Electric Jesus

chainsaws would be great, but it seems to me that if any of these were actual weapons that take up a slot, it would be this... because it's so damn awesome! too OP for just melee, but i guess a 1 hit kill against multiple zombies on round 15+ from a katana is pretty op too IMO

i originally posted this on a different thread, but i want some more reliable feedback because i put a lot of thought into it. -V after WWII, the united states finally seized the much sought-after die glocke projects. after nearly a century of research and experiments, US military scientists created the perfect formula and perfected their new wonder weapon, following in the footsteps of group 935. thus, the U.S.M.C. BEAM CANNON was born. imagine a deep electronic whine, menacingly getting higher and higher, until a massive beam erupts from the barrel of your gun, annihilating every victim in your path- living, dead, or undead. this weapon is going to be long and tubelike in appearance, thicker than a wave gun but thinner than a stinger. it is held like an assault rifle, and has a single shot mag. it comes with 9 reserve "magazines" and has a medium reload time. while firing the beam cannon, you cannot rotate or look around nearly as fast as you normally can. it also pushes you back quite a bit. for example, it lowers your look sensitivity to 1 regardless of your current settings. this is to balance out the weapon, as it is pretty OP in its rawest form. not only that, but once you pull the trigger, it takes approx. 2 seconds before the beam is actually fired. this makes it a powerful and effective weapon, but not overpowered because it must be reloaded frequently, takes a moment to use even if it is already equipped, and restricts mobility. the beam itself is blue and continuous, and deals infinite damage. it has no splash damage, and kills any zombie it touches. the continuous beam lasts for about 3 seconds. so, in theory, your 48 zombies could be coming at you (bro) and you could point it at the far right of the horde. then, when you fire, sweep to the left and take them all down! it has infinite penetration through zombies but zero penetration through walls and obstacles. when the poor suckers are hit by it, they snap, crackle, and pop their way to hell as they thud to the ground with charred bodies and sparks flying off of them. upgraded it gets more ammo, (15 reserve) but retains its one round magazine. the time between you firing and the beam appearing is reduced to one second. the beam still lasts three seconds though. its name is simply the BEAM CANNON v.2 sorry for the long post. any ideas? comments?

thanks GOTDABOOM, you are my new best friend. any input on changes to my idea would be appreciated, because i put a great deal of thought into this and don't want my idea to perish in flames :lol:

the woman on the poster seems to have a sheathed katana on her leg. this got me thinking- what if there was an arsenal of melee weapons to buy in BOII? you would start with a knife, then you could buy either a ballistic knife, machete, katana, bowie knife, or many more! much like choosing guns in multiplayer, you will need to find a melee weapon that suits you with an ideal balance of speed, mobility, range, and power. i would imagine a katana would be a greatly balanced weapon. it is powerful, light, and long, so it would probably be effective past the effectiveness of a sickle or bowie knife. it might take longer to swing though. on the other hand, some types of swords might be able to dispatch multiple zombies per slash! they may even take up a weapon slot, meaning that they could be- dare i say it- PACK-A-MOTHERF*KING-PUNCHED! so feel free to post your ideas and hopes about new melee weapons in BLOPS2 zombies!

after WWII, the united states finally seized the much sought-after die glocke projects. after nearly a century of research and experiments, US military scientists created the perfect formula and perfected their new wonder weapon, following in the footsteps of group 935. thus, the U.S.M.C. BEAM CANNON was born. imagine a deep electronic whine, menacingly getting higher and higher, until a massive beam erupts from the barrel of your gun, annihilating every victim in your path- living, dead, or undead. this weapon is going to be long and tubelike in appearance, thicker than a wave gun but thinner than a stinger. it is held like an assault rifle, and has a single shot mag. it comes with 9 reserve "magazines" and has a medium reload time. while firing the beam cannon, you cannot rotate or look around nearly as fast as you normally can. it also pushes you back quite a bit. for example, it lowers your look sensitivity to 1 regardless of your current settings. this is to balance out the weapon, as it is pretty OP in its rawest form. not only that, but once you pull the trigger, it takes approx. 2 seconds before the beam is actually fired. this makes it a powerful and effective weapon, but not overpowered because it must be reloaded frequently, takes a moment to use even if it is already equipped, and restricts mobility. the beam itself is blue and continuous, and deals infinite damage. it has no splash damage, and kills any zombie it touches. the continuous beam lasts for about 3 seconds. so, in theory, your 48 zombies could be coming at you (bro) and you could point it at the far right of the horde. then, when you fire, sweep to the left and take them all down! it has infinite penetration through zombies but zero penetration through walls and obstacles. when the poor suckers are hit by it, they snap, crackle, and pop their way to hell as they thud to the ground with charred bodies and sparks flying off of them. upgraded it gets more ammo, (15 reserve) but retains its one round magazine. the time between you firing and the beam appearing is reduced to one second. the beam still lasts three seconds though. its name is simply the BEAM CANNON v.2 sorry for the long post. any ideas? comments?

if you think about it, the distance across a street is about the same as the distance from frags to flopper on ascension (roughly). sooooo, people who think the streets are too big and that this map is a joke have got another thing coming. trains will be just about the same as they were in BO. also, zombies will be spawning in all around you and you will be having a fit trying to dodge them without getting ASS RAPED especially since the horde of zombies is nearly 50 strong.