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Subject: Should the Plasma Pistol be like how it was in Halo 1?

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Poll: Should the Plasma Pistol be like how it was in Halo 1?  [closed]
Yes:  71%
(22 Votes)
No :  13%
(4 Votes)
Who cares?:  16%
(5 Votes)
Total Votes: 31

Seriously, back in Halo 1, it was actually a pretty good gun. It worked pretty well, and it did just as much damage as the plasma rifle, but in Halo 2 and 3, it's pretty much useless. I also think it would seem cooler if the plasma pistol made the same noise that the plasma rifle makes when fired.

  • 10.03.2009 8:48 PM PDT

I think they are almost the same...At least halo PC plasma pistol is. They scuked balls in every halo game.

  • 10.03.2009 8:50 PM PDT
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idk, I kinda tihnk bungie was a little to harsh on noob combo in halo 3. They need to make it easier to hit someone or make it not lose battery while charged imo.

  • 10.03.2009 8:52 PM PDT

Posted by: zMagickz
idk, I kinda tihnk bungie was a little to harsh on noob combo in halo 3. They need to make it easier to hit someone or make it not lose battery while charged imo.


It's nowhere near as bad as it was in Halo 2.

I personally thought it was perfect in Halo: CE. I mean, it's superheated plasma, it should be strong, and you could shoot it as fast as you could pull the trigger. Bring back overcharged PP one shots when shields are down, no dual wielding.

[Edited on 10.03.2009 9:01 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2009 8:59 PM PDT

"Eyes from Death's dream kingdom appear as sunlight on a broken column. There, in Death's other kingdom, walking alone, trembling lips form prayers to broken stone."

Yah, call me a loser, but I honestly think that dual wielding should be totally gone in Reach. It would be great if the game played a lot like ODST or Halo 1. Remember, you're not a Spartan mark VI anymore, you're a mark V, and mark Vs have health and can't dual wield and have weaker shields. This things make the game actually be a challenge, and it will finally let us experience the feel of Halo 1 multiplayer online.

  • 10.03.2009 9:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: zMagickz
idk, I kinda tihnk bungie was a little to harsh on noob combo in halo 3. They need to make it easier to hit someone or make it not lose battery while charged imo.


It's nowhere near as bad as it was in Halo 2.

I personally thought it was perfect in Halo: CE. I mean, it's superheated plasma, it should be strong, and you could shoot it as fast as you could pull the trigger. Bring back overcharged PP one shots when shields are down, no dual wielding.

So no dual wielding like ODST? That makes sense, if it was s 2 shot kill you'd see alot more folks dual wielding plasma pistols. pew pew!

  • 10.03.2009 9:07 PM PDT

My answer to this question is in short that it depends on Reach's mechanics. Specifically, Dual wielding's inclusion (or lack thereof) and the strength of other weapons should decide its power. Yet another variable is the the fact that Bungie could make a weapon that takes one of the many, many roles the Plasma Pistol has had in the past.

  • 10.03.2009 9:08 PM PDT
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What I'd really like to see is the Plasma Rifle restored to its former glory. In Halo:CE it was a strong weapon that slowed enemies as they were pounded by your shots. In the sequels, they're dual wieldable and USELESS.

  • 10.03.2009 9:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: Po0f MoNk3y
Posted by: zMagickz
idk, I kinda tihnk bungie was a little to harsh on noob combo in halo 3. They need to make it easier to hit someone or make it not lose battery while charged imo.


It's nowhere near as bad as it was in Halo 2.

I personally thought it was perfect in Halo: CE. I mean, it's superheated plasma, it should be strong, and you could shoot it as fast as you could pull the trigger. Bring back overcharged PP one shots when shields are down, no dual wielding.

So no dual wielding like ODST? That makes sense, if it was s 2 shot kill you'd see alot more folks dual wielding plasma pistols. pew pew!


Exactly. I'd be willing to wager dual wielding is why it barely does any damage at all hitting someone with overcharged plasma, it just wouldn't be fair.

But if they make the PP a non-dual weapon, make it similar to the Halo: CE, and make it so that the charge goes down as it's held like in Halo 3, I could see it as a more balanced and useful weapon. I mean really, what does it take to actually kill someone with no shields with a PP in Halo 3? 26 shots? That's rediculous.

[Edited on 10.03.2009 9:30 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2009 9:18 PM PDT

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It should be identical to the Halo 1 PP but if you hold the trigger down its battery would slowly deplete, and if you hit a vehicle with a charged shot it would disable its engine shortly for a period of time, like in H3.

  • 10.03.2009 9:20 PM PDT

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Definitely agreed, who really dual wields anyway? It seems to be a rather useless arrangement. Up the power, it deserves a more Combat Evolved feel to all the weapons.

  • 10.03.2009 9:26 PM PDT
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Bring back the plasma stun dammit!!!

  • 10.03.2009 9:28 PM PDT

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Posted by: Sh1n1ng Wolf
Bring back the plasma stun dammit!!!
Hell yah!

  • 10.03.2009 9:45 PM PDT