Halo GUNGAME

[arbiter901]

Yeah the lack of weapons in Halo does make it really fast. I would like to do this.


Zeph, if we make it so you work your way up, then back down again, do you think it's OK the way it is? Or should we switch it still?

Should do that and tell us when we can test it. And do you know if flag poles can be used?

[Cortexian]

Yeah flag poles can be used, I'm thinking that I'll make oddball the first melee weapon you need to get a kill with (mid way through the weapon cycle), then I'll make the flag the final one.

[Zeph]

Plasma Pistol >>>> Rocket Launcher
Plasma Rifle >>>> Fuel Rod Gun
Needler >>>> Flame Thrower
Assault Rifle >>>> Plasma Grenade
Shotgun >>>> Frag Grenade
Pistol >>>> Sniper Rifle
Sniper Rifle >>>> Pistol
Plasma Nade >>>> Shotgun
Frag Nade >>>> Assault Rifle
Flamer >>>> Needler
Fuel Rod Gun >>>> Plasma Rifle
Rocket Launcher >>>> Plasma Pistol
Oddball >>>> Oddball


With that, you move from primarily area of effect weapons to longer ranged weapons leveling up to close range. If you want to extend game length, require two kills with each weapon before you die. Oddball would only require one kill since it is melee. I suggest the while you're still alive aspect because I somehow triple leveled while dead one round going from needler to pistol. I can only guess that people with nades killed themselves after taking damage from my needles.

With this order, people who enter the game late or spawn on the opposite end of the map have a chance to work their way up due to longer range and hitscan weaponry. Part of the hardest aspect of the plasma weapons is that you have to lead on a no-lead server. With skill, LOL MLG PRO!, you can keep your lead and this disparity of being behind actually meaning you are in the lead is generally considered good design from a psychological perspective. That feeling of being underpowered and wondering if you're going to be able to pull through and win is the hook/tension that makes people keep playing.

[Zeph]

Yeah flag poles can be used, I'm thinking that I'll make oddball the first melee weapon you need to get a kill with (mid way through the weapon cycle), then I'll make the flag the final one.

How do you still have like a negative million rep? Didn't we change it so many green bar people giving rep gave like a billion?

[Cortexian]

I may or may not have admin edited my rep to some insanely low number.

[Cortexian]

Also, I made some changes to the weapons order (very similar to what Zeph suggested).

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[Rentafence]

Grenades are jsut bad. Take out grenades and just make the order reverse after getting to the top.

[n00b1n8R]

I think generally (it depends on the local terrain) the needler is much harder to get a kill with than the plasma rifle.

[Amit]

Really? It's basically easy mode for me no matter which map.

[Cortexian]

Yeah you just need to get close enough to the person to use it effectively.