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Subject: Plasma pistol vs rifle.
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Does anyone else think that the plasma pistol is an all around better weapon than the plasma rifle?

  • 04.19.2004 2:49 PM PDT
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ya becuz when i melee attack i can hit wqit fist stupid statment but thats me

  • 04.19.2004 2:51 PM PDT
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plasma pistol shoots faster

  • 04.19.2004 2:53 PM PDT
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Yeah it has a cool melee, but I mean there are two major reasons that I think make it better, first of all, It can be overcharged, second, It can be fired faster than the rifle.

  • 04.19.2004 2:53 PM PDT
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Plasma pistol is only good for disposing of overshields and the sheild of a tank on 400% health

  • 04.19.2004 2:55 PM PDT
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You're only using it for its overcharge, you do know that it can fire faster than the rifle right?

  • 04.19.2004 2:57 PM PDT
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plasma pistol...if u kno what ur doin that is...i love that gun....

  • 04.19.2004 2:59 PM PDT
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Halo 2's plasma pistol should shoot slower, so the rifle won't look like udder trash...

  • 04.19.2004 3:11 PM PDT
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Another thing is, if the human pistol is seen again in halo 2 and can be used with the plasma pistol, that will be very unfair. A charge up and one shot to the head for a kill. I want to see the human pistol return but they're going to have to balance it somehow if it can be used with the plasma pistol.

  • 04.19.2004 3:16 PM PDT

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They both work really well.

As others have mentioned, the Plasma Pistol can be used to drain shields of both Spartans & Elites. It's also great for taking out the shields of vehicle occupants/whores. It also has a high rate of fire, but I've noticed that many of the tournament caliber players prefer the the Plasma Rifle for it's better freezing ability.

  • 04.19.2004 3:18 PM PDT
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I use the rifle alot more in multiplayer, I like to freeze enemies and strafe around behind them then give them a melee in the back. But in campaign I always have a plasma pistol with me, except for in the flood levels.

  • 04.19.2004 3:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: Lord Folken
Another thing is, if the human pistol is seen again in halo 2 and can be used with the plasma pistol, that will be very unfair. A charge up and one shot to the head for a kill. I want to see the human pistol return but they're going to have to balance it somehow if it can be used with the plasma pistol.


The human pistol needs to be inaccurate... it has no barrel, so accurate shots should be impossible... The gun should be like the AR in the first game at least!!!

[Edited on 4/19/2004 3:22:26 PM]

  • 04.19.2004 3:21 PM PDT
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I don't think we're going to have to worry about it though, it makes me sad to say it, but I think that the battle rifle is going to replace my M6D...

  • 04.19.2004 3:26 PM PDT
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I don't think the battle rifle will be as powerful as the pistol in Halo was...

  • 04.19.2004 3:32 PM PDT
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Neither do I, remember that the pistol had explosive rounds.

  • 04.19.2004 3:33 PM PDT
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I know it does, that's why I suggested the Battle Rifle won't be as powerful...

  • 04.19.2004 3:34 PM PDT
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I know, I was agreeing. It would be lame if the rifle were as powerful.

  • 04.19.2004 3:36 PM PDT
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I think the rifle's better.

  • 04.19.2004 3:43 PM PDT
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Yeah because you've used it, right?

  • 04.19.2004 3:44 PM PDT
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but do we know if the human pistol will be back at all? at the end of the First Strike novel the MC exchanges his old weapons, such as for the Battle Rifle but also a Magnum (i think?) so who knows...

  • 04.19.2004 3:50 PM PDT