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Subject: NO MORE BEAM ON COLOSSUS?/COMBO IS NOT GONE, NOOBS
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I would be willing to bet just like they changed Rocket/Sword Glitch they changed how the spectre can penetrate through the invisible walls of the map so this can't happen so dont freak out. Although personally I have found may way of most of the new maps with default weapons and vehicles and no sword. You can do that now in foundation and in zanzibar and other maps already so it wont be much different.
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Noobs should not rejoice about the combo announcement because it's only for 2 TS maps and people who own you will still BR you without the PP involved.

Skill involved for PP/BR Combo? You still gotta time your BR and hit them in the head and rapidly change weapons while doing it. Take someone who never played halo and see which they learn easier:

(A) Hitting R Trigger once while looking at someone (any part of their characters body) and automatically lunging 10 feet for an instant kill
(B) Charging up a plasma pistol, then switching to their BR immediately and getting a HEADshot on a moving target

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I just dont think they are saying the COMBO is gone from matchmaking or team slayer. They just said on Beaver Creek and Colossus there is only human weapons. This makes me think: will colossus now have a human sniper instead of beam? If it's only human weapons, then the BEAM rifle will not be there. If that's the case, having sniper on colossus TS wont be as bad for the opposing team because a human sniper I believe has 16 bullets compared to the beam rifles 20 shots (could be wrong but I think that's it). Not a huge difference but that's 4 less kills before the respawn.

DUAL MAGNUMS SUCK NOW!! *THAT* required the most skill. It's just insult #2 to people who liked the pistol in halo1. Now they can't even use dual magnums in halo2 and have it worthwhile. I think the most skill involved in halo is sniping and dual Magnums. But they weakened Dual Magnums so you need almost twice as many shots. That took skill to use that combo and they made it less effective. It certainly takes a lot more skill to shoot dual mags then the SMG/Magnum combo but SMG/Magnum combo now will own dual mags (Its more deadly). Not a good change.

I think the PP/BR COMBO will still be on other maps - why do people think it's gone everywhere in TS matchmaking?? Are magnums gone? Using PP/Magnum is just as effective of a combo. That's why they are taking out the plasma pistols from those two maps. They arent removing the plasma pistols from all maps. They probably just realized that in Beaver Creek and Colossus that the OS is worthless due to combo. Now people will whore the OS close range and without plasma guns they can get double kills. This doesn't fix anything. Sword only takes one shot - rocket only takes one shot, a grenade takes one shot, shotgun takes one shot to the face, same as the sniper to somebodys head (or two to the foot for noob snipers) So why does everyone say combo takes no skill and is only for noobs? Then sniper is for noobs too then right? Sword is fair but combo isn't? MLG says you can use combo in ffa but not sword. How is combo cheap and not a sword? So is someone a noob because they headshot everyone with a sniper? Or maybe bungie should make plasma grenades not stick since that's an instant kill.

Almost anything in Halo2 will kill somebody quickly. PP/BR Combo is great mid range, but not short or long range. Sword sucks long range but good short range. Sniper is not the best weapon up close even if you can no-scope well. Each combo or weapon will own different situations.

The only people that call the PP/BR COMBO the noob combo is noobs. I get complaints from the other team in midship about using combo on them in TS games. So I drop my combo and just BR them or toss a grenade at their foot and BR them. Same effect.

If you take out the PP/BR Combo out, take sword too, and rocket and sniper and grenades. Just leave the game with dual magnums only on the maps so we can kill each other with 13 dual magnum headshots.

  • 05.03.2005 7:13 PM PDT
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thats no sniper thats a water gun lol but i am getting sick of everyone messaging me saying DONT DELETE THIS MESSAGE OR YOU WILL LOSE ME FROM YOUR FREINDS LIST can u plz tell me if it is real because it is -blam!- im getting really sick of it. KIRBY WILL KILL YOU (> '' )>

  • 05.03.2005 7:13 PM PDT
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my bad your right its not your fault other n00bs have to cheat. I was just so angry when i got standbied yesterday by this clan called Pokeballs or smthn like that. I thought it was no longer possible but i wish it would STOP.

  • 05.03.2005 7:14 PM PDT
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If u guys are going to make more maps then i have an idea for one.


Delta Derby:

Make it packed with vehicles

Make it sort of like the level Delta Halo, only bigger

Make each base have about 6 rooms, like foundation, only let there be windows to snipe people outside the base with.


P.S Almost every one on my friends list wants 3 things from the original halo:

The old pistol

The assault rifle

And, most important the sniper rifle night vision! That was awesome!

I dont meen to sound bossy, but that is what me and my friends had in mind

  • 05.03.2005 7:14 PM PDT
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If u guys are going to make more maps then i have an idea for one.


Delta Derby:

Make it packed with vehicles

Make it sort of like the level Delta Halo, only bigger

Make each base have about 6 rooms, like foundation, only let there be windows to snipe people outside the base with.


P.S Almost every one on my friends list wants 3 things from the original halo:

The old pistol

The assault rifle

And, most important the sniper rifle night vision! That was awesome!

I dont meen to sound bossy, but that is what me and my friends had in mind

  • 05.03.2005 7:16 PM PDT
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NO MORE NEWB COMBOS WOOOOOO

  • 05.03.2005 7:17 PM PDT
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I don't have my own live account, but I can't wait to go to my friend's house tomorrow to check it out! I'm sure they're awesome maps. Keep up the good work guys. Oh, and I saw this on another post, and I've never cheated on Halo 2, so, here.
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  • 05.03.2005 7:19 PM PDT
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If u have a gamertag get on and tell me how to make the bunny, if not message me the instuctions.

send a friend request to Chunkymonkfish

  • 05.03.2005 7:20 PM PDT
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PISTOL

u r a great writer and u could become the next frankie how old are u man

  • 05.03.2005 7:29 PM PDT
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-Blam-ing RIGHT!

This is going to be awesome, and I can't wait until tomorrow! But I just got Forza, oh what to do!!??

  • 05.03.2005 7:32 PM PDT

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Great Update Bungie. Does anyone think the Brute Shot Melee attack is -blam!- cr@p?

Gamertag- WickermanBurns, I like tactical custom games!

  • 05.03.2005 7:33 PM PDT
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Isnt anybody else even slightly pissed off?
i mean there taking the banshee off of some levels where they are usefull in games where you need the thing!

Also no more pistol in slayer games on maps where you need it when the other team HOREDS all the damn good weapons (Sword, Shotgun, Rockets) etc.
their logic sucks! there taking out the pistol and battle rifle in some games to make it so you have to use more skill to win but it doesnt take skill to horde the godly weapons!

  • 05.03.2005 7:34 PM PDT
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well first of all.....THEY ARE FINALLY GETTING STUFF DONE....HELL YA!!!!!

second of all......the BR/PP combo was -blam!- annoying...and the new levels in matchmaking is going to be awesome...

even though the stats thing is going to suck for a little while...once it equals out it will all be good...

PS: this is for chunkymonkfish....if u wanted the bunny thing...just copy and paste it....

  • 05.03.2005 7:35 PM PDT
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could you make it easyer to level but balence that with hirer levels to acheve?

Ex: higest rank a level 100

  • 05.03.2005 7:36 PM PDT
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Bad Ass! There is finally a good game of Haler Tu goin on here.

  • 05.03.2005 7:39 PM PDT
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Ummmmm.... What can i say. Thank bungie!!!!! Stupid cheaters and stand buyers not to mention any names *rohit* *cough* is only at the level he is at because he hides in the shadow of my friend, and cheats, all the time!!! But not anymore. Mwa ha ha ha ha ha.
I apologize for my insanity!!!!!!

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  • 05.03.2005 7:39 PM PDT
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I like everything.

  • 05.03.2005 7:41 PM PDT

i dont expect the sectre to last in matchmaking very long because of all the glitches u can do with it. THey will procley take it out in the next update.

  • 05.03.2005 7:42 PM PDT
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Today my friend and i made up names
he he he
i guess that is not my real name

  • 05.03.2005 7:42 PM PDT
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I like how you are going to reset all the stuff but what about all the people that have worked hard and are leveled high,even though i am only an #11? And do you mean everything including all the games you played and what places you came in?

  • 05.03.2005 7:44 PM PDT
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so bored
with halo 2 campaign
seriously, a better story
would have been so cool
long live eric
the future dictator of the world

  • 05.03.2005 7:45 PM PDT
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will they erase the stats for clans as well????

  • 05.03.2005 7:47 PM PDT
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Hey stats ressetting is a good idea, so all the cheating people can suck, like they r supposed to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheating is -blam!-

  • 05.03.2005 7:47 PM PDT
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will they erase the stats for clans as well???

  • 05.03.2005 7:48 PM PDT