I was thinking it would be his instinct.
Maybe Arby could have a move that staggers his opponent, like a different version of Sword Charge :D. It would also be cool if Arby could recapture, but I don’t see what move he would have that could do that.
Elites are known to do some pretty fancy leg work martial arts-wise. Maybe he could deliver an Overhead(I think thats what its called) kick like Shago to recapture.
Yeah! Maybe it could be a special move or something!
I also had a pretty interesting idea for an instinct ability; Phantom Assault. Pretty much, the Arbiter calls for a Phantom Gunboat that fires a barrage of projectiles at the opponent, in which can juggle the opponent and allow the Arbiter to recapture them.
Actually guilty gear has a pretty good use for cloaking. chip a ninja type charecter can activate a cloak that kinda swirls around him. Some parts run invisible and others don’t. Like at some point the swirl covers the right side of his chest and parts of his legs(which would be good in covering certain mixups) and other times in the move time limit it would cover other non important parts of his body. im pretty sure the swirl pattern is random though
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So you say, but I’d be happy to properly train you/let you play around with the idea properly - I don’tbelieve you’ve given it its full attention,though correct me if I’m wrong. I’m happy to teach anyone who wants to learn about how it’s done.
I appreciate the offer, but my hearing’s shot, so…
I hope not. like others said before cloacking in fighting games are always pretty lame and I don’t see a way to make it work.
If anyone could make it work, IG would be the ones to do it.
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Oh nice, Arbiter speculation. I guess that I am finally getting that charge character I always wanted.
I don’t think we’ll see a charge character in this game, at least not one like SF.
I’ll bet Kim’s cute face that we don’t get one.
Back on topic. I could see him wield two different weapons in each hand. Maybe switch to a third ir fourth like in a weapon wheel. I think he will be an Aria but without assists, meaning that he combines gun and sword attacks.
I’m looking forward to playing this character - to have a previously inaccessible character as a playable fighter (since Halo isn’t playable by totally blind people as far as I’d guess) is a great addition
Combos aren’t impossible to break without sight - @RGLOfficial can attest to that as I broke a large amount of his combos last session…
I like all the ideas being thrown around. Also this’ll mean we’ll get a KI Arbiter figure eventually…
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IMO Arbiter could be a two stances character.
In both stances, his dashes are great, but his walkspeed isn’t great. His jump it’s similar to Wulf’s.
Energy shield: Arbiter activates his energy shield, giving him one hit of armor. It has a cooldown and has to be manually activated
Shangheili assault: Long range tackle, get’s a range and damage improvement in blade stance.
Blade stance: Arbiter wields his trademark plasma sword, getting acces to a long reach overhead assault. Punch normals deals increased damage, HP staggers and c.HP causes knockdown
-Ranged stance: Arbiter wields Coventant carbine and plasma grenades. He can store up to two grenades(starts with 1), his grenade ender allows him to regenerate 1(lvl 1 and 2 ender) or both(lvl 3 and 4). Plasma grenades work similar as Cinder Pyrobombs, but they don’t dissapear on hit and they explode after a set time. The explosion can be blocked, on hit causes stagger.
He cam shoot his carbine up to 5 times, then he has to reload it. Carbine ender reloads it but deals poor damage. Carbine ender deals poor damage, puts a lot distance between characters, and reloads weapon. Shots can be hold and canceled into dash. If punch button it’s hold, the Arbiter keeps firing until ammo it’s depleted, and can walk and jump while shooting. Each shot deals poor damage, but staggers grounded opponents and flip outs airborne.
In both stances the Arbiter has poor defense options aside his dashes. When in blade stance he gets really good mix-up opportunities up close and deals great damage. When in ranged stance, he can control the space with his carbine, grenades and the help of his energy shield
Didn’t Rising Thunder do that with Crow?
Yeah but I think it’s a pic only game, so it can’t play two people on one screen…I think
It worked because it was only online exhibitions. The person playing Crow would see him but his opponent wouldn’t.
Reviving this thread because it’s relevant.
It looks like we were right about…
Well…
#A LOT!
Copy & paste from my post in the Trailer topic:
So far:
-A launcher ender that can be followed by carbine shots. Or maybe the carbine shots are part of an ender?
-One of his linkers seems similar to Glacius Cold shoulder
-A switching sides grab, similar to Thunder’s?
-Plasma grenades causes stagger, maybe can be sticked even in a hard knockdown?
-Really far reaching aerial sword thrust. Maybe some short of divekick?
-Jago’s Laser sword alike linker, even in shadow version
-As far as I see it, the camo it’s only a ender, not a mechanic. He uses it, then slash Thunder, and reappears in a final backstab. Probably his damage ender
His carbine seems fun. My bets:
-As I said in his speculation thread, maybe he has two stances, one with the carbine, another with the sword. After this trailer, seems less plausible
-His carbine deals great amounts of potential damage, or the opposite, the carbine depletes potential damage
-Maybe must be reloaded?
Also, he is taller than Thunder, maybe similar to Glacius
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Also, I have noticed in 1:46, he seems to have his energy shield up. Maybe his instinct gives him shields, absorbing projectiles or physical hits?
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