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Subject: POLL OF THE PISTOL PLEASE PUT IN OPINION
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Posted by: halomonsterhalo1
it doesnt matter about the pistol people its gone, thats all there is to it

oh really. how do you know. bungie hasnt officially stated that. so then technically you are just lying.

  • 07.15.2004 10:11 AM PDT
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Posted by: Notorious J
Two words, desert eagle


eight numbers, one word: 2552, not 1999

  • 07.15.2004 10:12 AM PDT
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i belie they should up grade the pistole i mean comon its fun to run thru a field and nail ppl time after time n the ehad with ur pistol infact i love the melle u cna do with it its awosme i say upgrade it!

  • 07.15.2004 8:05 PM PDT
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They could loose the scope, less accuracy and, shorter range, and power it up.....which basically means change it into a magnum.....my favorite kind of pistol. Or they could give you a revolver.

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  • 07.15.2004 8:17 PM PDT
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i practise with the pistol night and day, its my favorite weapon, but i think they should replace it with something a little less whimpy, if the br is just as powerful...i'll take it

  • 07.15.2004 8:20 PM PDT
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Those who say there will be no pistol in Halo 2 are really stupid. Use some common sense, Bungie puts in dual-wielding but takes out the Pistol!?!?! How stupid would that be, dual-wielding came about only because of pistols.

  • 07.15.2004 8:23 PM PDT
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New Pistol Render!

  • 07.15.2004 8:24 PM PDT
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If the pistol was less powerful and had no scope no one would have used it in Halo 1 is that what you would have wanted? Also the pistol from First Strike is going to be in Halo 2 and it is ignorant to think Bungie put in false information into it's novel and dont even try to argue it lest you reveal your idiocy.

  • 07.15.2004 8:25 PM PDT
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Why not leave it the same? The gun was not cheap, and has never been cheap. I personally don't use it that often because i have found that everygun has its uses in MP and single. Of course that wasn't an option so i voted add a circle of fire!!! because it said Fire!!!

By the way, hasn't anyone else checked out that render a few posts up? That thing is ugly!!!

  • 07.15.2004 8:49 PM PDT

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i think the pistol should stay just the way it is, although, the kick should affect aiming

Also, the pistol render a few posts up is a total different model. the original is an M6D and the new one says M47 it does look kinda freaky

[Edited on 7/15/2004 8:58:21 PM]

  • 07.15.2004 8:54 PM PDT
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A few things to consider about the pistol. 1.) Its a good weapon, there is nothing wrong with it. The problem lies elsewhere. Now in Halo 2 you have the battle rifle and the SMG's. Basically this divides the Assualt rifle from being a semi-accurate medium range weapon and a close range bullet spitter, into two great weapons that makes it easy to choose what you need to do. 2.) if the pistol wasn't as accurate and didn't have the scope heres what would happen: Invisible-rocket jockeys would be harder to find and kill, snipers would be unopposed in medium and long range and could turn into a camping fest (i'm a sniper and there is a difference between sniping and camping), and don't forget the shotgun-overshield guys that you won't be able to pick away their shields to even them out so you may be able to kill them (most of these guys go for the Arnold/Terminator thing and get killed because they run out in the open and wonder why they die). 3.) If its not the pistol than its something else. The fact that everybody uses the pistol because its easier or the "best gun" in the game reflects their ignorance. You can win with any weapon in almost any situation, its how good you are and how you use it. And besides, lets say in Halo 2 the pistol is gone, the majority of people will still use something that is versitile and that doesn't have a large learning curve, and you'll be back here complaining that whatever weapon that everybody uses in Halo 2 needs to be changed/removed from Halo 3 in the future. If you're really doing that badly against it hook up a vcr to your tv tape your playing a few games and watch it, see if you're doing things that are causing you to die. Reevaluate your stratagies and never underestimate your opponent.

  • 07.15.2004 9:18 PM PDT
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Isn't it funny that once someone starts a pistol topic five idenical topics start up ;-). But seriously the pistol wasn't the problem it was the guns like the Plasma Rifle and Assault Rifle (although I got very good with them) that didn't have the range to match up to the pistol's mid ranged dominance and I dont see this as a problem in Halo 2 with the new guns.

  • 07.15.2004 9:23 PM PDT
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i love the pistol as it is but senice some people cant handle it i say just power it down but keep the scope and no slincer

  • 07.15.2004 9:32 PM PDT
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My understanding of FS was that the new Mag. was a suped-up D.Eagle. If it is I will be one happy man!

to whoever has that pistor render: where did you get it, because it looks like a modified FBI Glock! Gosh I hate those....

  • 07.15.2004 9:34 PM PDT
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i could go either way i dont care if its in or not but if it is gone it should be less powerful and keep its scope and i agree with spartanS7 if the pistol didnt have a scope then the snipers would be unstoppable

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  • 07.15.2004 11:10 PM PDT

I'll be on my own side.

i have a better idea. why dont we WAIT FOR HALO 2 AND THEN JUDGE THE PISTOL,RATHER THAN MAKE THESE GODDAMN REPETITIVE TOPICS


get it in your head people!! Bungie has NOT confirmed anything about the pistol

[Edited on 7/15/2004 11:21:57 PM]

  • 07.15.2004 11:21 PM PDT
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Ya, these topics wouldent come up in the 1st place if people didnt think the pistol was cheap.. i dont see any polls asking about weakining the sniper? Why, because its not cheap... think about it

  • 07.15.2004 11:23 PM PDT

I'll be on my own side.

Jesus man these people dont get it. why dont you go spam up other forums with your BS.nobody wants to hear it. we get like 25 pistol topics and polls a day. why? because people are ignorant and they think that the pistol is coming back just because they said so. why dont you wait for Bungie to confirm something,and in the meantime, shut the hell up about the pistol and quit spamming the forums

  • 07.15.2004 11:26 PM PDT
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seriously though, a pistol can overpower an AR in every situation, a sniper at medium... a shotgun at medium - short a rocket at medium-long a plasma rifle at medium-short... and... a plasma pistol at anything..... There is no way to sidestep someone using a pistol if they know how to use it (chances are they do, and are better than you at the game)

There is nothing you can do to stop its onslaught, so i think it should be more like a realistic pistol... a pistol is inacurate, (due to its short barrel, the bullet cannot get a clean straight line in the time before it leaves the barrel)... but they sure as hell do pack a puch... this is most likely how the pistol in Halo 2 will turn out.

Also, if every weapon is balanced evenly (with thier FAIR advantages in each situation), then no-one will be able to use an "overpowering" weapon, because it one will have its own advantage to another... but none will be better than the rest!

  • 07.15.2004 11:37 PM PDT
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the thing about the other really good weapons is that they tend to be harder to get than the weapon u start with..thats why those guns are stronger, they are in hard to get places. The pistol is a tad overpowerful..but i think that cuz i suck with pistols, so to combat this, im startin to practice with pistols. the only thing i do not like about weapons in halo is that the AR and Plasma pistol/rifle are too weak. But i dont give a sh.it, so whatever

  • 07.16.2004 12:01 AM PDT

I'll be on my own side.

There is no way to sidestep someone using a pistol if they know how to use it (chances are they do, and are better than you at the game)


whats that supposed to mean Elarith?? maybe you'd like to elaborate on that?

[Edited on 7/16/2004 12:05:11 AM]

  • 07.16.2004 12:04 AM PDT
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Posted by: Draag
Pistol was cheap i read on an official site or book or sumthin that pistols shot armor peircing 12.5mm rounds and the SNIPER RIFLE only shot 15mm rounds... sounds like it needs a serious downgrade

ok, first of all, the mm dosnt mean much, its the amount of gun powder explosian behind it. One thing, the pistol only has limited range. If you hate getting owned by the pistol, you suck. i can take out a pistol any day with any weapon. I dont think it should be reduced at all. why would you complain about a good weapon when you can use it to?

  • 07.16.2004 12:12 AM PDT
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fact: pistol is replaced with the battle rifle.

fact: there will be a new weaker pistol that can be dual weildable. without scope.

what the hell does a poll exist for?

  • 07.16.2004 12:52 AM PDT
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Fact: Its 550 years in the future. They've possibly made GOOD PISTOLS.

Fact: Not one army in the world (well, maybe two) would completely replace in less than half a year the standard sidearm of their Armed Forces with a souped up Rifle, for no reason at all.

The pistol is a great weapon. If you think that it sucks, its probley cause you are a stupid n00b who think that the bigger the gun size, the better the bang. WRONG.

The pistol and shotgun is possibly the best combo ever. NOTE: Pistol is used more...

I can understand that the pistol will lose its scope and some accuracy when dual wielding, but when using one pistol, it should be scoped and accurate.

THE POWER< RANGE< SCOPE< APPERANCE< ACCURACY< AND CLIP SIzE IS PERFECT FOR ALMOST ANYTHNG!!!!!! WHY CHANGE IT?????????????????

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  • 07.16.2004 2:54 AM PDT
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Posted by: Nedus
There is no way to sidestep someone using a pistol if they know how to use it (chances are they do, and are better than you at the game)


whats that supposed to mean Elarith?? maybe you'd like to elaborate on that?


It wasnt meant to be offensive, but how can you dodge pistol shots? If the player is even as much of a decent player as you, and you dont have a pistol, "say goodbye"

And the chances are that person is better than you, simply means, theres always someone better, your not gonna be the best player(hell, i think i'll only bve just over an average player).
Thats all i should have to say, but even if your undisputed champion on X-Box LIVE, theres probably some guy without LIVE (or maybe playing LIVE in a different language) thats beter than you... you know!

Now to add onto the most recent thing said... a pistol is a SECONDARY WEAPON!! In Halo it is used as a Primary weapon, which is out of the normal.

Chances are they have made a good pistol, but they would have made a better assault rifle, or better shotgun... (and ultimately advanced aliens would have made a better weapon)

Were not bad at the pistol, we're all just tired of it, because if any sane person has it, they use it.. and that gets old fast, everyone uses the same weapon... not cool...

We understand that just because we can Whoop serious ass with it, doesnt mean it should stay!

[Edited on 7/16/2004 4:09:20 AM]

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