- Fos Tis Krisis
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I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.
Posted by: ZeroDefiance
Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
It breaks away from Halo CE's "Every weapons serves a distinct purpose" Gameplay style.
That's not a good reason. A lot of things in H3 break away from Ce's style.
CE made EVERY WEAPON IMPORTANT, which lead to good proper balance. Halo 2 and 3's inclusion of the BR and Carbine makes all other non-power weapons obsolete. I will map it out for you.
Ok, there are 4 kinds of weapons in Halo 3: Anti-Vehicle, Power, Medium, and The Battle Rifle. And in terms of importance here is how it goes:
Power Weapons are only good in their very specific situations.
Anti-Vehicle weapons are kind of like Power Weapons that ONLY Apply to killing Vehicles.
The Battle Rifle, and Carbine are weapons that are used to counter Power Weapons.
Medium Weapons are all the weapons that SHOULD be doing what the BR does in THEIR specific ways, but are outmatched by the Battle Rifle.
So, now that we have grounds on what the kinds of weapons are, lets list WHAT weapons are in which category:
Power: Sniper, Beam Rifle, Shotgun, Mauler, Hammer, Sword.
Anti-Vehicle: Rockets, Laser, Fuel Rod, Missile Pod, Brute Shot
BR: Battle Rifle, Carbine, and to a lesser extent the Needler
Medium: SMG, AR, PR, Spiker, Magnum, Plasma Pistol, Machinegun Turret, Plasma Cannon, Flamethrower etc. (Basically EVERY OTHER GUN)
Now let's consider weapons you will find on a map:
Power: 1 or 2 long range, 1 or 2 close range.
Anti-Vehicle: MAYBE 2 rockets, generally only 1 laser. Usually 2 Missile Pods.
BR: Starting Weapon, or like 30 on the map.
Mediums, they are lying around, but you won't really care to notice.
Lets face it, the BR makes ALL NON-POWER/ANTI VEHICLE WEAPONS OBSOLETE.
And that goes DOUBLE for when they are starters.
[Edited on 10.18.2009 3:44 PM PDT]