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Subject: Why Can't You Dual Wield Weapons? SPOILER ALERT

Dat be a crazy

everybody can dual weild all of ur reason are lame u can swap an wep with a marine and they hold it fine they can hold smg's and pistolz so y cant they dual weild a very light wep huh think about tht

  • 07.26.2009 2:21 AM PDT

why are you looking at this?

you cant dual wield because you aren't a super soldier/ powerful alien anymore, you're just a regular odst.

  • 07.26.2009 2:35 AM PDT

Who shot who in the what now!?

The guns that are used for dual wielding are really huge for normal people that haven't been augmented such as ODSTs. They can use two hands, they could probably hold them in one for a short period of time realisticly, but then their aim would also be poor because their arms would get tired and the kickback would be to big for them to handle.

Also, if you could dual wield, then people would just dual pistol and the game would be to easy.

Just be happy with your silenced uber pistol of awesomeness.

[Edited on 07.26.2009 2:40 AM PDT]

  • 07.26.2009 2:40 AM PDT

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ODSTs are weaker so can't carry three guns at once.

  • 07.26.2009 3:35 AM PDT

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The ODSTs aren't strong enough to dual weild. Too much recoil or summint, harder to aim.

Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
Because dual wielding ruins the gameplay.

How?

[Edited on 07.26.2009 3:42 AM PDT]

  • 07.26.2009 3:38 AM PDT
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I can understand why you can't duel wield SMGs. And since this Pistol is like the first Halo one it's a good thing since it would make you too unstoppable.

Personally I couldn't care less since I can't melee with 2 guns and I use scoped weapons like snipers and carbines anyways...

Duel wielding was ok in Halo 2 but I never do it anymore

[Edited on 07.26.2009 4:46 AM PDT]

  • 07.26.2009 4:45 AM PDT

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Posted by: Nikolibellic
and she is mind you shorter then a spartan and most of the time females are not as strong as males.

you ever notice how she was STANDING STILL, or hardly ever hit her targets? When she was getting all dual smg on the arbiters ass, she barely ever hit him. When she was all shotgun and pistol, the brutes were pretty much at point blank, and are the second biggest races of the covenant, and present a larger target. She knew what she was doing.

  • 07.26.2009 4:55 AM PDT

Get in the flask!

omg u are retarded... a dual weilding is harder than you think.... and second of all its a game get over it... and last of all just enjoy the game

  • 07.26.2009 5:25 AM PDT
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Posted by: Ryantapia87
Posted by: AK 47625714
Officially, it's because the Mark VI armor Master Chief wears can track two weapons at once. ODSTs obviously do not have the Mark VI armor, and you get the idea.


official by who, you? and no thats not why they had to go through some major and possibly lethal augmentations to be able to wear the armor which weighs a 1000+pounds? im pretty sure they could dual wield without them. so dont say anything is official if you dont know what your talking about

Read the Halo 2 instruction booklet. Gosh, doesn't anyone read the manual anymore?

In Halo 1, you couldn't dual-wield. Story-wise, that's because the Mark V armor cannot track two weapons at once like the Mark VI.


[Edited on 07.26.2009 7:21 AM PDT]

  • 07.26.2009 5:33 AM PDT

"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken!" -Tyler Durden

I really do agree with all the points of why ODSTs cannot dual wield, the halo guns are massive, heavy and would be very hard to dual wield for anyone except a SPARTAN. However there's one glaring oversight in the argument that's been nagging at me ever since the E3 Firefight footage...how is it unreasonable for them to dual wield SMGs when they can rip a Gatling gun from a tripod and not only carry it around but also fire it like this?

  • 07.26.2009 8:25 AM PDT

"Let me turret, you suck at it. Don't be sad we all know it."

Uh, why the f.u.c.k can ODSTs rip turrets off their stands!? Their not that strong!

  • 07.26.2009 8:41 AM PDT

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  • 07.26.2009 9:44 AM PDT
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You know those days where you wake up and you just don't want to get out of bed? those days when you drag your feet across the floor like a zombie? yeah, I'm having one of those days.

im kinda glad because if im going to be stealthy i dont wanna hulk around with 2 weapons shooting at once causing so much noise

  • 07.26.2009 9:51 AM PDT

Would you dance for it?

The Spiker is like 2 feet long and I think they said weights like 15 pounds.

Good luck holding that thing straight out for a whole minute, let alone aiming with it.

  • 07.26.2009 9:51 AM PDT

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ODST are not strong enough to duel wield. Only Elites and Spartans can. Sorry

  • 07.26.2009 9:53 AM PDT

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  • 07.26.2009 9:54 AM PDT

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Posted by: RepCom1138
Uh, why the f.u.c.k can ODSTs rip turrets off their stands!? Their not that strong!

It. is. a. game.

  • 07.26.2009 9:55 AM PDT

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Because unlike the spartans, ODST's are not the long lost descendants of Inspector "Tequila" Yuen.

The issue has nothing to do with canon or game balancing issues. problem solved, thread closed. Your welcome ;)

[Edited on 07.26.2009 9:59 AM PDT]

  • 07.26.2009 9:58 AM PDT

Posted by: CRAAZY_SUN
Because unlike the spartans, ODST's are not the long lost descendants of Inspector "Tequila" Yuen.

The issue has nothing to do with canon or game balancing issues. problem solved, thread closed. Your welcome ;)

Sure there is canon. The ODST and Marine gear doesn't track ammo for two weapons, just one. Also, have you ever tried firing two weapons? It's really hard.

  • 07.26.2009 10:05 AM PDT

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Posted by: RAGNAROK180
Posted by: bansheeownz
Hey guys! Remember when Miranda Keyes duel-wielded SMGs in Halo 2. Or what about Halo 3? She held a pistol in one hand and a Shotgun in the other, facing 2 different directions!

And we can't do it? She's a commander, not a super soldier!


That is true but she was desparate and she wasn't aiming directly infront of her. It takes less strength to hold out two heavy objects off to the sides of your body than directly in front of you and actually aim properly. Plus, she wasn't exactly "aiming". The enemy was at point blank range, all she needed was enough strength to lift the shotgun to waist level and shoot.

I mean sure anyone can hold two weapons but is it effective? Realistically speaking... Is it even a smart thing to actually use a shotgun with one hand?

^ Kurt Cobain did it, look where it got him.
/morose humor

  • 07.26.2009 10:10 AM PDT

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Posted by: azliand
Posted by: CRAAZY_SUN
Because unlike the spartans, ODST's are not the long lost descendants of Inspector "Tequila" Yuen.

The issue has nothing to do with canon or game balancing issues. problem solved, thread closed. Your welcome ;)

Sure there is canon. The ODST and Marine gear doesn't track ammo for two weapons, just one. Also, have you ever tried firing two weapons? It's really hard.


lol i was being a smartass buddy. I appreciate all the canon and realistic reasons why you can't duel wield. I like it. and for the record, I havn't tried firing ONE weapon, let alone two.

  • 07.26.2009 10:13 AM PDT
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Posted by: AK 47625714
Posted by: Ryantapia87
Posted by: AK 47625714
Officially, it's because the Mark VI armor Master Chief wears can track two weapons at once. ODSTs obviously do not have the Mark VI armor, and you get the idea.


official by who, you? and no thats not why they had to go through some major and possibly lethal augmentations to be able to wear the armor which weighs a 1000+pounds? im pretty sure they could dual wield without them. so dont say anything is official if you dont know what your talking about

Read the Halo 2 instruction booklet. Gosh, doesn't anyone read the manual anymore?

In Halo 1, you couldn't dual-wield. Story-wise, that's because the Mark V armor cannot track two weapons at once like the Mark VI.



This.

  • 07.26.2009 10:25 AM PDT

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no, hes got a point. a ful grown man should be able to hold a pistol in each hand or somthing to that effect. guns arent THAT heavy, especially small caliber ones that we dual-weild in the halo series.

  • 07.26.2009 10:57 AM PDT
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dual pistols... done... its probably do-able, since its pretty possible to fire a pistol with one hand...

  • 07.26.2009 11:08 AM PDT

well miranda keyes is captain keyes' daughter, of course she can dual wield

seriously captain keyes took out hunters with a dropship.

but bungie probably got rid of dual wielding because they wanted to make the game more like halo 1

they need healthpacks like halo CE
they have stamina "shield" like halo CE's shield
a pistol like halo CE's
drop damage
not as good jumping height
no dual wielding
more open environment

it's kind of obvious they are taking ideas from halo CE

  • 07.26.2009 11:48 AM PDT

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