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Subject: 'Make or Break" Reach

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Posted by: another paradox

Hunters should definitely have shields. Without the shields they should just as strong, if not stronger than ODST or Halo 3 hunters; thus, hunters with shields, not nerfed hunters with shields. They should be able to survive one or two direct rockets. Brutes should usually win against a player in a fist fight unless the player is really good, you should want to hide from brutes or take them from a distance. A decent example of this is Halo 2 brutes.

The flying bugs should use plasma rifles, carbines, maybe even give one a fuel rod. Make it so when you see a swarm of them, you think '-blam!-!' and run towards cover, not 'ooh, free points!'


Hunters with shields would be sick.

And lol, I do think that when bugs come. XD

  • 11.08.2009 8:49 PM PDT
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Iam enjoying Halo Reach and revisiting some past Bungie games, iam a big fan of Bungie and their online community.

AI's do need some drastic improvment for Reach.

  • 11.08.2009 11:45 PM PDT
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Posted by: another paradox
One key thing I will be looking for in terms of weaponry for Reach:

Strong plasma rifles.

They really CANNOT be duel wield-able, they have to be nerfed that way. A real accurate powerful plasma rifle is what the game really needs. I'm tired of firing plasma bullets and seeing one fly off at a 45 degree angle to the side, it will be the main weapon used against us, and it is a RIFLE. It should be bigger, and even a match for the battle rifle.


Also the Assault Rifle should feel like something to be feared, for the Covenant, despite all their great tech, do not have the skills in a ground engagement that the UNSC does. And the Battle rifle needs to be rebalanced to be effective at longer ranges, but not outperform the MA5(B) at close to medium range

  • 11.09.2009 1:24 AM PDT
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I think that most of this list makes sesne and its right about many aspects. The AI needs to be improved either, there still a few things that disturb the game play.

  • 11.09.2009 1:26 AM PDT

In the jungle of war there is always a lion.
-Tsun Tsu

The covenant were supposed to be this epic force that slaughtered humans, the ground battle was always won by covenant until the SPARTAN program came into effect, and even then those battles were only won if A) no Covenant vessels were in space glassing the planet. or B) the SPARTANs were actually there.

the Covenant have three main reasons for winning the war up until the events of halo 3 that really have not been shown.(Except in halo LORE or Dialogue.)

1. Technology.
there plasma sucks in the game. period. when you see a plasma weapon you only pick it up as a joke or if you are low on ammo.

(so why is covenant technology coveted so much... who knows.) we need to know, so REACH should show us.

2. Numbers.
plain and simple the covenant have more fighters than we do as humans. i agree we should have a smarter enemy to fight. but an easier way to do it is just to have more to fight. With more things to shoot and more things SHOOTING BACK the difficulty is ramped, also the epicness of the battle is skyrocketted.

and 3. Skills.
Elites are strong and agile. Brutes are stronger and slower.
jackals aim well. grunts are bullet fodder. and Hunters just kick ass!
Conclusion: if Bungie pinpointed these talents and used them
we the players would understand what to fear about an elite or a brute. we would pause in killing a Hunter in fear that his BONDED brother would seek vengeance by taking his 40 inch boot and crushing our heads with it following up with a squat to our faces and a ugly sight of worm sack.

these are the Covenant, they aren't particularly smart enemies. (I mean c'mon they follow three dudes in floating
chairs.) But they are many and they get the job DONE. one way or another.

By FORCE or by BRUTE FORCE.


  • 11.09.2009 1:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: ElWonAte
Plasma Rifle is, always was, and always will be the best weapon. I think it's perfect the way it is. (#1 kills in Aus with it =D)

Other than that, smart thread.
Shame you're horrible at halo.

  • 11.09.2009 2:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: ElWonAte
Plasma Rifle is, always was, and always will be the best weapon. I think it's perfect the way it is. (#1 kills in Aus with it =D)

Other than that, smart thread.
Shame you're horrible at halo.


I bolded the Irony.

  • 11.09.2009 2:41 AM PDT

Posted by: Cloxverto
Posted by: Call of Duty 4
Posted by: ElWonAte
Plasma Rifle is, always was, and always will be the best weapon. I think it's perfect the way it is. (#1 kills in Aus with it =D)

Other than that, smart thread.
Shame you're horrible at halo.


I bolded the Irony.

Lol.

He isn't that bad at halo!

  • 11.09.2009 2:38 PM PDT

I dont know what you are talking about with halo 2 and the needler being "Meh". I dule weailded that -blam!- and owned every enemy in sight. Needler was better in halo 2 than ever.

  • 11.09.2009 2:44 PM PDT

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Posted by: Sangheili25
I agree with you for 100%! Especially with the Plasma Rifle, it's a RIFLE and not a dual wieldable like the SMG for example... The duald wielding really destroyed a lot of the gameplay in the Halo-series.

the plasma rifle is my favorite weapon and should be improved alot
In halo3 its a great close quarter weapon and can be used mid range if your good with them but is to hard to use at longer ranges makeing you sneak around people with brs or snipers

[Edited on 11.09.2009 2:46 PM PST]

  • 11.09.2009 2:45 PM PDT

Most kills in the world with the Storm rifle in halo 4, the Plasma Repeater in halo reach, and the Plasma rifle in halo 3.
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Posted by: ElWonAte
Plasma Rifle is, always was, and always will be the best weapon. I think it's perfect the way it is. (#1 kills in Aus with it =D)

Other than that, smart thread.
Shame you're horrible at halo.

someone doesnt know how to use more then one weapon(cough call of duty 4 guy playing halo

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  • 11.09.2009 2:48 PM PDT

Posted by: Sangheili25
I agree with you for 100%! Especially with the Plasma Rifle, it's a RIFLE and not a dual wieldable like the SMG for example... The duald wielding really destroyed a lot of the gameplay in the Halo-series.

Covenant's definition of a rifle is most likely different than our own.

  • 11.09.2009 2:49 PM PDT

Most kills in the world with the Storm rifle in halo 4, the Plasma Repeater in halo reach, and the Plasma rifle in halo 3.
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Posted by: Plasma3150
Posted by: Sangheili25
I agree with you for 100%! Especially with the Plasma Rifle, it's a RIFLE and not a dual wieldable like the SMG for example... The duald wielding really destroyed a lot of the gameplay in the Halo-series.

Covenant's definition of a rifle is most likely different than our own.

i would like to duel wield them but make it easier to get a kill with one plasma rifle and balance it out more so the plasmas aren't dependent on duel wielding

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  • 11.09.2009 2:51 PM PDT

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  • 11.09.2009 3:24 PM PDT

Most kills in the world with the Storm rifle in halo 4, the Plasma Repeater in halo reach, and the Plasma rifle in halo 3.
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if the plasma rifle is a force to be reconed with then ill be happy

  • 11.09.2009 4:01 PM PDT

Posted by: Technobrats
if the plasma rifle is a force to be reconed with then ill be happy

Something that is at least similar to the Halo 1 plasma rifle.

  • 11.09.2009 6:32 PM PDT

Light a log on fire and a man will be warm for the rest of the day. Light a man on fire, and that man will be warm for the rest of his life.

Posted by: Technobrats
if the plasma rifle is a force to be reconed with then ill be happy


Haha, anytime I see someone with a plasma rifle I think "Free kill!" :p

  • 11.10.2009 6:27 PM PDT

Posted by: Plasma3150
Posted by: Sangheili25
I agree with you for 100%! Especially with the Plasma Rifle, it's a RIFLE and not a dual wieldable like the SMG for example... The duald wielding really destroyed a lot of the gameplay in the Halo-series.

Covenant's definition of a rifle is most likely different than our own.

Yeah, but we are the ones calling it a rifle, so it must be rifle-like. :p

  • 11.16.2009 10:47 PM PDT
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Btw - polls on bungie.net mean absolutely nothing, so please don't use them to try and prove some kind of point.

~Achronos

The Dual weapons need to be beefed up big time. They just wont help you 90 percent of the time if the enemy has a BR snipe rocket laser shotty. these are the only weapons that are even worthwhile using since the rest are too weak to be effective. In Cod when I use an SMG and another guy has an Assault rifle, were going to be a fairly even matchup most of the time. He might have me in range, but Im going to have him in firerate and damage. The point is, neither weapon is worthless junk like all the dual wieldable weapons in Halo. I'd like to be able to use them cuz in theory their awesome, but just don't cut muster on the battle field.

  • 11.16.2009 10:57 PM PDT

this is good, i support this thread. hope it gets 2 the top ten and bungie notices

  • 11.16.2009 11:09 PM PDT

Posted by: ugoindown444
this is good, i support this thread. hope it gets 2 the top ten and bungie notices


It keeps dying <.<

  • 11.17.2009 7:26 PM PDT
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I agree and heres my ideas:

We need different types of assasinations, onlien if no ones around ti can pull out to erd person and you can amybe punch through the guys back or something, or liek trip him put your gun to his head and shoot. Stuff like that. If theres enemies aroudn then jsut do a quick assasination you can still vary these.
they can make left and right on d-pad to switch gernades, and L bumper to throw, we could you L trigger to zoom, i think halo reach should ahve a cover system, so X or B can be used for that, clicking right stick can be meele, and left click can be i dunno maybe running.

Your guna should move when you walk only slightly so you arent as accurate when walking fast, but when walkin a bit slower its normal. When sprinting you should be able to do some really cool meele attacks liek when running into someone. liek maybe picking them up and slamming the hell out of them.

I want the atmoshpere to be not sunny more cloudy and bit fiery, windy not freezing btu a little chilly type weather, like what it is before it rains or ahurricane feel. i want everything to be more epic.

In firefight i wanna be able to choose individually what weapons i want to start with and what my friends should start with, i wanna be able to play as a BRUTE in firefight, i want the flood o be in firefight

I wanna be abe to forge firefight :) --(this will be hard to do b/c you can make it really easy for yourself so it will take a while to balance out)

When you run it should actualyl look as if your pushing off the groudn isntead of like gliding across it, which is what halo 3 feels like.


All i can think of rite now, but i knwo i got lots more.

I jsut hope this game is the best thing ever made.

  • 11.18.2009 6:44 PM PDT

I like what they did with the weapons in ODST. Since you were scaled down, all the weapons were made to feel badass. The spiker actually felt as powerful as the assault rifle.

  • 11.18.2009 6:47 PM PDT
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From: KaTaNaSaMuRaI09
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Dual wielding actually made Halo better not worse, dual wield plasma pistols, SMGS, plasma rifles, needlers, spikers, pistols, any one handed halo weapon, they should change the Plasma rifle name to Plasma SMG, and there should be a Plasma Rifle (basically a Battle Rifle except plasma weapon color, shoots plasma and has a scope.), and have a Plasma Pistol Project 2 (Halo 2 Pistol Plasma Version), Needer, and Plasma Pistol Project 3 (Halo 1 pistol plasma version), Plasma Pistol Project 1 (just an ordinary Plasma Pistol.), Plasma Pistol Project 4 (Halo 3 Pistol Plasma Version.) Plasma Rifle Project 1 (Battle Rifle, Halo 2 Plasma Version.), Plasma Rifle Project 2 (Halo 3 Battle Rifle Plasma Version.), Plasma Assualt Rifle Project 1 (Halo 1 Assualt Rifle Plasma Version.) Plasma Assualt Rifle Project 2 (Halo 3 Assualt Rifle Plasma Version.)
Plasma SMG Project 1 (Halo 3 Plasma Rifle.) Plasma SMG Project 2 (Halo 2 Plasma Rifle.) Plasma SMG project 3 (Brute Plasma Rifle Halo 2.), Plasma SMG Project 4 (Halo 2 SMG Plasma Version.) Plasma SMG Project 5 (Halo 3 SMG Plasma Version.) Plasma SMG Project 6 (Halo 3: ODST SMG without silencer Plasma Version.) Silencer (Just a silencer that can be found, and can be put on or off your weapon from the pause menu.) Plasma Pistol Project 5 (Halo 1 Plasma Pistol
Plasma Pistol Project 6 (Halo 2 Plasma pistol)
Plasma Silencer (Same as a silencer except silences plasma weapons.)

They should team selects in Firefight too and choose which guy, UNSC (Spartan, ODST, Marine, Pilot.) Covenant (Brute, Elite, Grunt, Jackal, Hunter, Brute Chieften, Gold Hunter.)
Flood (Any form except Gravemind, and one rank b4 Gravemind)

Firefight, Multiplayer, Campaign, and Forge should have matchmaking an have seperate ranks in each.

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  • 11.18.2009 7:11 PM PDT

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