- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
They -could- do a covenant sniper rifle. And remember, the covenant are totally energy based when it comes to the rounds being fired. So bear with me here on this...
I assume you've all read 'The Fall of Reach', so you'll be able to understand this. Remember in the battle for Reach, the one Covenant flagship that fired a round of energy so concentrated, and so fast, that it destroyed a good lot of human ships? The covenant sniper rifle could definitely be a smaller version of it (yes, assuming it's being put in, no need to mention that). Considering it would fire energy at such a high concentration and velocity, it could easily be more powerful than the rocket launcher, seeing as it has the potential -to fire through solid material-. But, there would definitely be drawbacks to the weapon to balance it out. With such an amount of energy, it'd definitely overheat with every round fired, so there'd be at least a 8-12 second recharge time inbetween each shot. It probably wouldn't, however, take too much energy from each shot, seeing as it's larger than any other hand-held covenant weapon (save the fuel-rod cannon), so I'd assume it's battery is extended to compensate. Whether or not you can see through the walls is an entirely different story, but for balance sake, i'd say you shouldn't be able to. Or no, better yet, you can see through walls, but it constantly drains either the energy from the battery, or your shields to do so.
Ya, I've gone ranting now, sorry. But ya, I'd definitely consider a sniper rifle with that potential much more lethal. Hopefully somebody at Bungie picks this up eh? ^_^
Eh, might as well bring it to their attention and get shot down.
Ciao