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Subject: Weapons in ODST
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"If something is easy, broken, cheap or can be abused, majority of the population will support it as a legit and or skilled concept/idea. Whatever people like and or love, they will thrive on it because no matter how broken it maybe, they do not like change."

It's certainly an interesting thing to see a few weapons missing such as the BR, the regular Plasma Rifle, and one that I certainly thought they should of put in the game: The Energy Sword.

If Elites certainly have fallen then there would be left over weapons they'd be using and two primary Elite used weapons seem to be out of the picture. It was definitely nice to see the debut of the Brute Plasma Rifle again, but as I've stated before...Elites were very much in the picture regardless of when the attack on New Mombasa was.

Now I now a lot of people will say the Assault Rifle and the upgraded SMG is a replacement for the Battle Rifle but in all honesty, I found myself using neither weapons very often throughout the whole game. I utilized those weapons for about a good 10% of the game and used the Magnum/Plasma Pistol Combo on just about every single target.

Where the SMG is suppose to offset the ODST Magnum, it just felt like I was spending too much bullets per a kill and before I know it I kill around 2-3 enemies with my whole supply of ammunition.

Anyone agree with me on this?

  • 04.27.2010 12:02 PM PDT

The SMG ammo does go pretty fast

  • 04.27.2010 12:54 PM PDT

i agree but its useful against leftover grunts and drones.

  • 04.27.2010 1:11 PM PDT
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For me the SMG was only good for the drones.

  • 04.27.2010 1:16 PM PDT
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Yea I'm figuring the Drones was the only enemy worth using the SMG on.

  • 04.27.2010 5:42 PM PDT

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If you use the SMG on anything other than a drone, you are missing out on style multipliers for kills. It's even possible to headshot drones (if you know where to aim), but the automag is probably better used for grunts, jackals, and unshielded brutes.

  • 04.27.2010 5:49 PM PDT