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Subject: Plasma Rifle too weak?

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Poll: What do you think should be done to the plasma rifle in HAL0 2  [closed]
nothing it was good in HAL0:  36%
(16 Votes)
Upgrade the damage:  16%
(7 Votes)
Make the stun effect last a second longer:  4%
(2 Votes)
Make it one handed(dual wield):  16%
(7 Votes)
Make it take longer to overheat:  24%
(11 Votes)
Power it down it was too powerful in HAL0:  0%
(0 Votes)
Split it into two wepons:  4%
(2 Votes)
Get rid of it and replace it:  0%
(0 Votes)
Total Votes: 45

Just wondering. But everybody was complaining about the worst weapons in the game. The asualt rifle was one of them and it turned into the battle rifle and the smg. Also the needler was another one and that got upgraded to be a powerful combantant.

However just above thoes is the plasma rifle. did it keep up to standards then though it was concidered one of the bottom 3 wepons in HAL0. Also do you think now it will keep up to standards of the HAL0 2 weapons? What do you think.

  • 06.28.2004 7:37 AM PDT
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I SAY SPLIT IT INTO TWO WEAPONS, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER.

  • 06.28.2004 7:39 AM PDT
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The plasma rifle (when used correctly) was the ul;timate gun in CTF games in my opinion.
My load out is usually aplasma rifle and a shot gun. I run up to them using the rifle (stunning them) and if their sheild isnt gone by the time I get to them I pull out my shot gun and blast them up close and personal. If their sheild is gone, then i just take them out with a heafty wack of the gun, and they crumple like wet laundry...

  • 06.28.2004 7:45 AM PDT
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The plasma rifle was a godsend for the first 5 missions on SC. One "clip" from the PR and bye bye elite. Same for Jackals. I say, keep it like it is. It takes someone with skill to use the bloody thing. Don't need much skill to use a pistol.

  • 06.28.2004 7:46 AM PDT
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BTW it is dual weild. Check the updates and screenshots.

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the plasma rifle is a good wapon, I voted for dual wield, but maybe it will be to strong and to fast. The plasma rifle is also a weapon wich can take every enemy down. It can blow up shields easely and is also good against those zombie things.

  • 06.28.2004 7:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: vinniespace
the plasma rifle is a good wapon, I voted for dual wield, but maybe it will be to strong and to fast. The plasma rifle is also a weapon wich can take every enemy down. It can blow up shields easely and is also good against those zombie things.


i agreewith vinnie as i only ever used the pistol over the plasma rifle and why would it ever be too weak and where on earth did you hear the dual welding part, i'm stumped by that because it kinda defies the definition of a rifle

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yeah... the only weapon better is definitely the pistol like that last guy said... how the hell do you think its weak? oh and i think it is dual-wield.

  • 06.28.2004 8:07 AM PDT
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yeah but you heard that from another person who THINKS that it is and then you play some chinese wispers and you end up with a suggestion of pr dual welding

dont worry i'm not flaming you just would prefer hard evidence

  • 06.28.2004 8:12 AM PDT
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One of the worst weapons? Not hardly. Go watch some videos of national Halo tournaments and you'll see the plasma rifle get plenty of use. Download some clips of Walshy in Wizard and then try to tell me the PR sucks. :)

Sure, it's not the best for maps like Blood Gulch, but for semi-close range fighting, it's impossible to defeat the stun effect if you get the drop on your opponent. :)

  • 06.28.2004 8:17 AM PDT
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I'll take the PR over the sucky AR any day. Having it as a dual wieldable ( which it is ) will be unbelievable! In fact, for dual wielding, there must be some kind of accuracy offset, otherwise it would be too powerfull.

The PR quickly eats through Jackal, Elite and MC shields, and with dual wielding, you can bust fire left, then right, then left, so you could almost have a steady stream o' plasma without overheating. In fact, I could easily see myself with two PRs and a BR or shotty through most of the game. We'll have to see what the Brute gun offers though!

  • 06.28.2004 8:29 AM PDT
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This is pretaning to the forth answer the one about making it dual weildable, as of e3 the plasma rifle is dual wieldable check out this video its the flag guarding (fith one down) video (right click save as)

  • 06.28.2004 8:53 AM PDT
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We already know that the plasma rifle is in Halo 2. A jackal is using it in one of the screeshots. And according to Shishka it is dual wieldable.

  • 06.28.2004 8:54 AM PDT
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check my last post for the video

  • 06.28.2004 8:54 AM PDT
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oh okay thanks

  • 06.28.2004 9:07 AM PDT

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So now the plasma rifle is more like a plasma automag. Cool.

[Edited on 6/28/2004 10:25:29 AM]

  • 06.28.2004 10:24 AM PDT
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Plasma rifle ownz in campaign. Takes down the elites shields real nice and then leaves um slow and disoriented. Just the way I like um.

[Edited on 6/28/2004 10:27:12 AM]

  • 06.28.2004 10:26 AM PDT
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wasent notin rong wit it so y change it

  • 06.28.2004 11:17 AM PDT
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I never really liked using the plasma rifle in multiplayer, or single player, but i find it is quite usefull in mutliplayer, but only in a defending role, and motion trackers also make it harder to use. In halo halo 2 maybe slightly longer before it overheats, or a bit more damage, but seeing as it can be dual wielding, i wouldnt want it to be to much stronger.

  • 06.28.2004 11:18 AM PDT
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The only problem with the PR was that it was always overmatched if the enemy had either a Pistol at medium range or if he had a Shotgun at close range so to be succesful with the PR you had to make up for it with tactics and skill.

  • 06.28.2004 11:53 AM PDT
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You don't need it any stronger than it is. God you aim at the ehad of an Elite and unload it you can put a Gold Elite down with 1 clip+ a crack with the meele.

But having 2 would be nice. Uload one let it dischage the heat while fireing the other. OUCH!

  • 06.28.2004 12:00 PM PDT