This is just an idea I’m throwing out off the top of my head, as we do not really know yet how expansion are going to function in Infinite.
playable elites:
This expansion would re-introduce playable elites into Infinite. As these elites would most likely/definitely would be from the swords of Sanghelios, their armor would use different designs from the banished and enemy forces on Zeta Halo. The armors available to the player would be:
Minor- based off the 2A or 3 design
Storm- the standard halo 4 harness
Zealot- reach design
ranger- based off the h2A design
Spec-ops
Ultra
Keepward
Invader
some new armors
New Gear:
New/returning equipment, weapons, and vehicles would be added:
Plasma Rifle or Plasma Repeater (if not already in the game)
Needle Rifle
Bubble Shield
Jackal shield or maybe even that diamond shaped shield that elites had in the early CE demo
Gravity lift
Classic banshee (the style with the pods on the ends of the wings)
Revenant
AA wraith
some other new stuff
Story and missions:
not sure what the story would be for this, as that depends on the mainline story of infinite. I was thinking it would would be similar to spartan ops where players would play as their multiplayer spartans and elites as they complete missions across Zeta Halo.
This was just a quick jotting down of ideas, Im sure there is more that could be added. What are some ideas you think would be good for a Swords of Sanghelios themed expansion/update?
I have a couple of ideas.
Lets say there is a campaign expansion which takes Chief to Sangheilios, in 2023. That’s would be 2 years of Spartan focused Seasonal content and potential Spartan Ops-like story, hopefully. For that year, the MP would be focused on Elites, with armour customisation, Seasonal story content, maps, etc. They could even swap out the Spartan Academy for an Sangheili Basecamp, maybe even swapping Laurette for someone like the Arbiter or Rtas?
The Spartan side of the MP would still exist, and maybe some of the unlocks are Sangheili themed Spartan armours, but the live service aspect of the MP would be Elite focused.
This way, 343 get to overdeliver on the return of playable elites.
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> > For that year, the MP would be focused on Elites … The live service aspect of the MP would be Elite…
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> I’m all for the Arbiter to return to Campaign. I want to know more of his story.
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> And I hope that Elite fans get their wish to play in MP again. Not my cup of tea… But you are a passionate bunch.
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> But a huge no thanks to the MP focus. Forcing them on everyone else… that would be awful.
Please please no elites in MP. It ruins the game IMO. I would like to get an Arbiter campaign, but more importantly lets get some Blue Team missions from the past.