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Subject: Covenant Weapons Useless

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Poll: Did you Find the H1 covie weapons useless?  [closed]
Yes:  11%
(3 Votes)
used the needler on hunters:  0%
(0 Votes)
NO:  64%
(18 Votes)
Only used Human weapons:  14%
(4 Votes)
Only used Covie weapons:  11%
(3 Votes)
Total Votes: 28

In H1 i never used the covie weapons unless i had to. Sometimes the neeler on Hunters, hows about you?

  • 02.20.2005 9:55 PM PDT
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I ussaly (spelling) tried to only use human weapons. For some reason I feel obligated to use the human weapons I think because i am one. But on legendary its hard not to use the PP, MA5B or pistol combo. Also the needlers on hunters are fun.

  • 02.21.2005 6:05 AM PDT
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The plasma rifle is a great shield-drainer against elites. Plasma pistol/Plasma rifle is great against sentinels. How could you not use at least one covenant weapon on one level?

  • 02.21.2005 8:12 AM PDT
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The plasma pistol got me through much of Legendary on Halo 1. The needler also worked well sometimes in corridors.

  • 02.21.2005 8:45 AM PDT

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I just stuck the the AR for almost the entire game, only using covie weapons when out of ammo, or the plasma pistol or needler against hunters. Thats about it. I just like the humna weapons

  • 02.21.2005 9:24 AM PDT
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hmmm iused the covie weapons more than the human weapons

  • 02.21.2005 10:09 AM PDT
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i use the humans weapons against weak grunts and some jackals, but for other things like the flood and hunters, I use covenat weapons

  • 02.21.2005 11:20 AM PDT
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Posted by: big dog killer
i use the humans weapons against weak grunts and some jackals, but for other things like the flood and hunters, I use covenat weapons


wait a minute. you used covenant weapons against the flood and hunters? i always used human weapons against them, especially the flood. how effective was your method? by the way, nice sniper rifle.

[Edited on 2/21/2005 11:39:22 AM]

  • 02.21.2005 11:33 AM PDT
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i used covenant weapons alot of the time.. especially on the elites...the plasma riefle gets rid of their sheids really quick. i always try to have one human weapon though. i dont know y...i just think its a good idea. i always use human weapons on the flood though,especially the rangers....the convenant weapons heat up too quick when your fighting the flood.

  • 02.21.2005 12:29 PM PDT
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uhh are you serious? in single player against flood the best weapon is the shotty and the AR for the little creepy crawlys, to fight hunters the best weapon was pistol (one shot death if you hit them in stomach or back) and against jackals, grunts and elites the best weapon was the plasma pistol cause you can charge it and it is faster than the plasma rifle if you can pull the trigger fast enough...well those are all the good regular weapons, if you have a rocket launcher or sniper rifle then they are the best and in multiplayer pistols were the best (3 shot kills) and plasma rifle was good too because you could freeze them so they couldn't hit you with other weapons

  • 02.21.2005 4:36 PM PDT
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plasma rifile.... freeeeeeeeeeeze whack! .. .don't know what i'm talkin about? ... then you don't deserve to kno

  • 02.21.2005 7:29 PM PDT

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That was nice

  • 02.21.2005 7:48 PM PDT
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hte only one i find bad is the plasma pistol.... the others are good though. i like the plasma rifle.

  • 02.22.2005 2:23 AM PDT
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When fighting the Flood, if I couldn't find a shottie, pistol, AR, or any nades, then I used the plasma rifle.

  • 02.22.2005 1:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: Patawan
When fighting the Flood, if I couldn't find a shottie, pistol, AR, or any nades, then I used the plasma rifle.


Which is never.

I used the needler in situations where there was an overwhelming amount of Elites to fight. Kill some Grunts, blow an Elite up with a needler - and you'll probably trigger some fallen grenades to blow up as well. Needler is very underrated, and so is the plasma rifle. The plasma rifle is fast has hell in Halo 1. 5x faster than the one in Halo 2. It does more damage too.

Let's get this straight, Covie weapons are DEFINITLEY not useless. They're just not as fun because firing metallic bullets feels, sounds, and looks better. Covie weapons are definitely better at knocking out shields, but once those shields are down - human weapons have the advantage.

That being said, I'll carry a human weapon around rather than a Covie weapon any time. Even if theres 15 bullets left in the AR, I will carry it with me.

[Edited on 2/22/2005 2:30:48 PM]

  • 02.22.2005 2:26 PM PDT

I prefer the human weapons, but a Covenant weapon in your back pocket is never a bad idea (except in the Library).

The plasma pistol and the needler are extremely effective against elites, especially when playing on Legendary difficulty, where other weapons (especially human ones) are less effective at dropping an elite's shields. The plasma rifle is probably most effective on grunts or jackals, since it makes them roll over and expose themselves to pistol shots.

  • 02.22.2005 2:26 PM PDT