They should make the flood as a new race to play,have new powers for them and new troops.
The flood is not a race but I do like the idea. Maybe they could use a precursor but not much is known about the other than they likely made the flood.
I think we will see the Forerunners as the third playable faction. They already have a decent template to work with, having most of the infantry units and the mainline air unit (The Phaeton) covered. Being able to make things like Promethean Tanks, Rapid Attack vehicles, etc… would seal the deal.
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> I think we will see the Forerunners as the third playable faction. They already have a decent template to work with, having most of the infantry units and the mainline air unit (The Phaeton) covered. Being able to make things like Promethean Tanks, Rapid Attack vehicles, etc… would seal the deal.
We better damn well see the Flood as a playable faction in Halo Wars 2! Many fans (myself included) have waited far too long already to be able to play as the Flood. The closest we’ve come thus far have been nothing but hit-or-miss attempts from modders of mostly RTS communities that create Halo total-conversion mods. Sure the Forerunners would be cool and all but they still need to be fleshed out and properly balanced not to mention how similarly they would play to the UNSC and Covenant. The Flood on the other hand still would require work but they would add a whole new dynamic feel to the game where whole UNSC or Covie armies could be infected by a Flood player and turned against their attackers! That plus larger maps and the hopeful implementation of freely placed buildings could really bring something fresh and exciting to the table, especially considering many RTS/TBS games nowadays don’t have truly unique factions.
Yes!!! That would be so awesome to be flood or forerunners!!! 343i make it happen!!
If they do it’ll likely be the prometheans
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> I think we will see the Forerunners as the third playable faction. They already have a decent template to work with, having most of the infantry units and the mainline air unit (The Phaeton) covered. Being able to make things like Promethean Tanks, Rapid Attack vehicles, etc… would seal the deal.
Theres opportunity here to use the War Sphinx as a Specialized Unit for certain Leader of the Forerunners.
I for one would love to have them as a playable race it add to the variety of the game.
Brutes, they would be the protoss of Halo wars and add more flavor to the game then another zerg like enemy. But to be honest… can we have both brutes and flood?
I feel the flood would be overpowered. The big thing about the flood is that they can infect the enemies and use them as their own. That would be a huge advantage.
I definitely agree with everyone on the forums about adding another faction. Forerunner would be cool for sure, and the Flood would be interesting. Its hard to balance a lot of races, so I don’t want too many. I would hope to keep the Covenant as a whole and not have Brutes separate.
While I can’t say what a third race should be, another race would spice up the mix nicely. 2 Races limits the play styles and tactics significantly.
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> I feel the flood would be overpowered. The big thing about the flood is that they can infect the enemies and use them as their own. That would be a huge advantage.
Not if their stats are crap. There are ways to balance asymmetry,
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> > I feel the flood would be overpowered. The big thing about the flood is that they can infect the enemies and use them as their own. That would be a huge advantage.
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> Not if their stats are crap. There are ways to balance asymmetry,
They are basically the ones that start with one spore interact with the map find human survivors/creatures and keep infecting from there make flood bases to get more flood but slower rate of spawning whereas infecting enemy troops is their strength. Their strategy would be explore, infect, discover enemies early on and build up using your enemies troops.
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> Brutes, they would be the protoss of Halo wars and add more flavor to the game then another zerg like enemy. But to be honest… can we have both brutes and flood?
They’re in Halo Wars already.
They are but not as a separate faction. They possess enough technology and manpower to be their own faction. They are always overlooked in the halo universe besides one comic where you learnt hey become mercenaries for the UNSC. They need to be flushed out and not some small faction that caused certain events and was discarded.
I think they’ll have a few more factions this time around.