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Subject: Halo 2 Pistol GONE?!?!?!
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It's already been said that the Pistol will be mostly the same, except for no scope.

  • 04.23.2004 7:13 AM PDT
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For those of you saying "Why keep the pistol, we have the battle rifle now!" The battle rifle as I've seen it in halo behaves much like an M16 with a scope, granted it look slightly like an Aug or maybe an FA-MAS, but anywho. The M16 is accurate, only fires in three round bursts or semi-auto fire(since the A3 upgrades), and uses 5.67mm ammo. Even with all this the Army still issues eather a 9mm or .45 cal. side arm to all its officers, they do this for a reason. The Battle Rifles is an excellent all purpose weapon, but sometimes nothing will beat that CQC heavy hitter you get with a pistol.

Nicley said but the primary reason for a secondary weapon (such as the 9mm beretta) is to save your ass in a firefight when your PRIMARY weapon( m-16 A3) runs out of ammo, jams, etc. the only weapon I would reccomend using as your primary weapon(being a pistol) is the desert eagle .357 Because in the armed forces today, you are taught to use your primary at all times in a combat situation. The last time pistols were preferred to a rifle was WWII. Also sidearms are issued to EVERYONE not just officers and even then, officers carry an assault rifle. Although officers have a choice on wether they prefer a pistol or a rifle. And I havent met a single officer yet that would rather take a .45 to an M-16. Even all helicopter pilots for the army(and other branches too) are issued a sub-machine gun AND a pistol. In today's day and age pistols are a secondary weapon.

[Edited on 4/23/2004 7:23:58 AM]

  • 04.23.2004 7:19 AM PDT
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I don't disagree with anything you said, but a few notes.
I never said officers didn't get rifles, just that they were all issued side-arms along with them.
Bungie once said, and don't ask me where, that the pistol in Halo was 35% larger than a desert eagle, which would make is so big I doubt most people on this board could hold it properly, let alone fire it.

  • 04.23.2004 11:54 PM PDT
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What I never got about the pistol is that it had exploding rounds. Maybe if that was taken away it would make more sense, but then I also think the shotgun should have been auto-loading(it is the future, don't you think they would have figured that out?).

[Edited on 4/24/2004 12:30:39 AM]

  • 04.24.2004 12:29 AM PDT

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If the pistol is still in HAL0 2 it will still be powerful.

Can you imigine
Double Pistol sniping in dual weilding.
Overcharged Plasma pistol snipeing in combo weilding.

  • 04.24.2004 4:09 AM PDT
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there is no evidence about the pistol (or AR) being in Halo 2, so I wouldn't count on it.
If they're still there, I'll be happy.
If they'll be left away, I'll be happy too because I believe that Bungie would've introduced even more kick-ass weapons to replace them.
I think it's very likely that the pistol and AR will be replaced by the Battle Rifle and the SMG, but they might as well have got another "role" in the game...

  • 04.24.2004 4:29 AM PDT
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if the pistol from Halo 1 isnt in there i will be kinda glad. i say this because in the E3 demo the smg's Masta Chief gets you can hold one at a time or 2. so that is going to be the secondary weapon, unless they are not showing us anyother weapons.

[Edited on 4/24/2004 5:22:51 AM]

  • 04.24.2004 5:21 AM PDT
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Surely the aussault rifle will just ahve a longer range? The pistol's too accurate and anyway, I'm pretty sure the MA5B is out of the question now that the battle rifle is there. What'd be the point? Pistol yeah and three rounds to the head that kill make sense, although then all weapons should be made more powerful rather than toning down the pistol.

  • 04.24.2004 5:42 AM PDT
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i got the best way to settle this... bungie, give us a screenshot wit hthe pistol in it. MC doesn't have to be using it, just dropping it (death. who would rightfully drop a loaded pistol?), or maybe just have it sitting on the ground.

i don't know, cuz i haven't read any of the books. and besides, what better way to prove somthing said in a magazine than to post a screen right here on b.net.

-Mooman1014

  • 04.24.2004 6:40 AM PDT
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Haha sneeky bastard

  • 04.24.2004 6:42 AM PDT

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THIS IS NOT DIRECTED TO THE POST ONLY TO MoDacConQuEuOr

Hey I'm voting for my pay raise. Also could you please keep politics out of the forum it is bad enough I have to deal with them every day of my life. Anyways shouldn't you be crying about Blair. Isn't he the option you have when you vote.

[Edited on 4/24/2004 8:14:12 AM]

  • 04.24.2004 8:08 AM PDT
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ill miss the pistol :'(

  • 04.24.2004 9:27 AM PDT
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Bungie said their keeping ALL the old weapons as well as some new ones too. The pistol will probaly just be modified.

  • 04.24.2004 10:08 AM PDT
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I recall a long long time ago that Bungie even stated it was overpowered if I recall...

  • 04.24.2004 10:14 AM PDT
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no pistol is not gone

  • 04.24.2004 10:19 AM PDT
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this is the way i see it battle rifle replaces the assault rifle and smgs replace pistol

  • 04.24.2004 10:28 AM PDT
Subject: HALO 2 WEAPONS
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HEY THIS IS WHAT I HOPE HAPPENS WITH THE WEAPON SETUP IN HALO 2

BATTLE RIFLE, DUH
SNIPER RIFLE
ROCKET LAUNCHER
SHOTGUN
SMG'S
AND THE ORIGINAL PISTOL MINUS THE SCOPE AND THE ORIGINAL AR BUT ONLY IN A FEW SPOTS IN THE GAME , SORTA LIKE JUST MAKING APPEARENCES FOR CONTINUITY SAKES AND KINDA AS AN HOMAGE.
AND PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PUT THE FLAME THROWER IN. I GOT VERMIN TO KILL.

  • 04.24.2004 10:40 AM PDT

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