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Subject: Will Reach's needler be similar to halo CE's?

For those of you who haven't played CE it was kinda like a needler today but it's needles had rediculous homming and were really freaking slow.

  • 11.18.2009 3:40 PM PDT

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I heard its now a rifle. The covie elites use it, it probably is pretty good at homing. I think I speak for everyone when I say ive never seen it in action.

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  • 11.18.2009 3:41 PM PDT
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we can't talk about it yet...

  • 11.18.2009 3:42 PM PDT

i heard about the carbine needler but i'm wondering if there's going to be a clasic needler too

  • 11.18.2009 3:43 PM PDT

I hope so. in Halo 3, the actual needles do very little damage, but in CE, the needles can actually kill something without exploding.

  • 11.18.2009 3:44 PM PDT
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I cant remember how many grunt's I laid in the dust with needler and no explosion

  • 11.18.2009 3:45 PM PDT

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well since you guys are spitting out words about the leak,yes there is normal needler,it's in one of the pics with the dark envioronment

  • 11.18.2009 3:48 PM PDT

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  • 11.18.2009 3:51 PM PDT

riiiight

  • 11.18.2009 3:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: PeytonP
For those of you who haven't played CE it was kinda like a needler today but it's needles had rediculous homming and were really freaking slow.

I would kill for CE Needler homing. Heck I would kill for any homing. I emptied a full clip into some guy running at a 45 degree angle away from me and none of the needles hit.

Needler right now is near useless at short-range becuase of strafing and near useless at medium range unless the target is moving directly to or away from you and is not trying to dodge the needles.

  • 11.18.2009 3:55 PM PDT

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Posted by: BoxOfBlades
well since you guys are spitting out words about the leak,yes there is normal needler,it's in one of the pics with the dark envioronment


yes outside the castle like structure! it looks like a re-vamped CE needler so it should behave the same! chances are since its b4 CE all original CE weapons will b like the CE weapons :) looks like it so far in pic

  • 11.18.2009 4:05 PM PDT
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The Halo 1 needler had great homing, and it looks great, however, it takes half a clip to kill something, unlike the other halo needlers.

While the Halo 1 needler might have a place in multiplayer, it is a bad weapon in the campaign, where other weapons can do alot more damage with less ammo.

  • 11.18.2009 4:07 PM PDT

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The Needler SUCKED ass in Halo 1. If they made the Halo 3 Needler more effective by having its individual needles do more damage then it would be great. It's far too easy to evade the needles as it is now, but Halo 1's Needler should NEVER be a reference point lol... That was quite possibly the worst weapon in ALL Halo games.

  • 11.18.2009 4:16 PM PDT

Posted by: PeytonP
i heard about the carbine needler but i'm wondering if there's going to be a clasic needler too

lol the carbine needler is fake man.

  • 11.18.2009 4:19 PM PDT
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Halo CE needler was great. Useless in MP though, or close to useless at least. Too slow needles coupled with laggy netcode (PC). But in SP, it was a OP weapon... Elites on Legendary were jokes with it (though i prefer using AR on legendary for challenge...)

Halo 2 needler, now that sucked. Needed like a thousand needles to blow up the target, almost didn't follow at all, and still they were slow. Dual wielding didn't make it any better.

Halo 3's needler is best so far, though i'd slow the needles a but but increase homing to Halo CE-like.

I hope Reach will have a mix of Halo CE and 3 needlers, with best points combined, not the worst...

  • 11.18.2009 4:21 PM PDT

Posted by: Trap51b
Halo CE needler was great. Useless in MP though, or close to useless at least. Too slow needles coupled with laggy netcode (PC). But in SP, it was a OP weapon... Elites on Legendary were jokes with it (though i prefer using AR on legendary for challenge...)

Halo 2 needler, now that sucked. Needed like a thousand needles to blow up the target, almost didn't follow at all, and still they were slow. Dual wielding didn't make it any better.

Halo 3's needler is best so far, though i'd slow the needles a but but increase homing to Halo CE-like.

I hope Reach will have a mix of Halo CE and 3 needlers, with best points combined, not the worst...

It still needs balance though, and IMO the halo 3 needler was th emost balanced. Small clip sizes, medium-high rate of fire, low homing range. Perfect.

  • 11.18.2009 4:27 PM PDT

Well, back in CE, the melee with the needler involved stabbing with the needles. How awesome is that

  • 11.18.2009 4:30 PM PDT
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Posted by: Trap51b
Halo CE needler was great. Useless in MP though, or close to useless at least. Too slow needles coupled with laggy netcode (PC). But in SP, it was a OP weapon... Elites on Legendary were jokes with it (though i prefer using AR on legendary for challenge...)

Halo 2 needler, now that sucked. Needed like a thousand needles to blow up the target, almost didn't follow at all, and still they were slow. Dual wielding didn't make it any better.

Halo 3's needler is best so far, though i'd slow the needles a but but increase homing to Halo CE-like.

I hope Reach will have a mix of Halo CE and 3 needlers, with best points combined, not the worst...


Actually, the Halo 2 needler only a third of a clip to kill something, but I do agree it's tone downed homing reduced it to being a effective close ranged weapon.
I disagree on the Halo 1 needler, yes, it has great homing, but it takes half a clip to kill on target, unlike the PP or PR, which not only could kill very well, but those weapons had a lot of ammo, and were quite common, unlike the needler.

  • 11.18.2009 4:35 PM PDT