by: NY EL1T3 312
ok hylebos i personally love the laser and your bring me down and if its not in reach and theres some noobs camping with a warthog with 20 kills on your team you'll be like "hey rememeber that kickass laser we had in halo 3 i wish i had that right now "

Not if they nerf the warthog as well. Make the spread of the chaingun wider so it can't be used as a hyper accurate sniper from across the map. Or something.

Furthermore, the niche of "long range anti vehicle weapon" that the spartan laser leaves can be filled with some other weapon that is slightly more fair.

I mean, as it is, the only way for a vehicle to dodge a spartan laser is to stay out of sight. Surely there must be a better solution.

  • 10.26.2009 5:58 PM PDT

i mean listen i dont know about you but i want reach to actually feel like a war and i want large scaling battles in a sandboxy kind of way not mission based i want to explore like odst but you run into battles and mini wars with vehicals and turrents galore and the laser will help if my idea makes it to the cutting room floor

  • 10.26.2009 5:59 PM PDT

or someone is a very bad shot and they totally miss but then again if you miss with the laser you should quit halo and go to a -blam!-er game like call of duty i heard its easier

  • 10.26.2009 6:01 PM PDT

Go Yankees

Posted by: Hylebos
I mean, as it is, the only way for a vehicle to dodge a spartan laser is to stay out of sight. Surely there must be a better solution.


I've always thought that the painting/targeted beam could/should be more visible to the person/vehicle being targeted. Adding a second (yea probably just 1 second would do) to the charge time might make a difference as well. Combined with a better warning system (more visible painting/targeting beam), it would give the person/vehicle more time react and find cover. Of course people would adapt and learn to use the splaser more discreetly (ie: following the enemy with the charging/targeting beam as opposed to leading them with it, and charging up while in cover and painting their target at the last second). But that is actually a good thing - it would turn the splaser into more of a skill weapon.

  • 10.26.2009 6:07 PM PDT

Go Yankees

Posted by: NY EL1T3 312
or someone is a very bad shot and they totally miss but then again if you miss with the laser you should quit halo and go to a -blam!-er game like call of duty i heard its easier


Absolutely, no sense in trying to get better or perhaps just trying to enjoy yourself since it's just a video game. Just give up and hang your head in shame. It's not about having a lot of people get together to have fun playing Halo...it's about satisfying the uber-skilled who have no patience for people trying to learn and improve their game. You're so eloquent, NYELwhatever.

[Edited on 10.26.2009 6:11 PM PDT]

  • 10.26.2009 6:09 PM PDT

mark texiera...........first love the name and good ideas man but i think the BR should be they're first fix for reach close second is the laser

  • 10.26.2009 6:13 PM PDT

i hope the yankees choke in the playoffs

  • 10.26.2009 6:14 PM PDT

Go Yankees

Posted by: NY EL1T3 312
mark texiera...........first love the name and good ideas man but i think the BR should be they're first fix for reach close second is the laser


Thanks, I'm glad you love it. I'm sure there's a lot of things Bungie could be/is working on too, but I think this thread is about the spartan laser so that why i focused on it.

And as for the Yankees - they just made it to the world series so they're running out of time to choke. So far the two teams facing them (twins, angels) have choked. The Phillies are in for a battle. It should be an epic series.

[Edited on 10.26.2009 6:16 PM PDT]

  • 10.26.2009 6:15 PM PDT

i know but i created it so i can change the topic around a bit but nahhh i wont its for the laser i was just making a point man

  • 10.26.2009 6:16 PM PDT

bro im joking im a yankee fan you just made me mad by calling me so eloquent

  • 10.26.2009 6:18 PM PDT

Go Yankees

Posted by: NY EL1T3 312
bro im joking im a yankee fan you just made me mad by calling me so eloquent


Oh ok, well good then. I was just being sarcastic so don't take it to heart. And you shouldn't say anything bad about the Yankees if you are indeed a fan - everyone else in the country is rooting against them (out of jealousy, of course) so we need to provide all the praise we can to will them to victory. We will win this year, on CC's 300lb back.

  • 10.26.2009 6:21 PM PDT

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