Evolution of UNSC Weapons in Every Halo Game (1999 - 2023)

[@4realm8rusirius]

I miss the CE shotgun,when the shotgun was effective in PVE

[@doomfan8603]

Reach shotgun is pretty good

[@4realm8rusirius]

@@doomfan8603 not against AI

[@B1ologix]

@@4realm8rusirius you tripping bruh reach shotgun was good asl

[@doomfan8603]

@@4realm8rusirius My legendary playthrough begs to differ

[@MaxiemumKarnage]

@@4realm8rusirius This mf'er really just out here saying the Reach shotty is bad against AI.... ... It's probably the person using it.

[@mellowtron1166]

Totally agree about the Halo Reach Magnum. It wasn't as strong as Halo CE's pistol, but the higher rate of fire and scope was a step in the right direction. I distinctly remember one of my high school classmates saying that the Halo Reach magnum was the best magnum since Halo CE.

[@redmist6630]

16:02 casually lasers someone from orbit

[@andyn46]

I thought the exact same thing back in the day. The Reach Magnum was SIGNIFICANTLY more useable than the one in 2 or 3. The sidekick in infinite reminds me of it a lot. Not overpowered, but definitely not bad in a pinch. It’s a good balance

[@mellowtron1166]

@@andyn46 yeah, 2's magnum had a fast fire rate but with terrible accuracy and damage. Halo 3's magnum shot so slow and had the janky projectile tracking. So Reach's magnum was a good upgrade. It would become very inaccurate if you kept squeezing the trigger but overall it was an improvement.

[@normalplayer7377]

CE, ODST and Reach had the best Magnums.

[@duplicarus]

It’s crazy that different models of the M6 all fire the same calibre explosive rounds, but some are more powerful than others. I know it’s a balancing thing, but you get the same problem when comparing the MA5C and the BR55 in Halo 3. Which both fire the same round, but the BR55 has way less shots to kill, even without hitting headshots

[@_spooT]

I remember the magnum back in the day. It felt like you took out the gun of a main battle tank and compressed it into pistol size. Every boom was worth it

[@KatsuyaTheFuuk]

10:40 Well now that we actually have the Pimps at Sea build completely public, (I assume this was recorded awhile ago) this is most likely an early version of the missile pod. The normal rocket launcher is in the build alongside this, and when you pick this up it drops if you try to melee or switch weapons

[@dielitdasu9082]

It’s been fun watching the changes subtly happen

[@redmist6630]

halo 5 is the lemon flavour of halo

[@Yoda_16358]

3:36 Star Wars: Republic Commando also had a very accurate reticle for the DC-17M IWS Sniper Attachment. Actually, thinking about it, that game is similar to Halo in a lot of ways. Has separate Health and Shield bars, the pistol is actually viable and is kinda your main weapon (everything else runs out of ammo very fast), the Assault Rifle has a large circle reticle, sniper has an accurate reticle and 2 zoom modes (also there is night vision but that is separate from the Sniper). Stuff like that. It’s also different in a lot of ways and its definitely not just a Halo clone for Star Wars (biggest difference in Republic Commando you lead a full AI squad and have proper control over them and can give them different orders and they actually do them really well). But I think the RC devs may have been inspired by Halo CE a lot, which is cool

[@primusvsunicron1]

In Halo 2 and 3 I always give Stacker a sniper rifle like he had on Assault on the Control Room

[@JDotLoc]

That was Johnson

[@primusvsunicron1]

@@JDotLoc they both did when you get to the hole in the wall

[@vegeta002]

Pro Pipe; one of the few grenade launchers in gaming you actually need some skill and experience to use well.

[@ThommyofThenn]

Nice to see you guys. I've come to like this channel more over the last year.

[@fase1doughnut]

4:32 more importantly, we could launch weapons across the map straight into our hands

[@EO-fv3wc]

Can’t believe I haven’t seen you guys before! I really needed some Halo content

[@cameronyoung8297]

I’m hoping they bring all the UNSC weapons into infinite as controversial as it is to say that it’s be cool

[@SuperLucky7]

I feel like that's a pretty common sentiment amongst most fans, it's mostly just 343 that's against it.

[@Thorax2552]

One thing I'm surprised you guys didn't mention from H5 was the promethean tech modded UNSC weapons

[@trevtravel]

Which UNSC weapons were Promethean modded? I know the Mythic weapons, but that was just specialized Covenant, Promethean, and UNSC weaponry improved by the respective groups.

[@Thorax2552]

@@trevtravel primarily the warzone variants like the AR and such but there was also the hidden shotgun in the first mission with Chief

[@josecarrilloii4036]

Here's my list of my favorite U.N.S.C. firearms in the series -- • *Misriah Armory M6D[2] P.D.W.S. Magnum Pistol* -- *"Halo: Combat Evolved [Anniversary]" (2001; 2011).* • *Misriah Armory MA5 Series I.C.W.S. Assault Rifle* -- "Halo: C.E. [Annivarsary]," *"Halo 2: Anniversary" (2014;* *multiplayer only),* *"Halo 3" (2007),* *"Halo 3: ODST" (2009),* *"Halo 4" (2012)* and *"Halo 5: Guardians" (2015).* • *Misriah Armory BR55/85[HB/N] Series Battle Rifle* -- *"Halo 2: Classic" (2004),* "Halo 2: Anniversary," "Halo 3" *(my personal favorite model),* "Halo 3: ODST" *(Firefight only* on *"The Master Chief Collection"),* "Halo 4" and "5." ▪︎ The *BR75 Battle Rifle* in *"Halo: Infinite" (2021)* is actually an *redesigned version* of the *original BR55 Battle Rifle* in "Halo 2." • *Misriah Armory M392/395 Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR)* -- *"Halo: Reach" (2010)* and "Halo 4." ▪︎ *NOT* including the *"Halo 5" model.* • *Misriah Armory M90[A] C.A.W.S. Shotgun* -- *The "Halo" Original Trilogy (2001-2007)* and "Halo 3: ODST." ▪︎ Alternative model(s): *M45[D] Tactical Shotgun* from "Halo: Reach" and *"Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary" (2011;* *Campaign only with the Anniversary graphics).* • *Misriah Armory SRS-99 Series A.M. (Anti-Materiel) Sniper Rifle* -- *The whole damn series!* • *Misriah Armory M41 S.P.N.K.r. Rocket Launcher* -- The whole series. • *Misriah Armory "S.A.W." (Squad Automatic Weapon)* -- "Halo 4" & "5."

[@HaloDarkKnight117]

Finally, Luke gets to narrate to good part of the video!

[@hunterdavis7637]

What about the flame thrower in halo 3? I’m pretty sure you only got to use it for one mission, but it was still there

[@halozilla674]

My favorite unsc weapon is the BR 55HB SR rifle magazine size 36 is my favorite gun in halo

[@GetsNapped-vd9xb]

I always loved halo 5s weapons, their smooth reloads and satisfying hit mark sounds

[@burgerbran]

yeah me too. i especially love how the H5 shotgun looks

[@GetsNapped-vd9xb]

@@burgerbran YES

[@nepenthy9804]

not just the hit mark sounds, i love those little dash lines popin up as hit marker, very statisfying especially when you are using burst weapon like BR

[@TisCaleb]

4:04 You only got two shots, do not miss your chance to blow -Master Mathers

[@leonardocappelletti9556]

Could you do a tier list of all the Halo cutscenes? Maybe ranking them by atmosphere, pathos, soundtrack, settings/visual effects, characters and theri dialogues

[@RosheenQuynh]

Ooooh, I like this!!!!!

[@Dysomniah]

Damn I wish the Saw would make a comeback in Infinite !

[@Treso14]

Love the videos Rocketsloth, I always liked the reach magnum as reach was my first halo game and the scope was worth the decreased damage along with improved firerate

[@zhheiimer]

I’d like to see a video about the unreleased missions of ce/halo 2

[@lightninglj]

Narrator: *mentions hang em high* Me: *hearing fortunate son while having Vietnam flashbacks from the GameSpy days*

[@drewbocaca8576]

Don't forget that most of the UNSC was based of the USCM from Aliens 1986.

[@noahdavid2268]

I like how in every halo game, he used clips from campaign and from multiplayer. But in halo infinite he only used weapon practice (yes he did use him showing the old shotgun and the saw but it was mostly the academy.) Why didn’t he use clips from Halo Infinite’s campaign?!

[@redmist6630]

12:45 never noticed that

[@ZK9931]

good job man

[@Spartan3D213]

Love the halo reach asethetics and ironically the variety we've seen in halo 5.

[@ryan_1099]

Considering the chances of the Magnum being added to Infinite, I'm curious what model they'd decide on using.

[@redmist6630]

15:44 holy shit one-handed rocket launcher is curse af

[@Dragzerg77]

LNG in shambles rn

[@cobeoe]

5:57 I Actually Want that sword not just the game but in real life too that's the same look of the sword when you change the difficulty level When you go to normal medium hard

[@AcridFiend905]

Halo wars 2 introduced a new sniper. Looks like a bolt action sniper meant to be used is support of a watch drone.

[@Ratich]

Reticles for sniper rifles was the norm at 2001 rather than the exceptiom

[@KyleBrodie-l5d]

Halo CE and BF Bad Company 2’s 1911 imo are the 2 best sidearms in gaming history. I know the deagle from counter strike also has to be up there

[@zidiousg8119]

So thats where the blades on the difficulties comes from. I have always thought they felt out of place since there are no UNSC-melee weapons, and machetes don't feel like the year 2550.

[@Jaiki]

well i just found out after 20 years that the CE sniper can go night vision mode, thanks

[@TK--ch9jl]

Him: only 5 weapons for unsc! Me: as opposed to the 3 covenant weapons?

[@salamanderofvulkan7419]

damn i realy want to see/ play a version of the old halo or a a recreation or studio or indie developer make one maby there is one already i cant be the only one who has thought of this before right?

[@Slayer66037]

Missed the different variants of the unsc weapons hiddin in halo infinite I forgot the name of it but I love the hidden sniper variant you find in the campaign

[@theEWDSDS]

16:06 why does the SMG look like a P90 without its scope structure?

[@3wbasie]

That CE assault rifle noise hits different

[@holcomx]

Bro talked about the flame thrower in every game except the one it was in

[@beeno3487]

I saw the covey weapon vid and knew this was coming. 😊

[@duplicarus]

Fun fact about the Assault rifle is we get a different model for each mainline game. Except for Halo 4 and 5. This applies to other weapons as well. Halo CE: MA5B Halo 3: MA5C Halo Reach: MA37 Halo 4 and 5: MA5D Halo Infinite: MA40

[@duplicarus]

For pistols following the same Mainline game outline Halo CE: M6D Halo 2: M6C Halo 3 and Reach: M6G Halo 4: M6H Halo 5: M6H2 Halo Infinite: not even an M6 series pistol, but the Mk50 What’s interesting about the Mk50 is that it DOES NOT fire explosive rounds and uses 10mm rounds instead

[@Datalanche]

Y'all talked so much about the Flamethrower's that didn't make it into Halo but overlooked the Halo 3 Flamethrower! 😂

[@thejunkmanlives]

i never understood the all the talk about the ce pistol when the ce shotgun was the hero of any legendary run. your not beating the flood without it. it was progressively nerfed into a melee weapon since anything outside of 5 feet would just annoy anything you shot at.

[@trevtravel]

The Halo 5 Mythic weapons, like Nornfang, you missed 😊 But that's all I can think of!

[@Briochebun4359]

if yall havent play the playlist in mcc for no precision weapons on combat evolved, it really lets the sandbox show and its not just magnums

[@klaykid117]

Man what is it with games adding a spear gun for underwater combat only to cut all of underwater combat? Fallout has done this twice as well.

[@JtGorski00]

@RocketSloth Could you do a video on the Halo 1 railgun? It’s something that is very rarely talked about but something I dearly miss from the Halo Custom Edition days. 😭😭 Or maybe just a video explaining what Halo Custom Edition was and how people modded their X-Box’s and PC versions? That stuff was so terribly fun and makes me sad we’ll never have that again. 😔 I miss the early 2000’s.

[@inductivegrunt94]

Seeing the changes over the years is amazing. But I really want the old weapons to return in Infinite. The newer weapons don't feel right when we have weapons already that already have their place. The Commando is just a full auto DMR, which we're getting, the Stalker Rifle is just a Plasma Carbine/non supercombine Needle Rifle, the Manger is just the Spiker and Mauler put together, etc. The weapons are good. But I feel 343 is trying to add more new that don't work when the old already work great. But that's just me.

[@haijakk5264]

Infinite's sandbox works so much better than the Bungie Halos sandboxes.

[@ShawFujikawa]

How is reusing old weapon niches for new weapons anything unique to Infinite or even to 343? The SMG, Plasma Repeater and SAW are just an AR. The Beam Rifle is just a Sniper Rifle. The BR, Carbine, DMR, Needle Rifle and Lightrifle are just slightly different copies of each other. The Fuel Rod Gun is just a semi-auto Rocket Launcher. The Mauler is just a dual-wieldable Shotgun. The Concussion Rifle is just a Brute Shot. The Focus Rifle is just a Sentinel Beam. The Railgun is just a Splaser. Nigh all of the Promethean weapons have some kind of shared niche with an older one. Do you see how this argument gets completely out of hand? If anything Infinite has some of the least weapon design crossover of any Halo game thus far.

[@Captain_Yata]

Halo 4 shotgun is a personal favourite of mine

[@jeffmiles4356]

I hate how the shotguns have looked ever since Reach. Also wish they could make the AR sound and feel as beefy as it did in CE

[@shboogie5379]

I had the ce shotgun, i must’ve died at least 800 times from the library

[@echoman4567]

Can you make a video on which halo had the most marines or how many Elites are in each campaign

[@cobeoe]

5:07 You know I like this 3rd person view I've always like 3rd person games a little bit more than the 1st person shooter could you get to see more around you and plan better

[@irishspartanstudios]

0:04 Okay, I play Titanfall. Who ripped off the G2A4?

[@infamousberserkhorse7674]

Bring back halo reach Grenade launcher please

[@ZK9931]

I agree my tv and controller were shaking because of the rifle

[@AtomicShadow64]

HALO 3 HAD A FLAME THROWER! YOU MISSED IT!

[@ryu411]

Halo: Combat Evolved shotgun > Every other Halo shotgun.

[@harmagedonFR]

the multiplayer of halo 5 is so perfect

[@bloodshamanpixel]

I hope 343 goes back to the halo 5 type sandbox where they just add all the guns

[@Blue_Fire-Chibi]

17:29 Fun Fact I discovered this grenade launcher using a glitch

[@lucasmurdoch6774]

At 5:52 I did a double take when I saw a spartan on a Minecraft map.

[@PantsyPaws]

Halo CE: Magnum Assault Rifle Shotgun Sniper Rifle Rocket Launcher Flamethrower Halo 2: Magnum SMG Shotgun Battle Rifle Sniper Rifle Rocket Launcher Halo 3: Magnum Auto Mag (ODST & MCC) SMG Silenced SMG (ODST & MCC) Assault Rifle Shotgun Battle Rifle Sniper Rifle Rocket Launcher Flamethrower MG Turret Missile POD Spartan Laser Halo Reach: Magnum Assault Rifle Shotgun DMR Sniper Rifle Greade Launcher Rocket Launcher Spartan Laser Target Designator Halo 4: Magnum Assault Rifle Battle Rifle DMR Shotgun Sniper Rifle Saw Sticky Detonator Rocket Launcher Railgun Spartan Laser Halo 5: Magnum Classic Magnum SMG Assault Rifle Battle Rifle Classic Battle Rifle DMR Shotgun Sniper Rifle Saw Chaingun Jorge's Chaingun Pro Pipe (Grenade Launcher) Classic Rocket Launcher Rocket Launcher Hydra Railgun Spartan Laser MG Turret Gauss Turret Halo Infinite: Sidekick Assault Rifle Battle Rifle Commando Benit Rifle Bulldog Sniper Rifle Rocket Launcher Hydra

[@anthonybecker2742]

Hey next u should do the covent weapons

[@OldTownRanch]

At 4:56 what map is that!?

[@nightsky5882]

The Waffle House has found it's new host

[@ghosttiee9212]

But on halo 3 odst flood firefight you can get the energy sword to and gravity hammer

[@darlekkiller2630]

I miss the snipers NTW-20 look

[@HFMG20048]

All of the assault rife shows the main objective

[@ElijahBarber-b5g]

The flame thrower in halo 3

[@matthewadonis3020]

Looked better in 1999 then Halo Infinite

[@Falloutgamer347]

This is probably obvious but how do the survivor shotgun and magnum differ from the regular versions in halo 2A multiplayer? I havent played it much at all, this is in fact my first time hearing of them

[@ryan_1099]

As far as I can tell they don't function any different. Like At all

[@Falloutgamer347]

@@ryan_1099 oh, weird that they still included them in the game then

[@TusksTheAxew]

There's no statistical difference aside from less starting ammo and less max ammo capacity last i checked, purely to make Infection game modes more tense.

[@LangeManGlenn]

My biggest problem with new weapons in Infinite is that they don't look like Halo weapons. The new UNSC weapons just look like they come from CoD Modern Warfare. New Covenant/Vanished weapons, though fun as hell to use, look like standard scifi weaponry.

[@warbrand2]

Hey you guys should do a run o Ruby's rebalanced for CE, best mod on the steam workshop. blame the flamethrower for this line of thought.

[@pimbech]

Ce, just nostalgia

[@Belfilcouple]

You forgot in halo 3 fire wapen it funny you say is was in game file from 1 and 2 but in halo 3 you forgot to say you also use in the game campaign. On earth against the flood

[@yamaha94O]

Kinda worth mentioning how good the sidekick is in infinite how accurate and how lighting fast the firing and reloading is. You can mop whole squads with the sidekick alone. Lol

[@josephgregory7981]

No DMR love. Best weapon in the franchise.

[@MegaJerkin14]

I think you missed the bullpup shotgun from halo infinite

[@raymondjiang3978]

The halo 3 plasma rifle never returned in halo 3 odst also & bought back the brute plasma rifle

[@matthewpage2006]

You forgot the halo 3 flamethrower

[@aegis6485]

I want the railgun and SAW in Infinite.

[@theaxia]

Shylily flavor, respecc

[@Tokyoprism]

Weird to me how UNSC tech hasn’t really progressed at all throughout the franchise. Especially after gaining access to advanced Alien tech. After the treaty with elites after halo 3 there really should’ve been some major advancements but here they are in infinite using all the same old unchanged shit, still losing wars because they refuse to innovate

[@rayquinones8292]

Halo 2 beta BR single fire was missed

[@LNYT2024]

im dumb, What does UNSC stand for? Edit: i know UNSC means their human made but still what does it stand for?

[@davbre26]

Some halos had a assassin kills should that be a machete?

[@PSYCHOPATH_AT_LARGE]

It’s really annoying how slow the pistol is in Halo 3

[@infamousberserkhorse7674]

I wish you could use the halo reach rat so bad

[@MrWilldoe]

You forgot halo CE magnum was in halo 5

[@Certifiedgamer-o9i]

You mist the golden sandwich

[@Y0urAverag3J03]

waifu cups is crazy 💀💀💀💀💀

[@GmNdWtchr96]

You know what the next step is: Forerunner weaponry Or you could measure how long it takes to touch grass in every Halo game, I guess.

[@keving2918]

Halo 5 super fiesta

[@mattpioletti6450]

The original Halo game that came out in 2001 is still the best the Master Chief collection second best

[@knightofarnor2552]

The biggest weakpoint of Infinite, to me, is the small number of weapons in the sandbox.