I don’t know about the rest of you, but in my opinion, the SMG is awesome.
Both in Halo 3, and ODST. They’re both unique and powerful weapons.
In Halo 3, the SMG, though you couldn’t “zoom” and fire it simultaneously, it was dual-wieldable.
This making it a powerful close-ranged weapon.
In ODST, the Silenced SMG, became an iconic weapon for ODST to be using.
Though it was no longer dual-wieldable, it could now be “zoomed” and fired simultaneously.
Now, what if Halo 4 had both?!
One would be named CQ-SMG (Close Quarter Sub Machine Gun).
And the other, M-SMG (Marksman Sub Machine Gun),
or the S-SMG (Suppressed Sub Machine Gun).
This, though it would be extra work for 343, would please many players. Especially me.
What do you guys think, wouldn’t this be pretty cool?
Really, RED, can we please stop with the red.
Ontopic, yes, I kind of agree with more than one SMG type. But, no Marksmen SMG, replace it with spec ops, 6 or 10 round burst, none dual wield able, a scope that is similar to the VISR mode from ODST.
I agree with the idea. However, it doesn’t necessarily need to be an smg. Here is my idea.
There is the traditional smg. Its dualwieldable, has a 60 round clip. no zoom.
in odst you couldn’t dualwield but the smg was silenced and had a scope. It is the only automatic gun in the Halo universe that has a scope unless you choose to include the needle rifle which I don’t.
So instead of simply taking the ODST smg and adding it along side the existing smg, I think this is a good opportunity to create a whole new weapon that covers the same niche.
The weapon is more on par with the assault rifle in size. It has a 40 round clip. Is silenced, and has a small zoom like the odst smg. It is more accurate than the AR and has a larger clip and also the zoom function to give it more range. But it is not as powerful. It has a higher fire rate so the ammo runs out quicker.
It would be a good addition to the standard firearms selection. And will add a fun new demension to the game.
The gun model I had in mind was something like a silenced F2000 with a scope. Obviously you don’t want to copy the model of a real world gun in a game that features unique weaponary. But it is a base for the design.
