> > Do guys think 343 going to show Halo 5 MP at E3? I believe so, and hopefully that’s our first view of playable elites. Maybe brutes too since they have a pretty big backing too. Idk what you guys think.
>
> Honestly, I think that it is a priority to have it in to create a new buzz about HaloXO
If anything, I’d expect them to show some campaign gameplay, with multiplayer coming later on down the road.
> I just don’t see why they have to be a static fireteam necessarily. If you think about it, Crimson isn’t static, it can be comprised of as many Spartans, and as many “Characters” as we want when we play Spartan Ops, Crimson can be a 2 Spartan Headhunter team, a full blown 4 Spartan squad, or even just a single badass Spartan known as “Crimson”. Master Chief didn’t need a Canonical excuse to be in a fireteam with the Arbiter, Ntho 'Soram, and Uzse 'Taham. But if you play 4 player coop they are a squad throughout the entire game. Didn’t mean those 3 Elites were a part of the Spartan II branch of the navy. They just worked together to accomplish the singular missions at hand, defeat Truth, and the Flood. In the same sense I don’t see why Crimson in Halo 4 couldn’t have been just teamed up with some of the Arbiter’s Elites just to accomplish a common goal of defeating the Covenant Remnant on Requiem. If Elites were in Spartan Ops in Halo 5, I don’t see why they can’t just design the game so that Elite players are receiving orders from Thel 'Vadam, as opposed to Sarah Palmer, who would be coordinating their efforts to accomplish that Spartan Ops story arc’s mission (said dialogue could even include times when Thel would communicate with Spartan players, and Palmer would communicate with Elite players on occasion as well, if say one is indisposed at the time, or the mission’s objective is being primarily handled by one faction, or the other) all it would require is some extra voice acting that only appears if there are Spartans or Elites in the game.
>
> The alliance doesn’t include donating soldiers to one another’s military branches, it just includes the two separate factions working together to accomplish military goals. And if “Crimson” or “Crimson Team” is used to represent the Spartans in the game, why can’t the Elites be referred to by their own squad’s title.
Ok Fos I have a completely reasonable response to…
Whoa wait, a month? I’ve been gone that long? Well I’ve been having some profile trouble which I’m sure you can see.
Ugh… I’m not sure what I should be doing here.
On one hand I could be acting like a petty person and bring up a discussion from a month ago out of no where and just continue on with it like time hasn’t passed.
Or on the other hand I could have just ignored it and moved on but then I’ll look like someone who just walked out because they were proved wrong (which is something I don’t think that has been properly decided yet).
I seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place with this. Any advice guys?
> > I just don’t see why they have to be a static fireteam necessarily. If you think about it, Crimson isn’t static, it can be comprised of as many Spartans, and as many “Characters” as we want when we play Spartan Ops, Crimson can be a 2 Spartan Headhunter team, a full blown 4 Spartan squad, or even just a single badass Spartan known as “Crimson”. Master Chief didn’t need a Canonical excuse to be in a fireteam with the Arbiter, Ntho 'Soram, and Uzse 'Taham. But if you play 4 player coop they are a squad throughout the entire game. Didn’t mean those 3 Elites were a part of the Spartan II branch of the navy. They just worked together to accomplish the singular missions at hand, defeat Truth, and the Flood. In the same sense I don’t see why Crimson in Halo 4 couldn’t have been just teamed up with some of the Arbiter’s Elites just to accomplish a common goal of defeating the Covenant Remnant on Requiem. If Elites were in Spartan Ops in Halo 5, I don’t see why they can’t just design the game so that Elite players are receiving orders from Thel 'Vadam, as opposed to Sarah Palmer, who would be coordinating their efforts to accomplish that Spartan Ops story arc’s mission (said dialogue could even include times when Thel would communicate with Spartan players, and Palmer would communicate with Elite players on occasion as well, if say one is indisposed at the time, or the mission’s objective is being primarily handled by one faction, or the other) all it would require is some extra voice acting that only appears if there are Spartans or Elites in the game.
> >
> > The alliance doesn’t include donating soldiers to one another’s military branches, it just includes the two separate factions working together to accomplish military goals. And if “Crimson” or “Crimson Team” is used to represent the Spartans in the game, why can’t the Elites be referred to by their own squad’s title.
>
> Ok Fos I have a completely reasonable response to…
>
> Whoa wait, a month? I’ve been gone that long? Well I’ve been having some profile trouble which I’m sure you can see.
>
> Ugh… I’m not sure what I should be doing here.
>
> On one hand I could be acting like a petty person and bring up a discussion from a month ago out of no where and just continue on with it like time hasn’t passed.
>
> Or on the other hand I could have just ignored it and moved on but then I’ll look like someone who just walked out because they were proved wrong (which is something I don’t think that has been properly decided yet).
>
> I seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place with this. Any advice guys?
I’m just amazed you were able to dig through all these pages to find that.
But anyway, now that you’ve explained your situation, nothing can stop you from bringing it back if you wanted, seeing as this thread really needs some new discussion.
> > > I just don’t see why they have to be a static fireteam necessarily. If you think about it, Crimson isn’t static, it can be comprised of as many Spartans, and as many “Characters” as we want when we play Spartan Ops, Crimson can be a 2 Spartan Headhunter team, a full blown 4 Spartan squad, or even just a single badass Spartan known as “Crimson”. Master Chief didn’t need a Canonical excuse to be in a fireteam with the Arbiter, Ntho 'Soram, and Uzse 'Taham. But if you play 4 player coop they are a squad throughout the entire game. Didn’t mean those 3 Elites were a part of the Spartan II branch of the navy. They just worked together to accomplish the singular missions at hand, defeat Truth, and the Flood. In the same sense I don’t see why Crimson in Halo 4 couldn’t have been just teamed up with some of the Arbiter’s Elites just to accomplish a common goal of defeating the Covenant Remnant on Requiem. If Elites were in Spartan Ops in Halo 5, I don’t see why they can’t just design the game so that Elite players are receiving orders from Thel 'Vadam, as opposed to Sarah Palmer, who would be coordinating their efforts to accomplish that Spartan Ops story arc’s mission (said dialogue could even include times when Thel would communicate with Spartan players, and Palmer would communicate with Elite players on occasion as well, if say one is indisposed at the time, or the mission’s objective is being primarily handled by one faction, or the other) all it would require is some extra voice acting that only appears if there are Spartans or Elites in the game.
> > >
> > > The alliance doesn’t include donating soldiers to one another’s military branches, it just includes the two separate factions working together to accomplish military goals. And if “Crimson” or “Crimson Team” is used to represent the Spartans in the game, why can’t the Elites be referred to by their own squad’s title.
> >
> > Ok Fos I have a completely reasonable response to…
> >
> > Whoa wait, a month? I’ve been gone that long? Well I’ve been having some profile trouble which I’m sure you can see.
> >
> > Ugh… I’m not sure what I should be doing here.
> >
> > On one hand I could be acting like a petty person and bring up a discussion from a month ago out of no where and just continue on with it like time hasn’t passed.
> >
> > Or on the other hand I could have just ignored it and moved on but then I’ll look like someone who just walked out because they were proved wrong (which is something I don’t think that has been properly decided yet).
> >
> > I seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place with this. Any advice guys?
>
> I’m just amazed you were able to dig through all these pages to find that.
>
> But anyway, now that you’ve explained your situation, nothing can stop you from bringing it back if you wanted, seeing as this thread really needs some new discussion.
Though honestly it might be best to just let it go. The conversation’s in the past and at this point it’s not about who won the argument, just about the fact that it’s been discussed and then dropped.
> > > > I just don’t see why they have to be a static fireteam necessarily. If you think about it, Crimson isn’t static, it can be comprised of as many Spartans, and as many “Characters” as we want when we play Spartan Ops, Crimson can be a 2 Spartan Headhunter team, a full blown 4 Spartan squad, or even just a single badass Spartan known as “Crimson”. Master Chief didn’t need a Canonical excuse to be in a fireteam with the Arbiter, Ntho 'Soram, and Uzse 'Taham. But if you play 4 player coop they are a squad throughout the entire game. Didn’t mean those 3 Elites were a part of the Spartan II branch of the navy. They just worked together to accomplish the singular missions at hand, defeat Truth, and the Flood. In the same sense I don’t see why Crimson in Halo 4 couldn’t have been just teamed up with some of the Arbiter’s Elites just to accomplish a common goal of defeating the Covenant Remnant on Requiem. If Elites were in Spartan Ops in Halo 5, I don’t see why they can’t just design the game so that Elite players are receiving orders from Thel 'Vadam, as opposed to Sarah Palmer, who would be coordinating their efforts to accomplish that Spartan Ops story arc’s mission (said dialogue could even include times when Thel would communicate with Spartan players, and Palmer would communicate with Elite players on occasion as well, if say one is indisposed at the time, or the mission’s objective is being primarily handled by one faction, or the other) all it would require is some extra voice acting that only appears if there are Spartans or Elites in the game.
> > > >
> > > > The alliance doesn’t include donating soldiers to one another’s military branches, it just includes the two separate factions working together to accomplish military goals. And if “Crimson” or “Crimson Team” is used to represent the Spartans in the game, why can’t the Elites be referred to by their own squad’s title.
> > >
> > > Ok Fos I have a completely reasonable response to…
> > >
> > > Whoa wait, a month? I’ve been gone that long? Well I’ve been having some profile trouble which I’m sure you can see.
> > >
> > > Ugh… I’m not sure what I should be doing here.
> > >
> > > On one hand I could be acting like a petty person and bring up a discussion from a month ago out of no where and just continue on with it like time hasn’t passed.
> > >
> > > Or on the other hand I could have just ignored it and moved on but then I’ll look like someone who just walked out because they were proved wrong (which is something I don’t think that has been properly decided yet).
> > >
> > > I seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place with this. Any advice guys?
> >
> > I’m just amazed you were able to dig through all these pages to find that.
> >
> > But anyway, now that you’ve explained your situation, nothing can stop you from bringing it back if you wanted, seeing as this thread really needs some new discussion.
>
> Though honestly it might be best to just let it go. The conversation’s in the past and at this point it’s not about who won the argument, just about the fact that it’s been discussed and then dropped.
Still, if there’s anything to be added to the discussion then it should be talked about since those details haven’t been discussed. Then it can be dropped. Anyway what does everyone think about tactical weapons? Elites are intelligent tacticians on the battlefield and might have had other tools than active camouflage. I’m thinking of things like a bow that fires arrows with some sort of plasma lines that allows the Elite to cross to other places like across gaps or just speed over some terrain at a quicker pace. It could also be used to attack enemies, but it would primarily be for tactics. Perhaps they could also add in some tactical vehicles like a phantom modified so it can only carry troops and can not fire, but is a primary threat in a capture the flag situation.
> > > > > I just don’t see why they have to be a static fireteam necessarily. If you think about it, Crimson isn’t static, it can be comprised of as many Spartans, and as many “Characters” as we want when we play Spartan Ops, Crimson can be a 2 Spartan Headhunter team, a full blown 4 Spartan squad, or even just a single badass Spartan known as “Crimson”. Master Chief didn’t need a Canonical excuse to be in a fireteam with the Arbiter, Ntho 'Soram, and Uzse 'Taham. But if you play 4 player coop they are a squad throughout the entire game. Didn’t mean those 3 Elites were a part of the Spartan II branch of the navy. They just worked together to accomplish the singular missions at hand, defeat Truth, and the Flood. In the same sense I don’t see why Crimson in Halo 4 couldn’t have been just teamed up with some of the Arbiter’s Elites just to accomplish a common goal of defeating the Covenant Remnant on Requiem. If Elites were in Spartan Ops in Halo 5, I don’t see why they can’t just design the game so that Elite players are receiving orders from Thel 'Vadam, as opposed to Sarah Palmer, who would be coordinating their efforts to accomplish that Spartan Ops story arc’s mission (said dialogue could even include times when Thel would communicate with Spartan players, and Palmer would communicate with Elite players on occasion as well, if say one is indisposed at the time, or the mission’s objective is being primarily handled by one faction, or the other) all it would require is some extra voice acting that only appears if there are Spartans or Elites in the game.
> > > > >
> > > > > The alliance doesn’t include donating soldiers to one another’s military branches, it just includes the two separate factions working together to accomplish military goals. And if “Crimson” or “Crimson Team” is used to represent the Spartans in the game, why can’t the Elites be referred to by their own squad’s title.
> > > >
> > > > Ok Fos I have a completely reasonable response to…
> > > >
> > > > Whoa wait, a month? I’ve been gone that long? Well I’ve been having some profile trouble which I’m sure you can see.
> > > >
> > > > Ugh… I’m not sure what I should be doing here.
> > > >
> > > > On one hand I could be acting like a petty person and bring up a discussion from a month ago out of no where and just continue on with it like time hasn’t passed.
> > > >
> > > > Or on the other hand I could have just ignored it and moved on but then I’ll look like someone who just walked out because they were proved wrong (which is something I don’t think that has been properly decided yet).
> > > >
> > > > I seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place with this. Any advice guys?
> > >
> > > I’m just amazed you were able to dig through all these pages to find that.
> > >
> > > But anyway, now that you’ve explained your situation, nothing can stop you from bringing it back if you wanted, seeing as this thread really needs some new discussion.
> >
> > Though honestly it might be best to just let it go. The conversation’s in the past and at this point it’s not about who won the argument, just about the fact that it’s been discussed and then dropped.
>
> Still, if there’s anything to be added to the discussion then it should be talked about since those details haven’t been discussed. Then it can be dropped. Anyway what does everyone think about tactical weapons? Elites are intelligent tacticians on the battlefield and might have had other tools than active camouflage. I’m thinking of things like a bow that fires arrows with some sort of plasma lines that allows the Elite to cross to other places like across gaps or just speed over some terrain at a quicker pace. It could also be used to attack enemies, but it would primarily be for tactics. Perhaps they could also add in some tactical vehicles like a phantom modified so it can only carry troops and can not fire, but is a primary threat in a capture the flag situation.
I think a bow might be a bit low-tech for Elites, and a bow is also pretty human. If it’s Arbiter’s men, then maybe humans can lend them some, but an ancient Sangheili weapon could be interesting.
And, tactical weapons/equipment could be neat, and it would be a good parallel to silenced UNSC weapons, should they ever return.
Making Matchmaking canonical is probably one of the most stupidest things any dev team could do.
If the Elites aren’t in the next Halo games, I’m not even gonna bother getting them. I’m just so fed up at this point and I hope the newer Halo games have the core of a combo of Halo 2 and Halo 3 to make the majority happy.
> Making Matchmaking canonical is probably one of the most stupidest things any dev team could do.
>
> If the Elites aren’t in the next Halo games, I’m not even gonna bother getting them. I’m just so fed up at this point and I hope the newer Halo games have the core of a combo of Halo 2 and Halo 3 to make the majority happy.
We could ditch the cannon. Or…
We could keep the cannon and introduce playable, canonical Elites so that my Spartan can have Elite friends and we’ll go on adventures together across the Halo universe. I like that idea more.
> I think a bow might be a bit low-tech for Elites, and a bow is also pretty human. If it’s Arbiter’s men, then maybe humans can lend them some, but an ancient Sangheili weapon could be interesting.
> And, tactical weapons/equipment could be neat, and it would be a good parallel to silenced UNSC weapons, should they ever return.
I think a covenant bow type weapon would be pretty cool although I’m not sure about it providing extra mobility. Maybe make it like the torque bow from GoW or give it a tripwire function. 343 needs to introduce some new covenant technology for the new halo. All we got in H4 was the storm rifle which was only a new design for the plasma rifle. Wish they would bring back some stuff from reach like focus rifle and revenant as well as playable elites.
> > I think a bow might be a bit low-tech for Elites, and a bow is also pretty human. If it’s Arbiter’s men, then maybe humans can lend them some, but an ancient Sangheili weapon could be interesting.
> > And, tactical weapons/equipment could be neat, and it would be a good parallel to silenced UNSC weapons, should they ever return.
>
> I think a covenant bow type weapon would be pretty cool although I’m not sure about it providing extra mobility. Maybe make it like the torque bow from GoW or give it a tripwire function. 343 needs to introduce some new covenant technology for the new halo. All we got in H4 was the storm rifle which was only a new design for the plasma rifle. Wish they would bring back some stuff from reach like focus rifle and revenant as well as playable elites.
The plasma sword evolved into its’ plasma state, so can an Elite version of the bow which would likely have a unique Sangheili design. Perhaps a tactical weapon could have more than one option when using it for tactics. Such as being able to to zip across locations or have tripwire functions if properly set. These options could be enabled and disabled, so if you only want the bow to provide the user with zip-lines then so be it. This could allow for new unique mini games as well and new types of map control. Another new Elite weapon could be taking the mini scarab gun literally and providing this as a power weapon.
> > Making Matchmaking canonical is probably one of the most stupidest things any dev team could do.
> >
> > If the Elites aren’t in the next Halo games, I’m not even gonna bother getting them. I’m just so fed up at this point and I hope the newer Halo games have the core of a combo of Halo 2 and Halo 3 to make the majority happy.
>
> We could ditch the cannon. Or…
>
> We could keep the cannon and introduce playable, canonical Elites so that my Spartan can have Elite friends and we’ll go on adventures together across the Halo universe. I like that idea more.
I like the former…
Canon has only hindered and hurt this franchise so far…with only a slight part being cool…
> > > I think a bow might be a bit low-tech for Elites, and a bow is also pretty human. If it’s Arbiter’s men, then maybe humans can lend them some, but an ancient Sangheili weapon could be interesting.
> > > And, tactical weapons/equipment could be neat, and it would be a good parallel to silenced UNSC weapons, should they ever return.
> >
> > I think a covenant bow type weapon would be pretty cool although I’m not sure about it providing extra mobility. Maybe make it like the torque bow from GoW or give it a tripwire function. 343 needs to introduce some new covenant technology for the new halo. All we got in H4 was the storm rifle which was only a new design for the plasma rifle. Wish they would bring back some stuff from reach like focus rifle and revenant as well as playable elites.
>
> The plasma sword evolved into its’ plasma state, so can an Elite version of the bow which would likely have a unique Sangheili design. Perhaps a tactical weapon could have more than one option when using it for tactics. Such as being able to to zip across locations or have tripwire functions if properly set. These options could be enabled and disabled, so if you only want the bow to provide the user with zip-lines then so be it. This could allow for new unique mini games as well and new types of map control. Another new Elite weapon could be taking the mini scarab gun literally and providing this as a power weapon.
I would say yes to the bow part…but no to the Scarab gun…unless it is only in customs.
The Scarab gun would be too powerful for MM, but having it in customs doesn’t hurt!
> > > > I think a bow might be a bit low-tech for Elites, and a bow is also pretty human. If it’s Arbiter’s men, then maybe humans can lend them some, but an ancient Sangheili weapon could be interesting.
> > > > And, tactical weapons/equipment could be neat, and it would be a good parallel to silenced UNSC weapons, should they ever return.
> > >
> > > I think a covenant bow type weapon would be pretty cool although I’m not sure about it providing extra mobility. Maybe make it like the torque bow from GoW or give it a tripwire function. 343 needs to introduce some new covenant technology for the new halo. All we got in H4 was the storm rifle which was only a new design for the plasma rifle. Wish they would bring back some stuff from reach like focus rifle and revenant as well as playable elites.
> >
> > The plasma sword evolved into its’ plasma state, so can an Elite version of the bow which would likely have a unique Sangheili design. Perhaps a tactical weapon could have more than one option when using it for tactics. Such as being able to to zip across locations or have tripwire functions if properly set. These options could be enabled and disabled, so if you only want the bow to provide the user with zip-lines then so be it. This could allow for new unique mini games as well and new types of map control. Another new Elite weapon could be taking the mini scarab gun literally and providing this as a power weapon.
>
> I would say yes to the bow part…but no to the Scarab gun…unless it is only in customs.
> The Scarab gun would be too powerful for MM, but having it in customs doesn’t hurt!
Agreed. And even if the Scarab Gun was nerfed, then would it still be the Scarab Gun in spirit?
> > > Making Matchmaking canonical is probably one of the most stupidest things any dev team could do.
> > >
> > > If the Elites aren’t in the next Halo games, I’m not even gonna bother getting them. I’m just so fed up at this point and I hope the newer Halo games have the core of a combo of Halo 2 and Halo 3 to make the majority happy.
> >
> > We could ditch the cannon. Or…
> >
> > We could keep the cannon and introduce playable, canonical Elites so that my Spartan can have Elite friends and we’ll go on adventures together across the Halo universe. I like that idea more.
>
> I like the former…
> Canon has only hindered and hurt this franchise so far…with only a slight part being cool…
I’d say it’s pretty debatable if the cannon actually hurts game play. We could just as easily say that any problems Halo 4 had were due to budget or time restrictions or maybe just generally bad ideas.
As long as game play isn’t negatively affected at any stage (which I think is more than possible) 343 should continue to build on that “slight part being cool” to make the canonical multi player a fun and meaningful experience.
Mjolnir Armor, Power Armor and Combat Harness Permutations
In multiplayer and the game modes we have had ever growing customization of our hit-boxes appearance… the spartan or sangheili. I believe that armor permutations are becoming a little stale due to masses upon masses of new designs… attempting to better the looks… but inevitably looking too similar. We have those iconic looks that fit a purpose, which should be continued through the generations with a few new additions, not thousands… I am of course talking about Mark V, Mark VI, ODST, Scout, Commando, Aviator, EVA, EOD… Warrior, Venator, Fotus, Deadeye… Minor, Zealot, Spec Ops… Stop trying to better the look, by changing designs, but rather polish or define it better… using resolution.
To make better armor or customization we should be changing the generation or faction of the armor… so a classic or modern look. Spartan Armor for example would be… modern would be the GEN2 Mjolnir Spartan-IV armor while classic is Mjolnir Mark IV, seen in Halo 3, or Mjonir Mark V, seen in Halo: Reach. This would just be a personal preference for the appearance and no gameplay would change… almost giving the illusion, to players, that they can pick a spartan generation… II, III or IV… but ultimately all spartans are integrated into the Spartan-IV Branch of the UNSC… so all IIs and IIIs are IVs while, not all IVs are IIIs or IIs. While the same can be said about Sangheili being either Covenant Remnant design or Covenant Empire… so Jul 'Mdamas Storm Elites or Thel 'Vadam Separatist Elites… same would go no gameplay just a appearance for personal preference. This of course would be different mandible designs… etc.
The last thing would be if Jiralhanae are available for multiplayer then would could have Power Armor Permutations…
> > > > > I think a bow might be a bit low-tech for Elites, and a bow is also pretty human. If it’s Arbiter’s men, then maybe humans can lend them some, but an ancient Sangheili weapon could be interesting.
> > > > > And, tactical weapons/equipment could be neat, and it would be a good parallel to silenced UNSC weapons, should they ever return.
> > > >
> > > > I think a covenant bow type weapon would be pretty cool although I’m not sure about it providing extra mobility. Maybe make it like the torque bow from GoW or give it a tripwire function. 343 needs to introduce some new covenant technology for the new halo. All we got in H4 was the storm rifle which was only a new design for the plasma rifle. Wish they would bring back some stuff from reach like focus rifle and revenant as well as playable elites.
> > >
> > > The plasma sword evolved into its’ plasma state, so can an Elite version of the bow which would likely have a unique Sangheili design. Perhaps a tactical weapon could have more than one option when using it for tactics. Such as being able to to zip across locations or have tripwire functions if properly set. These options could be enabled and disabled, so if you only want the bow to provide the user with zip-lines then so be it. This could allow for new unique mini games as well and new types of map control. Another new Elite weapon could be taking the mini scarab gun literally and providing this as a power weapon.
> >
> > I would say yes to the bow part…but no to the Scarab gun…unless it is only in customs.
> > The Scarab gun would be too powerful for MM, but having it in customs doesn’t hurt!
>
> Agreed. And even if the Scarab Gun was nerfed, then would it still be the Scarab Gun in spirit?
What if we were able to drive a scarab or the smaller locust? Balancing it would be a pain, but it would be absolutely amazing to pilot one. Maybe make it a mobile base like the elephant. They could even make something like Invasion with Spartans vs Elites with an elephant and a scarab serving as home bases. Think about it.
> Mjolnir Armor, Power Armor and Combat Harness Permutations
>
> In multiplayer and the game modes we have had ever growing customization of our hit-boxes appearance… the spartan or sangheili. I believe that armor permutations are becoming a little stale due to masses upon masses of new designs… attempting to better the looks… but inevitably looking too similar. We have those iconic looks that fit a purpose, which should be continued through the generations with a few new additions, not thousands… I am of course talking about Mark V, Mark VI, ODST, Scout, Commando, Aviator, EVA, EOD… Warrior, Venator, Fotus, Deadeye… Minor, Zealot, Spec Ops… Stop trying to better the look, by changing designs, but rather polish or define it better… using resolution.
>
> To make better armor or customization we should be changing the generation or faction of the armor… so a classic or modern look. Spartan Armor for example would be… modern would be the GEN2 Mjolnir Spartan-IV armor while classic is Mjolnir Mark IV, seen in Halo 3, or Mjonir Mark V, seen in Halo: Reach. This would just be a personal preference for the appearance and no gameplay would change… almost giving the illusion, to players, that they can pick a spartan generation… II, III or IV… but ultimately all spartans are integrated into the Spartan-IV Branch of the UNSC… so all IIs and IIIs are IVs while, not all IVs are IIIs or IIs. While the same can be said about Sangheili being either Covenant Remnant design or Covenant Empire… so Jul 'Mdamas Storm Elites or Thel 'Vadam Separatist Elites… same would go no gameplay just a appearance for personal preference. This of course would be different mandible designs… etc.
>
> The last thing would be if Jiralhanae are available for multiplayer then would could have Power Armor Permutations…
I’m not sure this is a Sangheili exclusive topic. If you want more people to see it, I’d make a separate topic for this.
I think it’s entirely possible to have (Separatist) Elites in matchmaking without disrupting canon, and in any case I agree with everyone else, that while they don’t alter gameplay a ton, the Sangheili are incredibly useful for certain Machinimas, and they’re just fun to use.
Separatist elites or whatever factions they just customizable like the Spartans. No Halo Reach bull. I’m just afraid they’ll pull a bungie have it preset.
> > > I think a bow might be a bit low-tech for Elites, and a bow is also pretty human. If it’s Arbiter’s men, then maybe humans can lend them some, but an ancient Sangheili weapon could be interesting.
> > > And, tactical weapons/equipment could be neat, and it would be a good parallel to silenced UNSC weapons, should they ever return.
> >
> > I think a covenant bow type weapon would be pretty cool although I’m not sure about it providing extra mobility. Maybe make it like the torque bow from GoW or give it a tripwire function. 343 needs to introduce some new covenant technology for the new halo. All we got in H4 was the storm rifle which was only a new design for the plasma rifle. Wish they would bring back some stuff from reach like focus rifle and revenant as well as playable elites.
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> The plasma sword evolved into its’ plasma state, so can an Elite version of the bow which would likely have a unique Sangheili design. Perhaps a tactical weapon could have more than one option when using it for tactics. Such as being able to to zip across locations or have tripwire functions if properly set. These options could be enabled and disabled, so if you only want the bow to provide the user with zip-lines then so be it. This could allow for new unique mini games as well and new types of map control. Another new Elite weapon could be taking the mini scarab gun literally and providing this as a power weapon.
Well all things considered it makes sense for a Sword to eventually evolve into an Energy Sword and become deadlier than ever. A bow’s evolutionary line, though, involves several more steps:
The Bow evolves into the Crossbow
The Crossbow evolves into the Musket
The Musket evolves into the Rifle
The Rifle evolves into the Plasma Rifle.
And since we already have the Plasma Rifle, I fail to see the point.