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Subject: energy sword of any use?
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hi, everyone knows that its gonna be in halo 2 and usable but its not that deadly if u have to kill a load of guys who have rifles you dont want to use a sword do you? i guess the idea is to go a bit stealhy on someone and cause somekinda distraction but that never works on halo anyway...

  • 06.08.2004 10:51 AM PDT
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I take it you've never crept up on someone in multiplayer.

Though, I must admit the funniest thing I've probably had done is chase a guy all over boarding action for nearly two minutes straight. One of the other guys on the other side just stopped dead and started watching, laughing his arse off.

After the longest time the guy turned around in his seat to ask the other guy what was so funny. *WHAM* Got 'im!

Oh my...two guys on the floor unable to continue playing for laughing so hard and two guys sitting around totally clueless.

  • 06.08.2004 10:56 AM PDT

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The energy sword is basically like a shotgun (because its only effective at short range) If you can weave between your opponants bullets and get close enough the the opponant has to (as a bungie employee said) "kiss his ass goodbye"...

Basically, (Ive already thought up a strategy), lay into someone with the battle rifle (or similar weapon medium range) and when you get close enough... pull out your almighty energy sword and slice him up....

  • 06.08.2004 11:02 AM PDT
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Posted by: XR mamba
hi, everyone knows that its gonna be in halo 2 and usable but its not that deadly if u have to kill a load of guys who have rifles you dont want to use a sword do you? i guess the idea is to go a bit stealhy on someone and cause somekinda distraction but that never works on halo anyway...

You have a good point. But I have a question: Can you use Grenades while using the Plazma Sword? If So just throw a Frag Grenade at the Group then when they seperate your Garranteed a kill.
There is a good strategy for ya.

[Edited on 6/8/2004 11:07:38 AM]

  • 06.08.2004 11:07 AM PDT
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And is the shotgun inefective? no so neither will the energy sword.

  • 06.08.2004 11:07 AM PDT
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My strategy would be a little simpler. Don't show him the plasma sword, keep it hidden by using another weapon. Then throw the frag grenade so that it would land just behind him. Instinct makes him fun forwards which he'll do because he can't see the sword. After that *BLAM* switch to the sword and take him out.

  • 06.08.2004 11:34 AM PDT
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that'll be scary as hell if you use AC, and don't take out your ps until you are right in front of someone.

A sniper is sitting on top of a cliff looking for soemthing to shoot. he sees his buddy, and decides to watch him for a bit. what the sniper doesn't see is the little blob sneaking up on his pal. a blue flash appears, and before the sniper can warn his buddy, the cloaked p sworder had killed his friend, switched out the sword, and had run off to kill another day.

i should write a fanfic!

[Edited on 6/8/2004 11:41:16 AM]

  • 06.08.2004 11:40 AM PDT
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i think that it is going to be like a melee attack and that there will be a special multiplayermode. so that is going to be pretty cool i think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 06.08.2004 11:44 AM PDT
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Do you think it would have a certain amout of uses? Or unlimited?

  • 06.08.2004 11:49 AM PDT
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unlimited for sure, in the demo it didnt show any thing but grenades, it better stay like that.

  • 06.08.2004 11:57 AM PDT
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since you can jump higher and u fall slower u can jump much better simply put jump at them then do the lunge attack with the plasma sword instant kill (wait i shouldnt be telling u this)and its harder to shoot someone when he is in the air

  • 06.08.2004 12:02 PM PDT
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Good point...

I guarantee whenever I pick up that sword and try to take someone out, I'm gonna get dropped by bullets or plasma...I probably won't even use it.

  • 06.08.2004 12:06 PM PDT
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yea, i think they may give you a slight handycap when you have the sword out, like counterstrike - you run faster when you have the combat knife out. just a thought, it coiuld help from beeing waxed befor you can touch someone

  • 06.08.2004 12:12 PM PDT
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Oh come on! You know that technique on blood gulch capture the flag when you sit in a corner of your base with a shotgun and wait for some unsuspecting fool to come in so you can blast his nuts off and laugh uncontrollably? Well I think it would be just as good....except that you would be slicing his nuts off and probably more laughing.....say...wouldnt that be pretty cool in Halo 2 if you could desmember someone? just a thought....

  • 06.08.2004 12:15 PM PDT