Today I went through every standard Arena map and replaced the power weapons with unique custom weapons for your custom games pleasure. And no, Palmer can’t issue you one of these, they’re special.
Wait a second… I know that glitch… SCRUBZS, THAT’S STUPID… those are OP!
Can that attitude Spartan! You like bullets, so here are some bullets in point form!
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-The weapons won’t dominate the match. The more powerful they are, the less ammunition they have in reserve. Make no mistake, these aren’t granpappy’s power weapons, but there are no chaingun SPNKR launchers here. Most of them are only capable of getting a handful of kills before they dry up like inland California in August. So if you pick up a Scattershot that starts with a suspicious amount of ammo, you’ll want to figure out what makes it special before you waste all the ammunition. - -Your custom matches need spice. Think of me like a fresh chili plant in a digital garden, providing you with the heat you need to keep that fire burning. Not to worry though, this generation of Xbox can hold up to the heat. If the weapon pad says “magnum”, it means MAGNUM™. - -You can play on them just like the standard 343 maps. We all know him, there’s one in every party. That guy. The one who’s only happy when he’s playing Infection or Action Sack and won’t shut up about it. Well have no fear. You can queue up a game of Team Slayer on The Rig and ping perfect kills off his cranium with your professional BR skills, and he’ll be too distracted by the awesome custom Shotgun to complain about it. I wouldn’t queue up for 1v1 though, you’ll outcontrol him and he’ll quit like he usually does. What a loser. - -Every map has different unique weapons. They’re lovingly specialized for the map they call home. Like the seemingly infinite variaties of Oreo cookie. And while I may have re-used a handful of the weapons once or twice, that’s only because they’re the extra tasty ones. Mmm. Oreos.
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Okay Gubzs, did you actually put any effort into the weapons or is this meme festival of a post all you’ve got?
Festival? I’m gonna need to see your admission bracelet.
I spent about 15-20 minutes per weapon pad, per map, trying out varieties of weapon and adjusting ammo quantities to make sure they felt right. I made sure that in almost all cases, if a sniper spawned in standard play, a custom longrange weapon replaced it. This seemingly small power weapon overhaul consumed about 6 hours of my afternoon, and I’d just be beside myself with excitement if you gave 'em a try.
And don’t worry… even with perfect use only the strongest weapons are capable of getting a bit more than a spree before they start coughing up dust, and you won’t know what they do until you shoot 'em at least once. The spawn time has been adjusted appropriately too. That fiery DMR won’t be back for four minutes, and until then it only has four shots… Of course you could always just humiliate the guy holding it and take it for yourself.
SO ENOUGH TALK. Put that 2% milk you call a “power weapon” down spartan, the “Weaponized” map variants are available for you here: