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Subject: Jackal,maybe new weapon?

Ryan(Sgt.Cortez)

I'm hoping from what I heard that the jackal cutless plasma sword is in it,any thoughts?

  • 11.09.2009 10:13 PM PDT

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  • 11.09.2009 10:14 PM PDT

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Posted by: Sgt Cortez08
I'm hoping from what I heard that the jackal cutless plasma sword is in it,any thoughts?
Jackals do have energy cutlasses. They were first mentioned in Contact Harvest, and were seen recently in the Helljumper comics. We don't know if they will be in game or not.

  • 11.09.2009 10:23 PM PDT

I want Jackals to have some sort of grenade. It's stupid, seeing a jackal standing there while a strafe around him.

  • 11.09.2009 10:47 PM PDT

Posted by: Ev1l D3m0n
Posted by: DamagedBinary
I want Jackals to have some sort of grenade. It's stupid, seeing a jackal standing there while a strafe around him.
And they should add melee to them, imagine it, Jackals biting and scratcing at your neck.

>.>

Melee would be good, you'd think they wouldn't run and expose their backs when i get close but take a stand and bring me hell.

  • 11.09.2009 10:58 PM PDT

Posted by: Ev1l D3m0n
Posted by: DamagedBinary
I want Jackals to have some sort of grenade. It's stupid, seeing a jackal standing there while a strafe around him.
And they should add melee to them, imagine it, Jackals biting and scratcing at your neck.

>.>


Scary...

  • 11.09.2009 11:35 PM PDT
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I would prefer jackal gauntlet sheilds.

  • 11.09.2009 11:37 PM PDT

I dont think a jackal could do much to a spartan in hand to hand, but the plasma Cutlas would be neat : )

  • 11.10.2009 12:57 AM PDT

All in all, I wish Bungie would make the Covenant more interesting. Really, all they do now is this:
- Hold 1 weapon
- walking around in circles trying to flank you
- if you get to close: hit you (or run if it is a Grunt/Jackal)
- if it is a Brute: go into berserk mode.

It gets so lame after a while.

Now imagine this:
- Higher ranked enemies (Elites/Brutes and some Jackals) have a side arm. We as a player have it, why not give Elites this:
* Plasma Rifle
* Secondary: Energy Sword for higher ranked Elites and Carbine for lower ranked Elites
And Brutes:
* Spiker
* Secondary: Mauler (or Brute Shot)
And Jackals:
* Beam Rifle or Carbine
* Secondary: Plasma Pistol or Needler

Now imagine the enemies actually switching weapons depending on your actions. You get to close to a Brute using a Spiker, he will swap to a Mauler. That would make fighting the Covenant a lot more interesting. Just because at first you think you can use strategy #1 to defeat a Carbine Jackal, and the next moment you have to rethink that because he has now pulled out a Needler.

I also like the ideas posted about Jackals being more ferocious. Having melee attacks where they try to rip you apart and bite you. The books/comics always describe Jackals as being like that, yet the games make them seem weak.

  • 11.10.2009 1:59 AM PDT

Mabey like an energey dagger?

  • 11.10.2009 6:49 AM PDT

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They should carry neelder shotguns! 8 needles per shot, 3 shots per clip. and it'd make a really cool sound :D

  • 11.10.2009 7:34 AM PDT

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i always thought the needlers and have the same sort of tech as the jackal energy cutlass, as in, once it embeds it explodes

  • 11.10.2009 8:16 AM PDT

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Posted by: shotgun sniper
i always thought the needlers and have the same sort of tech as the jackal energy cutlass, as in, once it embeds it explodes


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  • 11.10.2009 8:19 AM PDT
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Posted by: BTE
Posted by: Xharpan
it doese'nt look nextgen , looks good but not nextgen
If by next-gen you mean crappy, dark and colorless, I agree. It doesnt look next-gen at all.

Jackals seem to be weaker than Grunts so i wouldn't give them any sort of melee weapon. Let them keep their shields and sniper rifles.

  • 11.10.2009 8:24 AM PDT

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I saw a awesome needled in that reach leaked pic

  • 11.10.2009 8:25 AM PDT