- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Ok, first off, there is no real 3rd Weapon slot, it is just figment of your imagination, matrix style...
Here is what happens: (you already have a battle rifle (br) and smg)
1. switch from br to smg
2. go over to another dual-wieldable weapon (lets say needler)
3. it says, "hold Y to dual-wield", so you do
4. now you have an smg in right hand (main) and needler in left (dual-wield)
5. after fighting a while you want to get rid of needler and go back to regular mode, so you press "B" which drops the dual-wield weapon (needler) (this is stated in FAQ)
6. Then you find a Plasma Rifle (pr) that you wish to dual wield, so you do the standard Hold Y ordeal
7. after fighting w/ that setup for a whild, you need to use grenades but wish to keep pr and not drop it, so you press and Hold "Y"
8. now you have smg only (but have a pr in "reserve")
9. when you press "Y" it switches from the smg to the battle rifle and back again (NEVER TO THE PLASMA RIFLE.........EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
10. but you now see a energy sword and wish to drop smg (not br) to get it
11. you go over to the sword and hold "X"
12. THIS is what confuses people, both the smg AND the pr are dropped in order to pick up energy sword (it was shown in E3 2004 video)
so, in conclusion, the "3rd slot" is merely an extension of the 2nd slot, and is linked directly to the 2nd slot, when you have 2 dual wieldable weapons. if you wanna lose smg then you got to lose the plasma rifle whether you like it or not. If you wished to switch from having the smg as your "main" dual-wieldable weapon to your plasma rifle as being the "main" dual-wieldable weapon then you have to press "B" to drop the pr and then hold "X" to swap the smg for it and then hold "Y" to dual-wield the smg.........(confusing aint it?!)
but dont worry, it wont take TOO long in mp battles, it'll just take merely 5 sec. of getting used to.........
i AM right so you can't say i'm wrong, but go ahead and confirm my correctivity....... :)
[Edited on 6/19/2004 6:14:39 PM]