This is the first time since the BR was introduced that there are no other equivalents of it. There’s no Carbine, no DMR, no Needle Rifle, no Lightrifle, and thus the BR and Sidekick would be the only SWAT weapons.
Do you think the lack of other precision semi-auto or burst weapons is an issue? Would a Banished equivalent of the BR be a good addition to the sandbox?
The stalker rifle is a Banished precision weapon similar to the DMR that will be in the final release. I do think it’d be nice to have a little more variety here though.
I’m loving the weapon sandbox, I’m sure we will have more in the full game and I’m sure there will be more precision weapons.
SWAT is Greta because you could play it with BRs only and it would still be very fun. Admittedly I do enjoy H5 as you have at least five variants I can think of which are all decently different but still feel like SWAT so it keeps things interesting.
As long as we don’t get H3 SWATguns again I’m happy haha.
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> I’m loving the weapon sandbox, I’m sure we will have more in the full game and I’m sure there will be more precision weapons.
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> SWAT is Greta because you could play it with BRs only and it would still be very fun. Admittedly I do enjoy H5 as you have at least five variants I can think of which are all decently different but still feel like SWAT so it keeps things interesting.
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> As long as we don’t get H3 SWATguns again I’m happy haha.
Oh my god. The less said about Swatguns the better. I’m pretty sure it’s the worst gamemode I’ve ever played in a Halo game.
I’d like something to slot between the Sidekick and BR. Single fire. Maybe more (or fewer?) shots to kill than the BR, but a shorter optimal TTK and a longer average TTK. Some middle ground for magazine size too.
Maybe the stalker will fill that void–I don’t know.
But I think h4 and h5 had too many precision weapons which often filled the exact same role on in the multiplayer–just different aesthetics. I don’t think we need to repeat that mistake, and I wouldn’t really call it variety.
? what do you mean by BR and sidekick? What about the commando, shock rifle, and sniper rifle? Im confused what you mean by swat weapons since the title says precision weapons. If I’m mistaken i am sorry but there is a good share of precision weapons that we have seen and more that we haven’t aka leaks like the beam rifle!
halo 3: BR, carbine
reach: DMR, needle rifle
infinite: BR, stalker rifle, commando
there’s less precision weapons than in H4 and H5, sure, but in those games the 4 precision weapons were almost identical in function to eachother.
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> halo 3: BR, carbine
> reach: DMR, needle rifle
> infinite: BR, stalker rifle, commando
ya, infinite actually has more precision weapons then some past games. They are also a bit more varied with the BR being burst, the commando being an automatic and the stalker rifle being a 3 shot kill
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> > halo 3: BR, carbine
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> ya, infinite actually has more precision weapons then some past games. They are also a bit more varied with the BR being burst, the commando being an automatic and the stalker rifle being a 3 shot kill
is there actually footage of the stalker rifle killing a player? I’ve only been able to find 1 video of it being used, only firing.
edit: nvm, found it.
This game will be built on for a projected time of a decade. New weapons bring people back. Infinite will be the most bloated in terms of weapons than any other. Starting with few is a good thing.