- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Vitamin Zawaz
The human pistol is no skill weapon. The plasma pistol, if used correctly, is the grim reaper.
Well, in Halo 2 the plama pistol isn't a skill weapon. Not bashing Halo 2 with that statement, it's just true. You don't even have to be aiming it, just point in the general area and it tracks like a mother. But, in Halo CE it did take more skill. The tracking was much weaker and a person could dodge it easily, so you had to be prepared for it to not connect.
But, why do you think the pistol was a no skill weapon? I've played against some very good people, and the better player will always come out on top. If it takes no skill, they why do my and my friends beat newer (noobs) teams 50 to 5 or 50 to 7? It's because we have more skill in ALL the weapons on the map, including the pistol. If it took no skill a monkey could pick up the controller and beat you.
At least with the old pistol you had to lead your targets, which meant timing your shots. You don't really do that with todays battle rifle. Now it's just point and shoot. Same with the sniper, no leading required. Plus, if you play good people online in Halo CE, they don't just stand there, they move around some trying to make it harder for you to hit them. You should try it sometime. Go to www.xbconnect.com and try it for yourself and see how little skill it really takes to use the pistol. When you lose most of the night by 50 to 10, come back here and tell us how it went.