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Subject: I just had a thought...

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Thought jokes aside,

What if in Halo Reach, you get to choose what simple weapons you start with and all power weapons are picked up, like detached turrets, except in first person?

By simple weapon I mean: AR, BR, maybe Shotty, dual or single PRs, dual or single PPs, dual or single magnums, dual or single spikers, dual or single maulers.

Power Weapon: Sniper, Rockets, Needler, Hammer, Sword, Lazor.

It would sinplify the game greatly since you wouldn't die trying to pick up the right weapon in a huge pile of guns.

Plus players can go for looks or efficiency.

Of course grenades would still be picked up automatically, so no fuss with those, but I'd rather just have frag grenades+plasma grenades so you wouldn't have to cycle through all four types. It's just better gameplay that way.

Idk how equipment or powerups would work though.

  • 11.15.2009 6:06 AM PDT

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So your talking about classes without the the classes.

Having a weapon you want at the start of the game would ruin Halo cause thats not what its built on.

And no it not help the game in anyway except for making the game just for shotty whores and campers.

[Edited on 11.15.2009 6:12 AM PST]

  • 11.15.2009 6:07 AM PDT

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It's not really classes at all since all weapons are balanced in the same way. Here's an example with dual weapons:

Plasma Rifles versus SMG:

Plasma is more effective versus shields, and ballistic is more effective versus flesh, so while PRs will down the shields faster, it will take longer than the smg to damage flesh, so when the smg passes the shield, it will catch up to the PR's damage.

Assuming starting with dual guns would allow melee back into the equation, if you had two bots shoot at eachother perfectly while running to melee range, when they get that simultaneous melee off, theyd be both drop dead like two AR guys.

  • 11.15.2009 6:14 AM PDT

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But even then its still not as balanced as both sides having the same weapons.

SMGs are still more Powerful than The PR.

  • 11.15.2009 6:19 AM PDT

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wasnt the whole Idea of dual wielding with different types of guns just different ways of doing the same thing?

If SMGs were more powerful the game would be unbalanced imo

  • 11.15.2009 6:21 AM PDT

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Posted by: Noccifer
wasnt the whole Idea of dual wielding with different types of guns just different ways of doing the same thing?

If SMGs were more powerful the game would be unbalanced imo

Yes But do you see most people DWing? Most people would rather have that hande free for Grenades or melee.

*Ignores*

But the game should have standard weapons to spawn with:

AR and pistol

BR and Pistol or SMG

  • 11.15.2009 6:25 AM PDT

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I guess we'll wait and see, but I still think if done right it's a possibility.

  • 11.15.2009 6:31 AM PDT