Weapons +other stuff we want in the new Halo

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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Looking back at all the previous Halo games has made me realise how much I miss some of the old weapons. Shredding my opponents with dual Spikers, mowing them down with SMGs, getting -Yoink- bounces with the grenade launcher. I want to have those experiences again. So here is my list of weapons that i want in the next game, plus some AAs, equipment, and some of my ideas for new stuff:

EDIT: added in some of the weapons that others pointed out that i missed
EDIT #2: added in vehicles

UNSC:
-MA5D Assault Rifle
-M395 DMR (reduced damage with increased ROF and capacity?)
-BR85 Battle Rifle
-M7 SMG
-M7S SMG
-M6H Magnum (or the M6G from H3/R)
-M6C/SOCOM
-MA5K
-M45 Shotgun (D/H4 or E/HR variant)
-SRS99 Sniper Rifle (H4 or HR)
-M41 Rocket Launcher
-M739 SAW
-M247 GPMG
-M393 Sticky Detonator
-M319 Grenade Launcher
-ARC-920 Railgun
-M6 G/GNR Spartan Laser
-M247H/T
-AIE-486H Minigun
-Flamethrower (also cant remember this one)
-Missile Pod (can’t remember the designation for this one, LAU-something)
-M9 Frag Grenade

Covenant:
-Energy Sword
-Storm Rifle
-Covenant Carbine
-Needle Rifle
-Plasma Rifle
-Plasma Pistol
-Needler
-Spiker
-Brute Shot
-Mauler
-Brute Plasma Rifle
-Gravity Hammer
-Fuel Rod Cannon
-Beam Rifle
-Focus Rifle
-Plasma Launcher
-Firebomb Grenade
-Plasma Grenade
-Plasma Cannon

Promethean/Forerunner:
-Light Rifle
-Suppressor
-Boltshot
-Scattershot
-Burst Pistol (which got cut from H4, looked a bit like the Boltshot)
-Binary Rifle
-Pulse Grenade
-Incineration Cannon
-Shield Grenade?
-Sentinel Beam
-That laser-beam pistol from Halo Legends

Armour Abilities:
-Jet Pack (increase the movement/thrust speed, decrease available energy, but have shorter recharge)
-Thruster Pack (increased range, quicker recovery time from boost)
-Promethean Vision
-Hardlight Shield (allow shield recharging during use, these things tend to be death traps)
-Auto Sentry
-Hologram (Make the holograms move more realistically, maybe allow them to sprint?)
-Active Camo (but with a shorter duration and longer recharge)
-Drop Shield (Regeneration Field functioning, but with Hardlight shield damage resistance)
-Pulse (shorts out the users shields, but creates an AOE EMP similar to Armour Lock)

Equipment (Maybe this could be another thing you spawn with?, or maybe choose instead of an AA):
-Trip Mine
-Energy Drain
-Shield Barrier
-Flight Pack (Similar to the Jet Pack but non recharging and allows you to hover for long durations)
-Bubble Shield
-Auto turret (more powerful version of the Autosentry)

Vehicles:
UNSC:
-Warthog (none of this overheating thing though, miniguns dont overheat)
-Gauss Hog
-Rocket Hog
-Scorpion
-Sun Devil/Tarantula? (autocannon and rocket variants of the Scorpion)
-Mongoose
-Mantis
-Elephant
-Hornet
-Falcon
-Pelican
-Sabre/Broadsword/Longsword
-SparrowHawk
-Mammoth

Covenant:
-Ghost
-Revenant
-Chopper
-Prowler
-Wraith
-Spirit
-Phantom
-Lich
-Banshee
-Space Banshee
-Seraph (Syrup ^_^)

Promethean/Forerunner:
-War Sphinx
-Seeker
-Sentinel Variants?

Add your own, comment on my ideas, etc, you know the drill. And yes, I know that a lot of you will yell “half of these are redundant,” or “Get rid of the DMR” or “Jet Pack needs to go”, but come on, they just need some tweaks and they’ll be good. See if I’ve missed any

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WEHR IZ MAH PLAZMA CANNON?!

WEHR IZ MAH FIRE BOMBZ?!

WEHR IZ MAH PLAZMA REPEATAR?!

We have a Plasma Rifle!

Ok… :smiley:

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Great post OP! You really got every specification on the UNSC side correct!

If there was something new that I would add, it would be actual C4, not the sticky detonator that blows up after a minute or the un-sticky grenade from the grenade launcher.

If they did put C4 in the game, they must implement it in with two modes

  • All at once
  • In order from putting down

Maximum charges available would be 3.

I can’t really think of anything else, but if I were to change something, it would be to bring the M247H/T back to the Halo 3 model.

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> Great post OP! You really got every specification on the UNSC side correct!
>
> If there was something new that I would add, it would be actual C4, not the sticky detonator that blows up after a minute or the un-sticky grenade from the grenade launcher.
>
> If they did put C4 in the game, they must implement it in with two modes
>
> - All at once
> - In order from putting down
>
> Maximum charges available would be 3.
>
> I can’t really think of anything else, but if I were to change something, it would be to bring the M247H/T back to the Halo 3 model.

You mean the minigun?
Was it the AIE-486 or the AIE-468?

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You missed the Plasma launcher from reach :confused:

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Hopefully theyll all return but reducing how effective AC is going to make camping with it even more common so make it like the arbiters camo in halo 2 since it will encourage movement and become tactical

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Needle Rifle as a DMR/LightRifle role

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i want the Minigun Turret from H3
the AIE-486H

along with the current one, the M247H

the AIE can spray a lot of bullets, which can deal a small amount of damage each (great for suppression) and the Current one can be more accurate, and deal more damage per shot, but it fires slower in return

an idea…
:T

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I’d rather have the DMR sit this game out, and the next, and all others to come. lol I don’t like the DMR at all.

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You forgot the Flamethrower, the Marine M6G(H3), and Plasma Launcher!

I loved all of those weapons. Well, at least the Plasma Launcher was awesome until they nerfed it after the Beta.

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A new weapon that would be another Covenant Sniper that is a super powerful Needle Rifle that explodes them with a headshot.

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> I’d rather have the DMR sit this game out, and the next, and all others to come. lol I don’t like the DMR at all.

I think the BR should sit all the other games out, that won’t happen so it shouldn’t happen to the DMR

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I’d like to see a weapon caste that has several equivalents for the UNSC/Covenant/Forerunner weapon sets, but are totally different from one another.

Loadout Primary Weapons:

Battle Rifle - UNSC Mid/Close Range
Designated Marksman Rifle - UNSC Mid/Long Range
Assault Rifle - UNSC Close Range
Carbine - Elite Mid/Close Range
Needle Rifle - Elite Mid/Long Range
Plasma Repeater - Elite Close Range
Sentinel Beam - Forerunner Mid/Close Range
Light Rifle - Forerunner Mid/Long Range
Suppressor - Forerunner Close Range
New Brute Mid/Close Range weapon
New Brute mid/long range weapon
New Brute Close Range weapon

Loadout Secondary Weapons:

Magnum - UNSC dual wieldable mid-range precision sidearm
SMG - UNSC dual wieldable close-range automatic sidearm
Needler - Elite dual wieldable mid-range automatic sidearm (nerfed)
Plasma Rifle - Elite dual wieldable close-range automatic sidearm
New Forerunner dual wieldable mid range sidearm
Boltshot - Forerunner dual wieldable close-range overcharge sidearm (2 bursts kill)
Spiker - Brute dual wieldable mid-close range automatic sidearm
Maulter - Brute dual wieldable point blank range semi-automatic sidearm (3 shot kill)

Niche/Ordinance Weapons:

Grenade Launcher - UNSC Vehicle EMP/Anti-Infantry weapon
SAW - UNSC Heavy Automatic Weapon
Sticky Detonator - UNSC Dual Wieldable Tactical Anti-Vehicle Weapon (2 Shot Kill)
Storm Rifle - Covenant heavy automatic weapon (Buffed significantly)
Concussion Rifle - Elite Small Close/Mid Range Anti-Light Vehicle Weapon
Plasma Pistol - Elite Dual Wieldable Anti-Shield/Vehicle Utility Weapon
Sentinel Beam (Gold/Blue) - Forerunner Anti-Infantry Heavy Beam Weapon
New Forerunner Weapon, inspired by Enforcer Needle Cannons
New Forerunner Dual Wieldable Gravity Gun
Brute Shot - Brute Mid/Long range anti-light vehicle weapon (Halo 2 style)
Brute Plasma Repeater - Brute close range heavy automatic weapon
Brute Plasma Rifle - Brute Close range dual-wieldable automatic

Power Weapons:

Shotgun - UNSC Close Range Weapon
Energy Sword - Covenant Close Range Weapon (Dual Wieldable)
Scattershot - Forerunner Close Range Weapon
Gravity Hammer - Brute close range weapon
Rocket Launcher - UNSC Mid/Close range anti-vehicle weapon
Fuel Rod Mortar - Elite mid/close range anti-vehicle weapon (Halo CE-like)
Incineration Cannon - Forerunner mid range anti-vehicle weapon
New Brute mid-close range anti vehicle cannon
Sniper Rifle - UNSC Long Range anti-infantry weapon
Focus Rifle - Elite Long Range anti-infantry weapon
Binary Rifle - Forerunner Long Range anti-infantry weapon
New Brute Spike-Based sniper weapon, projectile requires shot lead, one hit kills
Spartan Laser - UNSC Long Range anti-vehicle weapon
Plasma Launcher - Elite Long Range anti-vehicle weapon
New Forerunner weapon inspired by Enforcer Mortars, long range lock on automatic anti-vehicle weapon
New Brute Long Range anti-vehicle weapon

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> I’d rather have the DMR sit this game out, and the next, and all others to come. lol I don’t like the DMR at all.

Just because it didn’t work in this game at first, does not mean it will not work in others.

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I really want the SMG as a side-arm, it’d work in the loadouts, and can have it’s own skin. idgaf what you say, i miss it a lot

oh, and i really want the firebombs back, those were honestly my favorite grenades in any game i’ve ever played

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First, all weapons should be converted to projectile. If the DMR was projectile to begin with it would never have been an issue. It could be dodged at long range, and would require more skill from the user.

Second, Automatics should do 80% of precision weapon damage by default, but do 120% with Headshots, while still maintaining similar range to precision weapons. This would mean someone who can hit the head consistently is rewarded.

I don’t care if this isn’t canonically accurate, automatics need serious balancing and need to be useful and skillful for once.

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Cough Sound gun coughcough*

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i dont understand the people that have only played halo reach… you cant really have a say reach took place before CE and if most guns from reach came back it would make no sense…

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> i dont understand the people that have only played halo reach… you cant really have a say reach took place before CE and if most guns from reach came back it would make no sense…

After Reach, the BR’s development took the place of the DMR in the UNSC except for the army where the DMR stayed the favored precision rifle. According to canon, the weapons in CE are just the only weapons the Truth and Reconciliation and the Pillar of Autumn had. As for the other weapons seen in Reach that aren’t in CE, they were either prototypes or weapons used by that fleet that attacked Reach.

So really, it would make sense for some guns to come back, some not really, but most dropped guns can just come back with a new look and effect. I mean, the focus rifle wasn’t a bad idea, it was just a little underpowered for a sniper and saw replacement by the beam rifle. But who’s to say, it doesn’t return as a standard precision rifle or as a stronger sniper?