cory021 said:
I like the idea of a scoped SMG as a starting weapon. One thing that I would like to see from ODST is the way recoil worked on this gun. For the first 5-6 shots, the gun would have slightly recoil, but after that, the recoil would pick up substantially.
Actually, that would be a great replacement for bloom in H4. Holding the trigger makes your gun harder to control, not less accurate. I'm sure someone could formulate a whole argument about how this would be more 'skillful' or something like that.
Yeah, I kind of had a long list of what weapons I would put into Halo 4 and the note about recoil being the new bloom was in there when I deleted it (since I'm hardly an expert).
The idea is that you could zoom in and the game would switch it to single shot mode; the kickback is still there, but it's not huge. It would work a bit like a bloomless DMR, but with only 2x and the 'ride up' if you try to pop too many shots without compensating. Rather than pacing shots, you just have to compensate for the ride-up, otherwise, fire away.
At close range, it's full-auto with severe ride-up, but still fairly accurate (whereas the current AR with bloom sprays everywhere but has no ride-up to compensate). Probably have a smaller clip than an AR too.
As to the list of weapons I had...
Ranges:
Melee:
Sword: Melee allows for a sword swipe and assassinations (even if assassinations are removed in 4, the sword should still get one). The Fire button is Lunge, but can be used
without a lockon, sort of a forward-only Evade move (since AAs are probably being removed) to close distances or escape if needed. If locked on, the lunge still leaps directly at a target.
Close Range:
Shotgun: I probably don't understand bleedthrough mechanics properly, but I feel like the Shotty's benefit should be a ratio of shield/health-damage based on distance. For example, if you're right in someone's face, the damage is 100/0, with all damage going straight to health. If you're further away, it's something like 50/50, with half shield and half health damage. The point is, the shotgun damages both shields and health at the same time, just at different levels based on distance. If somebody is shooting you with it from a distance, you'd still get health-damage, but your shields would soak up most of it.
Mid Range: (15-40 feet)
S-SMG: As mentioned above, the Silenced SMG actually switches between Mid-range and close-range based on whether you're zoomed in or not. Without the zoom, the S-SMG is fully automatic, with tremendous 'ride up' recoil the longer the button is held. It has a smaller clip than the AR, but is more precise; you just have to fight that recoil to bring it to bear.
And that's about all I had since I got hung up on pistol data and didn't have the time or the knowledge of various iterations to finish it.
I guess my approach to weapons would be to give each weapon a sort of utility nitch, with certain things like headshot-capability being considered such. Stuff that isn't just statistical differences, but actual effects. Like the Plasma Rifle 'stun' from CE. Plasma weapons could tear through shields but suck at injuring health, bullet-based weapons the opposite.
Reasons to pick up a weapon based on your playstyle or situation. Not just "It's better" but "It's Better
for me". Maybe I'm crazy though.
