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  • Poll [30 votes]: Should Halo 3 have Duel-mode weapons?
Subject: *Speculation & Ideas for Halo 3 Duel-Mode Weapons Thread*
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Poll: Should Halo 3 have Duel-mode weapons?  [closed]
All weapons Duel-mode:  13%
(4 Votes)
No weapons Duel-mode:  0%
(0 Votes)
Some weapons Duel-mode:  77%
(23 Votes)
Only Rockets Duel-mode:  7%
(2 Votes)
Greande Launchers man!:  0%
(0 Votes)
I want the flame thrower:  3%
(1 Votes)
Total Votes: 30

Sup ya'll,
this post is to discuss the idea of adding duel-mode to halo 3 weapons... something that was iniatially in halo 2, but you might not of realized it. Simple example of this is the lock-on feature of the rockets. While not a traditional duel-mode, you could still use the rockets for two-purpose.... straight shot or homing (when zooming)

I'm wondering whether you all think halo 3 should include more duel-modes in the more traditional sense. I've provided a few examples for you all to ponder over and discuss, and I hope some of you will include new ideas as well. By the way, switching between modes would be easy, since the xbox 360 has replaced the clear and black buttons with "bumper buttons" above each trigger (kind of like the PS controllers). Each bumper (left or right) could control the mode for each gun you're holding. On a side note, the bumper will be alot better for switching types of nades compared to the clear/black buttons.

DUEL-MODE EXAMPLES:

Needler:
primary mode: single shot needler with rapid auto-fire... duel wieldable

secondary mode aka the needler gun: burst or charged shot/ shotgun like blast... needler releases quarter to half of its clip, does as much damage as a shotgun shell, as same effective range. Single wield only.

AR:
primary: Auto-fire (AR halo 1)

secondary: semi-burst (BR halo 2) (possible to zoom in in this mode perhaps...)

AR or SMG scorpion:
Primary: semi-burst (BR style) or auto (slightly less powerful then AR or just plain old SMG)

secondary: grenade launcher launches frag nades... same as the ones you pick up and throw... can only carry 4 at a time. nades are shot slightly faster then you could throw them.

Carbine:
primary: single shot with rapid fire rate(halo 2)

secondary: burst

Carbine Scarab or a totally new COV weapon that shoots green plasma:
primary: semi-burst or full auto

secondary: plasma grenade launcher... nades will stick if they hit someone... can make nades stick to walls if shot at close enough range... rest is same as AR scorp

Flamethrower:
primary: spray... same as halo PC, but spray is slightly more damaging... has same effective range as a shotgun shell from Halo 2.

secondary: wide, flat spray... (MC changes this by turning the nozzle) the flames are less damaging then spray mode, but they cover a wider area... perfect for taking on multiple flood or enemies at the same time.

Sniper:
primary: same old (halo 1, 2)

secondary: silenced... silenced shots make less noise but leaves a longer vapor trail... however, that vapor trail is thinner... finer... more difficult to see... maybe, idk... bullets also travel slower, so snipers must account better for player movement

another secondary idea: Night vision... defiently would need some nighttime levels to go with it

Cov. sniper:
primary: same old (halo 2)

secondary: mid-range shot... leaves no trail and weapon takes longer to overheat... shoots about the same range as the BR.

Plasma Rifle:
Primary: same old

Secondary: charged shot like plasma pistol, except you can't shot early... you have to charge it fully and it takes between 20 and 25% of weapons energy, and it will automatically shot once its fully charged (there'll be an indicator for this)...
creates ball of blue plasma that looks like a plasma grenade... shots straight, fast, furious... the ball of energy explodes after a time delay, and does not home in on a target like plasma pistol... however, if it hits someone or a wall, it will stick to it until its time to explode, just like a plasma grenade

aite, have at it... I know some of these ideas suck, so help me improve them

[Edited on 7/5/2006]

  • 07.02.2006 7:27 PM PDT
Subject: *Halo 3 Duel-Mode Weapons Thread*
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interesting ideas i like the Assault rifle with a grenade launcher, i REALLY think this will be in Halo 3

  • 07.02.2006 7:31 PM PDT
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yeah make is so you could have an AR like the modern day M16- M4 with and single shot brust and auto with the grenade launcher but they have an instant fuse when the come in contact with some thing hard like a mortar

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  • 07.02.2006 7:36 PM PDT
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I'm not feeling the instant fuse to be honest... makes it too much like a plasma grenade, but everything else is good.

  • 07.03.2006 5:51 PM PDT

i always wanted to play a game where you can dual weild anything like to BRs, two rockets and etc and I mean common we know master cheif can do it

  • 07.03.2006 6:08 PM PDT
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Posted by: Nightshade000
interesting ideas i like the Assault rifle with a grenade launcher, i REALLY think this will be in Halo 3
Going back to Marathon's roots...I like it.

I always loved the concepts of dual-modes in Marathon. I think it would be cool to have that in halo 3.

Some of it was already in Halo and Halo 2: You could dual-wield the magnum, scope with the pistol, lunge with the sword...we need some more.

  • 07.03.2006 6:10 PM PDT
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Yeh, some weapons would make sense to have seconday modes. A launcher on the rifle would honestly be a bad idea for multiplayer though, think about it.

It is cool, but you know how many people will get in fits over it, nade spamming is good enough.

  • 07.03.2006 6:14 PM PDT
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there's a thread for this already... go back a few pages and bump it up next time instead of creating extra forum space.

  • 07.03.2006 6:16 PM PDT
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snore... time is $$$

  • 07.03.2006 9:44 PM PDT
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so anybody have ideas for some duel-mode weapons?

  • 07.05.2006 1:15 PM PDT
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give us some duel mode AR with burst and grende launchers.


also, hwo about a portable gauss cannon turret... carrie and its single shot, but if you plant it in the ground, it works just like a guass cannon on the back of the hogs

  • 07.15.2006 5:00 PM PDT