This is just an idea. But before halo 5 came and I saw the scout warthog and my guess was that, similar to reach, you’d be able to use the back seat. Now I sort of thought that maybe they would do it like how Jorge used it in the Halo Reach campaign.
He would get in the back and mount his turret, which I thought would be an awesome way to use the turrets. Justifies the back seat and gives purpose for turrets since they are largely underused. The only issue is double up of using req points but even then you’re meant to use it as a team anyway, so one gets the turret, the other the hog.
I actually don’t think this will actually happen but I figured I would put it forward. I think it’s cool, gives more use, and you can essentially use it how most people have and run people over and travel. It don’t think it would underpin current gun mounted warthogs.
I think thats quite a good idea. Having it function like a passenger seat except it allows the use of turrets seems like a good way to make the scout hog more relevant. Also to make it so its still underpowered to the normal warthog (as it should be) I imagine you would still lose ammo on the turret.
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> I think thats quite a good idea. Having it function like a passenger seat except it allows the use of turrets seems like a good way to make the scout hog more relevant. Also to make it so its still underpowered to the normal warthog (as it should be) I imagine you would still lose ammo on the turret.
That’s what I was thinking. I know I tend to just sell turrets because they’re just hard to use in warzone, always get head shot by a br from the other end of the map
Imagine someone jumping in the back with a “Jorge’s Chaingun”, explosive ammo combined with the fact the gunner takes less damage, that hog would be a force to be reckoned with.
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> I would like the empty back seat to earn some sort of purpose, as it could fit a spartan or two for the sake of transport!
Exactly!
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> Imagine someone jumping in the back with a “Jorge’s Chaingun”, explosive ammo combined with the fact the gunner takes less damage, that hog would be a force to be reckoned with.
Honestly I’ve been thinking that since his chaingun came out. Also just realised I spelt his name wrong haha
There has been made a thread on this already if not several, with a lot of positive feedback. So your idea is definitely a welcome one! I wonder what designers would have against it.
Maybe it would make the normal hogs with chainguns obsolete?
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> Imagine someone jumping in the back with a “Jorge’s Chaingun”, explosive ammo combined with the fact the gunner takes less damage, that hog would be a force to be reckoned with.
Yeah only problem would be the gunner would have almost no protection… Oh wait he neither has in the normal warthog so bring it on!
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> > Imagine someone jumping in the back with a “Jorge’s Chaingun”, explosive ammo combined with the fact the gunner takes less damage, that hog would be a force to be reckoned with.
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> Yeah only problem would be the gunner would have almost no protection… Oh wait he neither has in the normal warthog so bring it on!
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> jumps on a rally scout hog with oni gauss cannon
If he equips upgraded shields with Jorges gun it would take 3 sniper shot to take him down. I’m not sure how this would stack with over shield.
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> There has been made a thread on this already if not several, with a lot of positive feedback. So your idea is definitely a welcome one! I wonder what designers would have against it.
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> Maybe it would make the normal hogs with chainguns obsolete?
The threads I found on it turned into petty arguments or didn’t reflect my idea. I did post on one but it got ignored, especially since there were many heated discussions on the same thread. Also the thread on splitscreen I just avoid now. We’re forced to one thread and it makes it impossible to actually talk about it.
I don’t think if will make them obsolete. It would give more purpose to scout warthogs and chainguns, but also the warthogs guns are more fixed to save players saving for turrets or double spending.
I like this idea, would give the turrets a better use… However, I feel that they need an ammo increase if they get into the warthog(Like the Warthog can have ammo in the back for them, like a 400% extra rounds, if not more).
Depending on the turret, a chaingun or plasma turret is not going to last long with only 200 rounds.
If only we could use a spade instead of the Scout Warthog!
But I do really like the idea of yours OP. Completely agree with your statement. Turrets would be used more, which is nice in the first place but we would also get an new technique of using the Scout Warthog.
It is true that the backseat gunner would be pretty exposed, but that’s a risk I would be willing to take at the beginning of a match.
With a few tweaks and shield balancing this could turn out great.
I’ve always thought that a Spartan should be able to sit in the back of a Hog. I think it’d be awesome if you could set up a turret on the back of one. Sounds like an awesome idea!
Sounds like a legit idea, ive never used a turret in WZ because I dont want to move that slowly across the map, but this would give them more of a purpose along with those scouthogs that are worthless otherwise.
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> I think thats quite a good idea. Having it function like a passenger seat except it allows the use of turrets seems like a good way to make the scout hog more relevant. Also to make it so its still underpowered to the normal warthog (as it should be) I imagine you would still lose ammo on the turret.
Or, it could be you can’t turn 360 degrees, or you turn slower.
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> Sounds like a legit idea, ive never used a turret in WZ because I dont want to move that slowly across the map, but this would give them more of a purpose along with those scouthogs that are worthless otherwise.
No! You can do reconnaissance! It’s pretty much pointless, but there nonetheless. Ever need to block a doorway? Need a distraction? BLAM! Go to a req station and get one at any req level!
Instead of it just being used for an optional turret, I’d like to have it as a 360* view passenger seat whereas when you use a turret, it would act like a regular warthog but with limited ammo.