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Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
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I doubt any knife would go through future-armour and shields so I think its pointless


It's used in the book against enemies, so why can't it be used in the game.
I don't ever remember it being used in the novels, but its safe to assume they were unshielded enemies like Grunts, Jackals, or Insurrectionists. So why have it in the game if it wouldnt do -blam!- in MP?

Why do you have to ruin everyone's fun, and of course you wouldn't waant in multiplayer you'd probably want BR starts and only MLG weapons wouldn't you?

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Maybe its a mono-molecular (i know thats not spelled right) blade with a tungsten coating, that would penerate armor, or it could be a different explanition but simply put it could work :)

  • 07.21.2009 11:08 AM PDT

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Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
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Posted by: SPARTAN DELBOY
I doubt any knife would go through future-armour and shields so I think its pointless


It's used in the book against enemies, so why can't it be used in the game.
I don't ever remember it being used in the novels, but its safe to assume they were unshielded enemies like Grunts, Jackals, or Insurrectionists. So why have it in the game if it wouldnt do -blam!- in MP?

Why do you have to ruin everyone's fun, and of course you wouldn't waant in multiplayer you'd probably want BR starts and only MLG weapons wouldn't you?
LOL. First off, I don't play MLG. Secondly, BR (or H1's Pistol) starts are the most balanced starting weapons, so yes, I do like BR starts. Do you want knife starts?

Please, tell me what purpose a knife would serve in the MP other than to waste one of your weapon slots.

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Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
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Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
Posted by: aaronde
Posted by: SPARTAN DELBOY
I doubt any knife would go through future-armour and shields so I think its pointless


It's used in the book against enemies, so why can't it be used in the game.
I don't ever remember it being used in the novels, but its safe to assume they were unshielded enemies like Grunts, Jackals, or Insurrectionists. So why have it in the game if it wouldnt do -blam!- in MP?

Why do you have to ruin everyone's fun, and of course you wouldn't waant in multiplayer you'd probably want BR starts and only MLG weapons wouldn't you?
LOL. First off, I don't play MLG. Secondly, BR (or H1's Pistol) starts are the most balanced starting weapons, so yes, I do like BR starts. Do you want knife starts?

Please, tell me what purpose a knife would serve in the MP other than to waste one of your weapon slots.


BR/AR start is more balanced.

  • 07.21.2009 11:09 AM PDT

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Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
Posted by: Halo3 Assassian
Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
Posted by: aaronde
Posted by: SPARTAN DELBOY
I doubt any knife would go through future-armour and shields so I think its pointless


It's used in the book against enemies, so why can't it be used in the game.
I don't ever remember it being used in the novels, but its safe to assume they were unshielded enemies like Grunts, Jackals, or Insurrectionists. So why have it in the game if it wouldnt do -blam!- in MP?

Why do you have to ruin everyone's fun, and of course you wouldn't waant in multiplayer you'd probably want BR starts and only MLG weapons wouldn't you?
LOL. First off, I don't play MLG. Secondly, BR (or H1's Pistol) starts are the most balanced starting weapons, so yes, I do like BR starts. Do you want knife starts?

Please, tell me what purpose a knife would serve in the MP other than to waste one of your weapon slots.

Maybe something extra, you nkow to have fun with
and BR starts are balanced please
What is so balanced about having a weapon that overly powers other weapons at the start
The knife doesn't need to be as a start, you just find it lying around somewhere like every other MP weapon

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BR/AR start is more balanced.
I disagree, because then you're set up with a good midrange and a good close range weapon. You wouldn't really need to pick up anything else unless that was a sniper.

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Posted by: Halo3 Assassian
Maybe something extra, you nkow to have fun with
and BR starts are balanced please
What is so balanced about having a weapon that overly powers other weapons at the start
The knife doesn't need to be as a start, you just find it lying around somewhere like every other MP weapon
So the only point of the knife would be something "to have fun with"? There are no weapons that exist purely for that reason in any of the Halo games, why would there be now? There needs to be a logical point for the weapon for it to be in the game. And since the knife would serve no purpose for the balance, I don't see why it would be in. All it would do is be a weapon which doesn't allow you to shoot but still lets you melee... with the same strength of a regular melee.

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  • 07.21.2009 11:12 AM PDT

I think the knife would be a good 'backup' weapon, when all your other guns run out of ammo you can switch to the knife. Obviously it would be a one hit kill to be better than basic melle but it would have to have some disadvantage. Possibly a very low fire rate (or swing rate) to compensate, obviously it would have to have no lunge. Also it could be used every time you hit someone from behind, ever wondered why the assasination is so deadly?

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it could serve the same purpus as the cov energy sword from the prevous games

  • 07.21.2009 11:17 AM PDT

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I think the knife would be a good 'backup' weapon, when all your other guns run out of ammo you can switch to the knife. Obviously it would be a one hit kill to be better than basic melle but it would have to have some disadvantage. Possibly a very low fire rate (or swing rate) to compensate, obviously it would have to have no lunge. Also it could be used every time you hit someone from behind, ever wondered why the assasination is so deadly?

Ya add some more fun to the game, add like a alternative way for assassinations,
like ssneaking up behind them and slicing the throat...

  • 07.21.2009 11:18 AM PDT

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How the hell would a knife make it through energy shields that would melt the blade of the knife, and then through some titanium super armor?

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the energy shields wont melt the blade, they act as a barrier. And cant you just enjoy a good thing rather than saying its not possible

  • 07.21.2009 11:36 AM PDT

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Why is everybody speculating with the assumption that its going to be so similar to the previous three games, do you really expect Bungie just to give us more of the same, especially because there having an entire public beta to make sure MP works.

  • 07.21.2009 12:19 PM PDT

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WHAT IF THE KNIFE IS A MINI lightsaber there you cant argue with that its unstoppable

  • 07.21.2009 12:25 PM PDT

What do you mean what am I doing with this knife? Don't you know everyone one run's faster with a knife!

Maybe it could be a special knife....

  • 07.21.2009 12:29 PM PDT

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Weapon melees get through shields just fine, don't see why a knife would be any different.

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Horrible idea. A knife as a weapon serves no purpose against enemies protected by an energy shield. There is no point having a knife just so you can kill grunts and jackals.

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Posted by: BULLETxSP0NGE
Horrible idea. A knife as a weapon serves no purpose against enemies protected by an energy shield. There is no point having a knife just so you can kill grunts and jackals.


Or it wall work cuz the programmers have more imaginetion than you

  • 07.21.2009 1:45 PM PDT

Posted by: SPARTAN DELBOY
I doubt any knife would go through future-armour and shields so I think its pointless

every armour has soft spots that a spartan could get throught plus maybe it has something like a small laser layer to cut throught the hard stuff

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Posted by: achillies665
Posted by: BULLETxSP0NGE
Horrible idea. A knife as a weapon serves no purpose against enemies protected by an energy shield. There is no point having a knife just so you can kill grunts and jackals.


Or it wall work cuz the programmers have more imaginetion than you


So its a magic knife now?

  • 07.21.2009 1:49 PM PDT

Posted by: BULLETxSP0NGE
Horrible idea. A knife as a weapon serves no purpose against enemies protected by an energy shield. There is no point having a knife just so you can kill grunts and jackals.


not always, Sargent Forge stabbed the arbitor in the neck in halo wars so if you could hit them in a spot without any armour it could work

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Posted by: BULLETxSP0NGE
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Horrible idea. A knife as a weapon serves no purpose against enemies protected by an energy shield. There is no point having a knife just so you can kill grunts and jackals.


Or it wall work cuz the programmers have more imaginetion than you


So its a magic knife now?

No, i posted a possible explanition earlier, but thats only ONE, there are many many possiblities

  • 07.21.2009 1:59 PM PDT

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The knife should be able to deplete the shield, just like a melee of any weapon, but I can't think of many advantages of having a knife over a gun could be. A gun fires bullets but also melees. A knife just melees, unless you can throw it.

A blade would cut through the shield though. Just as the Brute Shot, Spiker and Mauler blades do.

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Hahaha a throwing knife... its plausible

  • 07.21.2009 2:04 PM PDT

Yeah, Fred favored the knife. Maybe we'll at least play as him in Campaign?

  • 07.21.2009 2:30 PM PDT