Tallgeese Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 So as of Comic-Con, Frank and the team confirmed that after the "Initial" ranks that a player goes through they reach the "Specialization" ranks. They said the Specialization ranks will be something along the lines of "sniper", "gunner", "assisstant" etc. and you get Specialization specific armor/weapon skins, emblems etc. My question is, once you successfully rank up through the initial ranks and choose a specialization, and once you fully rank up through the selected specialization such as "sniper", can you then choose to rank up through another specialization, such as "gunner"? Thanks all for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Element Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 i havent heard much info about this, but if you dont want to go through the trouble of unlocking all of this, buy the special edition game. You get a code for all specializations to unlock right away. I didnt exactly know what the specializations were until now, but i feel that i can get ahead start by buying the special edition and getting them all right away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biggles Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 i think you should be able too, i mean, its pretty dumb if you can ONLY pick ONE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanicBagels Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Hopefully this doesn't mean that you can spawn with a sniper if you are a sniper specilization Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikslik7 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 You will, they won't be that stupid to lock you into one specialization Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoosterTeethFan Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 thats going to be awesome im doing sniper or the gunner. i wonder how many there are hope theres a close quarters one to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuette Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 That would be awesome, I'll probally pick assisstant. But it won't lock you just to 1 of them, it'll probally be like battlefield where you can switch through them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snazz Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Hopefully this doesn't mean that you can spawn with a sniper if you are a sniper specilization This has been brought up a lot and no, you spawn with a "custom class." The class being Main Weapon-BR, DMR, Carbine, Assault Rifle, or Promethean AR Sidearm-Magnum Grenade-Frag, Plasma, or Promethean Grenade Perk That is the formula that has been released but is subject to change, they have said that it will not change much more than that though. Considering how snipers are extremely powerful in Halo, it would just be silly to let us spawn with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallgeese Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Just as Sn4zzle said, if you choose "sniper" you do not start with the sniper rifle. it only means that you have enhanced traiet for sniping, aka less bob while scoped and moving, etc. The specializations they mentioned were "sniper", "gunner", "assisstant", and "heavy" so Im guessing gunner is Assault Rifle, and Heavy is rockets or shotgun. But the actual names may change when the game comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanicBagels Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Just as Sn4zzle said, if you choose "sniper" you do not start with the sniper rifle. it only means that you have enhanced traiet for sniping, aka less bob while scoped and moving, etc. The specializations they mentioned were "sniper", "gunner", "assisstant", and "heavy" so Im guessing gunner is Assault Rifle, and Heavy is rockets or shotgun. But the actual names may change when the game comes out. Am I the only one who thinks that this might just be a terrible gameplay mechanic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Element Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 you dont spawn with any special weapons, that would ruin the balance of halo that is becoming questionable with custom loadouts. It would keep things simpler if it only earned you cosmetic changes( armor/weapon skins, etc.) I read an article about specializations and i seems like a new thing that you have to level up in. Once you obtain the highest level in a certain class, you can begin to advance in a different class. For example, i reach the highest rank of gunner, so now i may start leveling up my rank with sniper. It is still a topic that little is know about. I hope to find more info soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallgeese Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 @Victory Element: you are correct that you get specialization specific armor, weapon skins, but at the Comic Con panel they also said that the specializations will carry traits for the specializations you choos, such as less bob while scoped sniping etc. I too hope that this does not cause any issues with gameplay balance. And I think your idea is correct, once one specialization is maxed you move onto the next. I was just looking for more clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Element Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 @Victory Element: you are correct that you get specialization specific armor, weapon skins, but at the Comic Con panel they also said that the specializations will carry traits for the specializations you choos, such as less bob while scoped sniping etc. I too hope that this does not cause any issues with gameplay balance. And I think your idea is correct, once one specialization is maxed you move onto the next. I was just looking for more clarification. i didnt know about the special traits and such. Do you know if the traits will take the place as one of your "perks"(i forget the name) in your loadouts?? Or do you assign the trait to a certain loadout(without affecting the perks and such)?? or do the traits apply only when you have a certain weapon? sorry for all the questions. I just want to learn as much as possible about the specializations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallgeese Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 @Victory Element: I dont know if the specialization traits take the place of one of the other perks. they did not elaborate on that. it still seems like a very hush hush element of the game. I would think that once you level a specialization it becomes an additional trait but who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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