IMPORTANT! NOT EVERYTHING HERE WILL BE IN THE BETA! For all anticipated Reach fans, I gathered a list off all the weapons that will be available in Halo Reach (Obviously, only the ones currently known). I have screenshots of certain weapons, weapons with no screenshots will still be mentioned. At the end, I'll say some stuff about what's been removed. If I get my facts wrong, don't hesitate to tell me so I don't look like an idiot and I can change it. Weapons list, commence! Known UNSC weapons: Assault Rifle Designated Marksman's Rifle (DMR) Magnum Pistol Sniper Rifle Grenade Launcher Rocket Launcher Shotgun (pic thanks to thesilencebroken) Spartan Laser (pic thanks to thesilencebroken) Unknown chaingun that the Spartan Jorge carries Known Covenant weapons: Plasma Repeater Plasma Pistol Needle Rifle Needler Plasma Launcher Focus Rifle Energy Sword Gravity Hammer Covenant weapons without pics: -Plasma Rifle Anyway, here's what got removed. Sorry MLG guys, I guess you won't be buying Halo Reach! The Battle Rifle is gone (By the way, I don't believe they will actually not buy the game, it's just an MLG stereotype)! Dual wielding is out. The UNSC Submachine Gun (SMG) is gone. The Plasma Rifle will only be in Campaign, the Plasma Repeater takes its place in multiplayer. Known Grenade types: Fragmentation Grenade Plasma Grenade And now, a bonus! Vehicles! UNSC Warthog UNSC Scorpion UNSC Falcon Unknown and unarmed civilian pickup truck Covenant Ghost Covenant Wraith Covenant Banshee (which looks a lot more badass) Covenant Spirit Dropship Vehicles without photos: UNSC Mongoose UNSC Pelican UNSC Longsword (drops power weapons in Generator Defense) Covenant Phantom Dropship And that's that! Remember, if I missed something, don't hesitate to tell me!
Well, those are all in the beta. There seems to be a lack of new vehicles. The only new one is the falcon. There are plenty of new weapons, but I want to see new vehicles. Maybe there is alot more in the full game, just not the beta.
Don't worry, Bungie said there would be a shitload of new vehicles in Campaign when the whole game is released. Those are just the ones available in the Beta, except for the Falcon.
You can bet people will mod them into some custom maps then Also, new update on bungie over bnet stat tracking and such for beta.
That's cute, but no. The overwhelming consensus in MLG's Reach discussion thread is that the BR was **** and the DMR/Pistol sound better so far. Single shot weapons are far more skillful than burst weapons. I like how people like to take swipes at MLG for no reason though, it's funny.
I'm not too crazy for the spartan laser being back and unchanged. It was OP'd on the maps it was on. Like in Valhala. Many people would not go into a hog because it would get blown in a second, then the team with the laser can send their own hog in. It doesn't give a fighting chance.
It'l have to be updated later haha, the podcast awhile back said some new vehicles will be added before the final release. Oh and the beta is supposedly only gona last like 2 months =( much like the halo 3 beta.
You were right with the 2, but it is 2 weeks, not 2 months. Bungie has said that the Beta will last anywhere between 2 weeks and a month, but it will definetely not be kept for over a month. @Thesilenceisbroken, yes I know you said something about it, I just wanted to add some details.
The Halo 3 beta was only supposed to go for 2 weeks. It got extended to 3 weeks at the last minute. Expect 2 weeks for the Reach beta. But no longer. Unless someone changes their mind.
I'm a little more than pissed that the spartan laser is back. It will make the Falcon completely useless.
The Spartan Laser is a great weapon. Often vehicles will over power everything in a game. There needs to be a way to take down a vehicle, and that is it.
I agree the spartan laser was overpowering for vehicular combat actually. Played social big team just an hour ago and got an insane amount of spartan laser kills that there were so few vehicles for the opposing teams, our vehicles just plowed right through their infantry scoring easy kills. And this happens frequently, ruining vehicular combat when used too well IMO it should be reduced to 3-4 shots.
So with S-lazer does that mean i don't get to have a lock on rocket like good ole h2? Cause that was way better and it gave vehicles a chance. Splazer just pwns tanks etc.
Lasers should just be somewhat reduced in power, or increase the charge time. Dodging other stuff takes skill, but a laser is just terrible when it can bring a banshee down in one shot at a range where the laser is not even visible. At least missile pods give a chance for evasion. Lasers are still avoidable though by following the valleys on Valhalla and going behind rocks before the laser can charge.
Just a random bit, the Mongoose is 100% guaranteed to be in the final game and may possibly be in the beta. During Bungie's new ViDoc, at one point, you see a Spartan plow his Mongoose into another Spartan's Mongoose, and it looked like it was on Boneyard.