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Poll: What is your favorite Halo: Combat Evolved weapon?  [closed]
Assault Rifle:  21%
(15 Votes)
Pistol:  41%
(29 Votes)
Shotgun:  8%
(6 Votes)
Rocket Launcher:  4%
(3 Votes)
Sniper Rifle:  11%
(8 Votes)
Plasma Rifle:  7%
(5 Votes)
Plasma Pistol:  3%
(2 Votes)
Needler:  4%
(3 Votes)
Total Votes: 71

I saw that someone accidentally posted a poll asking for your favorite Halo: Reach weapon here instead of the Reach forum. I thought it was unfair to let that question go to waste, so, I made a poll for this game here.

!!PLEASE!! post why the weapon you voted for was your favorite.Like this: Sniper rifle was my favorite weapon because after you learned to use it effectively close range it completely dominated any other weapon, no matter what.

  • 11.10.2010 10:53 AM PDT
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It may seem like a less than impressive weapon vote at first glance, but there is absolutely nothing you cannot destroy with a plasma pistol.

For the first year or so that I played, I never picked on up. As I was looking to make the game more challenging I figured that arming myself with the least potent weapons on legendary was a good starting point. Damn if I was not blown away by the incredible flexibility and power of the lowly plasma pistol.

It is a great short range weapon with its quick rate of fire and it is accurate to boot. An overcharge followed by a burst from an AR can ruin an elites day.

For medium range, single shot or the homing overcharged shot, it is one of the best around.

For long range use, it is a blast to watch the shot descend to its target. You can use a PP to ping away at things you might normally need a sniper rifle for.

You can take out any covie vehicle in the game with a PP, as a matter of fact it is a real test of skill. Try taking out a Banshee with a PP, then try to do it without losing any health! It will test your abilities in a serious way.

It is funny, now when I want to challenge myself, I DO NOT allow myself to use it!

  • 11.10.2010 1:24 PM PDT

Posted by: Gen Petitt
ME2 was known for stupidity and being retarded

Pistol. God, they didn't even bring it back in Reach!

  • 11.10.2010 1:30 PM PDT
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Your 'beliefs' mean less than dick to me.

Sniper, easy.

As my brother said when watching me play Truth & Rec and pwning more than usual with the sniper, 'the elites are having a bad day at the office'.

  • 11.10.2010 1:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: womyfts
It may seem like a less than impressive weapon vote at first glance, but there is absolutely nothing you cannot destroy with a plasma pistol.

For the first year or so that I played, I never picked on up. As I was looking to make the game more challenging I figured that arming myself with the least potent weapons on legendary was a good starting point. Damn if I was not blown away by the incredible flexibility and power of the lowly plasma pistol.

It is a great short range weapon with its quick rate of fire and it is accurate to boot. An overcharge followed by a burst from an AR can ruin an elites day.

For medium range, single shot or the homing overcharged shot, it is one of the best around.

For long range use, it is a blast to watch the shot descend to its target. You can use a PP to ping away at things you might normally need a sniper rifle for.

You can take out any covie vehicle in the game with a PP, as a matter of fact it is a real test of skill. Try taking out a Banshee with a PP, then try to do it without losing any health! It will test your abilities in a serious way.

It is funny, now when I want to challenge myself, I DO NOT allow myself to use it!
I have to completely agree with that, too. If I don't have a Sniper then I have a Plasma Pistol.

  • 11.10.2010 3:22 PM PDT

Favourite is the Snupper Ruffle.


I don't think we all really appreciated how effective the Plasma Rifle is compared to the other games. It's actually very useful.

  • 11.10.2010 7:17 PM PDT

Posted by: chickenlittle
I don't think we all really appreciated how effective the Plasma Rifle is compared to the other games. It's actually very useful.

Indeed. At some technical level, it's inferior in every possible way to the PP, but the smoother control when firing at high speed can mean a lot.

Also, PP/PR combo is epic.




Personally, my favorite weapon in the series is probably the HCE needler. Its aesthetics in the first game are just amazing. In the newer games, explosive glass has been replaced with plastic, and you don't get the lengthy, epic multi-booms which work oh so perfectly with HCE's enemy character design.

  • 11.10.2010 7:38 PM PDT

Posted by: Gen Petitt
ME2 was known for stupidity and being retarded


Posted by: chickenlittle
I don't think we all really appreciated how effective the Plasma Rifle is compared to the other games. It's actually very useful.


Oh, agreed! It is especially useful against Setinels.

  • 11.10.2010 7:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: chickenlittle
I don't think we all really appreciated how effective the Plasma Rifle is compared to the other games. It's actually very useful.


Oh, agreed! It is especially useful against Setinels.
Oooooooh yes. Definitely my favorite weapon during The Maw.

  • 11.10.2010 8:29 PM PDT

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The Shotgun, probably. It was the only thing that almost always kept a Flood down (excluding a Rocket Launcher).

  • 11.10.2010 8:52 PM PDT

Posted by: marathonman117
The Shotgun, probably. It was the only thing that almost always kept a Flood down (excluding a Rocket Launcher).
Running them over seemed to work quite well.

  • 11.11.2010 7:47 AM PDT

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Posted by: marathonman117
The Shotgun, probably. It was the only thing that almost always kept a Flood down (excluding a Rocket Launcher).
Running them over seemed to work quite well.


Aha! You got me there...

  • 11.11.2010 9:57 AM PDT
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Posted by: marathonman117
The Shotgun, probably. It was the only thing that almost always kept a Flood down (excluding a Rocket Launcher).
First time I went through 343 Guilty Spark I kept trying to use the pistol to kill them -_-'

  • 11.11.2010 10:24 AM PDT

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Whenever I'm doing a casual run (Normal, sometimes Heroic), I tend to use the Plasma Rifle a lot.

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Posted by: JamesLongstreet
Whenever I'm doing a casual run (Normal, sometimes Heroic), I tend to use the Plasma Rifle a lot.
More people like the Plasma Rifle than I originally thought xD

  • 11.11.2010 10:45 AM PDT
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where can i get this links

  • 11.11.2010 11:31 AM PDT

the old halo magnum pop pop pop three dead grunts

  • 11.11.2010 12:05 PM PDT

What a waste....

Shotgun.

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  • 11.11.2010 12:32 PM PDT
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One weapon I specifically got rid of immediately was the Assault Rifle. That thing always felt so nerfed.

  • 11.11.2010 5:07 PM PDT

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Pistol. I've never played a game where I'd swap an assault rifle for a pistol.

  • 11.11.2010 6:56 PM PDT

pistol, because it was a 3 shot kill MWAHAHAHA!

  • 11.12.2010 9:12 AM PDT
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Yeah, the pistol used to be my favorite, but since I've gotten so good with no scoping on the Sniper, its just not worth anything. Unless I run out of ammo with the sniper, which happens very often. >.>

  • 11.12.2010 9:32 AM PDT

im fond of all the weapons actually...... theres not one weapon i like over the rest

  • 11.12.2010 10:33 AM PDT
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Posted by: FailureAtLife001
im fond of all the weapons actually...... theres not one weapon i like over the rest
That's a sign of a good even game.

  • 11.12.2010 11:40 AM PDT

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All the CE weapons are amazing. Pistol is probably the best but shotgun is awesome too. Both are amazing weapons in every way.

  • 11.12.2010 1:29 PM PDT

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