Bungie talks Halo: Reach armor, weapons and jet packs

I don't hate it, it works where it works, though I do prefer traditional class based games to the CoD style loadout and being limited to class specific weapons and abilities, if not completely restricted to a single set of gear you always spawn with. I'd just prefer if it would stop spreading so rapidly (it's so far pointless in LP2 for example, and quite detrimental to the balance and variety of the originals).

I think a mixture of both would suit Halo, as long as load outs were limited to the bare-bones old standby weapons (and not the entirety of the game's arsenal like in CoD, etc.). People who like BRs can spawn with BRs, people who like the standard assault rifle can spawn with it, and people who like SMGs or Plasma Rifles can spawn with those. Leave the rest of the arsenal and more specialized weapons as pickups in standard, non-weapon specific games, and I think everyone would be happy.

I LIKE the race to the Rocket Launcher, Sniper Rifle, Energy Sword, and Spartan Laser. I'd hate to see that change, even though it can on occasion lead to some awkward bottlenecks that just aren't fun.

The BR may have become the new standard, but a lot of people I play with hate them with a passion for whatever reason, which leads to a lot of Team BR vetoes from my team unfortunately. Truth be told, I'm not a huge fan of them either, and if given the opportunity I'd gladly spawn with SMGs or Plasma Rifles.

Also, in addition to class based games, I too prefer the old standard finder's keepers style as well over the CoD style. Felt that was important to note, and didn't mean to leave it out. Sorry.

This is exactly what they're doing.the basic weapons will be in loadouts, but the more powerful stuff like Rocket Launchers and Sniper Rifles will be placed on the map for players to fight over.
Plus, the loadouts aren't player-customizable either, meaning that everyone in on a level playing field in terms of the loadouts available to you. Nobody gets better weapons just because they've poured more hours into the game.
Basically, instead of dividing matchmaking into Slayer ARs and Slayer BRs, there's jjust Slayer, and you decide which basic starting weapon you prefer.

Gannonsmash has it right, the 'loadouts' are not something the player creates, they're a series of options determined by Bungie that vary by map and gametype. So you might have 3 options: Start with a BR, assault rifle, or DMR. The 'armor abilities' are somewhat separate.

Yes! I won't be dumped with a sniper rifle in online play.. maybe the online bug will get me for real this time..

If you would actually read the article you wouldn't have to guess. Elites do get their own armor abilities that are exclusive to them, and Spartans get their own abilities exclusive to them. Then there are shared abilities.

I don't know how to read, sorry :(

But you know how to discern exactly what someone is saying to you with text...without being able to read it?

I must know your secret.

I read the comment to him, dood.

I loved ODST, but I understand how some people wouldn't.

Yeah, I agree with you, Reuben, that ODST was awesome. Just the firefight, the short but good campaign, and coupled with the best part of Halo 3, it's multiplayer plus Custom Games, Forge, and Theater, it was a great package. I really disliked Halo 3's campaign so ODST was refreshing to me

i'm thinking those gametypes will make teams switch off between species

You obviously don't know how Bungie works. They give updates every week, this is just one of them. It just had a lot of information.

Don't forget the new weapons

Did you even read the article? What's "playing it safe" about completely overhauling the health system, adding a huge difference between elites and spartans that will greatly change required behavior, adding sprint, adding dodge, adding armor loadouts as well as traditional equipment loadouts? I'm sure you're gonna call me a fanboy, but geez man, at least try to act informed

Right because Call of Duty is any better...

Bungie have weekly updates, the Beta is coming soon and they are preparing us for it. Why do you have to be anti halo?

I think "youhavemail's" way of reinventing a game is if the game is completely overhauled and made into a different genre like an RPG

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or a chess game ^_^

Anti-Halo fanboys are so darn cute!

@Bobs

Chess with armor, guns, and jet packs? YES.

@CaptainPlanet Your mom (Gaia) is so cute.

youhavefailed

I smell an achievo for something like that.

$10 says it's called "Speed Bump."

I can hear the 13 year-olds whining already.

CHAAAAANGE!

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN~!

How so, please explain what only CoD has to offer that other games don't?

I meant that the load-outs are obviously inspired by COD.

Call of Duty didn't invent loadouts, sorry.

Yeah, but you have to be naive to think COD didn't popularise them.

If any game popularized loadouts, it was Counterstrike

No, you have to know gaming to know load-outs weren't popularized by Call of Duty. Load outs are akin to a class system, which has been "popular" since the beginning of gaming.

Sounds like a rape-a-thon to me.

Hay gaiz wut's going on in this rape-a-thon??

That's what Spartans vs Elites is for.

Why not just keep playing Halo 3?