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Posted by: Pokeh
The Spartan Laser.
The Laser in Halo 3 is an improvement over the Homing Rocket Launcher in Halo 2. However, my problems with the Spartan Laser are these:
1- It's too easy to use. My grandmother could pwn teh nubs with this thing. When you zoom in with it you get a stupid amount of aim-assist for a weapon of this power. Simply put, it's too easy to aim.
Not necessarily true, I've missed and have seen people miss with the laser. This is especially true in close quarters combat. If you don't see that person coming for you within four seconds you're a dead man.
2 - It lags. Bungie decided not to include the Fire Bombs in Halo 3's matchmaking. Well, i'll be damned if I ever see the Laser actually Fire and kill me.
Bungie didn't include Fire Bombs in matchmaking because the animation of fire, and a lot of it, can lag a game pretty quickly. And I'm afraid that every weapon has lag in a laggy game... even players. Either you're dramatizing your lagging laser, or you have some lagging issues. Pretty sure a lot of people can refute that comment.
3- Going back to Point 1, it's too easy to use. It's virtually a hitscan weapon. Combined with all of the aim assist, it makes vehicles pretty much a death trap.
I do believe the Laser's primary function is anti-vehicle, so yeah, vehicles are a death trap against a laser. Of course, there are other weapons available to kill other people, and laser. Ever play rock paper scissors? Also, all weapons have a slight aim assist to offset lag; that was Bungie's decision.
I'm in a tricky situation on Valhalla and i'm being spawn camped? What's the best thing to do? Hog it up. But oh wait, they're camping in the middle with the Laser. Dead within 10 seconds. The Laser is also one of the reasons why Heavies maps are so unenjoyable (Along with the Gauss Hog, which has also become too easy to use, now that I think about it).
Instead of the Laser, we should have something similar, but you should have to lead the shot. It would make the "Laser" a worthwhile weapon in the right hands, and wouldn't completely nerf the vehicles.
Feel free to flame, comment, or whatever it is you people do these days.
Really? You didn't have teammates to help take down the laser guy or his team, or were you in a free for all game and everyone decided to gang up on you?
Seriously man, I don't think it is very fair to over dramatize your bad experiences and try to take out a really cool weapon.