- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I have read, in this forum and in virtually all the walkthroughs and weapons tips, to use the overcharge on the plasma pistol to take down the elite's or the jackal's shield, then finish him of with normal shots. In my short Halo career (have finished Normal and am in the Library on Heroic) I have found that I get more mileage out of my pp on Jackals by just using normal shots.
If one uses the prescribed method (overcharge), the pp charge goes down by 10 percent. Experimentation shows that there are 500 shots in a fully loaded pp (100%); thus, 10% is worth 50 shots. So, the overcharge uses up 50 shots, and then it takes, say, 5 more shots to finish him off: 55 shots, total.
I have found that if I just shoot at the Jackal's feet, the slot, or other exposed area, and keep laying the fire on, that the Jackal will quickly roll or otherwise expose himself to my constant fire and almost always take a hit that opens him up for follow-on shots. In the end he goes down after about 20 to 30 shots, which uses up much less pp charge.
Am I missing something? Why do all the guides say to use the overcharge on Jackals when the job can be done about as quickly and with much less charge using normal shots?