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Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG*
Posted By: Quirel <I_am_quirel@Hotmail.com>Date: 8/20/12 4:23 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG* (bluerunner)


: Those exist today, but they're pretty much as inaccurate as the game ones.
: Select fire would have been nice on the AR.

Sort of. Kind of. Not really.
Yeah, the AK-47 fires a 7.62mm round, but it's a short round. The MA5 series fires a full rifle-caliber bullet, the same one used for the M14 and the M60 machine gun. That alone makes the recoil excessive even without factoring in advances in propellant.

: Mid7night (I think it was him) did a great spreadsheet a few years ago that
: demonstrated the absurd physics behind the MAC rounds in the books and
: games.

It's one of the little things in Halo where the writers clearly had no sense of scale.

: Isn't it supposed to be an anti-aircraft gun? Anyway, the highly exposed
: gunner and passengers bugs me more.

Doesn't matter if it is an anti-aircraft gun. It's firing ammunition with dimensions identical to the .50 BMG. The M2 Browning could do the same job, and would probably weigh less.

I'd like to see an uparmor package make its debut, giving the doors, a roof, and gunner protection. But so long as vehicle design is driven by the needs of multiplayer, I don't think that'll ever happen.

: Also look at the recent Halo 4 screen
: shots of the Chief in the warthog. He can't even see over the dash.

>:(

: Never thought of that. That would actually be pretty cool to see a regular
: marine use it like that.

Funny. I've mentioned that theory several times before.

And yeah, it would be neat to see what functions they could pack into the MA5's shell.
The lower shell that serves as a handgrip also probably stores a long-lasting battery and maintenance tools.

: Kinda busy to look right now, but I've seen some concept pictures of the AR
: with a rail on top. I really liked it and wished that we had seen
: something like that in the game.

Every one I've seen results in a gun that's a little too vertical for my tastes.

And then there's the fanart someone found of a 'roid-raging Marine firing an MA5 outfitted with a vertical foregrip.
No. Just no.


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                                                                                               Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG*Quirel 8/20/12 10:18 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG*bluerunner 8/20/12 11:11 a.m.
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                                                                                         Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG*General Vagueness 8/20/12 2:06 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG*NotTheVacuum 8/20/12 2:12 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG*General Vagueness 8/20/12 2:30 p.m.
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                                                                       Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG*Hedgemony 8/17/12 10:13 a.m.
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                                                                             Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG*Quirel 8/17/12 12:48 p.m.
                                                           Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG*Quirel 8/17/12 12:25 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Visor centric helmets, eh? *IMG*bluerunner 8/17/12 12:51 p.m.
                                         Neat enough in their own right...Nikko B201 8/16/12 4:44 p.m.
                       Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseserpx 8/20/12 9:24 p.m.
                             Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on thesedavidfuchs 8/20/12 9:26 p.m.
                                   Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseserpx 8/20/12 9:56 p.m.
                                         Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseChewbaccawakka 8/20/12 10:40 p.m.
                                         Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseQuirel 8/20/12 11:25 p.m.
                                               Good Catch! *NM*NotTheVacuum 8/21/12 8:36 a.m.
                                                     Good Catch?!Quirel 8/21/12 8:43 a.m.
                                                           Re: Good Catch?!NotTheVacuum 8/21/12 9:14 a.m.
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                                               Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseRC Master 8/21/12 9:36 a.m.
                                                     Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseQuirel 8/21/12 9:58 a.m.
                                                           Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseserpx 8/21/12 10:00 a.m.
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                                               Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseHedgemony 8/21/12 10:15 a.m.
                             Re: Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseNsU Soldier 8/20/12 11:07 p.m.
                             My Theory on why there's mixed feelings on theseBeckx 8/21/12 10:23 a.m.
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                             Re: IGN article confirmedAvateur 8/16/12 9:34 p.m.
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                                               My understanding as well *NM*Lurono 8/18/12 5:00 a.m.
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     Rubbish.kapowaz 8/22/12 6:52 a.m.
           Re: Rubbish.NotTheVacuum 8/22/12 7:56 a.m.
           I couldn't agree more. *NM*Hyokin 8/22/12 10:30 a.m.
           Re: Rubbish.Archilen 8/22/12 3:34 p.m.
                 Precisely.Azo 'Galvat 8/22/12 4:11 p.m.
                       Re: Precisely.kapowaz 8/23/12 1:59 a.m.
           More Reach concepts.Gravemind 8/22/12 5:26 p.m.
                 Wish it made it in reach.zoojoo 8/22/12 5:34 p.m.
                 Re: More Reach concepts.Archilen 8/23/12 5:36 a.m.
                       Re: More Reach concepts.Gravemind 8/23/12 6:16 p.m.
                             Re: More Reach concepts.kapowaz 8/24/12 3:16 a.m.
                                   Re: More Reach concepts.Quirel 8/24/12 9:03 a.m.
                                         Re: More Reach concepts.Archilen 8/24/12 9:58 a.m.
           Re: Rubbish.Quirel 8/22/12 9:28 p.m.



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