Not sure if this idea has come up before but had an idea for weapon skins and not need load outs.
If most games have set starting load outs such as BR/Mag or BR/AR starts etc… Give an option for a preset skin you want for a particular weapon so that whenever that weapon is in the initial load out for a game mode then your starting weapons would have that skin.
Example: You set your AR skin to Prime then every time you have an AR start you spawn with your AR with the Prime skin.
That would be nice. They could that it a step further and actually intergrate weapon skins into campaign while increaseing imersion.
How about there in addition to normal skins there be “alternate weapon” skins. An example would be the AR. The default is the classic but if i put on a skin it becomes the reach variant. And in case of the plasma repeater its alternate could be the storm rifle.
And for weapons without a clear cut alternate like the BR it could get a cosmetic weapon attachment.
Since weapon skins dont affect weapon preformance there is no ned for any weapon balancing. That plus thers no need to redo hit boxes since these changes aren’t too drastic.
We could literally have every gun in halo without the nightmare of balancing them.
Amazing suggestion by the post above.
The system you are describing is very similar to gears of war 2, although slightly different.
Possibly add other weapons skins for power weapons as well? When you pick up the shotgun the skin is applied.
This has been my exact thoughts on how 343 should handle weapon skins.
Allow us to equip them as we do Armor. Then, When we spawn into a game with that particular weapon, That said weapon will have the Skin on it.
Skins shouldn’t just add a layer of colour to the weapon, They could also add COSMETIC attachments.
Example: You rank up. You earn the Spec Ops SMG skin. You equip it onto your SMG. Then, Whenever you select the SMG as your secondary weapon in Team Slayer, You have a Silenced SMG from ODST. It wouldn’t affect the performance of the weapon, It only makes it look cooler.
This is a fantastic balance between variety and Equal starts.
> Possibly add other weapons skins for power weapons as well? When you pick up the shotgun the skin is applied.
I think it’s best that we stick to weapons you start with. But then again, If 343 chooses to keep the whole ‘War Games Simulation’ of multiplayer, Then I don’t see why not.