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From what strangepurple said it sounds like the BR will be a good replacement for the pistol but he said it takes 8 SHOTS to kill !! That sounds like dumbed down. So if the BR is a ranged weapon then you gotta think that the new pistol is gonna be basically a blunderbuss: real loud, real inaccurate.
And about that banshee boarding: I think it might be cool if it was done right. Like how sick would it be if you managed to jump down onto a passing banshee (like off the waterworks tower or something) and jakked it. i dunno. mebbe.
But anyway, I think this "German article" sounds a touch suspect.

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Posted by: sgt ubergrunt
Mmm...Magnum's still makin' pistols in the future? Interesting...maybe if Magnum's still making pistols, Hostess is still making twinkies!


Magnum isn't a company, it is a certain type of bullet cartridge. They are usually longer and carry more gun powder making them more powerful.

About the BR, he also said that he later on figured it to be an excellent weapon to carry due to it's accurate range and it's rapid fire.

[Edited on 8/10/2004 12:41:37 PM]

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The way I see boarding a banshee possible is if you have one of your own. Perhaps you jump out to grap the wing, rip the pilot out by the leg and grab the controls inside to close the hatch. Maybe the banshee loses flight control and plunges during the animation, and the possibiblity of you both dying are present.

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The problem is... you can't rip the pilot out because there is a sealed hatch...

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Posted by: Naughty Zoot
From what strangepurple said it sounds like the BR will be a good replacement for the pistol but he said it takes 8 SHOTS to kill !! That sounds like dumbed down. So if the BR is a ranged weapon then you gotta think that the new pistol is gonna be basically a blunderbuss: real loud, real inaccurate.
And about that banshee boarding: I think it might be cool if it was done right. Like how sick would it be if you managed to jump down onto a passing banshee (like off the waterworks tower or something) and jakked it. i dunno. mebbe.
But anyway, I think this "German article" sounds a touch suspect.

Now I know there may have been some major changes since then, but when they were demonstrating H2 MP at the 'box press con., it took like 8 BR shots to destroy a ghost! That's pretty powerful.

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imagine all the Halo 2 music videos people will be making! i bet like 25% of all the videos have nothign but hijacking banshees! that sounds so cool! and proximity voicing heh.....


Posted by: Naughty Zoot
From what strangepurple said it sounds like the BR will be a good replacement for the pistol but he said it takes 8 SHOTS to kill !! That sounds like dumbed down. So if the BR is a ranged weapon then you gotta think that the new pistol is gonna be basically a blunderbuss: real loud, real inaccurate.
And about that banshee boarding: I think it might be cool if it was done right. Like how sick would it be if you managed to jump down onto a passing banshee (like off the waterworks tower or something) and jakked it. i dunno. mebbe.
But anyway, I think this "German article" sounds a touch suspect.


WHOO HOO!!!! a pistol thats toned down but still kinda usefull, and a battle rifle that takes 8 shots to kill! alright! thank you strange purple! i have been WAITING ever since i heard about halo 2 that the BR was balanced and the pistol was.

wait a sec....naughty zoot? pandora tomorrow? dude its eagles eye 01! XBL gamertag remember me?

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Posted by: sgt ubergrunt
Mmm...Magnum's still makin' pistols in the future? Interesting...maybe if Magnum's still making pistols, Hostess is still making twinkies!


Magnum isn't a company, it is a certain type of bullet cartridge. They are usually longer and carry more gun powder making them more powerful.

About the BR, he also said that he later on figured it to be an excellent weapon to carry due to it's accurate range and it's rapid fire.

Watch Bruce Almighty. "...with a 44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun Earth." If I'm wrong, I don't care 'cause I'm not much of a gun wiz.

[Edited on 8/10/2004 12:51:45 PM]

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Ughh.... Banshees are boardable... I was hoping they wouldn't do that, hopefully Bungie finds a miracle to make it work good... otherwise you won't see me playing with banshees on : (

That article dissapointed me : (

Oh, come on! Spartans hanging off banshee wings screaming "Oh god help meeeeeeeeeee!" are cool.


I wish I could see it that way... but it just seems too stupid for me :'(
How/when will you board it any way? And when you do, how will you open up the hatch, and how will the animations look, etc...

Any way, do we have some sorta confirmation that the article wasn't a fake?


Firstly, if this article is genuine, its likely you will only be able to board the banshee when it crashes into a tree or the floor near you and tries to take off. I'd imagine that like all other vehicles it must be going pretty slowly to get boarded!
Also this article was apprently posted here as well and it was blocked which makes me think it was a fake!

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When Kelly sniped that Elite out of its banshee in FS, the hatch became avaliable for another pilot. I think the hatch remains selaed to keep the pilot inside, but I can understand being ripped from the cockpit and losing control.

Correct, it probably wouldn't make much sense in a realistic perspective.

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Posted by: BRASH
When Kelly sniped that Elite out of its banshee in FS, the hatch became avaliable for another pilot. I think the hatch remains selaed to keep the pilot inside, but I can understand being ripped from the -blam!-pit and losing control.

Correct, it probably wouldn't make much sense in a realistic perspective.

Ha, filter gotcha!

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Posted by: BRASH
When Kelly sniped that Elite out of its banshee in FS, the hatch became avaliable for another pilot. I think the hatch remains selaed to keep the pilot inside, but I can understand being ripped from the -blam!-pit and losing control.

Correct, it probably wouldn't make much sense in a realistic perspective.

That sniper was linda damnt, LINDA.

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Posted by: sgt ubergrunt
Mmm...Magnum's still makin' pistols in the future? Interesting...maybe if Magnum's still making pistols, Hostess is still making twinkies!


Magnum isn't a company, it is a certain type of bullet cartridge. They are usually longer and carry more gun powder making them more powerful.

About the BR, he also said that he later on figured it to be an excellent weapon to carry due to it's accurate range and it's rapid fire.

Watch Bruce Almighty. "...with a 44 Magnum, the most powerful handguon Earth." If I'm wrong, I don't care 'cause I'm not much of a gun wiz.


Well.... he says .44 magnum... which is the type of bullet, so sorry, you're wrong :(

Any way... I think the .50 cal is the most powerful handgun on Earth : )

Edit: To clear it up a little more... if he said COLT .44 Magnum... then Colt would have been the maker.

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Posted by: sgt ubergrunt
Posted by: BRASH
When Kelly sniped that Elite out of its banshee in FS, the hatch became avaliable for another pilot. I think the hatch remains selaed to keep the pilot inside, but I can understand being ripped from the -blam!-pit and losing control.

Correct, it probably wouldn't make much sense in a realistic perspective.

Ha, filter gotcha!


lol..

Linda, Kelly. So long as we understood my message. ;D

[Edited on 8/10/2004 12:53:48 PM]

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The Directional Pad can be used for Tricks in combination with the A button.

??? What does he mean by that ???

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Eagle Eye! Whats up bro? -yeah I haven't played PT in a while. I got kinda burned out on it. Do you still play?
-keep my gamertag and maybe we can play H2!

-And I thought for sure Strange said it was 8 shots to kill a guy. But if Im wrong Im wrong

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Posted by: Naughty Zoot
Eagle Eye! Whats up bro? -yeah I haven't played PT in a while. I got kinda burned out on it. Do you still play?
-keep my gamertag and maybe we can play H2!

-And I thought for sure Strange said it was 8 shots to kill a guy. But if Im wrong Im wrong


Hey dude! im on AIM at Blackeagle242 right now! IM me so we dont interupt this fine discussion :-D

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Posted by: sgt ubergrunt
Mmm...Magnum's still makin' pistols in the future? Interesting...maybe if Magnum's still making pistols, Hostess is still making twinkies!


Magnum isn't a company, it is a certain type of bullet cartridge. They are usually longer and carry more gun powder making them more powerful.

About the BR, he also said that he later on figured it to be an excellent weapon to carry due to it's accurate range and it's rapid fire.

Watch Bruce Almighty. "...with a 44 Magnum, the most powerful handguon Earth." If I'm wrong, I don't care 'cause I'm not much of a gun wiz.


Well.... he says .44 magnum... which is the type of bullet, so sorry, you're wrong :(

Any way... I think the .50 cal is the most powerful handgun on Earth : )

Edit: To clear it up a little more... if he said COLT .44 Magnum... then Colt would have been the maker.

I don't know crap about bullets or real-life guns, hehe. Anyway, I seen that Colt thing somewhere........oh, yeah, Revolver Ocelot from MGS uses one.

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SWORD MATCH. RIGHT ON! THATS GOING TO BE SWEET!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by: BRASH
When Kelly sniped that Elite out of its banshee in FS, the hatch became avaliable for another pilot. I think the hatch remains selaed to keep the pilot inside, but I can understand being ripped from the -blam!-pit and losing control.

Correct, it probably wouldn't make much sense in a realistic perspective.

Ha, filter gotcha!


lol..

Linda, Kelly. So long as we understood my message. ;D

No, I meant when you tried to spell c.ockpit, lol. Look at your post.

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Posted by: sgt ubergrunt
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Posted by: sgt ubergrunt
Posted by: BRASH
When Kelly sniped that Elite out of its banshee in FS, the hatch became avaliable for another pilot. I think the hatch remains selaed to keep the pilot inside, but I can understand being ripped from the -blam!-pit and losing control.

Correct, it probably wouldn't make much sense in a realistic perspective.

Ha, filter gotcha!


lol..

Linda, Kelly. So long as we understood my message. ;D

No, I meant when you tried to spell c.ockpit, lol. Look at your post.


Ya... I find it funny how it does that... cockpit... hehe

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Posted by: Naughty Zoot
Eagle Eye! Whats up bro? -yeah I haven't played PT in a while. I got kinda burned out on it. Do you still play?
-keep my gamertag and maybe we can play H2!

-And I thought for sure Strange said it was 8 shots to kill a guy. But if Im wrong Im wrong

where can i find an article on strange purples halo 2 statments.

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What if someone said "...c.ock the gun...", and the filter got 'em, hahahaha!

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The Directional Pad can be used for Tricks in combination with the A button.

??? What does he mean by that ???


My good guess is that it coincides with the leaning feature. EGM's last november special issue said that leaning around corners was set to the D-pad. This could be a hint that leaning isn't out just yet. The A button is probably a quick switch for flight controls. Such as left control simply makes you twist left and pulling up or down (based on your looking pitch) makes you pull up or nose down.

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Would that mean that the c.ock is named gun? hehe...


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What if someone said "...c.ock the gun...", and the filter got 'em, hahahaha!

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Posted by: Creeping_Death
Would that mean that the c.ock is named gun? hehe...


Posted by: sgt ubergrunt
What if someone said "...c.ock the gun...", and the filter got 'em, hahahaha!

Only if you want it to be.

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