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My personal opinion is that the halo pistol made halo fun. If halo 2 had a pistol, everyone would love it. Discuss your opinions.

  • 06.27.2005 7:50 AM PDT
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1. H2 has a pistol.

2. If you mean an all-around weapon...like I said, it has a pistol. The BR. As close to all-around as youre gonna get.

[Edited on 6/27/2005]

  • 06.27.2005 8:01 AM PDT
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very dissapointing because the BR sucks and nothing replaces the range the old pistol had.

  • 06.27.2005 8:17 AM PDT
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Its an equivalent, but the BR has a 3 shot burst, so from far away the bullets aren't too useful as they tend to spray.

  • 06.28.2005 2:08 AM PDT
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Posted by: CHAOS_ENEMY
yea if i had to choose between the H1 pistol and the BR...i would pick the pistol. i HATE the BR compared to the H1 pistol. and H2 doesn't have a pistol......they have a magnum lol

come on Bungie. why oh why did u fudge up my favorite H1 weapon....my precious predious pistol....

EDIT: imagine how insanely awesome it would be to be able to dual-wield H1 pistols O_O u would be invincible heh


They got rid of it because people -blam!-ed and moaned because they got owned with it. Even a few people working for Bungie didn't like it, so they screwed everyone by taking it out. Now, the same thing is going on with the battle rifle. People that can't cope -blam!- and moan and try to get Bungie to get rid of the battle rifle starts, even a couple people from Bungie don't like it again. They have already hinted that they will reduce the battle rifle starts by quite a bit. Kinda sad that every poll shows that people enjoy those games by 80%, yet a few loud people can get it canned.

  • 06.28.2005 10:42 AM PDT
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the pistol needs its power back i loved it and the battle rifle sucks compared to the assult rifle they really need to bring them back

  • 06.28.2005 11:02 AM PDT
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i like the magnum but i wish it had a friggin scope like in halo1 and why did they reduce its power on live?

  • 06.28.2005 11:44 AM PDT
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the magnum is even weaker on live man that thing is completly useless then its already crap anyway

  • 06.28.2005 11:47 AM PDT
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The H1 pistol was a joke, but keep in mind that I prefer the more realistic approach Halo2's weapons had. The Battle Rifle performs just like the pistol, but it's meaner and it looks cool as hell. I guess they could bring the H1 pistol back--but it'd be largely useless in Halo 2's multiplayer.
For one, the fire rate is horribly slow, so it would be pretty useless in Dual Wielding situations(not mention No Scope while DW). Secondly, due to the balance of the weapons in Halo 2, there's no way the pistol would be equipped with a scope that matches the Battle Rifle's range. It wouldn't fit in.
It's possible they could rekindle the M6D for Halo 3, but it'd have to have a much more limited range on it's scope, like .5x or 1x magnification. That could work, as long as they keep the pistol what it is.....a close quarters, limited range weapon.

  • 06.28.2005 12:45 PM PDT
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Why is everyone so concerned about the scope on the pistol? In Halo I would never use the scope. You can't really anyway because if you get shot it unzooms. Sure I use the scope at extreme distances but I rarely get hits that far anyway. Same goes for the Battle Rifle, I use the scope only at extreme distance but I don't hit anything much anyway.

  • 06.28.2005 1:38 PM PDT
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Not only is the Halo 2 pistiol weaker but it looks like crap when you hold it. They should have kept the same pistiol from Halo 1 but not allowed the zoom function. Then the battle rifle could be an extension of the old pistiol but with a higher zoom ability.

  • 06.28.2005 9:16 PM PDT
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it 's all thae people that complain about N00b combos,it's just agreat combo get over it,learn to cope,adapt,don't complain,try it.
N00b combo:fulll plasma pistol charge shot,one shot to head from BR55

  • 06.29.2005 9:48 AM PDT
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It's possible they could rekindle the M6D for Halo 3, but it'd have to have a much more limited range on it's scope, like .5x or 1x magnification. That could work, as long as they keep the pistol what it is.....a close quarters, limited range weapon.
-A2 Alpha


You mean a 1.5X magnification?
1X would be looking down the barrel, buddy.

  • 06.29.2005 1:30 PM PDT
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I am a pistol whore and proud of it. LONG LIVE HALO PC!

  • 06.29.2005 2:04 PM PDT
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I love my pistol, sad to see people say that its cheap and easy.

  • 06.29.2005 8:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: masterchief halo
the magnum is even weaker on live man that thing is completly useless then its already crap anyway


It's turned into the new needler. It's the weapon no one picks up anymore.

  • 06.29.2005 9:01 PM PDT
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Posted by: My Name
I love my pistol, sad to see people say that its cheap and easy.


True. Plus, people seem rather hung up on how it looked. Hell, I don't care if it were a couple barrels sticking out of my armor looking like nipples. If it's effective, I want it.

  • 06.29.2005 9:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: HeavyMetal1
Posted by: masterchief halo
the magnum is even weaker on live man that thing is completly useless then its already crap anyway


It's turned into the new needler. It's the weapon no one picks up anymore.
What! nobody uses the needler? Whats wrong with them?!?!?!
Thats one of the best weapons in the game. You can take a guy down in seconds with 2 of em.

  • 06.30.2005 12:41 PM PDT
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they should have both pistols in halo 2

  • 06.30.2005 5:18 PM PDT
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the battle rifle balanced well with all the other weapons in Halo 2, in Halo 1 the pistol, in the hands of an semi experienced player threw off the balance of the weapons because it could kill you so easily from long or close range. Since it was designed like that, there was no point having an assault rife, a plasma rifle, plasma pistol, or a needler in Halo 1 multiplayer, which is stupid. An all around weapon is not supposed to beat everything all around. Especially on maps like Blood Gulch, the only 2 weapons that were worth having were the sniper and the pistol. Personally I loved both Halo 1 and Halo 2, but Halo 2 multiplayer it much more ballanced and better than the first multiplayer. But I still think that the Halo 1 single player is better than the new capaign in Halo 2 by far.

  • 07.14.2005 7:12 PM PDT
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the battle rifle is the closest thing to the Pistol.

But here are some key differences -
*Pistol - 3 shot kill
-BR - 4 shot kill
*Pistol- further range
*Pistol - faster rate of fire

so yeah, H1 Pistol>H2 Battle Rifle

  • 08.01.2005 1:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: Halo CE rocks ME
very dissapointing because the BR sucks and nothing replaces the range the old pistol had.


True. Trying to compare the battle rifle to the old pistol is like comparing fluffy kittens to a nuke. I still have a hard time getting into H2 with all the changes. It's like they took three hundred steps backwards. I won't be standing in line when Halo 3 comes out. Next time I'm going to wait to hear what others have to say. Think I'll look for that opinion over at halo2sucks.com. If it were a game where you threw food at each other, all the fanboys here would still love it and would be praising Bungie for their hard work.

  • 08.01.2005 4:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: A2 Alpha
I prefer the more realistic approach Halo2's weapons had.

If your looking for realism halo 2 is far from it. How is it more realistic to take more shots to kill someone? Last I checked if I shot you in the head with a three round burst rifle you'd die in one shot. This part of your argument is invalid. I hope you get AIDS.

  • 08.01.2005 7:52 AM PDT
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The pistol in Halo 1 was really good. And I was personally disappointed about the BR in Halo 2 cause i thought it wasn't the greatest weapon that is for sure. That and the needlers in Halo 2 are horrible compared to the first one. In the first one the really helped out. But I think they should bring back the AR and the old pistol that is for sure.

  • 08.01.2005 8:01 AM PDT

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