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Subject: Say goodbye to the plasma rifle?

Many gave their lives so that we could live on. I intend to honor them by remembering them. Remember Cyborg. Remember John. Remember Noble.

So I've seen the Covenant Weaponry trailer.
Besides the horrible music the trailer has, I noticed there is no Plasma Rifle, which has been in every Halo game, so far.

This is the video.

Discuss away if you feel like it.

  • 09.20.2012 1:06 AM PDT

HALO 2 will rule 4ever. It is Halo and it is enougth. Thanks Bungie, our life will never be the same.

I had to rewatch the trailer because I really thought I had missed something. But plasma rifle have been getting worse since Halo CE, but it was still my favorite covenant if not my favorite Halo weapon.

On other hand I am surprised that so many covenant weapons will be back and specially on MP!

  • 09.20.2012 1:52 AM PDT

<(-_-)> Teh mokey is not amused

It might be getting replaced by the storm rifle. I hope not but that might be the case.

  • 09.20.2012 2:34 AM PDT

The HELL you are! These are precious gifts to me and they are non-transferable! How dare you regift my challenge prize. You might as well hock a wedding ring for beer money. -DeeJ


Posted by: SubtleSpartan
It might be getting replaced by the storm rifle. I hope not but that might be the case.
It is, this was confirmed a long time ago. I'm just as upset as you guys, the Plasma Rifle is my favorite weapon in Halo for it's aesthetics and usefulness.

[Edited on 09.20.2012 4:10 AM PDT]

  • 09.20.2012 4:09 AM PDT

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I don't mind. The Storm Rifle looks badass.

  • 09.20.2012 4:31 AM PDT
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Does anyone else miss the Brute weaponry?

  • 09.20.2012 5:22 AM PDT

The HELL you are! These are precious gifts to me and they are non-transferable! How dare you regift my challenge prize. You might as well hock a wedding ring for beer money. -DeeJ


Posted by: CoRaMo
Does anyone else miss the Brute weaponry?
I'm really going to miss the Brute Shot, Brute Plasma Rifle, and the Spiker.

  • 09.20.2012 6:25 AM PDT
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I love the video !
The music is awsome !
And it seems like the covenant weapons are pretty strong...

  • 09.20.2012 11:00 AM PDT
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Posted by: DarkestSeptagon
Posted by: CoRaMo
Does anyone else miss the Brute weaponry?
I'm really going to miss the Brute Shot, Brute Plasma Rifle, and the Spiker.

plus the Spike grenade and Mauler. The Chopper is another Brute machine that I will continue to miss sorely, but not the Prowler.

  • 09.20.2012 11:24 AM PDT
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Oh Yes!

I'll only miss it for the campaign.

  • 09.20.2012 11:25 AM PDT

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This man, this man right here put it so eloquently that I actually cancelled my own 2000+ word long post.
/slow clap for respect


:)
The person who said participating is important, not winning, obviously never won anything.

The music is awesome, it's toned downed compared to the UNSC weaponry music.

But about the weapons... is it me or do they sound highly fragile toys?

  • 09.20.2012 11:26 AM PDT

Arbitor they outnumber us three to one!
Then it is an even fight.

Arbitor > Arbiter.
Arbitor = Rank above Arbiter.

A big thanks to kids that did this to 343 after they heard they get an infection game mode in halo 4 with no thought of normal playlists.


Posted by: George 257
Besides the horrible music the trailer has, I noticed there is no Plasma Rifle, which has been in every Halo game, so far.
Discuss away if you feel like it.
The music really was terrible, as for the plasma rifle I think its still in the game, they just didnt show it, I did not see other halo wepons either.

  • 09.20.2012 11:32 AM PDT
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Posted by: HipiO7
The music is awesome, it's toned downed compared to the UNSC weaponry music.

But about the weapons... is it me or do they sound highly fragile toys?

The weapon noises seem to be more suppressed this time around.

  • 09.20.2012 11:34 AM PDT


Posted by: masterbarata
But plasma rifle have been getting worse since Halo CE, but it was still my favorite covenant if not my favorite Halo weapon.
Yea, but I think it was that way with pretty much all the covie weapons. In Halo 2 they pretty much gave up on making each weapon contribute uniquely to the game play and made them cooler looking and miildly different facsimiles. When in CE each weapon gave you different attack methods.

I just remember how much better the game got when I figured out that plasma bursts took out shields and plasmas were more effective on shields while conventional weapons where better on flesh or armor. The covenant weapons actually mattered. And while those staple weapons stayed in the games they never really created any new covie weapons that did the same.

  • 09.20.2012 11:42 AM PDT

I'm going to miss it and the storm rifle won't fill the void for me.

  • 09.20.2012 11:55 AM PDT

Posted by: iamironman4611
"Hello, I am Ring Moniter 666 John Cena".

It canonically makes sense, at least. Covenant are finally "allowed" to modify weapons. Concussion Rifle looks a bit brute shot-like to me. New reticle.

  • 09.20.2012 12:30 PM PDT

No Brute weapons :( (Except for the Gravity Hammer)
No Needler Rifle :'( (That really broke my heart...)

No plasma rifles (both variants), and no plasma repeaters...hm.

Personally I like the storm rifle. It actually looks useful.'

Onto to vehicles... I've been missing the Brute vehicles for a while...

And so far, it seems like the Forerunner never had anything. Or at least nothing on Requiem.

[Edited on 09.20.2012 1:52 PM PDT]

  • 09.20.2012 1:51 PM PDT
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Storm Rifle looks a lot better.

  • 09.20.2012 1:56 PM PDT

Posted by: cB4d93
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you are a good translator
Idiot can be a hard language to learn, but once you get it down, everything becomes so clear! The whole world will make sense to you.

Storm Rifle looks more like...ya know, a rifle.

  • 09.20.2012 3:15 PM PDT

I'm crying tears of sadness.

  • 09.22.2012 10:01 AM PDT
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was one of my favorite weapons... :( maybe in halo 5 it will make a glorious return as well as duel-wielding :)

  • 09.22.2012 1:00 PM PDT
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This is Halo 2 all over again!

[Edited on 09.22.2012 4:40 PM PDT]

  • 09.22.2012 4:32 PM PDT
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I will be really upset if it turns out not to be there, but maybe at the beginning of the video the storm rifle is taking its place I would still be upset that was one of the best guns.

I am also glad that the beam rifle is back I didn't care much for the focus rifle.


[Edited on 09.22.2012 4:46 PM PDT]

  • 09.22.2012 4:43 PM PDT
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I dont lie. Really.


Posted by: switch 104 sv
I don't mind. The Storm Rifle looks badass.


The plasma rifle doesn't look badass. It looks weird, alien, inconvenient, like all covenant weaponry should look.

343 sacrificed that alien look for a more badass, cooler look. Infact, if you compare the storm rifle to the human assault rifle, they kinda have the same design. Disappointing.

[Edited on 09.22.2012 4:58 PM PDT]

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