- Uncle Kulikov
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- Fabled Legendary Member
Here’s what Luke had to say about the differences in treatment between the Spartans and Elites in Reach:
“Instead of piece-by-piece customization like the Spartans, Elite customization is a full model swap with models selected from the various Elite classes appearing throughout the Campaign. There are all kinds of reasons for this, not the least of which is our continued emphasis on the Spartan as your identity in Reach.”
It should be a dual wieldable weapon, that it takes 1 hand to use and can be by itself (for grenades) and bashing or with another dual wieldable weapon (mauler, SMG, Plasma Rifle, etc...)for shootin and bashing.
It would have a battery, and an overheat meter.
Each point of damage taken by the shield reduces the battery, and adds a little to the overheat meter.
The shield can be overwhelmed by constant fire, and will shut down when the meter fills until it cools. So weapons like a Machine Gun and SMG would be better against the shield portion than a BR or a Sniper Rifle.
When you hit someone with it as a melee attack, it deals some damage, and reduces the battery a small portion (lets say 5%).