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Subject: The freeze effect?
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  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Do you think that Bungie meant to make the plasma rifle and plasma pistol glitch opponents into stasis? It seems like it was a glitch that they forgot to fix. Or maybe it was a glitch originally but they liked the results and kept it in. I think it's stramge that these weapons function like they do in multiplayer, and it actually even looks glitchy. (the guy you shoot looks like someone is repeatedlt stabbing him in the spine.). And it's strange that these weapons don't stun in single player. What do you think?

  • 02.09.2005 2:48 AM PDT

I believe that it was placed into the game on purpose. Bungie is known for paying attention to every miniscule detail. The ability to stun or freeze your opponent with the plasma rifle makes it a useful gun for catching up to people (since all MCs run the same speed) and for suprising people. If it didn't stun people, I would never bother to pick it up in multiplayer.

  • 02.09.2005 8:29 AM PDT