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Subject: Talk to Shishka about playing halo 2!!!!!!!!
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Yes Shiska, when dual wielding, if you switch to your alt waepon, do you drop the left wielded weapon? or holster to weapons at once... I hope not.

  • 06.22.2004 10:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shishka
Posted by: Hunt3r
dude shishka you're the coolest. thanx for the info. i just have to ask, though: how do you see how much ammo is in your two weapons while dual wielding? are there just two ammo indicators?


Thanks. =)

At E3 this year, there was only one ammo indicator. As I understand it, there'll be indicators for both guns, as well as the alt you're not using in the final version of the GUI.


but wouldn't that take up quite a bit of space on the HUD?

  • 06.22.2004 10:56 PM PDT

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Posted by: The Frank
I hope the scope is round(like the human eye, or bowed like mc's helmit), not square. I just think a round one would be more realistic and cool.


Here's a neat fact for you. When you're zoomed in with the SR, or the Pistol, in Halo one, you're not actually looking through a scope. The idea is that electronics inside the gun are sending a feed directly to your helmet. As such, it's not really a standard scope and doesn't need to be round. =)

  • 06.22.2004 10:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: mc420
so, Bungie made it so you can holster the dual wielded weapons (ex. needler and smg) while using your other weapon (battle rifle)?


Is this correct Shishka?

[Edited on 6/22/2004 10:59:05 PM]

  • 06.22.2004 10:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shishka
Posted by: medic101
lmao

question do any of u guys have any say to bungie about the game... cause id feel really stupid making suggestions and find out u only play the game...


The only people that actually have "say" in changes that are made to the game are Bungie employees and official testers. Bungie has a policy that doesn't allow for outside solicitation.


If we bend the word "official", that mean you can make suggestions. Plz. tell them to make mc's helmet look like a robotic cow, j/k.

  • 06.22.2004 10:59 PM PDT
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wow that is kind of cool... i guess we should have noticed that becuase there was no black ness around the crosshairs, it was just blurry.

  • 06.22.2004 10:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: The Frank
somewhere being where (I bet you like knowing and making us go freakin nuts trying to find it. Okay try to put yourself in our shoes, then consider telling us. We need something new to think about, something concrete, my mind is melting back to its primortial goo trying to fathom the awsomeness of the halo doce. I know i suck a spelling, english/language arts is my worst subject in school, i must rely on my perfect math scores at a chance to get a good college scholarship for next year.). (ripping my hair out. Mom's gonna be mad tomarrow)


... =)

Don't drive yourself crazy over it. It's nothing huge.

  • 06.22.2004 10:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: mc420
Posted by: mc420
so, Bungie made it so you can holster the dual wielded weapons (ex. needler and smg) while using your other weapon (battle rifle)?


Is this correct Shishka?


I believe that to be the plan, yes. However, this doesn't mean you can have two dual wield weapons.

  • 06.22.2004 11:00 PM PDT
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SHISHKA!!! What about my Question? Is there a Gauss hog and a Rocket hog???

  • 06.22.2004 11:00 PM PDT

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One thing I do need to point out, is that any information I have on the game is subject to change in the course of development.

  • 06.22.2004 11:01 PM PDT

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Posted by: PaciFIST
SHISHKA!!! What about my Question? Is there a Gauss hog and a Rocket hog???


I'm not sure if the guass hog is a planned vehicle for Halo 2, or if it was just a placeholder for the E3 demo.

  • 06.22.2004 11:01 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shishka
Posted by: mc420
Posted by: mc420
so, Bungie made it so you can holster the dual wielded weapons (ex. needler and smg) while using your other weapon (battle rifle)?


Is this correct Shishka?


I believe that to be the plan, yes. However, this doesn't mean you can have two dual wield weapons.


But...if you press Y to switch weapons what do you press to drop the dual wielded one, or do you just have to melee and drop it that way?

  • 06.22.2004 11:01 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shishka
Posted by: medic101
why did the sniper need recoil... i didnt think it needed to be balnced any more...


Are you kidding me? 4 shots without needing to re-aim? The old SR was a monster. =)


thank god! now my entire CTF team won't be killed in 4 shots by one sniper! well, they could, but it would take a lot longer to re-aim and that would give the other team some time to get to the sniper's base

  • 06.22.2004 11:02 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shishka
Posted by: The Frank
I hope the scope is round(like the human eye, or bowed like mc's helmit), not square. I just think a round one would be more realistic and cool.


Here's a neat fact for you. When you're zoomed in with the SR, or the Pistol, in Halo one, you're not actually looking through a scope. The idea is that electronics inside the gun are sending a feed directly to your helmet. As such, it's not really a standard scope and doesn't need to be round. =)


SORRY, must disagree, when i looked at the sr on the ground, the scope was sqare, but you're right about the pistol zoom. And the 4 shot sr with no recoil was a monster, It makes me better than pistol snipers.

  • 06.22.2004 11:02 PM PDT
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no forget his question....

is the battle rifle god like?

is the needler improved so u cant dodge by straffing?

is the plasma pistol balanced?

no more 3 shot kills right?!

greatest thing about halo 2?

  • 06.22.2004 11:02 PM PDT
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lol. i wonder if you can have an smg and a plasma rifle as a set of dual-wielding weapons, then another plasma rifle as the third weapon. that would be wierd.

  • 06.22.2004 11:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: Masta Chief 99
but wouldn't that take up quite a bit of space on the HUD?


Not necessarily. "Indicator" doesn't necessarily mean a graphic representing every bullet in a mag. A simple number for bullets in the gun, and clips remaining would be perfect.

Leave it to Bungie to design an excellent interface for all of this. =)

  • 06.22.2004 11:04 PM PDT
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I dont think the gauss hog is final. It doesnt seem fair to have an instantly traveling explosive projectile with UNLIMITED AMMO AND NO RELOADING. That would be WAY out of balance.

[Edited on 6/22/2004 11:06:00 PM]

  • 06.22.2004 11:04 PM PDT
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... =)

Don't drive yourself crazy over it. It's nothing huge.[/quote]

SO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD(if your religous, and if your not,FOR THE LOVE OF HALO 2) PlZ. GIVE A SUBSTANTIAL HINT OR SOMETHING.

  • 06.22.2004 11:05 PM PDT
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hey Shishka, do you know of any upgrades to the Scorpion tank?

  • 06.22.2004 11:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: Dobber83
But...if you press Y to switch weapons what do you press to drop the dual wielded one, or do you just have to melee and drop it that way?


Hold Y to pick up Secondary Weapon.

Press Y to switch weapons.

Much like reloading vs picking up a gun in Halo 1. =)

At least, that's my theory on the subject. If you're wondering if you can drop your second gun on a whim, I doubt it's an option.

  • 06.22.2004 11:05 PM PDT
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Didnt they say pressing "B" while dual wielding would drop the dual wielded weapon?

  • 06.22.2004 11:07 PM PDT
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I think this is a good question. Now that it is harder to get the enemy flag (must push x to grab flag, and can't drive with flag) are we going to be able to carry the flag in one hand, and fire a one handed weapon with the other? It makes sense to me, and I've been in a post with that topic. Is Bungie planning on doing this, not doing it, or is there no comment?

  • 06.22.2004 11:08 PM PDT

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Posted by: medic101
no forget his question....

is the battle rifle god like?

is the needler improved so u cant dodge by straffing?

is the plasma pistol balanced?

no more 3 shot kills right?!

greatest thing about halo 2?



It's damn cool.
Not necessarily that you can't dodge it, but it's certainly not as easy to dodge it. If you get hit by one of the needles, expect to get hit by all of them.
The plasma pistol has always been balanced, imo.
Depends on the gun, I think.
The experience, but I already answered that question.

  • 06.22.2004 11:08 PM PDT
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Shishka, didn't the plasma sword do melee combos? i saw a video of someone doing 2 vertical strikes, then one horizontal strike, then the uppercut.

  • 06.22.2004 11:08 PM PDT