* chugs 3 x espresso, way to late in the night *
Heres an idea. We are on Zeta Halo in H: I.
THE Flood ring to say it bluntly.
Why not make Battle Royale having a PVE variant alongside PVP if BR is in H: I??
Dosent have to call it " Flood " Battle Royale, since the flood being a part of the franchise.
Yes, before you gut me. I know Fortnite had this undead main? mode at first but got quikly replaced by its current pvp mode if Im not mistaken.
Alright maybe even combine it so we CAN have PVP partly and going PVE for the benefit of those that survive in the end.
If so on though that some would like to play BR but hate the Flood. Well make it a separate variant then with some other reason as why the circle shrinks while we are busy killing each other either FFA or side against side.
Now, quick disclaimer. I have never played Fortnite, never will. H: I might be my first dip into it if at all, because I think H: first and foremost should bring forth and up the multiplayer modes of the Halo Franchise as top priority first.
Anyway. Now lets " halofy" BR and with a bit of a more twisted look and feel.
And PGI: Make this mode as gory and wretched as possible with darkened skies and moody, twisted sounds and background music. Imagine it a staple around Halloween times! wink
I have seen enough of COD and Fortnite streamers and gameplay videos that theres this evershrinking circle of death by either undead or nerve toxin growing ever closer in those games.
Lets have Flood infection spore clouds, colored a sickly green/ orange with hints of purple or something. Those cought in that cloud but getting out would at first not notice any harm taken. Until, the final encirclement grows to one of the later stages. Then, you will mutate horrible into a flood form and lose control, watching your wretched body ravage the survivors, even possibly infecting them.
The mid-later Flood cloud stages can include actual pod infector forms ENMASS. As well as infection spores.
Different flood models for the two ways of turning infected. Spore or Pod.
Say getting infected by inhaling spores, makes the morphing progress take a bit more time and your model wont sprout tentacle feelers. While getting infected by a pod infector will, since well the pod feel around with those tendrils by jamming itself into and through your chest…
For possible any spartan/ elite/ brute etc. Two models for each. And have the morphing still keep player identifying aspects intact. Like the armor have some remnant of coloration and emblems etc.
And depending on what kind of characters we will be able to play in Flood BR, some might be more suspectible to infection than others. A marine without protective HAZOP gear and headwear would surely inhale infection spores much quiker than a Spartan ( Hazop, judging by customization in Reach etc had us able to choose hazop additions for Spartans, POTENTIAL use! ).
Make HAZOP/ anti infection items avaiable i nsome form for the BR to have players pick up and use when in need. Maybe armor nehancements to cover skin, weakspots against intrusions from Flood combat forms, flood super cell infectious claws and arm whips and the infector pods latching and burrowing spikes and tendrils.
I saw a that in cod warzone. You add armor plates to hold your well, armor bar intact. Now, Halofy that in some kind too. . Same for the gas mask feature in cod warzone, theres another thing that could fit into this mode Halo style.
And with possible several types of species, classes, roles etc.
Some could have shields and/ or armor ( yellow color ) and of course health bar.
I see BIG potential here, nothing is impossible and with all said above. I tried to includ kinda, lorish reason with the different infection dangers. Like infection spores morph you differently than the infection pods which are identified with sprouting tentacle feelers. Halo 4 Flood mode came to mind, those spartan models didnt seem to hace been infected by infection pods, just saying…
If we at all can play as grunts and jackals, which seems to be more suspectible to be morphed into carrier forms, then so be it. Make it a % chance or something.
Had to ramble it all down before it got lost among other ideas, because I see possibilities here and I believe ( you ) 343 can bring something great here done right. For casuals/ new Haloites, veterans, loremasters and so on.
Just dont teenify the Flood to much. Its one of the most gruesome parasite/ fungus/ plagues ever in sci-fi. It deserves to hold that intact. Campaing or Multiplayer wise.
And think of the Haloween possibilities…
Any thoughts, fellow fans?
