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Subject: Halo 3 Multiplayer, Close range weapon balancing
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This Thread is for my opinion on what the multiplayer close range weapon balances should be. I also added a new weapon to. So the three close range weapons I will talk about are:
- Sword
- Shotgun
- Honor Guard Lance
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Sword - Give the sword a battery. 100 is a full sword. Each lunge kill you do takes 10 off the battery. Each non-lunge kill takes 3 off the battery. If the reticle is red, the sword will lunge no matter what when you pull the right trigger. It doesn't matter how close you are. The lunge will now take slightly longer to reach the enemy. It also has a longer recovery time (.5 seconds more). If you pull the right trigger while the reticle isn't red, nothing happens.
If you press the B button, you swing the sword. The B has no lunge. But a close kill with B kills instantly. It also takes 3 off the battery.

Shotgun - The shotgun still has 12 shots in the clip. The shotguns Instant kill radius also stays the same. But, the accuracy of the weapon increases. If the reticle is red, the chances to hit are a lot more. At about lunge range with the sword, the shotgun is still powerful. 3 shots will kill at this range. After about 30 feet, the shotgun is useless.
The fire rate also is improved. It now takes .5 second between each shot, not a second.

Honor Guard Lance - This is the lance the Honor Guard Elites hold in the cut scenes. It doesn't have a lunge and it takes two swings to kill. However, it has good range still, and it has no battery. It swings about as fast as the sword.
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Those are my ideas, post what you think. I didn't put this in the weapons thread because more people will read it if it has it's own topic.



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  • 07.18.2006 8:33 PM PDT
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I wanna hear youre ideas people, this went to the bottom of the page ):

  • 07.18.2006 8:41 PM PDT
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Sorry, but the shotgun should not change and the sword is perfect the way it is.

  • 07.18.2006 8:48 PM PDT

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how would you kill someone with the sword for 3 if you can only lunge?

  • 07.18.2006 8:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: moneyburner
how would you kill someone with the sword for 3 if you can only lunge?

exactly

  • 07.18.2006 8:49 PM PDT
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The Lance was simply cosmetic.
And it wouldn't be stealthy enough for Close Quarters Combat.

However, I would like to see the Sword be revamped with more complexity.
Its just too simple to lunge, I think that if they either had a Battery or they changed how you lunge at other players worked it wouldn't be as much of a Whored Weapon.

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  • 07.18.2006 8:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: moneyburner
how would you kill someone with the sword for 3 if you can only lunge?


No, read the whole thing! it's called the B button. Thats the Melee button!

  • 07.18.2006 8:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: omegaA18
Posted by: moneyburner
how would you kill someone with the sword for 3 if you can only lunge?

exactly


Jesus, read the entire sword section! It says the B buuton is the regular swing button!!!!

  • 07.18.2006 8:52 PM PDT

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Posted by: AnimeArchfiend
Honor Guard Lance - This is the lance the Honor Guard Elites hold in the cut scenes. It doesn't have a lunge and it takes two swings to kill. However, it has good range still, and it has no battery. It swings about as fast as the sword.


So now there's just another close-range sword-type weapon that you can use forever? Some wouldn't call that balanced.. Sounds pretty effective to me.

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Jesus, read the entire sword section! It says the B buuton is the regular swing button!!!!


Wait, Jesus is here? Crap, I'd better put on a good attitude.

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  • 07.18.2006 9:05 PM PDT