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Subject: Yet another idea about the unknown gun to the left in the banner

Maybe the unknown gun is an EMP rifle, the weapon that was going to be used from a cut Halo Wars unit.
It looks very simular, with some differences here and there (Bungie's design of it, maybe). Here's a link to the Halopedia page
I also made my own concept art of it(to match the one in the banner).
Link

comparison between banner and concept.
Discuss.


[Edited on 10.28.2009 4:22 PM PDT]

  • 10.28.2009 4:20 PM PDT

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  • 10.28.2009 4:27 PM PDT

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It's been done before.

  • 10.28.2009 4:27 PM PDT

Posted by: EldritchWarlord
It's been done before.

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  • 10.28.2009 4:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: EldritchWarlord
It's been done before.

I've Never seen that before...
I think you might be right

  • 10.28.2009 4:31 PM PDT

Posted by: Searchbar
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Is anyone going to discuss about the thread instead of flaming that it has been done before?

[Edited on 10.28.2009 5:21 PM PDT]

  • 10.28.2009 4:31 PM PDT

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Good find

  • 10.28.2009 4:36 PM PDT

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seems like it, i just thought it was a turret and he was just wearing mahusive armour, but your idea is much more viable

  • 10.28.2009 4:42 PM PDT

I disagree. It looks like it uses bullets considering there's an ammo belt, much like you see on heavy machine guns. Also if it's a "rifle" don't you think a Spartan could hold it like all the other rifles (such as the sniper Rifle, beam Rifle, battle Rifle, assault Rifle)? My theory is it's going to be some new massive machine gun kinda like a turret but still being in first person and moving normally.

[Edited on 10.28.2009 4:50 PM PDT]

  • 10.28.2009 4:49 PM PDT

Posted by: GenTSAOSREVENGE
I disagree. It looks like it uses bullets considering there's an ammo belt, much like you see on heavy machine guns. Also if it's a "rifle" don't you think a Spartan could hold it like all the other rifles (such as the sniper Rifle, beam Rifle, battle Rifle, assault Rifle)? My theory is it's going to be some new massive machine gun kinda like a turret but still being in first person and moving normally.

It is held the way it is due to it's size, and you would still have a first-person view and a normal speed when weilding.

  • 10.28.2009 5:04 PM PDT

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We already know the guy to the left. Its Fred, because he's way taller than everyone else by a half a foot or so.

  • 10.28.2009 5:08 PM PDT

Posted by: AlphaSteam

It is held the way it is due to it's size, and you would still have a first-person view and a normal speed when weilding.


Yeah I guess I can understand why it's held that way, I just don't understand why they'd call it a rifle when it has to be held so awkwardly. I still like my theory just because you can see the ammo belt running from the gun, I don't think something like an EMP rifle would need an ammo belt.

[Edited on 10.28.2009 5:11 PM PDT]

  • 10.28.2009 5:11 PM PDT

my old account "gamegeknee" was hacked and thats why I had to make a new login name.

Still looks like some type of chain gun to me.

  • 10.28.2009 5:17 PM PDT

Posted by: Z Blaster700
We already know the guy to the left. Its Fred, because he's way taller than everyone else by a half a foot or so.

Did you read the thread? its about the gun, not who's holding it.
Posted by: GenTSAOSREVENGE
Yeah I guess I can understand why it's held that way, I just don't understand why they'd call it a rifle when it has to be held so awkwardly. I still like my theory just because you can see the ammo belt running from the gun, I don't think something like an EMP rifle would need an ammo belt.

Yea, i'm more on either way, it looks a lot like a chaingun, something simular to an lmg, but I thought that the EMP Rifle cut from HW looked a lot like the gun in the banner, thus coming up with this theory.

[Edited on 10.28.2009 5:25 PM PDT]

  • 10.28.2009 5:17 PM PDT

Posted by: AlphaSteam

Yea, i'm more on either way, it looks a lot like something simular to an lmg, but I thought that the EMP Rifle cut from HW looked a lot like the gun in the banner, thus coming up with this theory.


I can understand how you came to that theory. When I first heard it I thought it was plausible till I saw that ammo belt which leads me to believe LMG. I just don't see how an EMP rifle would need an ammo belt, I would think it would use something more along the lines of a battery like a plasma weapon.

  • 10.28.2009 5:24 PM PDT


Posted by: GenTSAOSREVENGE
Posted by: AlphaSteam

Yea, i'm more on either way, it looks a lot like something simular to an lmg, but I thought that the EMP Rifle cut from HW looked a lot like the gun in the banner, thus coming up with this theory.


I can understand how you came to that theory. When I first heard it I thought it was plausible till I saw that ammo belt which leads me to believe LMG. I just don't see how an EMP rifle would need an ammo belt, I would think it would use something more along the lines of a battery like a plasma weapon.

That's why in my concept the "ammo belt" looked more like a wire than an ammo belt.

  • 10.28.2009 5:33 PM PDT

Posted by: AlphaSteam

That's why in my concept the "ammo belt" looked more like a wire than an ammo belt.


I can't tell if you're saying that you don't think what's in the picture is an ammo belt or if you're saying that in the concept art it's a wire. In the concept art from Halo Wars it's clearly a wire. But the picture I have of the Reach banner is a lot bigger and you can see that it is definately an ammo belt.

Also I don't know what a EMP rifle would do. Seeing as how EMP would take down shields and disable vehicles, we already have the Plasma Pistol for that, and if there is equipment the Power Drain. If it's going to be like a long range or rapid fire version of the PP then it would be terribly overpowered. Think about how easy it would be to be able to shoot one quick shot from that rifle then change to the BR or whatever weapon is like the BR and finish off your opponent.

  • 10.28.2009 5:42 PM PDT

Posted by: GenTSAOSREVENGE
Posted by: AlphaSteam

That's why in my concept the "ammo belt" looked more like a wire than an ammo belt.


I can't tell if you're saying that you don't think what's in the picture is an ammo belt or if you're saying that in the concept art it's a wire. In the concept art from Halo Wars it's clearly a wire. But the picture I have of the Reach banner is a lot bigger and you can see that it is definately an ammo belt.

Also I don't know what a EMP rifle would do. Seeing as how EMP would take down shields and disable vehicles, we already have the Plasma Pistol for that, and if there is equipment the Power Drain. If it's going to be like a long range or rapid fire version of the PP then it would be terribly overpowered. Think about how easy it would be to be able to shoot one quick shot from that rifle then change to the BR or whatever weapon is like the BR and finish off your opponent.

Maybe it could be a rare, 3rd person weapon in campaign, custom games and forge-(if,probably will, it will be in the game. it would work like a mixture of the pp and missile pod. It would have the lock-on of the missile pod, but can charge, like the pp, to stop vehicle/ drain shields, and when not charged would work sort of like the pp, but with a faster rate of fire (held down, not as fast as a mg, but close).

  • 10.28.2009 5:50 PM PDT

And about the ammo belt, yes I do know that zoomed you can see it's an ammo belt, but in my concept, it would be a wire.

  • 10.28.2009 5:51 PM PDT

please keep the posts coming.

  • 10.28.2009 5:58 PM PDT

Posted by: AlphaSteam

Maybe it could be a rare, 3rd person weapon in campaign, custom games and forge-(if,probably will, it will be in the game. it would work like a mixture of the pp and missile pod. It would have the lock-on of the missile pod, but can charge, like the pp, to stop vehicle/ drain shields, and when not charged would work sort of like the pp, but with a faster rate of fire (held down, not as fast as a mg, but close).


I dunno about having something lock on to a target to disable them. If they have Spartan Laser, Missle Pod, and this EMP rifle wouldn't that kind of make it dumb to get in a vehicle? with that many things being able to effectively take you out/disable you it wouldn't be much fun trying to run around in a warthog.
This would also effectively eliminate the Plasma Pistol. Why would you want to use something that does basically no real damage and is hard to aim when you have the EMP rifle that does all this while shooting a lot faster. It'd be kinda like carrying around a plasma turret that can charge to disable vehicles and drain shields.

[Edited on 10.28.2009 6:00 PM PDT]

  • 10.28.2009 5:58 PM PDT
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Never seen that before. Good find!

  • 10.28.2009 6:00 PM PDT

Posted by: Z Blaster700
We already know the guy to the left. Its Fred, because he's way taller than everyone else by a half a foot or so.

you mean sam right

  • 10.28.2009 6:02 PM PDT

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It's probably just an evolution of the turret. A rifle is shoulder mounted, so if anything it's some form of detachable weapon. Hopefully we don't see something like the fallout 3 laser turret. >.<

  • 10.28.2009 6:07 PM PDT

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Posted by: EldritchWarlord
It's been done before.

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Returned 3 results for ""Emp" AND "gun" AND "banner"" in 0 seconds.


Although the orginal thread is not there if you click on the first one there you will see a link to this thread. Here

  • 10.28.2009 6:13 PM PDT

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