Personally I 100% think there will be playable elites in infinite. not at launch, no at launch they have for focus on the main story. But after words 5-6 battle passes in yeah we should get them.
Here is my hopes for playable elites in infinite.
Earliest add: Season 6.
Gameplay differences: easier to head shot from the sides, harder from the back. This is the only do to model difference, comp players are unlikely to play elites for this reason. And that reason is why I don’t think they should be at launch.
the season its self.
Upon being unlocked will add 6 elite body types and several base unlock free armor.
the elite body types are three for male and three for female, with the female being slightly smaller with a small jaw area and a closed bottom section.
The seasons main focus would be swords of sangheilios themed items and armor as it is them who the players will be playing as. Spartan allies, so all coatings unlocked will be swords themed, ever wanted a sangheili themed shotgun, yeah you can get that. Want to show your like of the elites and still play a spartan a swords themed armor coat is for you.
The idea being to show the combined arms side of the program which we only get in lore.
A big point of it would also be a few covenant themed dumb AI’s.
AI Examples
YapYap’s personal: ever wanted a grunt screaming in your ears about being the best. Now you can. AI also treats the plasma pistol like a power weapon well when you pick it up at the least.
Divine light: looking like a type-1 sword this AI is known for its biting personality an AI for spartans who love to get up close and personal.
Covenant themed AI’s would be absolutely hilarious to use during BTB. All the chaos is multiplied by having a grunt based AI yelling at you lol. Great Idea.
Yeah covenant themed AI is something I really want.
Hmm got another idea for this. A set of sangheili themed base weapons.
Like an MA5 with a swords design setting, a holographic ammo counter with their visual counter instead of the humans number counter. A pistol that fires “carbine” bolts (reloads the same and does the same damage as the normal side kick), and a Commando that fires carbine rounds.
Or not, having different models with different hitboxes isn’t great. It’s also a lot of work for a small portion of the fanbase.
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> Or not, having different models with different hitboxes isn’t great. It’s also a lot of work for a small portion of the fanbase.
Wouldn’t call around a forth a small portion, any time I am playing 2 or 3 there is always a few elites on each team.
That said it is down to personal tastes.
They could easily make a lot of money putting in elite themed items and armors, or halo 1 type elite players which don’t have that much of a model difference.
Playable elites? That’s so 2004.
But a Spartan vs Brute game type? Now you’ve got me interested…
(Tbh, I would prefer it just stays Spartan vs Spartan though).
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> Playable elites? That’s so 2004.
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> But a Spartan vs Brute game type? Now you’ve got me interested…
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> (Tbh, I would prefer it just stays Spartan vs Spartan though).
The funny thing is spartan vs brutes would be rather interesting, though wouldn’t make sense in the lore context of MP but would for a fracture. Brutes are the size of spartans, just one having a shield instead of power armor yeah that would be cool.
Where are you getting a forth?
Anyway I’m fine as long -Yoink- is balanced, elite just haven’t been yet