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Subject: Lock-On Rifle - Not quite what you're thinking...

This is an idea thread. Halo: Reach is most likely near completion and nothing new will be added, so take this idea lightly. Let me know what you think.

Weapon: Long-Range Heat Rifle
Class: Covenant
Clip Size: 6 Rounds (3 rounds per reload)
Mobility: Low
Reload Speed: Slow

Description: This heat-seeking longe-range shield busting rifle would be a sweet addition to matchmaking. The rifle would have a lock-on ability that could lock on to players instead of vehicles. It uses heat sensing to detect players and has a lock on ability that will engage when the target is in the crosshairs for 1.5 seconds. After this time, the crosshairs will turn red and you will be able to fire. You will not be able to fire unless you have a lock-on.

After a target (player/computer AI) is locked-on and you hit the target, their shield ONLY will be depleted . Sort of like an energy burst that tracks heat and busts shields. You can then switch to your secondary weapon and finish the job. This rifle will not kill any player/AI with one shot and 2 shots will only keep the players shields down longer, it will NOT kill the player. You must switch to either your secondary weapon or grenade to finish the player off.

This weapon would promote teamwork as well because you could have a player sitting back busting shields allowing for other teammates to finish the player off. You could also finish them off yourself by switching to your secondary weapon.

Alternate Use:

This weapon could be a weapon that is placed on the map like a missile-launcher or turret. This way you could still keep your 2 weapons while holding this one. That way if you had a BR and Rockets, you wouldnt have to give up one of your weapons to be able to use it. Aim, lock-on, hit target, drop finish with BR..

Could be fun..

  • 11.18.2009 6:09 PM PDT

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Plasma pistol?...

  • 11.18.2009 6:11 PM PDT

Posted by: Hawk 2214
Plasma pistol?...


Close but the plasma pistol only works short range and doesnt have lock on ability. Or a scope.

  • 11.18.2009 6:12 PM PDT

Posted by: Irr3l3vant
It's on a lot of community maps. Affinity, Think Twice, Abridged...

Posted by: dfisch5
I meant good maps

So a sniper plasma pistol that is useless against vehicles and requires a lock on? That's very stupid.

  • 11.18.2009 6:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: Hawk 2214
Plasma pistol?...


lol, thats pretty much what he just describe but with a different design, but joking aside, it could be a unsc equivilant to the plasma pistol, maybe it shouldnt be a rifle because when you have a rifle you wanna kill with it, maybe if it was a smaller gun

  • 11.18.2009 6:15 PM PDT

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How about an EMP gun?

Not like the plasma pistol, like you said UNSC ,imagine a big gun...about the size of a rocket launcher.
However, this gun would not fire a laser or a plasma bolt it would fire an EMP wave, hitting everything in its path ....lets say...10 meters?
And it would work like a plasma pistols supercharged bolt it would disable vehicles and shields. =)?maybe?

  • 11.18.2009 6:20 PM PDT

Posted by: Hawk 2214
How about an EMP gun?

Not like the plasma pistol, like you said UNSC ,imagine a big gun...about the size of a rocket launcher.
However, this gun would not fire a laser or a plasma bolt it would fire an EMP wave, hitting everything in its path ....lets say...10 meters?
And it would work like a plasma pistols supercharged bolt it would disable vehicles and shields. =)?maybe?


Could work... no scope or player lock-on?

Ive never seen a player lock-on weapon. The plasma pistol sort of heat sinks when up close, but no lock on or no scope. This would also work like a rifle in that it would be immediate instead of having to fly through the air super slow and attempting to seek out the target. This would be a lot more accurate.

  • 11.18.2009 6:24 PM PDT

Dont underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Posted by: Homeboyd903
Posted by: Hawk 2214
How about an EMP gun?

Not like the plasma pistol, like you said UNSC ,imagine a big gun...about the size of a rocket launcher.
However, this gun would not fire a laser or a plasma bolt it would fire an EMP wave, hitting everything in its path ....lets say...10 meters?
And it would work like a plasma pistols supercharged bolt it would disable vehicles and shields. =)?maybe?


Could work... no scope or player lock-on?

Ive never seen a player lock-on weapon. The plasma pistol sort of heat sinks when up close, but no lock on or no scope. This would also work like a rifle in that it would be immediate instead of having to fly through the air super slow and attempting to seek out the target. This would be a lot more accurate.


No scope well it could have a scope....Well there could be a player-tracking device.
You would see the players heat sig.
And the EMP gun would have 3 shots.
And it would be slow to reload.

  • 11.18.2009 6:27 PM PDT

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Posted by: chancegill
What about this, an EMP gun like hawk said, but you could change the range of the weapon with the d-pad. Like the farther the range, the more accurate it gets, so it could be used as a close range shield disperser and at long range, it would have enough focused power to be accurate, but also enough power to stop a player from moving for 2 seconds, only for the long range though.

(It could stop a player because the suits are electronic)


I like the idea.
Stop a player?
Like when you get highjacked?

  • 11.18.2009 6:33 PM PDT

Posted by: chancegill
Yes, like that. The beam would also always disable vehicles, but there would be no differences between long range and short range shots. It could be a great anti-vehicle weapon in my opinion.


Not such an awful idea anymore is it.. :D

Thats the point of this thread.. discussion to make an idea seem plausible. Initial ideas usually need work. Im certainly open to suggestions..

I like these ideas btw.

  • 11.18.2009 6:38 PM PDT

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Posted by: Homeboyd903
Posted by: chancegill
Yes, like that. The beam would also always disable vehicles, but there would be no differences between long range and short range shots. It could be a great anti-vehicle weapon in my opinion.


Not such an awful idea anymore is it.. :D

Thats the point of this thread.. discussion to make an idea seem plausible. Initial ideas usually need work. Im certainly open to suggestions..

I like these ideas btw.


A good replacement for both indeed.I hate when i get lasered and im in a warhog it gets annoying.


[Edited on 11.18.2009 6:42 PM PST]

  • 11.18.2009 6:41 PM PDT

wtf

  • 11.18.2009 6:45 PM PDT

Posted by: chancegill
Time grenades!


explain...

  • 11.18.2009 6:45 PM PDT

Dont underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Stopping time grenades?

  • 11.18.2009 6:46 PM PDT

Posted by: Irr3l3vant
It's on a lot of community maps. Affinity, Think Twice, Abridged...

Posted by: dfisch5
I meant good maps

Posted by: Vest Ninja

I don't understand.

  • 11.18.2009 6:47 PM PDT

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