- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Stryker125
Some of you understand what I'm trying to say, some of you obviously don't. My point is, a single charged shot from the Plasma Pistol can take away all 3 shields, then all you have to do is shoot them with the Battle Rifle once and they're dead. Point being, the Plasma Pistol is way too strong... "but it's designed to take down shields"... yeah I know it is. But it shouldn't be able to take down all 3 shields with a single charged shot. "But you can't kill someone with a charged Plasma Pistol"... yeah I know. My point is, people runaround and all they can do, is use the noob combo (Plasma Pistol/Battle Rifle). That's the only way some people can get kills, because if you get hit with a charged Plasma Pistol, there's not much you can do in your defense. Because the thing practilly locks on to you to an extent, and if you're out in the open with no cover. You're pretty much defenseless because there's not much you can do against someone running around with a noob combo on a map with no cover. Do you understand me now, the Plasma Pistol can drain shields, but just make it so it's not capable of draining an overshield with extra shields... it's too unbalanced.
Its essentially an EMP. It fries the shield generator. How is it unrealistic that making the shield generator break, makes the shield go down?
The PP is not too strong. Sure, take down hat guys shields, then try to kill him with the PP. Have you seen how fast the Plasma Rifle takes down an Overshield? Well lets see, I think it takes 3 PR shots to take down one shield, so that would be 9 to take down a full overshield. Add that to dual wielding an SMG. OH NO, the SMG/PR combo is too powerful.
Its realistic, because the energy weapons take down shields extremely fast, thats the point of them, but they aren't good for killing, because they have almost no effect on a shieldless opponent.