"Halo 4: I Get a Woman!" - Sgt. Mjr. A.J. Johnson, RIP

[TVTyrant]

MOUNTAIN DEW GAME FUEL IS BACCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKK!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?

[DarkHalo003]

So, based on what we saw in those videos, the Mantis is an overpowered vehicles that has no place in multiplayer because there are hardly any weapons that do damage to them.

Pretty much, but I doubt it won't be rebalanced. They have to make it look kickass to start with so people will gain interest in actually using it. However, Vehicles in general are a lot more resilient too, especially against rifles and the like. It has an energy shield like the Sabre too, so I wonder if that means it's actually more fragile than first perceived. Everyone in those two Mantis vids are also kind of bad anyways, especially in the first one. The second has one dying a lot easier, especially to explosives like grenades.

[Donut]

im really liking that SAW. it might just be because im a sucker for high-capacity machine guns, but it reminds me a lot of halo 1's assault rifle.

[Warsaw]

Bullet-hose easy-mode. If there ever was a gun in Halo that needed a kick-back, it is the SAW...not the SMG.

[TeeKup]

The player using the SAW and the Carbine was good. Nice to see a competent player for a change. Loving the carbine and the DMR.

[Sanctus]

^This
I'm so glad the Carbine is coming back.

[Amit]

Pretty much, but I doubt it won't be rebalanced. They have to make it look kickass to start with so people will gain interest in actually using it. However, Vehicles in general are a lot more resilient too, especially against rifles and the like. It has an energy shield like the Sabre too, so I wonder if that means it's actually more fragile than first perceived. Everyone in those two Mantis vids are also kind of bad anyways, especially in the first one. The second has one dying a lot easier, especially to explosives like grenades.

That's true, but my main concern is for the infantry on the ground. If a team manages to grab both Mantises and destroy all the enemy held vehicles, then infantry will have a really bad time trying to take it out with just one Spartan laser to go around and maybe a rocket launcher (which the other team might hold in addition to the mantises). Of course, infantry can rush the mantises to try to hijack them, but if what I heard is right, then the stomp ability will rape them and any survivors that moved back would be picked off by the other mantis, infantry, other vehicles, or all of them combined.

[Masterz1337]

Don't forget everyone has sprint, and can change their loadout to start with Plasma Grenades and PP's. If a team needs to take one down, I'm sure they can.

[Amit]

Ahh yes. I forgot about loadouts. Well, I can see many PG spamfests in the future.

[Warsaw]

But spam-fest won't be as fun as it was on Halo PC.