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My idea is a new game type. In this game type, there would be 4 Spartan players and 12 covenant players (or perhaps 5 V 10 or 4 V 8). Notice I didn't say Elite players, I said Covenant. The main feature of this game type is that the 12 Covenant players start off as "weak" covenant troops then are able to gradually get "better" troops. I suppose watching Beast Mode* videos from Gears of War 3 got me to polish this idea more, so I suppose think of this as a Halo Beast Mode*. However, instead of attacking AI you'll be attacking a team of Spartans controlled by players. Instead of kills rewarding "Special Points" to the Covenant players, Damage on the spartan players will increase your "Special Points" amount. Kills just basically provide a bonus.
Covenant players start off with the lowest grunt rank. Each time they damage a spartan, they get special points to spend on what they'll spawn as next. Lowest grunt rank is free, just in case the player happens to run out of Special Points. Each covenant species and rank varies on how much they cost. It all depends on how efficient that one covie troop is in killing spartans. Depending on what you pick, that covie troop has its own "loadout". For example, grunts can either start off with a plasma pistol or needler (unless you bought one of those grunts that uses heavy weapons such as the Fuel Rod Cannon or Plasma Launcher.) Weapon pickups are limited for the covenant players, just according to what the covie troop can use and what they are allowed to use.
Spartan players, on the other hand, are just spartans. They spawn in with whatever loadouts are available to them and can use any weapon they can get their hands on. However, Spartans have limited lives ( or perhaps they must defend something) and must make it through until the timer runs out. Whenever it does run out, Spartans win. If the covenant players complete their goal, then well obviously Spartans lose. And perhaps Spartans can gain regular old points (like in firefight) for a little competition of getting the highest score.
And perhaps certain covenant troops need certain requirements filled. Such as if you want to have a hunter, then you and your squad-mate must both be dead and must both have enough Special Points to buy it. So there will be a Hunter Pair. Some covenant troops may even have a bit of different controls (like flying a drone).
So, what do you all think about this idea?
* Beast Mode is a new game type in Gears of War 3, here is a link if you don't know what it is.
343Industries thread Link
My idea is a new game type. In this game type, there would be 4 Spartan players and 12 covenant players (or perhaps 5 V 10 or 4 V 8). Notice I didn't say Elite players, I said Covenant. The main feature of this game type is that the 12 Covenant players start off as "weak" covenant troops then are able to gradually get "better" troops. I suppose watching Beast Mode* videos from Gears of War 3 got me to polish this idea more, so I suppose think of this as a Halo Beast Mode*. However, instead of attacking AI you'll be attacking a team of Spartans controlled by players. Instead of kills rewarding "Special Points" to the Covenant players, Damage on the spartan players will increase your "Special Points" amount. Kills just basically provide a bonus.
Covenant players start off with the lowest grunt rank. Each time they damage a spartan, they get special points to spend on what they'll spawn as next. Lowest grunt rank is free, just in case the player happens to run out of Special Points. Each covenant species and rank varies on how much they cost. It all depends on how efficient that one covie troop is in killing spartans. Depending on what you pick, that covie troop has its own "loadout". For example, grunts can either start off with a plasma pistol or needler (unless you bought one of those grunts that uses heavy weapons such as the Fuel Rod Cannon or Plasma Launcher.) Weapon pickups are limited for the covenant players, just according to what the covie troop can use and what they are allowed to use.
Spartan players, on the other hand, are just spartans. They spawn in with whatever loadouts are available to them and can use any weapon they can get their hands on. However, Spartans have limited lives ( or perhaps they must defend something) and must make it through until the timer runs out. Whenever it does run out, Spartans win. If the covenant players complete their goal, then well obviously Spartans lose. And perhaps Spartans can gain regular old points (like in firefight) for a little competition of getting the highest score.
And perhaps certain covenant troops need certain requirements filled. Such as if you want to have a hunter, then you and your squad-mate must both be dead and must both have enough Special Points to buy it. So there will be a Hunter Pair. Some covenant troops may even have a bit of different controls (like flying a drone).
So, what do you all think about this idea?
* Beast Mode is a new game type in Gears of War 3, here is a link if you don't know what it is.
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