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Subject: what do you think of the new weaker rocket launcher in halo 2?
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the following is a direct quote form the guys who won the mountain dew contest and played halo 2. they say that the rocket launcher is now less poewrful and its blowing radious has been reduced greatly. Also, when you shoot, it moves slow until it gradually speeds up.
what do you think of the change? i like it because it balances things out.

"Rocket Launcher - Found on the second level, outside of the base. Another sweet, sweet change made by Bungie. I personally believe the rocket launcher was way over powered in Halo. This is almost an entirely different weapon. First off, the fatal blast radius feels to be about 50% smaller than Halo. If your looking to kill someone with a rocket, it needs to be a lot closer. Also, to make it harder to get that pinpoint accuracy with your rocket launcher, its rate of fire is dynamic. When you first fire the rocket, it moves really slowly. Then it picks up a fair amount of speed really fast. This may sound like it evens out, but my one buddy that was there, Kemmerer, is a rocket fiend, and the new rockets completely threw him for a loop. There is also the homing feature of the rocket launcher. If you get a red aiming reticule on a vehicle, and fire, the rocket will chase the vehicle. It's nice. Definitely makes those Ghosts easier targets. The homing rockets don't always connect, but they are very very effective. If Bungie was trying to make the rocket launcher more anti-vehicle and less anti-infantry, they did a good job. All in all, I love the changes to the rockets"
want to read the whole article? http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/bdaiber_mountaindew.html

[Edited on 7/30/2004 3:55:09 PM]

  • 07.30.2004 3:47 PM PDT
Subject: what do you thibk of the new weaker rockeck launcher in halo 2?
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it was way too strong. i like it now... its just the power of real tracking rockets(if they were powerfull the wont track good cuz they are heavy then) so its bit of reality

  • 07.30.2004 3:49 PM PDT
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i sorta hav mixed feelings about it, but im sure the change is for the best

  • 07.30.2004 3:49 PM PDT
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No.

  • 07.30.2004 3:50 PM PDT
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i agree with awoz

  • 07.30.2004 3:51 PM PDT
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sockman stop saying no and jah or yes, you do it in all topics youve written. stop it plz.

  • 07.30.2004 3:51 PM PDT
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rocket not rockeck.

  • 07.30.2004 3:52 PM PDT
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Well It Rocks Becuase First Of All Its Got A 5X Zoom An Upgrade From The Old One. Two It Tracks Targets. AND THREE THE CHANGE MIGHT BE FOR THE BETTER. You Nvr Know.

  • 07.30.2004 3:52 PM PDT
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[color=lime] rockets are pretty powerful things. I hope its not toned down to the point that its not realistic, in Halo 1 it was realistic[/color]

  • 07.30.2004 4:00 PM PDT
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only thing i hate is there is no skill in timing ockets across MP maps, cause of target tracking, im sure rocket can kill people when not in vehicle, but in gohst it can to, but not hogs or tank, probly banshees

but i like blowing warthogs up in on kill with direct shots, but i bugie did this for equality, and a lot of things hanged since the original

  • 07.30.2004 4:01 PM PDT
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I dont mind because i hardly used it, but it is like yin and yang. Everything needs to be balanced out.

  • 07.30.2004 4:07 PM PDT
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no not the rocket oh well guess it was too strong

  • 07.30.2004 4:15 PM PDT
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It couldn't be better in halo 2. It WAS way over powered in halo and when ever I play someone on xbc thats the first gun someone goes for making it VERY cheap. Now you will have a chance to take em out.

  • 07.30.2004 4:18 PM PDT
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keep in mind you can only track vehicles, not humans.

  • 07.30.2004 4:19 PM PDT
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change is good.

  • 07.30.2004 4:20 PM PDT