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Subject: Pistol is toned down... Yet there will be another cheap weapon.
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Posted by: shadedhalo


The needler? Couldn't counter a melee it sucks so bad...

Plasma rifle? shoot it sometime, you'll see it freezes your opponent, even takes off OS and with a quick switch to an AR when it overheats you can kill someone with a pistol in a matter of seconds. Shoot it while strafing, they won't be able to lock in because of the stun.

Plasma pistol? Same as PR.. just a bit harder to freeze someone with, however if you charge it up and hit your opponent with a charged blast the shield is gone, once again switch to the AR and finish off... easy. The plasma pistol is an easy counter for the pistol at medium range if you time your shot.

Assault rifle? At close range circling around someone with an AR while they have a pistol 90 percent of the time I get the kill, yes it's a close range weapon, what is your point?

Rocket Launcher? The RL can take down the pistol from medium range as well as medium-close range. It's suicide if you're too close. Simply time your shot, aim low and it's hard to avoid... if you have any skill using the RL you can easily get 4 or more kills with each pickup, wether someone has a pistol or not.. It's called being sneaky and waiting for your shot.

Sniper Rifle? You can snipe someone as close as right in front of your face if you have the skill. If you can shoot someone in the head from 15 feet away as well as 100 feet away then the pistol can't counter it, if you can't do that you deserve to die to the pistol because it is made for medium range.

Shotgun? The shotgun is to close range as the pistol is to medium, it kills quick and is made for that range.

Yes the pistol is the best medium range weapon, that doesn't mean it's overpowered... I'd like to see any of you try and play without it. We'd have either all sniper battles or races to see who can get close quicker and fire.


Notice how most of those are at close range though. I'd like to see someone try to kill me at medium range with a rocket launcher while I'm using the pistol. It might work if I'm not paying attention, but chances are the pistol wins. Same goes with a sniper rifle. If you're good enough to use it effectively at close range, then by all means you can counter a pistol. There aren't many people capable of that though.

The pistol is pretty much useless at close range if your opponent knows how to use their weapon.

  • 07.29.2004 4:42 PM PDT
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Don't complain about anything you don't know about.

Even if you do know about something, don't complain about it. Alot of people are acting like Bungie doesn't know what they're doing. They're not going to give one weapon a huge advantage over all the others.

They working real hard to balance out the weapons, levels, and gameplay, and I say we just let them do what they gotta do.

There's no doubt that Bungie will make it perfect, so just let them make it.

  • 07.29.2004 4:46 PM PDT

With B.B. gone, the passion of Bungie.net has lessened.

Aren't we not allowed to discuss the beta?


And why the hell are powerful weapons always deemed as "cheap?!" I see it all the time!

Pistol = Cheap
Rocket Launcher = Cheap
Sniper = Cheap
Shotgun = Cheap
Plasma Sword = Cheap

And now the Covenant Carbine, which we've never seen in action! What next? Grenades?! Bah!

  • 07.29.2004 4:47 PM PDT
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I hate how everyone says the Needler sucks, I almost always use that in SP and sometimes at medium range in MP.

  • 07.29.2004 4:54 PM PDT
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No see the pistol pissed me off because in order to win,you HAD to learn how to use it (And Yes I pwned with it) but see,It took away the purpose of all other weapons when everyone else is using it...It just basically said "use me or die" and so I did =)

I just want the pistol to be what it should be,a sidearm,quick fireing,quick reloading,weak bullets..So everyone doesent spam it and make another game revolving around it

  • 07.29.2004 5:00 PM PDT
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'cheap' Weapons are what you organize your strategys around, such as the powerups and the rocket in Halo 1.

  • 07.29.2004 5:02 PM PDT

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