- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
shotgun > plasma sword
The shotgun's less effective at longer ranges, but all the time it's gonna take the guy with the plasma sword to close the gap, is time that the other guy is coninuously hitting him with buckshot. Something being most effective at close range doesn't mean it can't also kill at medium range.
I can't believe that i even have to argue some points with you guys, but even in a close quarters fight any ranged weapon is superior. Bring a plasma sword to Chiron, all the other guy needs to do is use the vertical planes to his advantage. Think of it this way. if there is distance between two people and one can inflict damage while the other one can't it's an extreme advantage.
In longest all the other guy would need to do is stand on one of the ledges and wait for you to try to get to him. or shoot you while you stand on the lower level crying that you can't hit him with your uber leet sword.
And to assume for a second that burst run is going to help matters at all, you have to remember against plasma weapons, if you're getting hit you're getting stuned, you're not moving fast at all and you're definately not closing any gaps. If you're burst running you can't be attacking, and if you get too close... heyy the other guy can always burst run as well. of course... if they design a level that is just a replica of the oversheild room in chiron you might have a chance. But any other level... face it man you wouldn't survive at all weilding a sword in a gun fight.
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I mean really by that logic i should be able to kill a guy standing behind red base who's using a sniper rifle if i had a shotgun and i burst ran up to him.
[Edited on 5/5/2004 2:01:23 PM]