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Subject: The Pistol
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Can any1 provide me with some pointers on this weapon? I want to be like a master at it. I guess you can say I want to be soooo good that it would seem I'm using an aimbot or something. I can kill some people with it, but I really want to know what kinds of techniques other people use.

  • 11.18.2004 3:27 PM PDT
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Well, a lot of it is just how well you can lead and judge their distance...obviously the further away they are the more you have to lead. Also aim for the head even though its a smaller target. (unless they are very far away go for the body.) Ummm...try to randomize your movements as much as possible, use strafing a lot. And avoid jumping for most of the time, as you have a predictable path once you jump up in the air, and a decent player will be able to use this to his or her advantage. Another thing to make sure of is that you have plenty of ammo. You run through pistol ammo very fast.

Personally, my strategy is to just strafe a lot, aim for the head, and slowly close in. Once i am close enough, I usually wait for them to reload, and then I charge at them with a close range weapon, after their shields/health are already down from my pistol. This is where that crappy assault rifle can become very useful.

  • 11.18.2004 3:40 PM PDT
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Simple tactic: Keep your crosshair at head-level and run around like a maniac. Trust me: It works.

And regarding the last post: Yeah, the Assualt Rifle is crappy, but only cuz it's accuaracy [BLAM]ing sucks.

[Edited on 11/20/2004 5:59:39 PM]

  • 11.20.2004 5:57 PM PDT
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Oh yeah, and another thing...dont hold down the mouse button when using the pistol. Instead, click for each individual shot it is much more accurate that way.

  • 11.20.2004 6:32 PM PDT
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AR is the best weapon when it comes to ground-to-vehical combat. but pistal is good for everyting else. btw, does anyone know how to kill some1 in bloodgultch red base from the blue base using only the pistol? im good in long to short range combat, but what about realy, realy, far combat?

  • 11.20.2004 7:56 PM PDT
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uh no, the AR sucks, and the only reason people like it, is cuz they can't aim worth -blam!-. the shotgun is much better for close range, (and I mean really close range). it is also good for pedestrian to vehicle combat. other then that, it is good to use the pistol, always aim for the head, remember 3shots - 1 kill

  • 11.21.2004 12:15 AM PDT
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If someone is walking straight forward,
shoot 1/2 m. in front of him,
if you do it once you never forget it.

  • 11.21.2004 1:24 AM PDT
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Let me get this straight m kay,


dont waste good ammo on little turds

mellee grunts jackals

use ammo on elites and hunters and flood

i bid you adu

cio

  • 11.21.2004 1:35 AM PDT
Subject: The Pistol
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If you are talking about single player/campaign, the Assault Rifle works fine. In multiplayer, I find the AR to be basically useless. I immediately switch it for another weapon, ANY other weapon (preferably shotgun). If someone charges me in multiplayer with the AR blazing, I just laugh while I pistol them.

If you have played in multiplayer games with players who are "pistoleros", then you know how the pistol is the best overall weapon, and, actually way overpowered and accurate.

Use the pistol as much as possible in single player/campaign and it will help you immensely in multiplayer. As said above, do not auto fire, single shot only, although you can do it quickly.

A lot of people do 2 shots to the body then one to the head. I just aim for the head as much as possible. Each game you play will have varying lag, so you have to adjust your lead as you fire. If someone is charging straight at you on level ground, you don't have to worry about lead.

Have you tried "target practice" with the pistol and other weapons? Make up your own game on a big, open level (like Blood Gulch) with all weapons and vehicles. Use a password so no one else can join to bother you. Then, just grab different weapons and shoot at targets and see where and how much they impact. Vary your distances. It is amazing how completely inaccurate the AR is. How devastating the shotgun is at close (very close) range, but loses all accuracy at any kind of distance (or to be more precise, spreads its shot). How incredibly accurate, using single shot, the pistol is out to ridiculous ranges, almost competes with the sniper rifle. How the pistol loses accuracy within two or three shots when you auto fire. Then, play with the vehicles, and LEARN how to drive a hog.

Sorry for the length of this post, hope it helps. There seems to be a ton of posts recently with people saying how great the AR is, which totally baffles me.

  • 11.22.2004 5:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: MadFF
Then, play with the vehicles, and LEARN how to drive a hog.


lol, yeah I hate it when ur the gunner and some idiot drives the hog and gets both of you killed.

  • 11.24.2004 2:35 PM PDT
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aim for the head of your foe i have seen that head shots do a lot more damage than the body
shots and take your shelds 2X as fast over all people think the pistol sucks but truely it kicks some ass!

  • 11.24.2004 3:17 PM PDT
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uh no, the AR sucks, and the only reason people like it, is cuz they can't aim worth -blam!-. the shotgun is much better for close range, (and I mean really close range). it is also good for pedestrian to vehicle combat. other then that, it is good to use the pistol, always aim for the head, remember 3shots - 1 kill


i use both, AR and shotgun. shotgun can kill at realy short range, but by the time you shoot a warthog with it, the hog has moved. AR is best for hog takedowns. Shotgun is the best weapon for taking out a shee, or ghost. pistol or sniper is good for tank.
most often, people go for the hogs, cause the're fast and fun. therefore, AR is used more often than shottie, or any other gun for vehical combat. unless your realy stupid, and go looking for banshees

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  • 11.24.2004 7:14 PM PDT
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If you can practice using the pistol and get pretty good at it, the best weapon combo would be the pistol and the shotgun (if you are on a long range mission, use the sniper instead of the shotgun) becuase the pistol would be good for shooting medium to close range, and the shotgun is for those really annoying times when the enemy tries to run you over in the hog or ghost. All you have to do is just keep jumping (not very far) to any side and then hit them with the shotgun. usually after they figure out that they can't run you over very easily, they usually get out of the vehicle and try to use weapons. then you release the safety and -BLAM!- head shot and he's most likely dead (becuase his sheilds are down from you shooting him with the shotgun).

  • 11.24.2004 9:28 PM PDT
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The AR is very useful if someone is trying to snipe you, coz if you hit then with a single bullet their scope zooms out and they lose their aim. It's melee is fast and powerful too. Shotgun is fine at Very Close Range but other than that AR owns if you can get their shields down first. Then it just eats away at their health and gives their shiled no chance to recharge.

  • 11.24.2004 10:36 PM PDT
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how about NO!, the pistol would be much better, you would be lucky to do any significant damage to a snaper at long range with an AR. Especially if the sniper takes cover.

  • 11.24.2004 11:27 PM PDT
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I said that it stops him from zooming. Read my post before you flame me, retard.

  • 11.24.2004 11:32 PM PDT
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wats the dif, a pistol would work just as well (if not better retard). and you would bring down his shields a lot better.

  • 11.24.2004 11:36 PM PDT
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The pistol does rule in MP and is soo useful in Campaign, but the AR is THE weapon for decamping someone in a hog, it's all cos of the high rate of fire (thats why LSW's have a high RPM) , it just wears them down while u strafe and dodge, yeah inaccurate but vehicles are a big target. Shotties are no use other than ultra close in, great for camping a tunnel or defending a door ect....
AR if feck all use in MP for man to man.

  • 11.25.2004 6:59 AM PDT