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Subject: worries with energy sword
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personally i like the idea of the energy sword but i am kinda worried about it being used too much by people who stay in their base and camp the only thing keeping someone from doing that is the position of the sword from what i've seen. i also want to point out what i just realized that in hang'em high the small pillar things fighting with plasma swords will be pure fun

  • 07.03.2004 1:07 PM PDT
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who says hang em high will be in halo 2

  • 07.03.2004 1:07 PM PDT
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see, thats when grenades will come in handy. If you know someones camping the flag with a plasma sword, just throw a frag grenade or two into the room, they'd have to move or be killed.

  • 07.03.2004 1:15 PM PDT
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It has one major flaw. To kill someone with it you have to be RIGHT in there face. There is only one weapon you really can't kill a person holding a sword with, the SMG. As long as you have some spare grenades you will be fine.

  • 07.03.2004 1:24 PM PDT

"This ain't no ice-cream social" Sarge RvB

I'm sure, or atleast I hope, to prevent this they will allow us to turn them off like we are able to do to weapons in Halo

  • 07.05.2004 4:52 AM PDT
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OR have sword only servers *thinks of merciless slaughter from chopping everyone to peices*

  • 07.05.2004 4:57 AM PDT
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ehh it's no different than camping a base with a shotgun. Just jump in the room with a rocket launcher and make short work of them. Use the ability to shoot a gun from a distance away to cut them down before they can get to you. And try your best not to get painted with the reticle.

  • 07.05.2004 5:06 AM PDT
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Plus, if your at least 10ft away you can easily take him down with a bullet weapon.. and he wont have any defense but to run at you with his sword. Its not like you can't kill him once he has it.

  • 07.05.2004 5:11 AM PDT
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It is a new weapon, new tactics will be required, what did you do the first time an elite with an energy sword attacked? I mean other than crapped your pants(oops that was me :D). I learned, and i changed how i fought them. A charged plasma pistol sends them running, but to follow it up with a pistol shot to the head? Or even getting the angle right and spraying them with a full clip from the needler. Or just knowing where one comes out and tossing a couple of grenades there. Its all good.

I just think it wil be great sneaking up on someone when i have the E-sword. I also can't wait to see if they have Active camo in the game again. It would be funny as all heck to see a floating sword go by chasing a noob!!! Once the sword guy would get a kill, you jump out and blast them with a rocket launcher. Its amazing how a rocket up the tail pipe can ruin someones game.

  • 07.05.2004 5:57 AM PDT
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You people forget primary and secondary weapons, you stand back and spray a guy with bullets, all he's gotta do is pull out the Battle rifle he has in reserve and shoot back!Personally I am not worried about energy swords and camping, I mean it is only the lunge attack that is one shot kill, not the ordinary attack, so if you keep moving then you should be hard to lunge at! You just gotta think before you run in!

[Edited on 7/5/2004 6:07:34 AM]

  • 07.05.2004 6:06 AM PDT
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i can picture it now.. some sod will be camping with the energy sword just to the side of a door way and as soon as you walk through, .... dead spartan

  • 07.05.2004 6:53 AM PDT
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Posted by: Berserk Pilot
i can picture it now.. some sod will be camping with the energy sword just to the side of a door way and as soon as you walk through, .... dead spartan


Ive seen that done in Halo: CE with a shotgun, the only thing that will change is the weapon used to kill you!

  • 07.05.2004 7:19 AM PDT