Ok so you probably now know that there is a new weapon called the railgun that is going to be in Halo 4. What are your thoughts? I think it will be like the Gauss turret on the Gauss Hog of Halo: Reach or atleast something of that orgin. What do you guys think it will be like and do you think it will be overpowered?
Make like like a sniper weapon, give it around 8 shots and call it a day. Sure somebody else could have a better way to balance it.
> Ok so you probably now know that there is a new weapon called the railgun that is going to be in Halo 4. What are your thoughts? I think it will be like the Gauss turret on the Gauss Hog of Halo: Reach or atleast something of that orgin. What do you guys think it will be like and do you think it will be overpowered?
Or maybe it could be like the covenant laser thingy from reach to
I think it will be a gauss based weapon, but I really want to see some gameplay of it.
i was reading i dont remember from where that the railgun is similar to the plasma repeater from reach but more powerful
> i was reading i dont remember from where that the railgun is similar to the plasma repeater from reach but more powerful
That person doesn’t know what a railgun is then.
> > i was reading i dont remember from where that the railgun is similar to the plasma repeater from reach but more powerful
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> That person doesn’t know what a railgun is then.
i suppose so
I have a feeling that it will act like a handheld version of the Gauss Cannon that’s on the Warthog, though obviously weaker.
Chances are it’s similar to this:
Just fires a grenade round and probably has a smaller clip.
First thing I thought of was Brute Shot.
is the railgun going to be a powerweapon??
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If it’s a power weapon I would hope it is a one shot kill anywhere on the body, no splash damage, slow(ish) reload time with around 3 rounds.
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If it’s not a power weapon then my best bet would for it to be similar to the brute shot but the UNSC’s version obviously.
Out of the two I would prefer it to be a power weapon. Unlike the rocket launched it would not have an aoe damage bonus but it would be a one shot kill unlike the sniper. It could be a power weapon where each shot needs to count but by limiting the ammo count it isn’t on the battlefield for too long.
After reading the wiki article I believe it will be similar to this but 343 has released info stating the models name, which does not match up with that sniper. I think It will be more like a light anti vehicle wepon. The way the sniper worked in reach it was basically a vehicle slayer, I feel the rail gun will fill this niche.
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Honestly though, one of the very few things in halo 4 that has me excited so far.
Honestly the more I read about the Railgun the more it’s starting sound like a UNSC hybrid between the DMR and the brute shot/concussion rifle, that it has long ranged precision complimented with explosive anti-personnel and light anti vehicle. Looks like it will end up being an energy weapon that shoots in a pretty much straight trajectory ending up causing anywhere from mild to deadly explosive damage to whatever it contacts, but with a somewhat limited rate of fire and a compact area of effect. Would this be a power weapon? Maybe not on the same level as the rocket launcher or the Spartan laser, but we could end up seeing this as one of the higher tier “unlockable weapons” mentioned by 343.
I think it needs to be a nice big heavy weapon, but not as heavy as most. Sorta in between. And make it a bit like the Spartan Laser but a bit like a concussion rifle. Needs to be long range but not necessarily accurate. It should also charge up a little bit but not as long as the SL. Also make ammo scarce and fire rate low (but not as low as the spartan laser).
In summary, a baby spartan laser with a bit of concussion rifle mixed in and a good ol’ UNSC gun flavour (with gauss canon seasoning).
> Honestly the more I read about the Railgun the more it’s starting sound like a UNSC hybrid between the DMR and the brute shot/concussion rifle, that it has long ranged precision complimented with explosive anti-personnel and light anti vehicle. Looks like it will end up being an energy weapon that shoots in a pretty much straight trajectory ending up causing anywhere from mild to deadly explosive damage to whatever it contacts, but with a somewhat limited rate of fire and a compact area of effect. Would this be a power weapon? Maybe not on the same level as the rocket launcher or the Spartan laser, but we could end up seeing this as one of the higher tier “unlockable weapons” mentioned by 343.
Something like this could definitely NOT be a spawning weapon or class loadout or anything and im sure 343 knows that. I dont know what to expect from this gun but the way you’ve described it sounds like a power weapon. I think you may be right.
seems n00bish to me, but not game breaking. if i had to guess its function i’d say a hitscan, dmr-sniper reticule size, no zoom or max 2x zoom , semi-auto, 2-3 round mag, 1 hit kill anywhere, 4 sk on warthog, 3 sk on ghost
Looking back at Sparkast 012 they do mention loadout weapons for almost every scenario -BR, DMR, AR, Magnum, (maybe even shotgun?) but they also said that there wasn’t going to be a ‘God Weapon’ that outclassed everything. Maybe the Railgun is just a taste of the randomized weapon drops meant to keep players on their toes
This is a real railgun, and what the H4 one should follow after.
A little less underpowered though as it would only plague team betraying.