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Subject: Covenant Shotgun
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They should make one. I mean, comon, I hate the Covenant too, but they have to fight the Flood don't they? All their weapons suck against it.

  • 06.26.2004 4:25 AM PDT

Me: "OMFG, Dude... wtf!"
AbolitionofMan: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to betray you."
Me: "That's the 4th time in this game alone!"
Chris: "Third, besides he had the flag I was trying to stop him, how was I supposed to know you were there."
Me: "I said, 'I got the Flag, don't shoot.'"
Chris: "Well those Wraith shots take a while to reach you."
Me: "You were right next to me, I had killed him and a minute passed before you decided to shoot."
Chris: "Hahahahaha, yeah... that was great."

They only use energy based weapons, they are not in the projectile market. Besides, a Covie shotgun spewing out plama would not be very effective... plasma and energy are very lethel only when focused and more direct...not spread out. Plus all thier weaponry they stole from the Forerunner... or at least poorly copied.

Achilles

  • 06.26.2004 4:37 AM PDT
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Posted by: DualWieldinFreak
They should make one. I mean, comon, I hate the Covenant too, but they have
to fight the Flood don't they? All their weapons suck against it.

Bungie is is probaly trying to make a variety of weapons so that none of them
are similar. Plus, the flood were already destroyed on Halo.
(I'm not saying they won't be back on Halo 2.

  • 06.26.2004 5:04 AM PDT
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Achilles I think you are mostly right but isn't the Covenant Carbine suposed to be the end product of stealing Human designs, though I could be wrong. Many people 'claim' that this is the case despite there being little proof except I've read it in afew magazines though this is probably their opinion also.
Covenant do use projectiles aka the needler, but they are rare and not as used as their plasma weapons, if the game is anything to go by, maybe because they're not as high tech.
As for a shotgun, I doubt it and to be honest I wouldn't want it. Each race has its own unique weaponry. Covies have the energy sword, we have the shotgun and theres bound to be others that only a certain race has. And i think that is more important than two versions of everything.

  • 06.26.2004 5:16 AM PDT
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The covenant carbine isn't a stolen design of the humans battle rifle. In FoR it says that the Covie soldiers that have lost their weapon will engage in hand-to-hand combat rather than pickup a nearby AR. It's been speculated that the cov. view our weapons as inferior to theirs and is against their religion to stoop to our level by using them.
Just a thought

  • 06.26.2004 5:24 AM PDT
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In most cases this is true but the Covenant often use Human technology when it gives them a huge advantage.
Zamamee pilots a pelican dropship to infiltrate Alpha Base in the flood.
Another Elite used a M6D pistol to execute a human POW and comments on its inferiority.
This is proof enough that Elites at any rate can use human technology when need be and that tactics are changing. it will be uncommon sure but i bet it will be done and thats why I think they steal some ideas. Another example being the covenant using A.I's in their starships now

  • 06.26.2004 5:42 AM PDT
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Does not the carbine also shoot bullets? Someone mentioned that it would be their favorite gun because of the steady stream of shell casings.

  • 06.26.2004 5:52 AM PDT
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I think that the carbine is probably gonna fire somthing like the needles frome the needler but i might be wrong

  • 06.26.2004 6:19 AM PDT