Alright. The game is gold, which means if this is not in, then it’s not in.
But after the Reveal of Flood I had to pipe up and consider the possibilities.
So what if: Invasion Returned. But was Flood Offence, Spartan Defence.
Now obviously this would involve gameplay tweaks, like the Flood would get Shields, the ability to carry a weapon alongside their claw (look below for details**) and be able to pilot vehicles (Halo 2 style). But the inability to Sprint, and the higher jumping would make an interesting Spartan/Flood playstyle variation.
Wouldn’t this make sense now that Elites are out of the Multiplayer mode?
Post thoughts below.
** Flood weapon details.
So here’s the low-down. Invasion would likely still use your Custom Loadouts. So what if all playing as a Flood in Invasion would do is replace the Sidearm of all of your loadouts with the Flood Claw. Flood Claws would always have infinite ammo, cannot be dropped (meaning you can only swap your primary weapon for weapons on the ground), and behave just like an energy sword, but are DEFEATED by an Energy Sword in a Melee fight as opposed to clashing.
A few trivial ideas:
- Flood shields weaker than Spartan shields, but game is 6v10?
- Flood Armour Abilities limited to Thrust, PV, and Camo?
- Flood spawn with Claw replacing Primary instead of Sidearm? (Metagame with Firepower Perk?)
- Static loadouts instead of Custom loadouts?
