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Subject: Magnum is rediculous!
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hahahahahahahahahahaha magnums hahahahahahaha well believe it or not but hahahahahaha bungie is putting a type of magnum in halo 2 it wont be called a magnum though becuase its covenant weapon

  • 07.27.2004 11:59 AM PDT
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It didnt unbalance it because it is a weak weapon, but there still working on it so time may bring change, but i realy believe its final.

On the bright side its realy powerful when dual weld.

  • 07.27.2004 12:00 PM PDT
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Well whatever that is we are not talkin about it we are talkin about the human large caliber pistol
Posted by: mastercheifjohn
hahahahahahahahahahaha magnums hahahahahahaha well believe it or not but hahahahahaha bungie is putting a type of magnum in halo 2 it wont be called a magnum though becuase its covenant weapon

  • 07.27.2004 12:02 PM PDT
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lol

  • 07.27.2004 12:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: MuellersDeath
It didnt unbalance it because it is a weak weapon, but there still working on it so time may bring change, but i realy believe its final.

On the bright side its realy powerful when dual weld.

How could it be a weak weapon if it is stronger than the orrigional pistol and can kill an elite with 2 shots??? just wondering how that can be considered lees powerfull or weak

  • 07.27.2004 12:03 PM PDT
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I played the beta all last week. And from the fix i got on the mag it wasnt all that powerfull.

[Edited on 7/27/2004 12:05:26 PM]

  • 07.27.2004 12:04 PM PDT
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LOL kill an elite in 2 shots,please get me one of those.I doubt that bungie would ever put a gun in the game like that (excluding the Rocket launcher and shotty) Unless they either put a VERY small clip on it (elites shields are stronger than MC's...well mabey not in halo 2 because he gets an upgrade :D) im talking 5 shots or less,And made the reload time long as hell....

  • 07.27.2004 12:07 PM PDT
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Bet then again you may be right about the mag being more powerfull, but the new mark 6 armour might be much more prone to it. That is a potential explanation for its weakness.

  • 07.27.2004 12:08 PM PDT
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magnum is good, only se7en shots tho, that would be sweet

  • 07.27.2004 12:11 PM PDT
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no the elites shield have allways been less powerfull than the spartans, and the origional pistol can kill in three shots so if this pistol is more powerfull then it should be able to kill in two shots, most likely it will have an eight shot clip, meaning it can kill the same aount of people as the pistol in halo, so basicly the magnum just kills them faster

  • 07.27.2004 12:11 PM PDT
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Its a 10 round clip, and it doesent kill that fast it just shoot fast. When dualweilding people drop like flies.

Sorry if im like a brick wall but im telling you the truth.

  • 07.27.2004 12:13 PM PDT
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I would rather take my info from approved Bungie sources instead of people that arent even bungie, no disrespect or being offensive though
Posted by: MuellersDeath
Its a 10 round clip, and it doesent kill that fast it just shoot fast. When dualweilding people drop like flies.

Sorry if im like a brick wall but im telling you the truth.


[Edited on 7/27/2004 12:15:53 PM]

  • 07.27.2004 12:15 PM PDT
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Try this ok...go into campaign mode on legendary and smack an elite in the FRONT..how many hits does it take to kill...write that down....go into multiplayer with your friend...smack him IN THE FRONT...write down the number of hits it takes to kill...hmm who has the stronger shield now?Its ALWAYS been the elites....Also the pistol,aiming at the chest,kills in 5 shots....The magnum,whould kill MABEY in 3 but as I said the clip should be much smaller and the reload time should be long...

  • 07.27.2004 12:15 PM PDT
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Oh none taken! I completely and utterly respect your statement, better than the flame ive been getting lately.

I appreciate that.

Posted by: Agamemnon
I would rather take my info from approved Bungie sources instead of people that arent even bungie, no disrespect or beignoffensive though


  • 07.27.2004 12:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: MuellersDeath
Let me reinerate, im not sure how many more weapons there are going to be, but the 2 i mentioned havent been publicly anounced.

The Brute gun has been announced. They discussed creating the first person Elite animations with it in the Weekly Updates.

The books are written in heroic or legendary for how many rounds it takes to kill, but closer to normal for the amount and types of enemies you see.

Also in Halo it takes like 8 rounds with the M6D to kill an Elite, but in MP only 3 rounds. Heck a Spartan on legendary can take like 6 shots from the pistol when playing Co-Op. The damge will be different between MP and SP.

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well said, i cant say i know how many kills it takes to drop an elite in Single Player.

  • 07.27.2004 12:21 PM PDT
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It's weaker in MP for gameplay reason. Both in the story of the Books (ALL approved and even influenced by Bungie and the Halo Bible) MC's shield is stronger than an Elite's because they improved the technology stolen from the covies. Dont compare MP and the story, ever.

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If in the books an elite is dropped in two shots in heroic/legendary and thats in sp, imagine what it would be in mp

  • 07.27.2004 12:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dobber83
It's weaker in MP for gameplay reason. Both in the story of the Books (ALL approved and even influenced by Bungie and the Halo Bible) MC's shield is stronger than an Elite's because they improved the technology stolen from the covies. Dont compare MP and the story, ever.

You are slightly mistaken. The Elite's shields are stronger (able to take more damage), but the Spartan's regenerate faster. Overall this makes the Sparan's shields superior.

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Posted by: yappojilla
you guys must all be crazy! there is not goung to be any -Blaming!- Magnum! Bungie hasnt said anything, no screenshots, no concept art, nothing! and besids, do you realy think that the human military; hundreds of years from now will be using magnums? standard issue? not likley. i mean honestly, this is Halo 2, not james bond! it has got to be the most rediculus idea for a weapon in H2 i have ever heard.


so MAB5s are standard issue and they were used in halo

  • 07.27.2004 12:26 PM PDT
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MuellersDeath is BSing us all otherwise he would have been sniped by the mods and then royally screwed through the justice system. He has NOT played the beta he is making things up as he goes. If he really would have played the beta he wouldn't have told us anything unless he wants to end up in jail. Part of the contract they sign is they cant give out ANY info what so ever why do you think there is all that big deal about those silly screens?

  • 07.27.2004 12:41 PM PDT
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I agree, just becuse bungie HAS NOT said anything about a magnum why would there be one.... : /
It makes about as much sense as them having a shovel.
plus the magnum would be as good as a shovel
No scope, just as power as the first, REALLY SLOW, small clip. inaccurate. need i go on?

  • 07.27.2004 12:47 PM PDT
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You said that magnum is good duel wielded??? I gotta disagree, pistols are to much trouble duel wielded because you can't just hold down the trigger on them. I thought it seemed resonably strong though.

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Bungie HAS said something about the Magnum it was in their licensed novel THEY put it in there. Also it would be more powerful to make up for the other disadvantages but would really be alot more balanced.

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Bungie has never mentioned the Magnum (unless you count the books as mentioning), although personally, I hope there is a pistol. The M6D (peashooter) rocks, and I'll miss it in the second game. I hope there is something akin to it in the making...

Besides, anyone really against it must have got owned by the peashooter in Halo.

[Edited on 7/27/2004 12:56:41 PM]

  • 07.27.2004 12:55 PM PDT