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Subject: Have they made the pistol TOO powerful?

The M6S uses armor piercing rounds so it would be over powered if there were no shields but, the Brutes do and everything else doesn't, making any other non-shielded enemy extremely vulnerable to headshots.

  • 08.02.2009 2:19 PM PDT

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nah
it should be more powerful

  • 08.02.2009 2:20 PM PDT

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I think it looks balanced. But I can't really say either way considering the game isn't even out yet.

And Halo CE's pistol wasn't too too powerful. On the difficulties I played on, Herioc and Normal, it wasn't really the thing to use on the Elites.
And I'm pretty sure Bungie isn't going to let you take out a Hunter with one pistol shot. lol.

  • 08.02.2009 2:20 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.

Yes, but we don't have ranked multiplayer, so balanced weapons aren't really an issue. So long as it isn't strong enough to take down everything on its own. And its not.

  • 08.02.2009 2:20 PM PDT

Remember back in CE where you COULD take out a hunter with 1 shot in the soft spot on all difficulties?

  • 08.02.2009 2:37 PM PDT

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Posted by: Sweet williams
I remember playing CE multiplayer many years ago (them were the days!) and the pistol was without a doubt a power weapon. After watching an interview with Joseph Staten, praise be, he said that you could fire the pistol as fast as you could pull the trigger!
I also noticed in the firefight footege that most players were using it exclusivley.

So ehat do you think, too powerfull or not?


Ohhh how some people will bust out the moded contolers....

  • 08.02.2009 2:38 PM PDT

Posted by: Dark Gestures
No, if the Pistol is too powerfull then what is the BR?


No BR in ODST, remember? So it makes sense that the pistol is slightly better than the pistol in Halo 3. Which it is. Add a scope to the pistol you have now, and that is how good the pistol is.

Also, why does it need to be "balanced"? It isn't like it will be used in multiplayer. It is only for Campaign and Firefight. You will only use it on the Covenant. And I highly doubt that you will have all that much ammo for it all the time.

  • 08.02.2009 2:38 PM PDT

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Posted by:xXDr00dXx
Remember back in CE where you COULD take out a hunter with 1 shot in the soft spot on all difficulties?

Hell yeah. It was so cheap but I did it whenever I had a pistol on me. XD

  • 08.02.2009 2:39 PM PDT

Let there be CHAOS!

Lol, I like all the "it r perfectly balanst!" posts. How on Earth fo you know?

  • 08.02.2009 2:56 PM PDT

seeing as they brought back the halo 1 pistlo (which was awsome) it will be powerfull but AWSOME b/c no-one will use it thell be like..." its a pistol those things suck in video games" and halo 1 people will pown with it so my side is it cannot be too powerful

  • 08.02.2009 2:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: Sweet williams
I remember playing CE multiplayer many years ago (them were the days!) and the pistol was without a doubt a power weapon. After watching an interview with Joseph Staten, praise be, he said that you could fire the pistol as fast as you could pull the trigger!
I also noticed in the firefight footege that most players were using it exclusivley.

So ehat do you think, too powerfull or not?

For a pistol it sure is too much powerfull, but I like it that way, remember me of good old Halo.
I only needed a pistol and a sniper (sometimes, fueld rod and the shade turret) and I was winning every match...ah, the power of nostalgia.

[Edited on 08.02.2009 3:07 PM PDT]

  • 08.02.2009 3:07 PM PDT
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it appears you have fallen into a sarchasm...
its the gap between someone making a sarcastic comment, and you picking up on that sarcasm...

The pistol is sorta the game's replacement of the BR.

  • 08.02.2009 3:11 PM PDT

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Posted by: tri125
Posted by: Sweet williams


So ehat do you think, too powerfull or not?

For a pistol it sure is too much powerfull, but I like it that way, remember me of good old Halo.
I only needed a pistol and a sniper (sometimes, fueld rod and the shade turret) and I was winning every match...ah, the power of nostalgia.


How can this pistol be TOO powerful? it Fires a .50 AE Round same a Desert Eagle. In real life if this round hit one of your limbs it would blow it off lol. I say its Underpowered when comparing it to real life. i wanna see grunts heads explode and brutes hands become nubs when i shoot this bad boy lol but we can only hope right?

  • 08.02.2009 3:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: TexasToast712
Posted by: tri125
[quote]Posted by: Sweet williams


So ehat do you think, too powerfull or not?

For a pistol it sure is too much powerfull, but I like it that way, remember me of good old Halo.
I only needed a pistol and a sniper (sometimes, fueld rod and the shade turret) and I was winning every match...ah, the power of nostalgia.


whoops double post

[Edited on 08.02.2009 3:21 PM PDT]

  • 08.02.2009 3:19 PM PDT

Even if it was too powerful, and I wouldn't know because I haven't played yet, why would you care? It isn't like you are going to be playing against your friends! It's just AI, and they don't have to worry about overpowered weapons, they die either way.

  • 08.02.2009 3:21 PM PDT

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  • 08.02.2009 3:21 PM PDT

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