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Subject: How about new animations for weapons, grenades, and boarding?
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  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

In order to completely eliminate cheap kills and make the game a bit more challenging, why not animate the characters while they draw their weapons?

It's an easy fix and can probably force you to actually have teamwork in order to take someone down with a PP/BR combo. Simply have one or two holsters for the pistols and have an animation where the Spartan holsters his sidearm(s) and draws the rifle off of the sling on his back.

As for grenades, why not make it so that the Chief has to draw it off of his belt, pull the pin, and throw it? It would take 1-2 seconds of extra time and can be compensated by making the grenades slightly more powerful.

As for boarding vehicles, it always irked me as to why the Chief has to fling the character out of a Warthog and jump off again when the opposing player can easily turn and hit him in the back before the boarder can get back in and take off. Why not make it to where you can hold X (after boarding) to throw the player out of a Warthog and instantly take it over?

Can anyone think about any other gameplay elements that could benefit from extra animation? If so, feel free to post and discuss.

  • 05.16.2006 3:02 PM PDT