Now there’s been a lot of speculation lately about the new “rocket pistol” seen in the reveal trailer at E3 last year and rightfully so. Recently it appears that the weapon is more than likely going to appear in the finished game since it can be seen with Master Chief in the new Halo 4 toy.
I’ve seen a few threads dedicated to the weapon, but none really thinking about how it may actually work. One thing I read someone say is that it would be a great successor to the Halo: Reach grenade launcher which I totally agree with. Here’s how I think it could work:
“Rocket Pistol”
- 3 ammo (to not make it too overpowered)
- only maybe 1 or 2 on each map
- speed of projectile slightly faster than rockets (this will make it have a different feel than the rocket launcher, but still require skill to aim it by tracking your target)
- Projectile shoots straight and sticks to whatever it hits (player, wall, vehicle, etc.)
- The user holds the trigger button down and the projectile explodes when it is released (just like the GL from Reach)
I think that this will make it a unique weapon without being too overpowered. It would be fun to “stick” another player with it and watch them walk around for as long as you want until you decide to detonate it. Also, you could stick the projectile on a wall or the floor and wait for an enemy player to walk by. I think this weapon has a lot of potential. I believe if my ideas are implemented it will make this a fresh/unique weapon that will be different enough so as not to be repetitive and have little enough availability/ammo to not make plasma grenades obsolete.
Thanks for reading!
Thoughts?
Oh I also forgot to add that the trigger can be released to detonate the projectile in midair before it hits an object.
Your ideas are interesting.
…guess I suck at making topics…
> Now there’s been a lot of speculation lately about the new “rocket pistol” seen in the reveal trailer at E3 last year and rightfully so. Recently it appears that the weapon is more than likely going to appear in the finished game since it can be seen with Master Chief in the new Halo 4 toy.
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> I’ve seen a few threads dedicated to the weapon, but none really thinking about how it may actually work. One thing I read someone say is that it would be a great successor to the Halo: Reach grenade launcher which I totally agree with. Here’s how I think it could work:
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> “Rocket Pistol”
> - 3 ammo (to not make it too overpowered)
> - only maybe 1 or 2 on each map
> - speed of projectile slightly faster than rockets (this will make it have a different feel than the rocket launcher, but still require skill to aim it by tracking your target)
> - Projectile shoots straight and sticks to whatever it hits (player, wall, vehicle, etc.)
> - The user holds the trigger button down and the projectile explodes when it is released (just like the GL from Reach)
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> I think that this will make it a unique weapon without being too overpowered. It would be fun to “stick” another player with it and watch them walk around for as long as you want until you decide to detonate it. Also, you could stick the projectile on a wall or the floor and wait for an enemy player to walk by. I think this weapon has a lot of potential. I believe if my ideas are implemented it will make this a fresh/unique weapon that will be different enough so as not to be repetitive and have little enough availability/ammo to not make plasma grenades obsolete.
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> Thanks for reading!
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> Thoughts?
I like to call it the gristol…
OT:
It’s got to be ten times as fast as the rocket launcher, not “a little bit faster”. Also, the weapon must be weaker than the Rocket Launcher in every way, but more tactical. How?
-Player must reload after every shot (quick reload, but still dangerous).
-The effective range of this weapon is medium range, the reticle will not allow close range due to being too small, while long range will always make the nade spread a few inches away from your target, making it not very good for that.
-It would take to shots to kill people unless they are stuck in the head.
-Sticks (of course, if there really are no Covies than this could be an effective replacement for the plasma grenade).
-Alone, it would be a casual weapon- just like the shotgun- but when dual-wielded, it should become even stronger than any other power weapon. (Probably not, lol)
Just some suggestion…
If it sticks it’s a one shot kill.
It’s blast radius should be mushroom cloudish. Also the kill radius should be no more than 2 and 1/2 Spartans from the rocket.
Hmm i mentioned part of this idea last night in a thread. (the sticking to people part)
How funny would it be if you shot someone with it and could blow it up whenere you wanted.
“Stu your stuck! Get away from me!!!”
It’s not really a rocket pistol. It’s just a small grenade launcher.
But I think it should stick to things >_>