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Subject: Will the fuel rod cannon and flamethrower be in halo 2?
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PLASMA is SUPER HEATED IRON

Not entirely true, plasma is super heated ionised gas. When a gas is heated to high enough temperatures, it starts losing electrons and becomes ionised, and this is why it can be contained by magnetic fields (or shaped).

It doesn't really matter what the gas is made of, but the gas which requires the least energy to heat up is probably preferable, since it requires less energy to achieve the same effect.


As for the flame thrower, and fuel rod, I felt they were poorly balanced. The fuel rod is meant to take about 5 - 10 seconds to charge up, but in the PC version, you can fire 5 rapid shots.
The flamethrower can continue burning you for a long time after you get out of the way of the blast, and is lethal at close range.

I'm a little dissapointed with the weapon balance in PC, gearbox changed the weapons too much. The pistol - one of the most powerful weapons in multiplayer - was made to fire even faster than the xbox version. What were they thinking?

  • 06.19.2004 6:15 AM PDT
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In the June OXM article (2003) Bungie stated that they would not implement the flamethrower into Halo 2 unless it could make everyone and everything catch fire. BaCkDrAfT baby :D Altho, the flamethrower im assuming would become useful against the flood rather than the covies (they have armor/shields). So we'll just have to wait and see.

  • 06.19.2004 10:13 AM PDT
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yeah, a plasma thrower would be uber cool and would actually make sense and work and stuff

  • 06.19.2004 10:34 AM PDT
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they we're quite unbalanced, especially the fuel rod gun. if they we're in i would like to see the following changes.
the fuel rod gun can't fire at a fast rate. there should be some time before each shot fired. it should overheat much quicker. you could overcharge it like the plasma pistol, like the hunters often do.
the flamethrower should do less damage but otherwise fine. (if your stupid enough to go close to a guy with one its your own fault)

  • 06.19.2004 10:38 AM PDT
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Posted by: homelessjay5
that is gonna be my favorite vehicle. it has to be one of the fastest ones. and u could get into any base with one of those thigs grab the flag and zip out real quick like.

i have heard that you cant drive vehicles when you have the flag you can only be picked up

  • 06.19.2004 10:50 AM PDT
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there are no guns in halo

  • 06.19.2004 11:22 AM PDT
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lol. Ive noticed that in the top right corner of one of the screenshots of Lockout there is a purple MC holding a purple weapon with green spiky thingies comin out of it. And there is a big green bolt of energy that has come out of the gun streaking past the tan spartans. If that weapon isnt the fuel rod gun, then i will kick my own ass.

  • 06.19.2004 11:32 AM PDT
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FUEL ROD GUN - Yay!

FLAMETHROWER - No!!!

I don't like the flamethrower because i like the shotgun. Shotgun used to be best close-up weapon, than it got replaced by a flamethrower.

  • 06.19.2004 11:52 AM PDT
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I hope that if they do include the fuel rod it will be more like the hunter's fuel rod, but I don't think they should put the flamethrower in.

  • 06.19.2004 12:00 PM PDT
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the fuel rod gun wasn't just in two betrayals. In The Maw in the cafeteria (i think) there's 3 or 4 grunts and the same amount of elites and all the grunts have the fuel rod gun... damn that was tough (i just played it again today...)

  • 06.19.2004 12:03 PM PDT

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I would like to see the flamethrower return but make sure its balanced. Im not too arsed about using it in multiplayer, i just want to go all arsenist on those little grunts. "Arrrghh!! Put me out! Put me out!!!" I hope the flamethrower is alittle weaker and fires in a longish jet rather than an acute spray.

  • 06.19.2004 12:13 PM PDT
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What about the flame turret in Game Informer? That's a flame thrower. They aren't gonna take the time to make it so they can just delete it, so it is in the game.

  • 06.19.2004 12:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: Solothurn
Flame Thrower crucial for Flood decontamintion.


Hehehe...

The flamethrower should be a human version of Covie plasma weapons...meaning that it shoots fire balls...I can already see MC using oneof those.

  • 06.19.2004 12:58 PM PDT
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Are you kidding me weaken it NO WAY it was so bad in PC that is why no one used make it stronger if anything and like a real flamethrower able to fill a small room with fire about the size of the flag room in BG make it work like the FT in saving private ryan on the D Day landing. GIve it a longer range so in theory it is about as equal as the plasma sword takes longer to kill but has a longer range. Oh and get rid of that stupid mouth on the damn thing what was that.

  • 06.19.2004 1:09 PM PDT
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About not being able to drive with the flag...with the ATV this might not be true...is the flag considered a 1 handed weapon?? if it is then you could drive the ATV with it in hand, since the ATV yu can fire 1 handed weapons. Of course you would sacrafice your ability to shoot but with the flag it would definitely balance out.

Flamethrower should be in halo 2. I thought it was a little unbalanced because you couldnt shoot very far but if they made it range a little farther and/or mad eit stronger it would be good to stay...I cant wait to use it against flood....burrn marshmellowy........

  • 06.19.2004 1:18 PM PDT
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someone mentioned the flamer thrower turret, and i have this to say: you are a dip-blam!-. that's not flame, it's called muzzel flash. or something. so, don't be a dumbass

  • 06.19.2004 2:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: Zamamee
we have the energy sword so whats the point?

ya, and we will have weapons bungie hasnt even mentioned yet

  • 06.19.2004 2:14 PM PDT

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