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Subject: No Pistol = Happiness, bring on the Magnum
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Its still way better than the AR, now Marines can actually take down an Eliets with somthing other than the Sniper Rifle. You can easily fire 3, 3 round bursts, and what if its a headshot? it should be less shots then. Like only 1 burst to the head.

  • 08.11.2004 6:05 PM PDT
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If you have read up on your Halo 2, like in gaming magazines from EGM and OXM, you would know that the BR replaces the M6D, and the SMG replaces the AR. These weapons are gone, and thank god. The AR was only good at close - mid range, and the pistol easily became the best weapon in the game, something bungie made sure to fix this time around.

If you are still confused about the magnum, plz go to this link http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=2000201 &topic=15642065
which is the same article that Naughty Zoot posted. Most likely it will be stronger with few rounds per clip (higher caliber = less clip capacity, common sense). Yes it is mentioned and even introduced in the book First Strike. Please keep in mind that Eric Nylund based his novels around bungies story line, and that the books are official prequels and sequels, as stated on the books themselves. Bungie takes pride in their equality of weapons, which is why the rocket launchers blast radius has been toned down, but has an additional tracking feature.

  • 08.11.2004 6:28 PM PDT

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