Kelos'vaarda-pattern storm rifle: Difference between revisions
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**The [[Sangheili Ranger]] [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2#Elite Ranger|action figure]] will include a code that will unlock the "''Chill''" skin for the storm rifle. | **The [[Sangheili Ranger]] [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2#Elite Ranger|action figure]] will include a code that will unlock the "''Chill''" skin for the storm rifle. | ||
*Strangely, the Storm Rifle does not count toward automatic loadout weapon commendations in ''[[War Games]]'', despite its predecessors all being considered automatic. | *Strangely, the Storm Rifle does not count toward automatic loadout weapon commendations in ''[[War Games]]'', despite its predecessors all being considered automatic. | ||
*The weapon's reticule is similar in both appearance and bloom behavior to the [[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved|plasma repeater]] from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The weapons firing styles are also similar, though the Storm Rifle lacks the "fire through overheat" feature that the Plasma Repeater has. | *The weapon's reticule is similar in both appearance and bloom behavior to the [[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved|plasma repeater]] from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The weapons' firing styles are also similar, though the Storm Rifle lacks the "fire through overheat" feature that the Plasma Repeater has. | ||
*It is possible to use equipment while the Storm Rifle is venting, which has lead to a tactic combining it with the Thruster Pack, whereupon the user fires till it overheats, jets to the side or in reverse to avoid incoming fire, then re-engages their target with the now-cooled weapon. | *It is possible to use equipment while the Storm Rifle is venting, which has lead to a tactic combining it with the Thruster Pack, whereupon the user fires till it overheats, jets to the side or in reverse to avoid incoming fire, then re-engages their target with the now-cooled weapon. | ||