I know that Halo isn't as big as it used to be, but just imagine a Halo MMO. A certain studio ( cant recall the name atm ) started production on a Halo MMO back in the 2000's but it was canceled. Halo's universe has more than enough content and lore to launch a fully supported MMO. It's my dream to see something like this come true.
The game would launch with 4 races, none of which are faction specific: Spartan, Marine, Elite, and Brute.
( other races added in pairs of two in future expansion packs like WoW )
I haven't brain stormed much about the classes but here's just some ideas I came up with while typing:
Defender: A tough soldier outfitted with heavy armor and advanced shields tasked with guarding his/her allies at all costs. Two different play styles/specs: One handed melee/handgun with a plasma shield or two-handed machine gun.
Tactician:Medium armored class that utilizes traps, snares, explosives, and poisons to take down his/her enemies. Two different play styles: Dual wield weapons and summon a permanent robot minion that behaves like a Hunters pet in WoW. The specializes in traps and turrets to daze, poison, shock, and kill his/her enemies.
Mender: Lightly armored class that harnesses technology to heal and assist themselves as well as other players. Menders can heal and resurrect allies by various means, the main median for healing is a permanent companion the flies nearby the Mender. Each race gets its own companion model but with the same exact abilities. Marine/Spartan: Standard UNSC Combat Healing Unit ( floating bot ) and Elites/Brutes: the Covenant Engineer, seen in Halo 3: ODST and other Halo media.
I can think of many other classes but this is just a base example of: Tank, DPS/Utility, Healer.
I can think of hundreds of different zones and locations that are viable for gameplay and exploration. Dungeons and Raids are basically already set up in the Halo games with all the iconic locations, ships, and planets.
The potential for Mounts, Companions, Loot, Abilities, Enemies, and reputable Factions is incredible. I could type for hours about the places we'd visit and the things we would see.
There are also a lot of " big bads" in the Halo universe with the Covenant, Forerunners, ONI, and the Flood coming off the top of my head. The Flood would be like the Old Gods of the MMO, since that essentially what they are to the Halo universe already.
If any of you like the idea or have anything to add, please comment below. I'm really looking forward to some of you guy's ideas. I know how creative this forum can be. Thanks all, have a good day.