More Earnable armour-Not RNG related

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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As you may have guessed, this thread is to give ideas and some feedback as to how we can have more Earnable armour, that is not unlocked through RNG or req packs. Much like Achilles, helioskrill, Mark Vi Scarred, nightfall etc. I will list a few of my ideas to start it off.

Mark V (original, could be in another update)- Halo 5 campaign legendary solo. Halo 4 rewarded the Mark VI for legendary (I was happy to see this) so halo 5 should be similar.

EoD- once again, this armour could easily be added in a content update, and since this armour is explosives related (Explosive ordnance) maybe have it related to getting commendations maxed out with power weapons.

ODST- The original variant, maybe even the one from halo 4 (I liked that one). This will be unlocked by getting all skulls and Intels.

CQB- I didn’t really like this armour to begin with, but I’m sure others liked it. This will be unlocked through CQB commendations. I.e shotgun, energy sword, Melee.

I will add ideas from the comments as updates to the OP, as well as any other ideas I can come up with. I know this is wishful thinking, but I remember all the posts asking for Sage and other classic colours thought the same, and 343 are bringing those in the next update, so you never know. If you have ideas, or feedback on mine, or simply want to see more Earnable armour, be sure to comment and support this post so 343 can know about it!

Edit-Update with commented ideas.

Unlock armours through rank- Like the beta

Unlock armours through progression-Like halo 4

Next points are guidelines as to how to make Earnable armour requirements good, credit to Oowoon.

  1. The achievement for it isn’t incredibly stupid and/or luck based (Case-in-point, Halo 3’s method of unlocking the scout armor, it seemed like that particular situation only ever worked on Isolation, and the mongoose was just terrible all around)
  2. The armor being rewarded should be rewarded for actual, tangible feats or hallmarks, like reaching a certain SR/Rank+division or completing a certain slew of commendations. And perhaps certain feats that are achievable with the right amount of skill and timing
  3. The challenge for the armors should not be contingent on offerings that could disappear in a few months. Both Bungie and 343 have done this.

An idea I have seen around the forums- Buying armour with credits (would be good for armours rare and below, legendary should have rank/progression tied to to them). Like Halo Reach.

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I wouldn’t mind unlocking armor as I progressed in rank either (like how Halo 4 did it, one of the few things I actually liked about it). Having the armor you want be RNG related means finding people to help with machinimas is absolute HELL.

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Yes! Add more special unlocks. And yeah, where the heck is eod.

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Remember in the beta when there were armors unlockable through ranking up? What happened to that? Even Centurion was unlocked this way. Lol how late did they even decide to cram in REQ packs anyway?

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I’d like original ODST too.

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Personally I liked the halo reach system of earning credits and buying individual armor pieces. Your spartan gets a lot moe unique looking when you can mix up shoulder, chest, helment, knee, and wrist pieces. With the number of armors they have now it’s possible to have millions of diffrent permutations, and it’d be incredibly rare to come across another spartan that looks a like yours.

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I would love to have armor earned by doing commendations related to it, like what you suggested for CQB.

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> Remember in the beta when there were armors unlockable through ranking up? What happened to that? Even Centurion was unlocked this way. Lol how late did they even decide to cram in REQ packs anyway?

It was probably pretty late during the development. Microsoft one day walks in and says," Hey, 343i, you know those battlepacks that EA sells to the Battlefield fanboys? We need those, get to it now, I don’t care if it screws up the finely tuned balance of your game."

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You should have armor unlocked upon reaching certain Spartan Levels.

Or, as you progress through the levels, you earn credits which you can use to purchase armor pieces specifically that you prefer.

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That’s a great idea, but since it doesn’t give anybody money it won’t happen.

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I think that the new Helioskrill should be ear able, maybe for beating Halo 5 on legendary?

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> 2533274905097737;4:
> Remember in the beta when there were armors unlockable through ranking up? What happened to that? Even Centurion was unlocked this way. Lol how late did they even decide to cram in REQ packs anyway?

Yes, I remember this. The beta to me was better than the ‘final’ game. The aiming was far superior, and the unlock system was user friendly.

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> That’s a great idea, but since it doesn’t give anybody money it won’t happen.

I understand what you mean, but I said the exact same thing when I saw a thread asking for sage, and other ‘true colours’ as well as emblem colouring. And they are doing it, so as I said in the OP, you never know. Especially since they already have quite a few Earnable armours.

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absolutely, there’s only so much entertainment in a lottery. earning something always makes it seem better

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> You should have armor unlocked upon reaching certain Spartan Levels.
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> Or, as you progress through the levels, you earn credits which you can use to purchase armor pieces specifically that you prefer.

I like this idea.

BLUE Team armor sets unlocked for certain actions in Campaign, while Osiris armor is unlocked by actions in MP. I’d imagine reaching certain ranks would give sets for Osiris (Locke’s at max rank if not preordered, Buck’s at lvl 100+ ground pound commendations, Vale’s at lvl 75+ Plasma Pistol kill commendation, Tanaka’s for vehicle kills+ lvl 50). Those are just examples though, someone else probably has a way better idea for unlocks than I.

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I know it was bungies thing but I would like to have the old recon back. I got it near the end of Halo 3’s life and the new recon looks terrible. plus it would be cool to have people go back to the other games with friends to get them achievements or make new ones that are damn near impossible that does not require MM because 343I is catering to much to the “pro” players in this game when there community is much smaller then the casual community.

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Halo 4 ODST armor was so ugly. Nightfall is just fine, we don’t need a 3rd ODST variant.

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I’d be for this idea on the following conditions.

  1. The achievement for it isn’t incredibly stupid and/or luck based (Case-in-point, Halo 3’s method of unlocking the scout armor, it seemed like that particular situation only ever worked on Isolation, and the mongoose was just terrible all around)
  2. The armor being rewarded should be rewarded for actual, tangible feats or hallmarks, like reaching a certain SR/Rank+division or completing a certain slew of commendations. And perhaps certain feats that are achievable with the right amount of skill and timing
  3. The challenge for the armors should not be contingent on offerings that could disappear in a few months. Both Bungie and 343 have done this.

EDIT: Most of your ideas to them being unlocked are feasible, though. The three above points are mostly my gripes with the concept of earnable armor, that has been a fairly continuous problem. I’d also be for being able to unlock them through credits. (though, in this case, it would be REQs)

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> Personally I liked the halo reach system of earning credits and buying individual armor pieces. Your spartan gets a lot moe unique looking when you can mix up shoulder, chest, helment, knee, and wrist pieces. With the number of armors they have now it’s possible to have millions of diffrent permutations, and it’d be incredibly rare to come across another spartan that looks a like yours.

Reach’s system was horrible. Just let me unlock armor like how we did in H3. I dont want that horrible grind fest that was reach again.

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> I think that the new Helioskrill should be ear able, maybe for beating Halo 5 on legendary?

It’s earnable for clearing MCC on Legendary.

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> Halo 4 ODST armor was so ugly. Nightfall is just fine, we don’t need a 3rd ODST variant.

One without the straps might be nice though.