Flood arm is just reskinned Sword

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http://halocouncil.com/content.php?r=864-First-In-Game-Picture-of-Halo-4-Flood-Mode

Image showing Sword in HUD as Flood.

Well I was expecting it to be a new melee weapon entirely for the game mode :confused:

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Why would you? How different could the Crab Claw have been compared to the Sword?

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Well, last I checked infection game types always used an energy sword in the first place.

Not sure why you were expecting anything different.

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> Well, last I checked infection game types always used an energy sword in the first place.
>
> Not sure why you were expecting anything different.

The fact they give them a flood arm when in effect, it is just a reskinned Sword, kind of a disappointment.

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I kind of assumed this but thanks for the confirmation!

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I hope that it acts differently though. More like a whip then a lunge.

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Why would you? I mean, the scary part is to see the Flood coming after you. You donā€™t need a new weapon when you already have a fully functional one.

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Crab people, crab peopleā€¦

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This is what iā€™ve been saying. Guess it makes sense since itā€™s a holo-deck. They just used a different hologram over the sword.

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Apologies, this isnā€™t a leak. Thread unlocked.

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> Apologies, this isnā€™t a leak. Thread unlocked.

Thanks for that :slight_smile:

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Iā€™ve fine with it being a reskinned sword, but the least they can do is give its own hud icon. Even the golf club had its own picture and it was a reskinned hammer.

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I donā€™t care, this still look creepy as -Yoink-.
Imagine 4 of those things chasing after you.

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Iā€™ve always wanted to have a crab claw!

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> Iā€™ve fine with it being a reskinned sword, but the least they can do is give its own hud icon. Even the golf club had its own picture and it was a reskinned hammer.

Seeing how the game just went gold, this could be an older build.

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im still hoping for an awesome assassination animation to accompany it. though odds are it will just be the swords animation, which will sill kinda be cool.

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Primarily meant for this thread until it got lockedā€¦

We will just be slapping people with a flood infected arm. Knowing 343, they probably changed the rules up in infection with their own little twist, or it could just be plain old infection with nice visual update.

I can see Spartans using incineration weapons on the flood combatants. Theyā€™d by jumping and disintegrating. Iā€™d like them to include flood ā€œgurglesā€ when leaping or swatting; it makes it more nostalgic :p.

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> Crab people, crab peopleā€¦

Oh God I wish I could thank your post.

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well i was kind of expecting that. Im just happy that the flood forms look so badass!

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of course its the sword? plus its gotta be a one hit kill, so how would it be different gameplay wiseā€¦iā€™m surprised (pleasantly) that 343 did this. i know iā€™ve seen plenty of ā€œwouldnā€™t it be cool ifā€ threads about this before. so they took it to heart. lol

just add in the ridiculous jump height and weā€™re good