New Weapon Idea: Sonic

[tyranical2]

I still think that it should be a bit longer range than the shotty, yeh the shotty is a bit of a coin toss but if in a close range situation id probably still go for it, but if say the screamer was double the range of the shotty...

[goferblitz]

Originally Posted by < Profess >

Wouldn't a Sonic-Blaster be better as a new power weapon?

In the Science-fictions I know to feature them they are shockwave launching cannons, rather than less-lethal stun-guns.

Pulping and tearing one another apart would be awesome. Plus with the new destructible cover it would be good for causing mayhem in general.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...onicBoomer.jpg

Seriously, get something like that with a charge-up time and a sound like an impossibly loud base-guitar strum and whoo.

Well mebby Lol.

Love the picture, it's pretty hard core. I think as this weapon gets the kinks talked out of it more and more, the better it sounds. I like the idea that maybe it would destroy cover...but not you opponent. I don't know how or why it would do that, but just picture it ripping away the destructible cover as the person behind it is stuck behind it, helpless. It just sounds like it would look really cool.

[SoaNaDe]

Well, I think a stunning device that can stun until you let go is too overpowered cause then teamates could run in and slaughter them as you stun anywhere from 1-4 enemies. Perhaps, it has a charge up like the hammer of dawn, then shoots out a blast of poison that slowly eats away at the enemies health, and upon the initial blast it stuns them for a very brief period (maybe a coughing animation or something). Anyway, thats just my input, if it has already been mentioned sorry, I don't read ALL the posts, just the OP.

[Chox]

It sounds like a cool Idea! But I already have images in my mind of how this would be used. Im thinkin' "last guy downed in warzone" moments here, along the line of the entire enemy team using the gun one after the other on the last man standing. Or worse, your own team using it on you one after the other...

[Mortificus]

Originally Posted by Chox

It sounds like a cool Idea! But I already have images in my mind of how this would be used. Im thinkin' "last guy downed in warzone" moments here, along the line of the entire enemy team using the gun one after the other on the last man standing. Or worse, your own team using it on you one after the other...

first off, sorry for not replying sooner, my internet was down.

ok, i see your concers chox, but you dont have to worry about that as much, because friendlies get stunned too, so you wouldnt have to worry about the humping..... but then again, they could just stun you down you, and then start the humping.......

and soanade, its supposed to stun the enemies for your team to finish off, but it has to be used just right because you have to aim it, and if you dont get all of them, then your screwed because that one guy will kill you almost instantly because your stuck walking there...... but your poison censor gun idea is kinda cool

[Mortificus]

Originally Posted by < Profess >

Wouldn't a Sonic-Blaster be better as a new power weapon?

In the Science-fictions I know to feature them they are shockwave launching cannons, rather than less-lethal stun-guns.

Pulping and tearing one another apart would be awesome. Plus with the new destructible cover it would be good for causing mayhem in general.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...onicBoomer.jpg

Seriously, get something like that with a charge-up time and a sound like an impossibly loud base-guitar strum and whoo.

Well mebby Lol.

that was an awesome picture, and yes, it would be really cool as a sonic blast that rips people apart instead of just a support weapon, too.... maybe i should come up with a theory for that

[Mortificus]

just thought id bring this up again, for all the new people on the forums to see

[Taffer]

I actually kind of like the idea. What with the Kantus and all, some sort of audio-based weapon would be nice to fit with the theme. As for how it should fit in the world, I believe that it should be based on the Kantus. Perhaps the COG studied dead Kanti (Kanti? I dunno the plural form) and found a way to install the vocal chords into a weapon (is that too ridiculous?) and by increasing the frequency they found a way to turn the reviving effect into an attack.

I don't really care for the lengthy stun effect idea though. I know Condemned 2 did it, but it would be totally badass if using it at close range would cause your opponent to grasp their head in agony, and after three or so seconds their head would explode (on their screen they could see the omen slowly fill up for those 3 seconds before their death).

It should definitely have a short warmup time like the hammer of dawn, but you should be forced to stand still when using it (you should be able to charge it while walking but then second it starts you should stop dead in your tracks) so you can't just fire it up and rush your opponents. I think it might help to balance it too if getting shot with a single bullet from any gun would cause you to stop, so during the three seconds if an enemy is caught in the radius their buddy can easily save them.

Maybe it could also act as a secondary means for reviving opponents from afar? I don't know how that would work though, since there's no secondary fire in Gears.

[Mortificus]

thanks taffer

[cjgone]

So this is a taser?