What is your weapon idea? No, not req variants, but new weapons. Can’t wait to hear your ideas!
The Gravity Flail.
Taking notes from the Gundam Hammer, this ranged melee weapon is a modified version of the Gravity Hammer. Instead of having the striking head on the end of a polearm, it is now attached to a handle with a long extendable chain, allowing the user to hit opponents from a safe distance compared to the Sword and Hammer. The shockwave effects are still present, enough to knock / flip a vehicle around. In addition to the head’s mass and shockwave, a set of small thrusters on the back of the head increases its speed as it travels towards a target, increasing damage upon impact.
By holding down the fire button, you can rapidly twirl the weapon to create a makeshift shield to block incoming rockets and grenades from hitting you. Unfortunately, this slows your movement speed.
Think about it. You kill enemies in practically one shot using soundwaves (visible, of course) that don’t leave any trace of what you were killed by. Just imagine the death animations with this, a Spartan covering the side of their helmet while they just slowly fall down. It’s ingenious.
Here’s how I’d think it functions: The shots are enough to kill a player in one hit no matter where you shoot them, but with such power comes a heavy price. You only have two shots (or battery packs I guess, kinda like with the Railgun) in a max of 3 reserve clips, the soundwaves themselves act as tracer rounds (for balancing purposes, obviously in-universe they’d be invisible), there’s a single blue laser sight similar to the Binary Rifle, and they do considerable less damage against vehicles unless you somehow hit the driver directly. I think this would make for a nifty little power weapon.