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Halo

Stellar Halo

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“…Light weapon system which fires a series of energy charges in the form of a horizontal arc, capable of hitting and immobilizing several enemies. Deadly at close range…” – in-game description

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Purchase Information
In-Game Cost	10,000 or 5,000
Real Value	$40
Exp Level	20
Type
Hardpoint	Light
Tier	III

Base Statistics		Attributes
Level	1	Energy
Damage	2,000 per energy round	Manual
Range	500 meters	Automatic
Reload	9 seconds	RWF
Capacity	5 energy rounds	Root
Unload	1.5 seconds	Energy

Workshop Production Information
1 Day Cost	3 Day Cost
140,000	460,000
Components	Components
80	230

Introduction

The Halo is a close to mid-range (up to 500 meters, with a 100-meter optimal range) light energy weapon.

Strategy

This energy shotgun is the light version of the medium Corona and heavy Glory.

The Halo is similar to the kinetic shotgun Gust, however each projectile adds to an enemy's root (lock down) threshold "bar". This means the higher the Halo's level the more effective it is at locking down opponents. Users should note that if the projectiles from any root shotgun (also Corona and Glory) don't hit the enemy previously fired at for a second or longer, the enemy's root threshold bar will slowly drain.

The Halo has high burst DPS and the ability to bypass energy shielding making it effective against Dash robots. Due to the large horizontal energy arc it is possible to immobilize multiple targets in one shot at a significant range. This weapon can be effective against stealth robots such as the Stalker, Loki, and Pursuer if mounted on a lower side hardpoint due to projectile spread.

The key difference between the Halo, Corona, and Glory, when compared to the Shredder and Pulsar, is that the latter two are precision weapons and usually can only immobilize one enemy robot at a time, while the Halo, Corona, and Glory can immobilize several enemies at once.

The Halo, Corona and Glory's immobilization ability has several important uses. In addition to immobilizing enemy robots for you and your teammates to destroy, they can stop beacon cappers dead in their tracks, giving your team more time to capture vital beacons and gain control of a match. This is especially useful in the game mode Beacon Rush where beacons are extremely important. Finally, if you are low on health and are being pursued by an enemy robot, the ability to root to the ground for a few seconds can allow you to retreat behind cover so that when they do attack you are ready to counterattack and hopefully have teammates to help you out.

Like all shotguns it has the weakness of dealing very little damage from its maximum range. This is due to the spread of the projectiles allowing only a small percentage of them to hit the target. Energy shotguns have an even larger shot spread when compared to their kinetic counterparts. This means they require the player to get extremely close to deal their maximum amount of damage.

The kinetic shotguns (Gust, Storm, and Thunder) have great synergy with the Halo as they have the same range and similar firing mechanics. Pairing with strong burst fire weapons such as the Pinata, Orkan or Exodus, can allow you to quickly eliminate rooted enemies, with splash damage having a great effect on closely packed and immobilized enemies. Lastly, using strong energy weapons such as the Magnum, Taran, or Redeemer, can make full use of the Halo's energy based damage.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Quick rate-of-fire
• Energy-based projectiles allows gun to bypass energy shielding
• Shots catch on Aegis shields, depleting them quickly
• Can lock-down enemies
• Huge damage at close range (300 meters or less)
• Reload-while-firing

Cons

• Bullet spread prevents weapon from reaching maximum damage capacity at range (though could be worse)
• Only mediocre damage at 300m-500m 
• Does not have capability to lock an enemy down in one clip
• Ineffective against physical shields
• Takes a while to reload to full charges

Mark I Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Burst Damage	Burst DPS	Continuous DPS
1	10,000 / 5,000	2000	10000	6667	1111

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Burst Damage	Burst DPS	Continuous DPS
2	100,000	1 hour 30 minutes	2250	11250	7500	1250
3	200,000	2 hours 30 minutes	2450	12250	8167	1361
4	400,000	6 hours	2700	13500	9000	1500
5	2,000,000	12 hours	2950	14750	9833	1639
6	3,000,000	20 hours	3250	16250	10833	1806
7	4,000,000	1 day 12 hours	3600	18000	12000	2000
8	8,000,000	2 days 12 hours	4000	20000	13333	2222
9	13,000,000	3 days	4400	22000	14667	2444
10	25,000,000	3 days 8 hours	4750	23750	15833	2639
11	35,000,000	3 days 18 hours	5250	26250	17500	2917
12	45,000,000	4 days	5750	28750	19167	3194

	Cost	Time
Totals	135,700,000	19 days 20 hours

• This damage column shows the damage from all 10 particles (combined) fired from each energy round (out of 5 energy rounds)

Mark II Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Burst Damage	Burst DPS	Continuous DPS
1	500	5750	28750	19167	3194

Note: Level 12 Mark I is required to enhance (purchase) to Mark II.

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Burst Damage	Burst DPS	Continuous DPS
2	1,000,000	12 hours	5850	29250	19500	3250
3	2,000,000	1 day	6000	30000	20000	3333
4	4,000,000	1 day 12 hours	6100	30500	20333	3389
5	16,000,000	2 days	6200	31000	20667	3444
6	16,000,000	2 days	6300	31500	21000	3500
7	16,000,000	2 days	6400	32000	21333	3556
8	16,000,000	2 days	6500	32500	21667	3611
9	16,000,000	2 days	6600	33000	22000	3667
10	16,000,000	2 days	6700	33500	22333	3722
11	16,000,000	2 days	6800	34000	22667	3778
12	16,000,000	2 days	6900	34500	23000	3833

	Cost	Time
Totals	135,000,000	19 days

• This damage column shows the damage from all 10 particles (combined) fired from each energy round (out of 5 energy rounds)

Effect Accumulation %

The higher the percentage the more effective the weapon's projectiles are at accumulating the root effect (allows the weapon to bypass an enemy's root threshold faster).

Note: Mark II levels 1-12 does not increase accumulation values (Mark I level 12 is the highest accumulation possible).

Level	Accumulation %
1	42%
2	43%
3	44%
4	45%
5	46%
6	47%
7	48%
8	50%
9	52%
10	54%
11	56%
12	58%

Accuracy By Distance

Below is the average percentage (%) of particles (per energy round) that hit an enemy robot (if aimed directly at) at specific ranges.

Range	Accuracy %
50 meters or less	100%
100 meters	89%
150 meters	52%
200 meters	49%
250 meters	44%
300 meters	42%
350 meters	28%
400 meters	27%
450 meters	18%
500 meters	15%

Note: The numbers shown are based on an average-sized robot being targeted. Due to this, these percentages can be higher or lower depending on the size of the targeted robot.

Update History

Version	Changes
6.3.0	Damage decreased by 10%
5.8.0	Shot interval decreased from 0.5 seconds → 0.3 seconds Reload interval increased from 1 second → 1.8 seconds Damage increased by 6%
5.7.2	New alternative model: Stellar Halo (Operation: Dark Nebula)
5.7.0	Now roots enemies after a certain number of projectile hits (rather than random activation)
4.8.0	Total Upgrade Time: 24 days 22 hours 45 minutes⟶19 days 20 hours
4.7.0	Total Upgrade Time: 29 days 15 hours 30 minutes⟶24 days 22 hours 45 minutes
4.5.0	Total Upgrade Time: 45 days 17 hours⟶29 days 15 hours 30 minutes Now available for 5,000 gold (can still be produced via Workshop 2.0) Bug fix: No longer locks down opponents at a higher % than intended
4.3.0	Damage increased by 10%
4.2.0	Weapon was added to the game

Trivia

• The definition of Halo is a disk or circle of light shown surrounding or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness. This could represent the bright particles it fires.
• The Halo has a special variant - Stellar Halo - that was available in the Dark Nebula operation.
• Unlike the normal halo, the Stellar halo fires pitch black energy waves that can be very hard to see if the brightness on your device is too low. It's projectiles explodes into bright blue rays when it hits an object.
• The Stellar Halo also has a different sound effect while firing.
• This weapon was added on August 28, 2018.