I had this random thought for a map which would put a twist on boarding action. Get this: Pirate Ships. How sweet would that be, being a pirate and boarding the other ship.
Silly Bluejay, there is no water on Sandbox. Only sand :\ So they would either rest on the sand, or they would float in the air because they are MAGIC!!! But I'm sure millions of boat maps are going to roll in once sandbox does come out.
Quoted for mother ****ing truth. It's such a hassle to get people to stop for even a second and get them to play something that requires more thought than you'd get out of a banana cream pie. Like with my infection map, I can explain it fully about 3 times to kids, but when it comes to the game they just sit in a corner, asking "wtf ai got no weppun!!!!" Back on topic: I'd like to see someone make a full out competitive map using all 3 tiers effectively. It would be the most super humongous awesome map evar.
Fantastic idea; I might add something, though. You that there Barrel Blaster whatnot map (can't remember exact name)? The one where you're all screwed because you're standing on a platform that is being bombarded with projectile crates and mess? How amazing would it be to have operable "cannons" on each ship? So that when you use a "switch" (hopefully the tiny boxes or whatever will work for movable objects), your ships fires a projectile at the other ship? Having multiple of these cannons could make combat really interesting. Granted, of course, that launching yourself via ziplines, mancannons, or just simply teleporting to the enemy's ship would be equally important as far as fighting is concerned. Pirate ships are HIGHLY underused, as is.
What about launching yourself IN the cannon, possibly including a mini version of Val's cannon. That would make another interesting twist.
Yeah, but rusty's would actually be good. I think the potential for aesthetic ideas such as these, even aside from working them to a competitive/remake application like Boarding Action (btw rusty, please call it Avast, ye scurvy dogs!) is going to be massive on Sandbox. Depending on how high the elastic barrier is in the mid section (I assume there is going to be one at the top based on the fact that it's a death barrier from above and a one way barrier would seem odd...), you could do some really monstrous stuff that could even out do Avalanche in terms of potential, especially with the reputed massive budget. Using the Sky Bubble and middle levels together could also bring some great aesthetic results, you could have massive structures on the ground and an equally massive 'thing' (be it a ship, robot, or whatever you'd care to dream up) floating in the Sky Bubble as if flying. I sense some really dramatic aesthetic pieces coming from Sandbox, can't wait.
Lol, that'd be pretty epic. Especially if you couldn't launch yourself; you had to have a ship captain trigger the switch for you. It brings whole new meaning to the phrase, "do a cannonball." Now, you're a cannonball of flying death and fury. Naturally, the cannons should crisscross so that if both captains fire at the same time...bummer for at least one team. Capture the Flag would be so epic if you had to seriously think about when and how to send your flag to the opposing ship (assuming self-transportation was made impossible).
Possibly make the flag carrier's gravity high so if they tired to lauch themselves they'd fall to their death.
**** the rest of the map, i want the crypt! I really cannot believe bungie really put as much effort into every little request that we had. Form fitting pieces, team lighting, more pieces, sky maps, open maps AND enclosed maps. My head is gonna explode when they release the map pack... i swear.
How would they get back then? Perhaps have two different launchers? Oh, I got it! Rusty, listen up! ^_^ Each ship could have two cannons. One is angled/powered so that it launches you onto the other ship. On that same ship, on the other end (preferably far from the flag), there's another mancannon. But this one cannot be self-activated (requires a switch to move a floor or something like that). Also, this mancannon is angled so that only someone with extra-heavy gravity would make it to the other ship. Going on this cannon while having 100% gravity would send you far past the opposing team's ship. However, with 150% or so, the extra weight lands you right back on your ship. Thus, you force your team to work together: one person has to get the flag, whilst another works his/her way to the switch. 'Twould be all sorts of epic, mate.
Agreed, My head will asplode aswell. But here's an idea nobody has mentioned yet. A remake of Porcelain Pony. Anybody else think this idea is epic win ^_^?
We'll be sure to call 911 for you TSB. I swear though, that map pack will be the only thing everyone on my friends list will be playing. My friend just bought COD:WaW thinking I'd play with him, but he should learn that the Mythics are comming out. YES YES YES! That would make for Epic CTF.
Haha, I wasn't actually serious about the idea, but I could make it if you guys really want me too. What many of you don't realize is that I, way back when, was going to make two ships floating in foundry. I scrapped the idea because of coolant. I was using guass hogs as cannons, then I turned to fusion coils launched by mancannons. If I were going to do this though, I would use golf balls proppelled by exploding fusion coils to kill people.
Like the Fusion Coils would be the Black power that the Pirates used, and the golf balls would be the cannon balls. Thats Original.
Exactly, I'm all about originality. Many people just don't think of different ways to approach a problem. I think of my options, weigh them out and pick what I think is the easiest and simplest solution. Guass Hogs would be too overpowering. The Fusion Coils in the mancannons would be too much like Cannon Fodder, besides it's a pain to push objects in mancannons. So, golfballs inside a 'cannon' with fusion coils at the tail end.
And a small hole in the back of the cannon for you to be able to launch the gold balls. The Hogs are overpowering because it takes what? 3 seconds to fire two shots, while with this you'd have to actually load and fire.
Would Golfballs kill though? Soccerballs just hurt alot, they arn't hard enough to kill somebody normally. Also what do you think of the porcelain pony remake Rusty? I think it would be epic win.
Have you ever tried to make a cannon with the soccer balls? They can kill if direct, and if not it takes your shields down far enough for a guy to one shot you with a Battle Rifle.
Soccer balls do in fact splatter if they are moving at a high enough velocity. Golfballs may not kill, but if you can be splattered by cones on the pit then I see no reason why a golfball, some tin cups and a 7-wood couldn't take out a spartan. A remake would certainly be feaseable, but I've been there and done that. If you wanted to remake it then utilize the crypt as the septic tank.