The silenced SMG from ODST would make a perfect secondary weapon choice for loadouts. There’s only 3 different secondary weapons available which is a bit jarring for me, especially how unbalanced the Boltshot is for a starting weapon and being able to start with a Plasma Pistol is too much for vehicle based maps.
I’m not arguing what should be done with those two, but if there’s going to be a title update, it should be obvious those two weapons will be affected in someway to further balance the game.
We have a precise secondary weapon (M6H), a Plasma secondary (PP) and a short range secondary weapon (Boltshot). There’s a vacuum for an automatic secondary, and I think a balanced propsition would be the M7S Caseless Submachine Gun. The ODST specs for it was perfect and can transition well to Halo 4. A high rate of fire somewhere between the SAW and the Assault Rifle at a 48 round magazine, though weaker than the assault rifle, has the potential to be easier to use to finish off opponents and make a better impact on enemies that don’t know you’re there as the suppressed sound of firing will make it hard to tell where it comes from.
It should have much less bloom/spread than the Assault Rifle, to help make it a good shield draining weapon while scoped. It would be very all around and a perfect compromise to avoid using Firepower, without it being as powerful as the Assault Rifle and with the lower bloom and recoil, making it so the role is NOT identical.
I hope there’s some support for this, I think it could make things quite interesting and mix thing’s up a little. I hope 343 considers including new weapons in general for a title update, they aren’t Bungie, they won’t refuse to by saying “it’s impossible.” This can happen and make the game more varied.
> Then why are they releasing map packs and more Spartan Ops seasons?
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That would be nice. I think the silencer should be removed, or at least earned through maxing out Wetwork. Maybe removing your presence off the radar when you fire the silenced weapon. Damage should definitely be reduced, since it would be a sidearm. All wishful thinking, but hey, you never know.
I would love to see that gun again. A very unique weapon, as the only scoped automatic in the entire Halo series… and it was pretty cool to boot. Besides, we need more secondary weapons.
While their at it, they could bring back the Plasma Rifle, and maybe add a new Forerunner sidearm to replace the Boltshot.
Prime | speed | offense
Zealot | power | offense
CovDestroyer | mobility | defense
ProDestroyer | distract | defense
Commander | cqc | offense (note I haven’t unlocked the last one yet, this is just a concept)
2 are dedicated to destroy Covies, 2 are dedicated to destroy Prometheans, and the first one is my personal utility. But I’d really love to have another one. The BR has bleedthrough on Elite shielding, which makes it really great to pair up with another primary. The problem is, I don’t have any room for Firepower atm.
And yes, M7S would be badass, especially if it had a silenced effect (or it’d become redundant since the SAW is so damn accurate and has good range).
