vStealthYx Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 well I'm fed-up of it , halo 4 is set in 2558 or something like that and I'm angry that we have spaceships but where still using projectile weapons and after beating the covies you would think that we should get plasma and laser weapons because in my personal opinion i would like to have them. What do you people think ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconShelf Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 No. The UNSC has not been able to reverse engineer covenant weaponry, when they crack the case open, it is a mystery how they work. The UNSC has a specific style and it should stay that way, they are known in halo as the bullets while aliens are known for laser/Hardlight. If more games are set in late 2500s/2600s then yes but not now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainbrid Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 There's this thing called a spartan laser if you didn't know, kind of the only laser weapon there is Anyways, who cares about the little details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconShelf Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I, and many others care about the lore. And the Splaser is not hand portable compared to a rifle; it is a heavy weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderWombat Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Yeah ballistic weapons are pretty questionable if you ask me. The only upgrade from today is that they never jam, compared to 550 years ago today that is a horrible advancement. The UNSC also has the Spartan Laser, so it isn't like they don't know how to make a laser. I wouldn't mind if the UNSC equipped themselves with laser technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappehNinja Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 No, 'cuz there would have to be some tampering with the story line to make that happen. I don't think the UNSC have the economical side strong enough to support laser or plasma weapons. They barely got the Spartan Laser and the Rail Gun, plus you barely see any infantry using them. Also, it would be like asking for the covenant and the fore-runner to have ballistic weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GryffinGuy007 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 The UNSC have killed the Covenant many times. If Plasma was the better option, why haven't the Covenant prevailed over the Master Chief, with his simple Assault Rifle? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose The Ace Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 covie tech is a mystery still trying to be soved by the unsc they are getting into it thought with sheilds rail gun gauess hog etc but i think the unsc needs to stay mostley with bullets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1AK Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 What do you people think ? I think we're talking about a world where the 'marines' are no more advanced than modern day standard infantry in terms of armour, tactics or weaponry. The Halo universe is not a believable setting if you start from the premise that they are 500 years more advanced than we are and that is true for weapons as well as most other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappehNinja Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I think the UNSC should include Potato technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiing 0f Coffe Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 I think we're talking about a world where the 'marines' are no more advanced than modern day standard infantry in terms of armour, tactics or weaponry. The Halo universe is not a believable setting if you start from the premise that they are 500 years more advanced than we are and that is true for weapons as well as most other things. I think we're talking about a world where the 'marines' are no more advanced than modern day standard infantry in terms of armour, tactics or weaponry. The Halo universe is not a believable setting if you start from the premise that they are 500 years more advanced than we are and that is true for weapons as well as most other things. The UNSC's projectile technology has advanced more than you've realised, In the prologue of Contact Harvest, the Insurectionists used modern day SMG's and the bullets practically bounced off of Johnson's body armor, showing that projectile technology has advanced by a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Dog Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Maybe try this thought on for size. Being that this is a science fiction based game and that it is a given in many sci-fi based story lines that projectile based weapons work well against alien based life forms. An example would be Star Gate 1, SG1. Even though alien life forms have advanced weaponry, no "cannon' exists for the whole of science fiction. The game originally came with weapons based off of actual weapons used in today's armies, minus the shoulder fired laser. By comparison to your OP you could also ask why we are not fighting with remote operated androids, or why the Chief's armor has to weigh so much figuring the advancements made by this time period. This is the beauty of fiction, it is what the author of it creates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconShelf Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Don't forget, UNSC has M99 Stanchion GUASS rifle and GUASS cannon and a Railgun. All of which operate similarly and all of which do not exist today. MAC/ Super MAC is a gigantic Railgun. Mass Drivers as well. Those are all examples of futuristic UNSC weaponry that has been forgotten without mentioning the Splaser. Love how Contact Harvest explains UNSC warships as "A giant Railgun with engines" it fits the bill perfectly. Oh, and vehicles which carry unlimited ammo and fuel. We don't have them. And HUGE *** SPACESHIPS AND ORBITAL STATIONS, THEY'RE FUTURISTIC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbrabbit Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Yes they should, the game makers really insult people with this since they make the UNSC only have non-laser weapons. I really think the UNSC should have laser weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi1176 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I dont think it would fit with the story, they already have the spartan LASER and even thats a little weird comapared to the bullets the UNSC uses. leave the lasers and plasma for the covies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Element Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 spartan laser and guass hog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melon0111 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 The reason the covenant didnt win the war is because (like it says in the books) they are "adaptive not innovative" so thats why the humans were able to improve the shield tech and stuff. And that means the covenant was stuck with the tech they could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Blue Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I think good old lead and gunpowder has served the humans well, compared to the Covenant plasma weapons that could potentially melt your hand off if you fire it for too long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconShelf Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 spartan laser and guass hog GUASS cannons are essentially Railguns. Slightly different but not lasers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Composite Armour Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Why change to expermiental technology over the tried and true? Although I do question why the UNSC uses an inferior tank design to Real world tanks. The Scorpion is the equal of a WWII experiment tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappehNinja Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Why change to expermiental technology over the tried and true? Although I do question why the UNSC uses an inferior tank design to Real world tanks. The Scorpion is the equal of a WWII experiment tank. Perhaps it's design is more economical and easier to create bigger production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Massey Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Humanity have always developed counter weapon tech, so IMHO the UNSC would have developed more powerful SA KE rounds to deal more effectively with any Covie personal sheilding, Brutes etc, then the current UNSC ammo can. Small arm, weapon and ammunition development would not stagnate, especialy in the dire situation was humanity was in in the HALO universe, if anything IMHO it would have increased. Regards, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacoNinja720 Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 No way if the UNSC used plasma weapons it would only look like Star Wars but it would be nice to have a laser rifle of some sort rather than just the Spartan Laser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudDrunkIrish Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Well considering that the first guns were ballistic weapons and we still use the same basic principle today i have to say I would not be surprised to see tham in 500 yrs. Its only if armour became too strong for such a gun type that it would need to evolve and in the Halo universe the armour is not too strong. They were also deadly at killing flood!! Also improved ammunition for a ballistic weapon is like a whole new weapon in its own right. I guess thats where their focus lay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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