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Subject: Halo C.E. pistol

Why is this the greatest pistol ever made in any video game EVER.

  • 11.06.2010 12:53 PM PDT

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Because it's overpowered.

  • 11.06.2010 1:09 PM PDT

Posted by: SHOCKER1000
Because it's overpowered.

It's actually surprisingly balanced IMO. Played a nice H1 game yesterday and found that it wasn't the only useful weapon, just the most well-rounded.

I mean, there's only like 8 weapoins in that game, and 3 are the shotgun, sniper, and rockets, all of which beat the pistol at their respective ranges. The pistol usually beats the AR, Plasma rifle, and Needler though.

The pistol's actually a middle-of-the-pack weapon in CE, and it's a great formula.

  • 11.06.2010 2:01 PM PDT
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Posted by: SHOCKER1000
Because it's overpowered.
Have you even played the multiplayer?

  • 11.06.2010 7:40 PM PDT

Posted by: BOB570
Posted by: SHOCKER1000
Because it's overpowered.
Have you even played the multiplayer?
He's a Halo 3 kid, of course not.

  • 11.07.2010 12:56 AM PDT

Play nice, bloom ain't that bad. ;)

LOL
Do I class as a H3 kid?
Just cos H3 is better? Face it
CE was a good start, originality had it's back, H2 and H3 improved ( to some extent) on CE, and now reach tops it. Kinda...

I loved the magnum in CE

If only you could fire as fast as you pulled the trigger in reach, would be epic.

  • 11.07.2010 1:06 AM PDT

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Posted by: chickenlittle
Posted by: BOB570
Posted by: SHOCKER1000
Because it's overpowered.
Have you even played the multiplayer?
He's a Halo 3 kid, of course not.

  • 11.07.2010 2:33 AM PDT

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It was auto

  • 11.07.2010 4:29 AM PDT

It was awesome.

But, I like the Halo: Reach pistol a lot too.

  • 11.07.2010 2:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: FeartTheReaper
LOL
Do I class as a H3 kid?
Just cos H3 is better? Face it


And for that, you have lost all your credibility.

  • 11.07.2010 2:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: FeartTheReaper
LOL
Do I class as a H3 kid?
Just cos H3 is better? Face it


And for that, you have lost all your credibility.
Yep.

  • 11.07.2010 2:37 PM PDT
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Glad to see that I'm not the only one here... that thinks that it wasn't that great.

I thought it was balanced. The minimum and maximum spread have something to do with this balancing. To be honest, I didn't always land the headshots... the pistol bullet missed it's mark. The Pistol wasn't effective over long distances, even with the 2x zoom. I think it had to do with the auto aim not being active (no red reticle).

How do I know all this? Experience. Halo PC modding.

In Halo 3, the BR was too effective. Too much auto aim.

  • 11.08.2010 10:59 AM PDT

Everybody misses it. Even the pre patched Magnum from H2 were pretty special in multiplayer.
I remember screwing around with the sniper on top of that hill in level 2(halo) and determining the max range of the pistol. It was something like 90-95 meters. The plasma pistol would do something like 110-120.
That's what I miss most about Halo. The sense of wonder that would allow me to waste a half a day figuring stupid stuff like that out.

  • 11.08.2010 3:25 PM PDT

Liked the CE pistol, H2 magnum ok, H3 pistol terrible, Halo reach little less than Halo CE

  • 11.09.2010 5:24 PM PDT

Who are you? WHERE AM I?

halo ce was the best game ive played in my life. halo 2 was iffy, halo 3 was greaat, halo reach is .99 worse than ce. lmao i hate those jerks who think halo 3 is the only good halo game.

  • 11.09.2010 5:55 PM PDT

1. M6D (Halo 1)
2. Magnum (Black)
3. .357 Magnum (Half-Life 2)
4. Desert Eagle (CoD4)

Then there is all of the rest. I love FPS pistols...
Black's magnum, by far, has the best reload animation ever;
Watch up to about 25 seconds in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5_84JsjxE

[Edited on 11.09.2010 11:00 PM PST]

  • 11.09.2010 10:58 PM PDT

E4web

I found the Plasma Pistol to be better.

Don't get me wrong, I love the M6D, but I think it's just a tad overrated; it's a balanced sidearm, not an overpowered killing machine.

My loadout for Campaign would normally be Needler + Plasma Pistol/Rifle, as I tend to kill things better with Covenant weapons than Human weapons.

  • 11.10.2010 4:26 AM PDT