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If I were Halo 3, I would look like Master cheif, only looking sweet in HD.
Number one thing that pops into my head for Halo 3… bots. Anyone who’s played Agent Under Fire knows how fun they are.
It was brought up a little while ago that there should be some kind of
difference between the Spartan characters and the Elite characters in
multiplayer. i think is was suggested that some should be limited to
what kind of weapons they could carry, but i think i have a better
proposition. If Bungie would release an auto-update that made the
Elite more resistant to covinant weapons and the Spartan more
resistant to human weapons. of course the change would be only slight,
but significant enough to where players would actually have an
advantage in choosing one over the other.
If I could only pick one new feature for Halo 3, it would be online Co-op. I want to be able to play co-op with friends who don’t live nearby. Also, I would like to see new vehicles like the Pelican or possibly a boat. I want fuel rod cannons and flamethrowers from Halo PC to be in Halo 3, and put the stupid fuel rod cannons back on the Banshees.
My wishes for Halo 3 include bots for practice offline. Weapons specifically for melee attacks (like a knife, human sword, or human-type shield). I would like to see more vehicles and maybe even some way to pilot the Pelican and use it in multiplayer. I would like to see the Warthog get a bigger variety of weapons for the gunner (like a rocket launcher, twin gatlin guns, or anti-aircraft). I want the one man ATV vehicle that we were supposed to have in Halo 2. I want a human grenade launcher. I want to be able to crawl the ground and snipe. And finally, I want to be able to dual-wield grenades!
I also have a few predictions for the game when it’s released. I predict that it will come out on two discs. One disc will be the single player campaign and the other will be the multiplayer. I predict it will come out in November ‘06, although I think that is pretty optimistic. I also bet that we see each disc (single and multiplayer) have their own set of 1000 gamer points.
Just one idea for Halo 3, in multiplayer games you can dual wield the bomb or the oddball with any other dual wield-able weapon and pssibly have the flag as a dual wiedable although it is possibly a bit too big to carry in one hand. I hope they don’t make Halo 3 too complicated but nice and simple as it is at the moment.
I would have the control scheme the same, but i would have the control pad control your second arm when dual wielding, so you could either have them locked together and only use your two thumbsticks or you could unlink them and shoot two people at the same time.
f I were to make Halo 3…I would make the levels by far larger and wider. So big, that you literally had to make decisions on where to go and what tactics had to be called for. For example, one level could call for either checking out an urban city with Marines and literally check out each and every building for Covies or have you and your marines sit tight in an alley and set up an ambush for a convoy. The ability to issue commands to marines would be cool too.
Also, I would have the Marines be a whole lot smarter and better. For example, you might round a corner in some tight alleys as a huge tank battle erupts in a street nearby. You all of a sudden bump into a desperate marine as he starts killing off an elite with his rifle. Just before he kills the elite, he has to reload. The elite (with no shields) would all of a sudden throw a sticky at the marine’s helmet/head. The marine tosses his helmet in time right before it explodes. The elite rushes the marine, but the marine drops his rifle and pulls his magnum on the elite and finishes him off with an echoeing, powerful round to the chest. This is what i call “Halo” action. Halo 2 was too much of a running and gunning (on one set path) game. There were occasional open-field battles (mostly vehicular) but even that was limited.
I would also make the pistol stronger, but still have no scope to it. I would also have the marines behave more like average army soldiers. More intense squad firefights, more hand-to-hand combat, especially a cool little jujitsu/karate move a marine would do to a blue elite (like sweep him and flip him over his back). I would also have it that the Marines would literally “jump” on tough opponents like say a brute. A brute might be choking a marine and all of a sudden another marine comes to his aid and maybe slits his throat or tackles him. These are just simple ideas to enhance the AI and gameplay.
I want Band of Brothers action/Saving Private Ryan action in halo 3. It may be a sci-fi game but there are humans! Humans need to behave like humans! Not just curse in spanish then scream like a little girl when they see a tall alien several feet away from them. I would also make the battle rifle more of a semi-auto/automatic weapon (no 3-shot bursts…just either one shot or auto like an smg). I would also add a grenade launcher to the battle rifle and the smg has to sound stronger.
Finally, I think the sword should not have a homing ability at all. It should just be something that should be pulled out as an emergency. Grenades should be stronger and slower to throw. Lastly, Marines (and the player himself) should be able to pick up thrown grenades and chuck them back at their enemies before the devastating explosion. This is some of the things that would make Halo 3 the ultimate game (that is my opinion at least). I could go on and make an essay but this is really pushing it for you guys. Lets just hope our boys at bungie will nail the game perfectly this year.
i would like to see a plasma shield! that would be so cool, you could deflect sniper rifle shots but not beam rifle shots, etc.
Halo 3 wishlist: You get a squad of spartans that you can give environment-sensitive commands. Like duck for cover, secure that area, or snipe from there. If they can’t give us spartans, ODST’s or another elite group will do, just as long as the A.I. is good enough.
I would love to be able to drive more vehicles, and do more urban defence fighting. Outskirts, Metropolis, and Cairo Station were my favorite levels in Halo2 by far.
Fight as the Arbiter and command a pair of Lekgolo, (like above Spartan squad)! That would be absolutely awesome. Period.
Alright when Halo 3 is made I’d like to see stuff such as:
- combat knife for the marines that works like a sword.
- the flamethrower bungie has talked about.
- maybe a jackal shield you could dual weild with.
- ATV that would match the ghost.
- A boat for some water battles.
- secondary guns on wraith instead of speed burst.
- mobile turret you could move around and use.
- multiplayer bots.
- maybe like the adversary mode in perfect dark 64 where one person plays as cheif in campaign and 3 other friends play as te enemies trying to take cheif down.
- Live Co op.
We posed the question If you were stranded on a desert island with nothing but an xbox and no Halo 2, what would you play?
1. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
2. Star Wars: Republic Commando
3. Halo
4. Call of Duty 2
5. Battlefield 2
If I was stranded on a desert island w/ an xbox (and TV and controler). Assuming that this island had a magical power outlet (most desert islands these days do). I would bring the game “The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.” I played this game for months without getting bored at all. Sometimes playing as much as 14 hours in a day. There is just so much to do in this game, it’s mind-boggling!
I would play KOTOR and KOTOR2! There is so much depth ans stuff to do, it would be a great time waster untill I got rescued.
If I managed to get stuck with XBOx Live, I would have t ohave Crimson SKies. GTA in the skies, minus the bad stuff. Between a good story and fun online Play, It would ba alright.
If I was on a desert island with an xbox and no Halo 2, I would play Morrowind: Game of the year edition. It is sooooooooooooo long, I’d be bound to get rescued before I finished.
If I were trapped on a deserted island with no Halo, I would hope to have my Nintendo DS with me and Mario Kart DS, Animal Crossing, and Advance Wars:Dual Strike. For my Xbox, I would like Burnout:Takedown, DOA3 and Star Wars:Battlefront.
If i couldn’t play Halo 2, that’s a no-brainer, GTA (Grand Theft Auto): San Andreas, GTA: III, and of course I’ve been diggin’ College Hoops 2K6, cuz its a great low-cost game, only $30, but definetly as good as/or better than some $50-60 games. If you like sports games, then you need to buy this game. One down-side that is quickly changing is it’s lack of Fanbase available for XBOX Live! It’s only a month old, but is surging strong as we approach March Madness, which is my birthday month too! yay! So, check out 2K Sports (formally ESPN)’s cool new game College Hoops 2K6!
what’s up pod crew,
is there any chance to add a new segment to the show called “ask spelchek” or “que pasa foo mo”. This segment could be used to answer listener questions. For
example, I have a question:
I play well with human or human/alien weapons, but almost always have a hard time finding good weapon strategies on midship with map default weapons; other than, hope you get sword, or get lucky with grenades? what are some key slayer strategies for this map? please help this filthy noob. thanks
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id like u to mention the website www.jumptactics.net (awesome halo 2 jumping site) and another gaming podcast being released by my frnd called ‘video game gamers’… only one episode in so far but…. its good!
Our favorite MLG teacher, Overswarm, has updated his map walkthroughs section on halo.bungie.org! Link in the shownotes.
Hey guys, great show. Since you’re the unofficial halo2 podcast show hosts, you should probably learn the skulls and their effects. I took it upon myself to point you to a easy-to-read, organized guide. Here it is .
Hey Podtacular, this is Rawkfist here. Just wanted to tell you about some fan-made Halo games. If you want a different experience, try these 2D sidescrollers. Halo Zero takes place pre- Halo(I’ve got to give credit to Dobermann. Great game!) I am addicted to this game, now. It’s at www.halozero.new.fr There is also another game, Halo: Blood Covenant, which is post- Halo 2. Go to www.consoletroopers.com to check this out. I am also writing another story for a new game by Untamed Software.
I also wanted to add that I am snowboarder, and I listen to you guys all the way down the run and back up again! bballmike also sent in halo zero.
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