After seeing the recent leaked Halo Wars 2 image, it’s got me pretty excited that the brutes are finally going to be back in force. It got me thinking that maybe a themed brute update for Halo 5 would totally hype up the release. Maybe even releasing alongside Halo Wars 2?
Because of the restrictions I think that 343 has to go through for labor and the already insane balancing issue of the sandbox, I think the Brute shot would be the best new req to add in the game and maaayyybe the Brute chopper . No essential need for the spiker and mauler due to the already crazy cqc toys we have. Plus, we already have the Brute plasma rifle! The other Brute vehicle, the Prowler, was not a good vehicle in my opinion. Long story short, it’s slow and bulky. Easy target for everyone. Now, to one of my favorite weapons:
BRUTE SHOT short-mid
Grenade-launcher type weapons are my absolute favorite guns to use, especially the previous iterations of it in older halos (ie detonator, concussion, grenade launcher). However, the plasma caster just doesn’t fill like a worthy successor to its legacy. Even with the buff to the plasma caster, I still find it lacking its true potential, mostly because it’s still a very situational-focused weapon. Too many times have the enemy thrust out of range, survive the aoe blasts, and freak’n jump all the time!
With the brute shot, it would fill that gap with its cqc advantage. I propose it be like the halo 3 type with the impact rounds. The melee would obviously be a bit more damaging then regular melees and, if possible, the blade could help in deflecting swords and energy bayonets. I also liked how the rounds would temporarily blind you if you were hit by it, thus off-balancing you marginally. As an added bonus, it would have the stopping power of the concussion rifle. Now hear me out, the stopping power would be great for tipping light vehicles like the warthog, ghosts and mongeese. Being more versatile always help.
BRUTE CHOPPER
I’ll be honest, I do not have strong opinions for why the brute chopper should be added in the sandbox, hence my “maybe” statement. There are too many anti-vehicle approaches in the game. I guess the boost on it might help in evades, but there would be too many things to dodge. I feel like you would be spending more time running then shooting.
That is an advantage though as the chopper excelled at ramming targets. If the chopper gets an upgrade where the ram would cause some type of aoe effect in the impact area, that would really help it. Suppose the blast area does heavy damage to vehicles and… nah, we don’t need another way to demoralize vehicle users to an already unfriendly vehicle sandbox. I will say that it would be fun to see it’s impact on halo 5 though. cough chopper races cough
So that’s my idea I had I thought I would share with you guys 'n gals. I believe the brute shot would be most viable weapon to add back in, but I don’t want to get my hopes too high. Can’t wait for e3 halo wars news!