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Subject: Will Jackals weild the new Covenant sniper rifle?
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If you've read the new news story, then you've probably noticed that at the part where they talk about the Jackals, it says that they make good snipers... Does that mean that they will be the ones that weild the ne Covenant sniper rifle?

  • 04.30.2004 12:32 AM PDT
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yes

  • 04.30.2004 12:39 AM PDT
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that would be cool if there were covenent snipers, it would be a pain in the ass i bet but it would make you have to use different tactics. so i sure hope so

  • 04.30.2004 12:41 AM PDT
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if they ARE given snipers will that mean they lose their shield? I think they will... easier to kill but easier to be killed

  • 04.30.2004 12:42 AM PDT
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  • 04.30.2004 12:45 AM PDT
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I don't think they'll use the sniper rifles, unless the rifles are one-handed. I don't think they would have sheild-less jackals. If there aren't jackal snipers, then maybe they just meant they're crack shots with the plasma weapons.

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well the sheilds they use is like a wrist watch.. when they turn it on, it's still attached to their wrist... they can just turn it off whenever they want to snipe, then turn it back on when they need to be defensive. why else would they explain in the news report that jackals are good snipers if they don't snipe?

  • 04.30.2004 1:13 AM PDT
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Good point about the sheilds, but you don't need a sniper rifle to snipe.

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yeah exactly, do you notice on legendary how they rarely miss you when your even doing your hardest to dodge? I either suck or everyone else agrees, but the Jackel point, they wouldn't turn their only defence off to pull out a big two-handed sniper rifle, then when they put the rifle away (where ever they put it) and put their shield on, they won't have a weapon to defend themselve, only a shield and a two-handed sniper rifle they can't use because of being physically weak.

  • 04.30.2004 7:16 AM PDT
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You better believe it.
But not in the way you're thinking.

[Edited on 4/30/2004 7:21:13 AM]

  • 04.30.2004 7:19 AM PDT
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well, keep them shields on and they'll just give away their position. (bright -glowing -shields)
Keep em off and that fifty cal round will split their heads.
I wonder if the jackals will have CAMO.

on the other hand, our snipers use CAMO and stealth. they don't wear bight green-blue-orange wrist bands or clothes.

so if we are talking about Sniping - and Counter-Sniping.
we know who is gonna win.

  • 04.30.2004 7:34 AM PDT
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Frankly, I think that if any covenant is a sniper, they'll have specialist elites doing it.
The documentary on the covenant states that Jackals are low ranking, thus, expendable. An elite is far better trained than a jackal, and I doubt they would accept having a "Lesser specis" doing something better than them.
Plus, I think jackals are too nervous to make good snipers, they are REALLY twitchy, and I don't think they'd like being all alone on a cliff, with no-one but grunts watching your back.
I also agree with EzCompany2Squad about their shields.
Jackals are too paranoid to go anywhere without shields.

  • 04.30.2004 8:26 AM PDT
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probably as they have been said in this update that they do snipe but they also have a plasma rifle.

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I think that the covies will be able to wield all the weapons with different effectiveness. Kind of like the Marines driving the ghosts in Halo. I imagine the AI might make the grunts go after a sniper rifle, but imagine how horrible of a shot he would be.
I do agree that you probably will just see Elites with snipers off the bat. But considering how far away the Jackals can see, they might have them too. Just another thing to throw speculation into before the game comes out.
BTW, go pick up Game Informer, it is sooooo worth it!

  • 04.30.2004 9:38 AM PDT

"Go then. There are other worlds than these."

Hard to say what the update meant by "snipers" but if you take it literally then I would have to say, yes they do. We have seen screenshots of them now using the plasma rifle and the needler, we have to assume they could still use the plasma pistol if they wanted to, so why not the sniper rifle? Why make a point of saying they are good snipers if they can't use the weapon designated for that purpose?

At any rate, I think the Jackals will be much more formidable foes than in Halo: CE. Just check them out advancing, cops in riot gear style, in the E3 demo. Better AI, better weapons, and those pesky shields. I can't wait to flank them.

  • 04.30.2004 10:10 AM PDT