So, is anyone else kind of disappointed that out of everything we saw in the Beta documentary (which was great by the way) we get to see one map remake and a bunch of returning weapons? Don’t get me wrong, I am hyped at the return of the SMG (it’s a personal favorite of mine) but where are the new stuff? I sincerely hope that there are a bunch of new weapons in Halo 5 but so far we know about 11 being in the Beta and most of them (if not all of them, depends on if that’s a Rocket Launcher redesign or not) are the same as always.
Confirmed weapons in the Beta:
-BR
-DMR
-AR
-SMG
-Rocket Launcher/new weapon
-Energy Sword
-Sniper
That leaves 4 weapons, and I’d have to guess that the Needler, the Plasma Pistol and a Covenant automatic like the Storm Rifle (or maybe the Plasma Rifle since the SMG is back too) are also included. We don’t even know if there’ll be vehicles in the Beta considering it’s “focusing on 4v4 Arena gameplay”. There isn’t much room for new toys to play around with in the Beta, and I am definitely a bit disappointed at that.
Going back to the Arena roots is great, but we need a new and improved Sandbox (with iconic old weapons/vehicles/features as well as fresh and interesting ones) or this will just be a step back for the series! I know the final game will probably have a lot of new stuff in it but I just felt the need to say this now rather than when the game comes out.