micahanance

First of all, Halo 4 was amazing. Great job, 343 only had about the same few issues that Bungie neglected to resolve. Don’t ever turn Halo into COD! That’d be a huge mistake. Keep it simple, like Halo’s always been. Most original idea (probably): Infantry mode online battles. Infantry would be Halo operatives without shields, such as ODST or marines, over-shield-less elites (or jackals), and forerunner non-specialized AI. I loved the mystery of ODST, so cover some maps with the smoke of battle. Make the mode for over 20 players online. It’d just be like all the battles that are happening in the background of Halo. I’ve always wanted to know what it feels like to be a grunt. Basically, it’d be really easy to get killed unless you play somewhat realistically and work with your team. It could be a little more coordinated than Big Team Slayer and Spartan Ops, like the real military. Same system, just no invincible Spartan-style combat. Take out any overpowered vehicles and do my next idea for it to be a crazy mob war! Warthogs, specters, mongeese, ghosts, and maybe a lumbering, not too powerful, flying, race-specific troop transport for 5 or more to get the match moving. Use realistic maximum effective ranges for weapons. For example, use the max effective range of the M16 for Halo’s battle rifle, and the M4 for the assault rifle. This would mean increasing the range of the shotgun, of course. I really love the SAW! Just give it some kind of iron-sights or something to make it effective at a further distance. The boltshot should shoot its shotgun-spread charge a little further, I think. I can never use it effectively. I like the idea of bigger maps. Make the sniper rifle a little more responsive for this purpose (no bullet lag). Get rid of the Beam rifle, or at least its horrible propensity to overheat. Make scopes for long-range weapons that aren’t the average Halo target identifier. I wouldn’t mind having more players in all game modes. I really want some smoke grenades for a quick escape or a way to sneak up on and hijack the more powerful vehicles. BOSS BATTLES! I like the idea of having mini bosses in firefight too. Bring back the specter! I really miss it and its ability to carry 4 players. I don’t really care about the wraith, perhaps the covenant need a new tank-like vehicle. And a blocky forerunner vehicle would be a welcome addition. Choose: battle rifle or DMR. They serve the same purpose, just about. If you keep the DMR, make it able to fire a little faster. If you keep the battle rifle, make each burst do a little more damage. DO NOT DUPLICATE ANY MORE WEAPONS. They all need to have their own purpose. Why do we have the rail gun and the Spartan laser if they take just as long to charge? I say we’ve played with the Spartan laser long enough, give the rail gun a legit heavy weaponry scope. I appreciate the difference between the storm rifle and the assault rifle, but the suppressor is basically a mix between the assault rifle and SMG with projectiles that travel somewhat slow and a short effective range. The only forerunner weapons that I really appreciated were the scattershot and the incineration cannon, and maybe the lightrifle. Bring back dual wielding for smaller weapons. Only, make one automatic weapon (maybe turn the suppressor into a real sub-machine gun) insignificant enough to be dual wielded. Maybe differentiate between a scoped pistol and a normal pistol for zooming in purposes? I loved that some SMGs from ODST were silenced. Make some way to cheat the radar. Maybe I just haven't looked in to how to do that. For armor abilities, get rid of the thruster pack. It’s useless. Instead of just adding options for armor abilities, support, and tactical packages, just replace old options with new ones. Don’t over-complicate that system to where it can be manipulated. Every combination of extras should have just as weighty advantages as others. We don’t want anyone finding the perfect combination that makes them practically invincible. Good ideas! Master Chief Petty Officer is a Navy rank. I say add the warrant officer ranks, and start from a seaman recruit and work your way up. Make it a little harder to gain each level, but more benefits per level gained. /quote