- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
Posted by: Council Elite 12
I believe you're exaggerating too much. The Plasma Pistol and Plasma Rifle are both useful and strong, but in different ways. Each weapon has its strengths and weaknesses. The Plasma Pistol, when charged up, can wipe out an entire energy shield or disable a vehicle. A Plasma Rifle quickly dispatches an enemy's shielding. Don't forget that you don't always need to dual-wield the same two weapons. Great combinations are those such as the PR and the SMG, the PR for shielding and SMG for killing. Dual-wielding is for using combinations of guns so that you can also have extra space as well.I'm not exaggerating... pick up a Plasma Rifle in Halo 2 or 3. Shoot someone with it while they're fighting back with another weapon. You WILL NOT kill them if the match is anywhere near evenly matched. Guaranteed. You NEED to pair the weapon with something else - melee, grenade, or a second gun, in order to gain a kill.
The PR in Halo 1, on the other hand, could actually be used to kill someone. Not just take down their shields so you can finish them off with a melee or headshot with another weapon. It was a good gun.
Same with the Plasma Pistol. In Halo 2 and 3 it is only worth using for taking down shields. It is 100% useless to use it against someone to try and kill them. It takes, what, 20 headshots to kill an unshielded opponent with it? In Halo 1 a few charged shots would kill someone. They don't kill in Halo 2 and 3. You could also kill someone in a few extra shots than the PR. It was a good weapon all-around. Versatile. Now it's only good for taking out shields.
Either way you have variety.
With DW weapons can be paired, but the drawback is that they are worthless past close range or used alone. Without DW weapons cannot be paired as conveniently, but they can be more versatile (used on more situations) and more often, so there is more variety in combat.
I think that the latter form of variety is much more fun and rewarding... This.
100000x this.