. (This poll is unbiased, which is why there's the 1st option on the poll) So, its Friday (yes!!!!) and I want to talk about Halo 4's Specializations and get some feedback from all of you to see what would be best for the future of Halo and report it back to 343i. Here are the results / posts from Halo Waypoint to look back on (without poll) - https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst235798_Future-Halo---Specializations.aspx -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The idea I gathered so far to fix Specs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [u][b]"Specializations" name now called "Pursuits"[/b][/u] *********************************** > [u][b]10 Pursuits, 10 levels each[/b][/u] > [u][b]Unlocks through Honor Mark system[/b][/u] [i]- Armor Set - Armor Set Design - Armor Set Material - Emblem foregrounds - Emblem Backgrounds - Visor Designs - Visor Colors[/i] > [u][b]Aesthetic, gained from commendations via smaller challenges[/b][/u] [i]- 50/50 will be grinding (passive), other half being skill (active) - 50/50 will be basic and other half will be advanced (n0obs vs pros) - 75% complete overall in order to continue to the next Pursuit - Will be 'difficult' to fully complete each Pursuit to coax players[/i] >[u] [b]Each MP character (Spartan, Elite, Promethean) has it's own:[/b][/u] [i]- Pursuits - Unlocks - Honor Marks - Comms/Challenges[/i] > [u][b]Will have a three tier aspect for completeness for each Pursuit[/b][/u] [i]- Lacking - Sufficient - Mastered[/i] > [u][b]Designed "Artistic Field" aka 'play styles' types for players[/b][/u] > [u][b]"Artistic Fields" are only titles, or names exclusively[/b][/u] [i]- Dexterous........... skills for being quick in combat - Rupture................ skills for being offensive - Guardian............... skills for being defensive - Strategist.......... skills for stationary executing - Sharpshooter........ skills for executing from a distance[/i] > [b][u]The Contract[/u] [/b] [i]Players sign up, and bet on the system to beat a Specialization in a certain amount of time, instead of being unlimited, which normally it is, the full Armor set for the Specialization will be given to player after the time has been surpassed, but get this, players that beat the time challenge (which is hard) players will receive a modified version of the Armor for the reward.....the modification to the armor is a secondary Armor Skin design, in conjunction with having small equipment attached to the armor similar to Reach. If players fail to beat the time, all commendations are reset.[/i] [b]***************************************************[/b] > [i]After all Pursuits are mastered for a specific MP character, players are rewarded a set number (3) Armor Effects in which he/she has reached max Rank. Would be limited to a couple Armor Effects, but are really awesome. Also each MP character has a set of unique Armor Effects not found on the others.[/i] [b]****************************************************[/b] >[i] Pursuits can be used fully (all MP Characters) in Social playlists, while the Spartan character will only be used in Ranked playlists but still advance in it's Pursuits[/i] [b]*****************************************************[/b]