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Subject: Plasma Rifle... Highly underrated weapon?
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Poll: Will you try to use the PR more in the cases shown in this mini-art...  [closed]
Yes! I've always loved the PR.:  54%
(37 Votes)
Yes! I never realized how useful it was.:  13%
(9 Votes)
Maybe. I still don't see it's usefulness.:  3%
(2 Votes)
Maybe, if there is no other weapon.:  12%
(8 Votes)
No! You have not convinced me of it's usefulness!:  1%
(1 Votes)
No! I've always hated it! IT SUCKS!:  1%
(1 Votes)
What is the PR?:  0%
(0 Votes)
Can I have some cheese?:  16%
(11 Votes)
Total Votes: 69

Hello there!

I never, if ever, picked up the plasma rifle. I assumed it was worthless. I mean, it didn't even have the "instant shield drop" capability of the plasma pistol. Who would use it?

At least now, I would. Once you know how to use it, the plasma rifle is deadly against a single oponent. Moreso on the "suprise attack" than on the defense, but deadly on both.

Let's list all of the encounters the plasma rifle would be benificial:

* When sneaking up on somebody who is running away from your position with their back towards you.

Especially in narrow hallways, shoot them in the back and they will be semi-paralyzed. If your good, you can get close enough to them to hit them in the back before they even realize where you were.

* When weapons like the shotgun and the AR are attacking you.

The Shotgun and the AR do more damage the closer you are to your opponent. If you have someone charging you with one of those, it is best to get away as fast as possible and shoot them down from farther off. The plasma rifle does both.

Pull out your plasma rifle and aim it at their noggin. It'd rip out their shields faster than you would believe. Since they are semi-paralyzed by the plasma, they can not get close enough to use their Shotgun or AR effectively.

What about single player?

Both of the instances I have just mentioned are for multiplayer. But what about the campaign?

* Use the Plasma Rifle to take out a pack of grunts from long distances.

Unlike the Plasma Pistol, you can fire a continuous stream without much work. This is incredibly useful againts grunts at longer distances, especially on the Truth and Reconciliation, where the hallways are tight and the grunts can't move around much. The AR does work better against grunts in close quarters, but when you don't have a pistol, the PR is more effective at a distance.

* Use the Plasma Rifle against the Elites with Swords

Especially the invisible ones. It will paralyze them, so they cannot charge you, but quickly and efficiently kill them at the same time. Against the overshielded elites, nothing is useful except a Plasma Pistol, however. :(

There you have it. The Plasma Rifle is a very useful weapon, once you know how to use it. So much, in fact, that if enough people actually used it, it could become known as the "Back-Stabber".

- Yolegoman

  • 06.22.2004 6:45 AM PDT
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i thought it was pretty cool with the rapid fire but with the over heating it didnt seem that useful to me. :(

  • 06.22.2004 6:53 AM PDT
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i never thought it sucked. in legendary its just a more powerfull,paralyzing,more accurate,AR.

  • 06.22.2004 7:29 AM PDT
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The only advantage of the PR over the AR is the fact that at long range it is still accurate and actually homes in slightly kind of like the cahrged shot from the plasma pistol but not to teh same degree

  • 06.22.2004 8:09 AM PDT
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When the gametype is no snipers, my first choice (excluding rocket launcher) is a plasma rifle.
It's also the best way to run head first into a room of 3 or 4 elites without dying, but on legendary you still take a fair bit of damage, it is so much easier with a shotgun.

  • 06.22.2004 8:23 AM PDT
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You people do realize that the plasma pistol can be fired even faster than the plasma rifle can and that it is completely accurate even at a distance and that it also has the ability to charge up and that it freezes the person also... don't you?





In every way the plasma pistol is superior to the plasma rifle

  • 06.22.2004 10:31 AM PDT
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no. not in every way. the PR is more powerfull. and the only way to make the PP more powerfull is to ahve a quick trigger finger. but i agree. the PP is better than the PR. and for the guy who said the PR only is more accurate than the AR (as its only advantage) your wrong.

Plasma Rfile-stronger,paralyzies enemies,more accurate.
AR- better ROF.

  • 06.22.2004 10:45 AM PDT
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Ya there is no way the PR is more accurate than the AR the bullets from the PR spread all over the place.

  • 06.22.2004 10:48 AM PDT
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the plasma rifle is for the ppl who hde behind corners and are sneaky with rambo players usualy dont use it

  • 06.22.2004 11:48 AM PDT
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At first, I didnt care much for the PR, but then i started using it more often on Halo PC, and it has become the weapon of choice.

  • 06.22.2004 1:10 PM PDT
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I love the plasma rifle, yeah you can fire the plasma pistol faster, but who wants arthritis, as for the overheat, its just the same as having to reload, plus you can hit them with rhe PR, then strafe around them while their froze up and melee from behind, Ill take the plasma rifle over the AR and The Shotty all the time

  • 06.22.2004 2:45 PM PDT
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I prefer Human weapons to that alien garbage. The AR and Shottie are better upclose and the pistol is beeter at mid range so I rarely use it

[Edited on 6/22/2004 4:42:20 PM]

  • 06.22.2004 4:42 PM PDT

*I sense a disturbance in the forum*
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Yeah, it is great. I survived countless attacks from people with powerful weapons. Here are some (no lies, everyone thinks I lie on this forum):
Brother had a rocket launcher. I ran up, he said: "What are you doing?" I said, "Killing you!" Stunned and killed him.
Two people vs me, both in tanks. I stunned one, and threw a plasma grenade on him. Killed him, his partner never knew about, I got into the tank, and killed the other guy.
Three snipers, on ground, had their reticles at me. I stunned one, grabbed his sniper rifle, and killed the others, triple kill. It will always win. I can't wait for the jackals to have them!

  • 06.22.2004 5:04 PM PDT
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It's a useful gun.... and was always a useful gun. I'd trade any assault rifle for a PR if i could, 'cept when fighting the flood in campaign, or other circumstances. In MP, PR is the best. pistol and PR was the combination of choice for TDT in their CTF BC 4 vs 4 against DM

  • 06.22.2004 6:12 PM PDT
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Plasma rifle is my fav rapid fire weapon, i didn't think many others liked it. its the only way to go against elites.

  • 06.22.2004 7:11 PM PDT
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Wow, I'm glad to see that so many like the Plasma Rifle. When I'm playing online (I have it for PC) or on my friend's Xbox (My ticket to Halo 2) It seems I am the only one who likes using the PR. I didn't understand why (seemingly) nobody liked it.

- Yolego

  • 06.22.2004 9:34 PM PDT
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Well, it is an alright weapon. It is probably my second favorite weapon in campaign beaten only by the plasma pistol (I think the plasma rifle takes too much ammo and I have trouble finding many replacements). However, I have never enjoyed it in multiplayer. True, it is very deadly in the right hands and against the right people, but it rarely works against me. Maybe this is because my friends might not know how to wield it correctly, or maybe it's because I'm too aware, or maybe it's because the game glitches and I end up with infinite life, lol. But in my experience I have never used it and have never seen it used in a very lethal way. It's good against shields, but does little damage to health.

  • 06.22.2004 10:03 PM PDT
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I used to really love it, but my skills in HALO have long been rusting because ive been playing so many other games so for some reason it never works for me anymore.

  • 06.23.2004 3:10 AM PDT
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It Seems that the PR is one of the gun that people hide, that people say they dont like... but then wip it out give the other guy a face full of plasma and smack him in the mouth, and say jeese this gun sucks but really there thinking, eh eh eh! EAT PLASMA!

  • 06.23.2004 4:14 AM PDT

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i like the plasma rifle, not as much as the plasma pistol (which recently i have really got into) but it can do some damage, much more than the AR.

I think one strength of the PR (and particularly the PP) is that it can be brought up and fired from secondary weapon so quickly. human pistol and AR take fractionally (but crucially) longer to pull out and -blam!-.

  • 06.23.2004 4:23 AM PDT
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Plasma Rifle doesnt paralyze. It Slows. (Difference)

Plasma Rifle is all good because of the slow effect and what not but just to point out to noobs etc and anyone not familiar with playing on XBC or just generaly has no idea. The Plasma Pistol is a million times better than the PR. If you dont have strong fingers then u wont see how powerful the PP is, it will kill you before it overheats and it will overheat faster than the PR but it fires faster. I personaly can hit it to overheat in just over a second.

Thats fast.

  • 06.23.2004 7:28 AM PDT
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Posted by: Elfstone
I love the plasma rifle, yeah you can fire the plasma pistol faster, but who wants arthritis, as for the overheat, its just the same as having to reload, plus you can hit them with rhe PR, then strafe around them while their froze up and melee from behind, Ill take the plasma rifle over the AR and The Shotty all the time
yeah,i perfer the plasma rifle over the AR anyday. but the shotgun...i use on n00bs.lol. my faveorite combo is pistol and plasma rifle.

  • 06.23.2004 7:41 AM PDT
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I dont know why but I like the AR more than the PR. But hey thats just me.

  • 06.23.2004 7:47 AM PDT
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i cant stand to use the PR besides the fact the PP is better ill take any human weapon over the covents in a heart beat i dont know why but i preffer human weapons over any covie crap.

thats just me though

  • 06.23.2004 8:23 AM PDT
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I use the PR to chew my friend's shields out then use a Shotgun or a Pistol to finish him off quicker. It pisses him off to no end.

[Edited on 6/23/2004 8:30:54 AM]

  • 06.23.2004 8:28 AM PDT

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