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Subject: Why no knife?
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If you've read the books, then you probably remember that the Spartans are equipped with razor sharp combat knives. Why don't these show up in the games? In Halo for example, your stuck on a distant planet, any boyscout knows to bring ur knife. I was just surprised that one did not show up at any time what so ever. MJOLNIR armor comes equipped with everything but your basic run of the mill knife.

  • 06.12.2004 8:45 PM PDT

SB-117

because you never need to use it and it cant cut through an energy shield

  • 06.12.2004 8:46 PM PDT
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knives are dumb unless they're in my hand :)

  • 06.12.2004 8:46 PM PDT

SB-117

you mispelt "head"

  • 06.12.2004 8:47 PM PDT
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If theres no need for a knife, then why is there melee attacks at all? I just think that it would be a cooler effect to either knife the sleeping grunt (like cut his Methane mask off) or to strangle him like Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.

  • 06.12.2004 8:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: ash55
you mispelt "head"

Dude, that was clever LOL

  • 06.12.2004 8:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: Major Pain
Posted by: ash55
you mispelt "head"

Dude, that was clever LOL


Lol, no he just likes fondling his short blade.

[Edited on 6/12/2004 8:52:42 PM]

  • 06.12.2004 8:52 PM PDT
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I bet Mithlandir1 is feeling it right now,
Mithlandir1:OUCH, oh -blam!- now im bleeding
Takes hand out of pants to revial tiny pinprick
HAH HAH AAH!

  • 06.12.2004 8:57 PM PDT
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hey if you pay atteintion bungies says melee weaponS are cool they said it plural thus the energy sword isn't the only melee weapon maybe they will bring back the machete

  • 06.12.2004 9:00 PM PDT
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The machete was a cool weapon.

  • 06.12.2004 9:02 PM PDT
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What about bayonnets. You know, knives connected to the guns. That would be kinda cool if you could pick one up and attatch it to your gun. I don't know, I thought it was cool.

  • 06.12.2004 9:03 PM PDT
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Remember in the beginning, they say they cant do the weapon stuff and moste likely he would have been given the knife during that. The marines probibly dont have the proper training for close combat.

[Edited on 6/12/2004 9:23:45 PM]

  • 06.12.2004 9:23 PM PDT
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Yeah, and if you were face to face to an Elite ( as a Marine ) would you want to try and stab it?

  • 06.12.2004 9:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shadow_WarriorX
hey if you pay atteintion bungies says melee weaponS are cool they said it plural thus the energy sword isn't the only melee weapon maybe they will bring back the machete


the flame thrower dude the flame thrower

(yes its a melee weapon)

  • 06.12.2004 9:32 PM PDT
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that depends, how close r we talking about? Whenever I was a foot away from an elite, i'd melee it. Also, i'd much rahter stab it than bash it with my rifle. I dont care about energy shields either. For those of you who dont know, stabbing it would have the same effect as punching it, but in a much smaller surface area. So the energy shield would pop.

  • 06.12.2004 9:33 PM PDT