Squad automatic weapon used in protracted engagements where sustained or suppressive fire is required.
How it feels:
Frank - I LOVE the way it sounds and feels, but my mistake was approaching it as some kind of mega-powerful AR. It’s not. I still haven’t mastered when to use it, but have had good experience using it to finish players as I close on them, but the speed at which it goes through a clip means you have to make every shot count.
David - The SAW is, without a doubt, the most psychologically intimidating GUN in the game. It looks unlike any gun you’ve seen before in a Halo game, and packs a world champion-class punch when spraying molten projectiles at everything in your way. The SAW is also incredibly useful as a force modifier when encountering a vehicle on foot. A skilled SAW user will use every tool at his disposal to clear space while shredding surrounding vehicles. The comparison to the AR is apt, but whereas a skilled AR user (yes, they do exist) will use finesse to drop a foe, the SAW almost demands of you to unleash its fury by burning down enemies with overwhelming force. As Frank said, though, you do want to keep an eye out on the ammo count as before you know it you’ll be hearing that familiar “click, click, click” or impending death.
Chris - We are still dialing in the final range on this one so I think some of Frank’s opinions will change here. I absolutely love the “fireworks” show it puts on though when it fires a barrage of tracers at an unsuspecting opponent. This is one of the fastest firing fully auto guns in the game and fires faster than some of the mounted/vehicle machine guns even to put it into perspective. It features a slight bit of recoil and a lot of spread but makes up for it with sheer brute force and an enormous drum barrel magazine. This is definitely one of my favorite new weapons in the game.
Chris H. – This is my favorite weapon. It’s like the AR’s mean older brother, or a more mobile turret emplacement.
Finally!
Halo had been lacking in the LMG department, anyone who’s played Homefront or Bf3 knows how important a well placed LMG can be to securing victory. Shredding enemy forces as they storm a you…
Guess we have another close range power weapon for the UNSC. Cool. I figure since it was grouped with the other power/mid-tier weapons under “specialty” weapons it is not something we will typically spawn with.
My assumption is that it will feature a larger range and do more damage to vehicles than the AR. Also based on the video it feels like the Rate of Fire will be hire, making it more of a gun to shred into enemies while the AR is to use short bursts
This gun alone will bring a new breed of Halo players. A.k.a. The SAW fanboys. But theres a possability the gun could get nerfed to the point of where you just dont feel like a badazz then itll become the AR’s handicapped cousin.
> This gun alone will bring a new breed of Halo players. A.k.a. The SAW fanboys. But theres a possability the gun could get nerfed to the point of where you just dont feel like a badazz then itll become the AR’s handicapped cousin.
I don’f see why it would be nerfed.
Its an Ordinance Weapon. A power weapon, really.
Devastating at close range, 72 rounds. While it sounds great and is great, the ammo does run out fast.
> > This gun alone will bring a new breed of Halo players. A.k.a. The SAW fanboys. But theres a possability the gun could get nerfed to the point of where you just dont feel like a badazz then itll become the AR’s handicapped cousin.
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> Its an Ordinance Weapon. A power weapon, really.
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> Devastating at close range, 72 rounds. While it sounds great and is great, the ammo does run out fast.
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> Where is the need for nerfing?
Seriously, it looks and sounds awesome but merely 72 rounds is nothing, especially since the fire rate and spread is wild on that beast (according to the info). in Homefront/bf3 you’ll burn through a few hundred rounds in no time, for reference.
Add to that the limited range, no way it could be called OP, on the contrary, though I like that it sounds like it can deal some serious damage to light vehicles (just like LMG in Homefront). ^^
Well, it sure is a terminator weapon. Ambush enemies and just spray them down while you laugh like a maniac, you know you want to
