Game-specific Unlocks

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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Hey guys. In the past I’ve seen a few games do this and even the Halo games have had a bit of it. In Halo Reach, you used to be able to change your nameplate next to your name if you’d played a certain Halo game (For example the Halo 2 logo or “ODST”). It’d be great if they brought something like this back, but give it more of a reward. I think the best way would be having an armour set if you’d played a certain game. For example:

Playing Halo Anniversary would unlock the Mark V armour set.

Playing Halo 3 would unlock the Mark VI armour set.

Playing Halo 3: ODST would unlock the ODST armour set.

Playing Halo Reach would unlock the Mark V armour set.
This would be a great way to see which Halo fans have played what games and it’d hopefully get people playing the older games as well.
Another alternative would be weapon skins. Maybe a black Magnum skin for playing ODST or dark grey Battle Rifle skin for playing Halo 3.

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Maybe a nameplate, stance, or skin, but not an entire armor set.

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Recognition is nice. I enjoyed Reach’s waypoint-exclusive armors; use the Base Security chest.

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I like the idea of it unlocking weapon skins, but armor may be a stretch too far… perhaps have it so that it unlocks alternate skins of an existing armor set?

I.E; Unlocking the ODST Armor’s ‘Rookie’ Skin by beating H3 ODST on Legendary.

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Maybe unlocking weapon skins by commendations could work as well. For example: Magnum - Gold = Golden weapon skin.

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If unlocks like this are available, it should be armor variant skins, to existing armor; weapons variant skins, to existing weaponry; and unique emblems. Each game reward should have a few specific features, that are relevant to that game. The awards are for the campaign-only completion: the emblems rewards are given as a completion of normal difficulty; the weapons skins are given as a completion of heroic difficulty; and the armor skins are given as a completion of legendary difficulty. The rewards are as follows:

Loadout Weapons
UNSC

  • Assault Rifle (Automatic)
  • Designated Marksmen Rifle (Precision)
  • Battle Rifle (Precision)
  • Sub Machine Gun (Substitution)
  • Magnum (Secondary)

Storm Covenant

  • Storm Rifle/Plasma Repeater (Automatic)
  • Needle Rifle (Precision)
  • Covenant Carbine (Precision)
  • Plasma Rifle (Substitution)
  • Plasma Pistol (Secondary)

Jiralhanae Clans

  • ? (Automatic)
  • ? (Preicsion)
  • Spiker (Substitution)
  • Mauler (Secondary)

Promethean

  • Suppressor (Automatic)
  • Light Rifle (Precision)
  • ? (Substitution)
  • Bolt Shot (Secondary)

Game Specific Rewards
Halo Wars Armor Rewards

  • Mark IV Armor Variant “MIA or Stranded”… representing Red Team; Jerome-092, Douglas-042, Alice-130.
  • Zealot Harness Variant “Glorious Interdiction”… representing the zealots in the Fleet of Glorious Interdiction.
  • Assault Rifle Weapon Variant “Ace”… representing John Forge’s signature ace card.
  • Suppressor Weapon Variant “Infected”… representing Apex infested flood.
  • Spirit of Fire Emblem… representing the UNSC Spirit of Fire’s insignia.

Halo: Reach

  • Mark V B Armor Variant “Six”… representing Spartan-B312, Noble Six, armor.
  • Field Marshall Harness Variant “Particular Justice”… representing the field marshalls in the Fleet of Particular Justice.
  • Designated Marksmen Rifle Weapon Variant “Sacrifice”… representing Noble Team’s sacrifice for Reach and the UNSC.
  • Needle Rifle Weapon Variant “Invasion”… representing the invasion of Reach.
  • Grafton Emblem… representing the UNSC Grafton insignia.
  • Savannah Emblem… representing the UNSC Savannah insignia.

Halo CE Anniversary

  • Mark V Armor Variant “Classic”… representing the Master Chief’s original, classic, Mark V armor look.
  • Minor Harness Variant “Sacred”… representing the religion of the Covenant Empire.
  • Magnum Weapon Variant “Halo”… representing the overpowered magnum from Halo: Combat Evolved.
  • Plasma Pistol Weapon Variant “Empire”… representing the Covenant Empire.
  • Pillar of Autumn Emblem… representing the UNSC Pillar of Autumn insignia.

Halo 2 Anniversary

  • Mark VI Armor Variant “Gunnery Sergeant”… representing the Gunnery Sergeant at the start of Halo 2.
  • Officer Harness Variant “Heretic”… representing the Covenant Heretics.
  • Covenant Carbine Weapon Variant “Slip Space”… representing Regret’s premature slip-space jump in-orbit.
  • Spiker Weapon Variant “Leader”… representing the Brute Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, Tartarus.
  • In Amber Clad Emblem… representing the UNSC In Amber Clad insignia.

Halo 3:ODST- ODST Armor Variant “Rookie”… representing the rookie.

  • Ultra Harness Variant “Betrayal”… representing the genocidal betrayal of the Jiralhanae.
  • Sub Machine Gun Weapon Variant “ONI”… representing the ONI sub machine guns, given to the unnamed ODST squad.
  • Plasma Rifle Weapon Variant “Brute”… representing the Brute plasma rifle.
  • Say My Name Emblem… representing the UNSC Say My Name insignia.

Halo 3

  • Mark VI Armor Variant “Return”… representing the Master Chiefs armor, in Halo 3.
  • Spec-Ops Harness “Scar”… representing Shipmaster Rtas’Vadum.
  • Mauler Weapon Variant “Loyalists”… representing the Prophet of Truth.
  • Light Rifle Weapon Variant “Ark”… representing the Ark installation.
  • Forward Unto Dawn Emblem… representing the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn insignia.

Halo: Spartan Assault

  • Scout Armor Variant “First-Born”… representing Sarah Palmers scout armor.
  • Ranger Harness Variant “Vol”… representing Merg Vol harness.
  • Boltshot Weapon Variant “Moon”… representing the moon, X50.
  • Battle Rifle Weapon Variant “Kenya”… representing the flood simulation of Kenya.
  • Infinity Emblem Variant “Initiation”… representing the UNSC Infinity on the first days of service.

Halo 4

  • Mark VI Variant “Nano”… representing the Master Chief’s armor, in Halo 4.
  • General Harness Variant “Storm”… representing the Storm Covenant.
  • Storm Rifle Weapon Variant “Honour”… representing the Storm Covenant’s religion and honour.
  • Promethean Sub Gun (insert name here) [SMG] “Requiem”… representing Shield World 0001, Requiem.
  • Infinity Emblem… representing the UNSC Infinity.