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Halo

Stellar Halo

“…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

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

Upgrade Cost

Level	Upgrade cost	Upgrade time HH:MM
Tier 3	Mk 1
1	0	00:00
2	100,000	01:30
3	200,000	02:30
4	400,000	06:00
5	2,000,000	12:00
6	3,000,000	20:00
7	4,000,000	36:00
8	8,000,000	60:00
9	13,000,000	72:00
10	25,000,000	80:00
11	35,000,000	90:00
12	45,000,000	96:00
Totals	Cost	Time [DD:HH:MM]
	135,700,000	18:20:00

Level	Upgrade cost	Upgrade time HH:MM
Tier 3	Mk 2
1	0	00:00
2	1,000,000	12:00
3	2,000,000	24:00
4	4,000,000	36:00
5	16,000,000	48:00
6	16,000,000	48:00
7	16,000,000	48:00
8	16,000,000	48:00
9	16,000,000	48:00
10	16,000,000	48:00
11	16,000,000	48:00
12	16,000,000	48:00
Totals	Cost	Time [DD:HH:MM]
	135,000,000	18:00:00

NOTE: base level starts at level 1 cost is 5,000 or 10,000
MK2 Upgrade cost 500

Weapons data

Halo
In the workshop Yes or No						Energy	Manual	Automatic	RWF	Root
Particles	Ammo	Rate of Fire	Unload	Reload	Shot Interval		Tier	Version	Slot	Type	Trajectory
10	5	13.33	1.5	9	0.30		4	6.7	Light	Energy	Straight
MK 1						MK 2
Damage per shot	Damage per magazine	DPS	Damage per particle					Damage per shot	Damage per magazine	DPS	Damage per particle
2000	10000	6667	200	1				5800	29000	19333	580
2250	11250	7500	225	2				5850	29250	19500	585
2400	12000	8000	240	3				6000	30000	20000	600
2700	13500	9000	270	4				6100	30500	20333	610
3000	15000	10000	300	5				6200	31000	20667	620
3300	16500	11000	330	6				6300	31500	21000	630
3600	18000	12000	360	7				6400	32000	21333	640
4000	20000	13333	400	8				6500	32500	21667	650
4400	22000	14667	440	9				6600	33000	22000	660
4800	24000	16000	480	10				6700	33500	22333	670
5300	26500	17667	530	11				6800	34000	22667	680
5800	29000	19333	580	12				6900	34500	23000	690

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.

Audio

Update History

Version	Changes
6.8.0	Effect accumulation per shot increased by 5%
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

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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.