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Subject: The NEW Rocket Launcher
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I think i read in the new XBM that the new RL flys much faster.. how do you guys think that this will affect game play?

especially multi-player

  • 07.21.2004 8:45 PM PDT
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Good, because it flew too slow in Halo.

  • 07.21.2004 8:46 PM PDT
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if it flys faster it will be ok i dont like the lock-on feature in MP touth

  • 07.21.2004 8:47 PM PDT
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no longer can you avoid the rockets when shot across the level
it is a good thing

  • 07.21.2004 8:47 PM PDT
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i think it would be cheap all the new players would grab a launcher and just kill it takes no skill whats soever in halo one but if its faster then all hell brakes loose i hope bungie wont make that mistake

  • 07.21.2004 8:47 PM PDT
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well lock on targets aren't that hard to dodge, you could use the new sprint and run around a rock so it hits the rock, use strategy like that when dodging rockets.

that is if its from one side of the level to the other and you see it coming

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  • 07.21.2004 8:49 PM PDT
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For one thing I'm pretty sure that it only homes in on vehicles and another thing is if you don't like n00bs picking up RLs then don't play servers with RLs.

  • 07.21.2004 8:51 PM PDT
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remember destructible levels it will blow the rock to bits

  • 07.21.2004 8:51 PM PDT
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i think the long range will have better effect. however the mid range will be a -blam!- to dodge if it goes as fast as im thinking

although everytime i shoot a rocket at a wraith from across the valley in "The Two Betrayals" and the wraith moves out of the way, i wish it had gone faster :x

  • 07.21.2004 8:53 PM PDT
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it should give you a warning that youre loked on

  • 07.21.2004 8:54 PM PDT
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its definately a good idea to have them fly faster in halo the RL flew way to slow. i never used the rocket launcher unless a tank or any other vehicle was coming.

  • 07.21.2004 8:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: Kendoboy
i think it would be cheap all the new players would grab a launcher and just kill it takes no skill whats soever in halo one but if its faster then all hell brakes loose i hope bungie wont make that mistake


look at it as a challenge to improve your skills.

  • 07.21.2004 8:55 PM PDT
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i think the rocket launcher will balance out the game, if a newbie uses it, you have to kick in your skill to dodge it-Simple.

  • 07.21.2004 8:55 PM PDT
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heh ok

i guess thats one way of looking at it

  • 07.21.2004 8:56 PM PDT
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It would be better to shoot them faster. And to back somebody up, yes, I also heard it only locks onto vehicles. But at long-range it shouldn't be hard to dodge, mid-range...c'mon people we now have dual plasma rifles, who could properly aim with that? And whoever uses a RL at short-range deserves to be shot.

  • 07.21.2004 8:58 PM PDT
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doesnt it?

  • 07.21.2004 8:59 PM PDT
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lol exactly

  • 07.21.2004 9:00 PM PDT
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if the weapons are on the level. then you can pick anything you want and play however you want

  • 07.21.2004 9:02 PM PDT
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well at least you can use rl for hitting a single unit now without having them walk out of the way hit a wall then have them all charge at you.. because shooting at the ground was never always efficient...

  • 07.21.2004 9:06 PM PDT