Okay so some buddies and I were playing the other night and thought of a great new game type (well we think it’s genius). It’s called SWAT Balls and it’s just like SWAT except you have to aim for the crotch. Which is what the announcer should say at the beginning of the game (like when he says infinity slayer). Animations will have to be made so when someone gets shot they would have to act like they got shot in the balls. Also some assassinations specific to the game type would have to be rendered, for example, another player would just run up behind the person and give a swift kick to the junk (other ideas would be needed to add variety). A consensus hasn’t been reached on load outs yet, but the first idea is plasma pistols and boltshots (with maybe just plasma pistols). Hopefully if we can get enough people to rally behind the idea maybe it can be made? What do you guys think? C’mon Bravo and BSangel you both know you would love to play this!
Thanks to SingleFatalFlaw, Sarcastisarus, Elfnugg, Dotcom101010, BigBad007 and others for helping to flesh out the idea!
While the assassination idea would be good for some machinimas, the overall thought is gross and disgusting.
I would suggest taking this down, as this could be seen as offensive and lewd, which are against the rules.
Not offensive. Immature perhaps, but not offensive.
This would be impossible to do in the current engine. As far as the game is concerned, there are only two body parts: the head and everything else. In order for this to work, you’d have to create a separate “hitbox” for the crotch, which can’t be done in a simple gametype (or 343i-end mod).
Not only that, but all you’d have to do is change your Spartan to female and you’d be invulnerable.
^ That last sentence there was hilarious XD Looks like I’m all set then!
But seriously, this gametype idea sounds very immature and totally un-halo-like. This sounds like a GTA thing (with its childish radio commercials and ridiculous violence)
My fault, I forgot Halo 4 was rated “M” for mature.
More like M for “Marketing”. Halo has NEVER deserved an M rating IMO.
You see, this idea is a little TOO immature. Sounds like something off of a kid’s comedy where a dopey bad-guy gets hit in the nuts repeatedly with some manner of blunt object.
Although I must admit, the assassination idea made me crack up XD XD XD
I could imagine it, just maybe not in the game.
Because, you know, if Halo focused on balls first and play second, it would have retained more players.
The upside of the proposal is that you could log in and play “Swonads”, because any word compounded with “gonads” is inherently funny . . .
. . . if you’re 14.
I made a gametype I think is great based off swat, its called headless swat. Headshots are disabled. You can loadout with an AR, DMR, LR, suppressor, or BR. All are quite capable of doing well. I also made personal ordanace, you can get a saw, a sniper (kills instantly), a scattershot, damage boost, or a few differnt AAs. All the other swat rules are the same, no shield, no radar, no grenades, infinite ammo, nothing on the map.
> I made a gametype I think is great based off swat, its called headless swat. Headshots are disabled. You can loadout with an AR, DMR, LR, suppressor, or BR. All are quite capable of doing well. I also made personal ordanace, you can get a saw, a sniper (kills instantly), a scattershot, damage boost, or a few differnt AAs. All the other swat rules are the same, no shield, no radar, no grenades, infinite ammo, nothing on the map.
I did something like that with forced railgun primaries and magnum secondaries. It’s fun . . . but not matchmaking worthy. More of a fart-around game with friends. Regardless, you’re right: starting with SWAT settings can make for some fun minigames.
Yours is more like what I’d want to see lightning flag become, except that I would use different weapons. 3SK PPs, with boltshots and concussion rifles for ordnance (POD only; no map items). Then doing PP quals might actually be possible for those of us who are merely human (or refuse to boost).