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Subject: Plasma Pistol vs. Plasma Rifle (Campaign)

Poll: Plasma Pistol vs. Plasma Rifle (Campaign)  [closed]
Plasma Rifle:  38%
(8 Votes)
Plasma Pistol:  62%
(13 Votes)
Total Votes: 21

Pistol:

Advantages
- Very common weapon, easy to find replacements.
- Relatively short cool-down time.
- The recharging feature for harder enemies.
- 200+ shots on one battery.

Disadvantages
- Does very little damage per hit.
- No automatic fire.
- Not good for multiple enemies.


Rifle:

Advantages
- High rate of fire.
- Relatively common weapon.
- Higher damage per hit than plasma pistol.
- Excellent accuracy (if fired in bursts).

Disadvantages
- Long cool-down time.
- No recharge feature.
- Only 100 shots per gun.

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Soooo....which is better for Campaign?

[Edited on 06.24.2010 7:35 AM PDT]

  • 06.24.2010 7:35 AM PDT

E4web

Plasma Pistol.

If you can pace yourself and keep a distance from your enemies, it can pretty much beat anything. I'd only switch to the Plasma Rifle or Needler when facing Flood combat forms.

Oh, and it does an insane amount of damage per shot compared to later Halo games. I'd call it a semi-power weapon.

  • 06.24.2010 7:53 AM PDT
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Plasma Pistol will actually shoot faster if you have quick fingers. All and all, it's a powerful weapon. Easily the best Covenant weapon in the game. Too bad they dumbed it down for the rest of the series.

  • 06.24.2010 9:45 AM PDT

I did not find the pistol useful aside from its overcharged shots.

  • 06.24.2010 2:15 PM PDT

Definitely the pistol; it's got reasonable firepower, it works at least OK against pretty much everything, it has suprisingly good effective range, and the overcharge is useful both as stun and for bringing down shields.


I still like the rifle though. You can maintain heavy fire with it without losing coordination on the human side, so it's handy if it's laying around for fighting weaker enemies with (I can fire the plasma pistol crazy fast, or I can aim extremely well with it. Doing both at once can get tough). Or for fighting tough enemies with if you want to do epic stuff.

[Edited on 06.24.2010 4:59 PM PDT]

  • 06.24.2010 4:59 PM PDT
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The pistol, unless I'm up against 7+ covenant at one time.

  • 06.25.2010 12:54 AM PDT

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Posted by: jtulkas
Plasma Pistol will actually shoot faster if you have quick fingers. All and all, it's a powerful weapon. Easily the best Covenant weapon in the game. Too bad they dumbed it down for the rest of the series.


They beefed it up pretty good for Reach though if you played the Beta.

  • 06.25.2010 10:28 AM PDT

I prefer the plasma pistol since the over charge is basicly a smaller fuel rod gun

  • 06.25.2010 12:37 PM PDT

Plasma pistol is far more effective/useful.
Almost any moron can twitch the trigger for faster ROF than the PR. It is far more accurate. The PR spreads it's plasma out. The PP is like a laser beam.
The PP has better range than the UNSC pistol and can be used to snipe stationary targets at range(grunts in shades).
A favorite trick is zooming in with sniper or M6D and switching to the PP O/C and let it fly. It will whack legendary gold elites hard enough to one shot them with your previous weapon. Very handy when sniper ammo is low or out.

  • 06.27.2010 5:27 PM PDT