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Subject: What ever happened to melee combos?
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Does anybody know if melee combos are still in? There was a lot of talk about them in 2003 and I suppose the Plasma sword has forms of them, but beyond that I have heard nothing about it. Anyone know if its still in? I really want to go on a 3 hit combo with my BR.

  • 08.04.2004 10:48 PM PDT
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I dont care if theyre gone, or if they remain, but i do know that Halo is a blast without them....

And the plasma sword combo is just hitting (B) many times to make a combo.. if you can really classify it as a combo...

  • 08.04.2004 10:52 PM PDT
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And then there's the upercut (R).

  • 08.04.2004 10:56 PM PDT
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Well I suppose the combo can only really works with the sword because you get slashes when you melee with it and an uppercut when you press right trigger (and a dash uppercut if you lock on).

  • 08.04.2004 10:56 PM PDT
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I hope the upercut goes right up between the legs, bisecting the enemy from the crotch to the top of the head.

  • 08.04.2004 10:58 PM PDT
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Don't forgot the lunge attack showed at E3 04 Demo, that looks to be complete and utter madness if there is an all melee gamestyle, lol

  • 08.04.2004 11:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: Elarith
And the plasma sword combo is just hitting (B) many times to make a combo.. if you can really classify it as a combo...

The melee combos are only used by hitting (B). The one for 2003 was just hitting B 3 times. The combos will be timeing oriented not different buttons. I also believe different weapons will have different timings and cause different amounts of damage.

  • 08.04.2004 11:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: Elarith
And the plasma sword combo is just hitting (B) many times to make a combo.. if you can really classify it as a combo...

The melee combos are only used by hitting (B). The one for 2003 was just hitting B 3 times. The combos will be timeing oriented not different buttons. I also believe different weapons will have different timings and cause different amounts of damage.


I remember thats how it was going to be, but is it still in? I have heard nothing about it since 2003. Its not even in the FAQ.

  • 08.04.2004 11:09 PM PDT

SB-117

It is still in. They just hadn't finished all of the animations for E3.

  • 08.04.2004 11:12 PM PDT
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The only thing they say about it is for the sword.

"You can execute a series of strikes by hitting the melee attack button "


I think it is still in especially considering the Brute gun. It just wasn't finished or balanced yet for E3.

  • 08.04.2004 11:13 PM PDT
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I sure hope so. I just wish Bungie would make some confirmation on this.

  • 08.04.2004 11:20 PM PDT
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There was also the topic of if the MC can still sprint or not. I think it's been ripped form the game. Kinda sad.

  • 08.04.2004 11:22 PM PDT
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i think what you said was exactly what i was thinking
but i hop they put in wher if you hit a serten body part they lose the use of that body part
say if you shoot an eliets arm with a melee or ranged attack it hangs ther limp just think of the posibilitys
also if you get a jackels sheild you can ram it into your enimys leaving nothing but a big gloreus smear of grusum alian guts

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I dont care if theyre gone, or if they remain, but i do know that Halo is a blast without them....

And the plasma sword combo is just hitting (B) many times to make a combo.. if you can really classify it as a combo...

  • 08.05.2004 8:21 AM PDT
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Bungie cnfirmed the sprint feature if they took it out i would be kinda mad i would still buy the game but sprinting would even out snipers more

  • 08.05.2004 8:26 AM PDT