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Subject: do you like my idea?

Poll: do you like my idea?  [closed]
Like it:  35%
(9 Votes)
Hate it:  54%
(14 Votes)
So So:  12%
(3 Votes)
No opinion:  0%
(0 Votes)
Total Votes: 26

Here is my multyplayer Idea:
You can play as either brutes, elites, spartans, or ODSTs.

Playing as spartans and elites is the same as playing as them in halo 3.

As odsts, you get the same health system as halo 3 odst, but you are a little bit weaker. Also, you spawn by dropping out of drop pods to anywhere on the map where you select. Instead of equipment you will have visor mode and you will not be able to duel wield. Whenever you pick up a SMG, it is scoped and scilenced, Whenever you pic up a pistol, It becomes an Auto Mag

As brutes, You are slower than sartans and elites but you are much stronger. Instead of having shields like spartans and elites, you have your armor. Where the shield monitor should be, you have an image of your armor. When you get shot at in different parts of the body, the armor there glows red (on the display) and eventually dissapears. When the armor in a certain spot is detroyed, the area there is vulnerable and you can die easily by being shot there. Armor will be stronger than shields because it cannot recharge.

Each team will start out with one lived ai controled players on their team who are marines, grunts, jackals, flame throwers, cyclopses, and engineers.

Each team has a leader. The leader has an overshield and sawns with either a gravity hamer if he is a brute, an energy sword if he is an elite, a shotgun if he is an ODST, and a spartan lazer if he is a spartan. The team leader, when the team gets a certain ammount of points can call in: AI players including hunters, a pelican to drop in health packs, equipment, vehicles, or wepons, he can callin a mac blast, carpet bombs, a glassing beam, or.....a scarab.

  • 11.13.2009 11:48 AM PDT

Sent the map 11/27. Hope it all goes well.

No one would like to play as either ODST or Brutes if a Spartan or an Elite is available to play due to the disadvantages the brutes and ODSTs will get.

First with the ODSTs: Why use the scoped SMGs and Magnum an ODST carries when a Spartan can be just as efficient with a BR without taking up so much weapon inventory? At the same time, the Visor Mode would be pretty useless if the map is well lit, and being unable to use equipment as one would make you pretty much useless in a fight. Add the fact that the AutoMag is actually weaker against a shielded target compared to the Halo 3 Magnum would make people less likely to play as them.
The idea to drop wherever you want could help balance that, but you would just be hurting your team overall if you die often and can't contribute as much as a spartan.

Now the Brutes: Are you talking about Melee damage being stronger or weapons get a boost in damage? If its just melee, then he won't last long in an open map, such as Coag(as many people might want back) or Last Resort. Especially if they lose armor at certain areas(most likely the chest since many people aim there). At the same time, the energy shield will still be better than the brute armor simply because you can always get it back after taking cover.

The weapon strength increase would kinda be ok. Then again, they may end up becoming to powerful with just having an army of brutes kicking the crap out of everyone with BRs or Carbines.

To me, this is nothing more than a variant of the gametype, VIP with many flaws into it. Many people would just pick the Spartans or Elites due to the fact they are just better than the other characters the player can play.

With the current ideas you present, I would veto it if I see it in MM.

  • 11.13.2009 12:05 PM PDT

I love my pancakes [:

awefull idea bloody awefull, play as brutes elites and spartans NOT odst tyou shouldnt have to change your gameplay tactics with each charecter that would unbalance the game go play shadowrun if you want that

  • 11.13.2009 1:38 PM PDT


Posted by: RoboZombieDuck
awefull idea bloody awefull, play as brutes elites and spartans NOT odst tyou shouldnt have to change your gameplay tactics with each charecter that would unbalance the game go play shadowrun if you want that


If you dont like the idea, just say it and say why. You dont have to go around insulting other peoples ideas.
Just saying "I Dont like it because...." whould be bad enough

  • 11.13.2009 7:25 PM PDT

1- Brutes aren't involved with the Fall of REach

2- ODST's would get dominated by Elites and Spartans.

3- Multiplayer is good the way it is. Either make the options Spartans only or Spartans & Elites.

  • 11.13.2009 7:52 PM PDT

More bacon strips!

Bungie can't even balance two race/class/whatever, don't imagine they will be able to balance 4.

  • 11.13.2009 7:56 PM PDT

I would definately be an ODST. Everyone says they'd get their asses kicked, but they could have other, new advantages. Maybe make them unable to see on radar, they're supposed to be stealthy right? Also, they'd come in groups, and a good team could dominate if they communicated well. With all of that, ODSTs would be the coolest to play as in such a mode.

And, who wouldn't want to come into battle out of a drop pod? Those are intense...

  • 11.13.2009 7:59 PM PDT
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From: KaTaNaSaMuRaI09
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In his multiplayer not storyline, there's no Spartans in Halo 2 and 3 but still have the option for it. I like to play as an ODST, but what about Humans with ODST, Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, Civillian, worker armor, that would be better.

[Edited on 11.13.2009 9:05 PM PST]

  • 11.13.2009 9:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: xtcarnage15586
Here is my multyplayer Idea:
You can play as either brutes, elites, spartans, or ODSTs.

Playing as spartans and elites is the same as playing as them in halo 3.

As odsts, you get the same health system as halo 3 odst, but you are a little bit weaker. Also, you spawn by dropping out of drop pods to anywhere on the map where you select. Instead of equipment you will have visor mode and you will not be able to duel wield. Whenever you pick up a SMG, it is scoped and scilenced, Whenever you pic up a pistol, It becomes an Auto Mag

As brutes, You are slower than sartans and elites but you are much stronger. Instead of having shields like spartans and elites, you have your armor. Where the shield monitor should be, you have an image of your armor. When you get shot at in different parts of the body, the armor there glows red (on the display) and eventually dissapears. When the armor in a certain spot is detroyed, the area there is vulnerable and you can die easily by being shot there. Armor will be stronger than shields because it cannot recharge.

Each team will start out with one lived ai controled players on their team who are marines, grunts, jackals, flame throwers, cyclopses, and engineers.

Each team has a leader. The leader has an overshield and sawns with either a gravity hamer if he is a brute, an energy sword if he is an elite, a shotgun if he is an ODST, and a spartan lazer if he is a spartan. The team leader, when the team gets a certain ammount of points can call in: AI players including hunters, a pelican to drop in health packs, equipment, vehicles, or wepons, he can callin a mac blast, carpet bombs, a glassing beam, or.....a scarab.

No.

  • 11.13.2009 9:04 PM PDT

Death to rank junkies.

No. It should be Elites, Spartans, and Brutes, with everyone equal.

  • 11.13.2009 9:07 PM PDT
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From: KaTaNaSaMuRaI09
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Yes.

  • 11.13.2009 9:07 PM PDT
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From: KaTaNaSaMuRaI09
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Im getting mad, cuz no likes my idea, and therefore it won't be in reach, but I want it in Reach.

  • 11.13.2009 9:08 PM PDT

Sent the map 11/27. Hope it all goes well.

@ Spartan 355

The problem with that one is this:

We don't have a radar. We have a motion tracker. Unless they are moving at a pace that is as fast as you can crouch-walk as a spartan(or slower), you're going to be picked up on the tracker.

And still, a group of spartans would kick the crap out of a group of ODSTs.

Again, the only good thing about them is the ability to possibly crash a pod on top of a player, even then, you would just gimp your team because you can't pull the same weight a spartan or an elite can. The gameplay is still unbalanced, and I would still veto it, or leave the match if I were to be forced to play as anything besides a Spartan or Elite under those conditions given to the other 2 characters.

[Edited on 11.13.2009 10:57 PM PST]

  • 11.13.2009 10:55 PM PDT