Posted by: RoyalEngineerSon
Posted by: X4N03R
Posted by: RoyalEngineerSon
Posted by: X4N03R
Yeah I read that one in OXM. However, it can't have been a direct blow, or maybe it was the reverse side of the hammer, because I don't think ODST armor could stand up to the full impact of a gravity hammer hit, so if it was a proper hit he probably wouldn't have survived. It also says the other ODSTs finish the chieftain off with knives? So maybe we get knives :)
From what I hear it sounds like it hits his sniper rifle. If it was the back side of the hammer, he'd be more dead. It's got a blade. Also I think Buck is the only one with a knife, and I don't think we'll be able to use em.
Personally, I would say his armor had a greater chance of stopping the blade than the actual gravity blow. And yes, he uses his rifle to partially block the hit - that's why it falls to the street bent - however with a Brute hammer swing being so powerful his chest armor is also said to receive a large amount of damage.
I agree with you now. Hammer > Blade. I'm sure he's going to be messed up.
Either way, you're right. Any hit from a gravity hammer, whether from the hammer end or the blade part is probably going to mess you up :)
[Edited on 08.20.2009 12:45 PM PDT]