Halo Infinite's next update, Operation Frontlines, arrives on February 4th, and one of the big new content drops is a new gun - the Fuel Rod SPNKr.
In many ways, it's like if the Fuel Rod and the Rocket Launcher had a baby, showing how humanity has started integrating more covenant technology after the end of Halo 3's story. Which is super cool - in theory.
Demonstrating the weapon in a livestream, Halo Studios showed off a weapon that, in the opinion of many players, is just a little too close to the rocket launcher for comfort. In many ways, it feels like a re-skin of the rocket launcher, rather than a whole new weapon.
The Fuel Rod SPNKr has the same silhouette as the rocket launcher, and shares several features - including its animations.
It deviates from the traditional rocket launcher in two ways: first, at long ranges, the projectiles fall slightly with gravity - something that largely won't matter on smaller maps. The bigger sell, though, is a 6-round magazine. Compared to the rocket launcher's 2, that's no small change.
Player reactions to the new weapon trend negative, favoring disappointment over outright anger. The...
