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Subject: New respect for the Plasma Rifle
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For the years that I have been playing CE I have not been a big fan of the Plasma Rifle, almost never used it. I decided to play AotCR all the way through using a Plasma Rifle the whole way (as soon as you grab one off the dead opening battle elites) paired with the Magnum. Wow, great combo! It is not as plentiful as the PP, but the CE PR has much better range and power than its H2 counterpart. It has a better "feel" in the hands (if that is possible, this is a game after all, not like I am holding the damn thing in my mitts) than the H2 PR and I like the sound effect better for the original. It also has a perfect amount of firing available before overheating to allow you to close on an Elite, drop his shields and when it overheats usually just one whack melee wise will bring his smokey butt down. You can do the same assault with the AR, but often times it takes 2 hits to dispatch Mr. Growly.

I still love the PP for its long range sniping ability (well, pinging ability to be fair), and I notice that the PR shots do not drop in elevation over distance like the PP shots do. I actually like that effect, makes targeting more of a challenge on long range pinging. All in all, I have upped my opinion of the weapon. I guess I never gave it a fair shot (pun intended!).

[Edited on 12.03.2010 10:36 AM PST]

  • 12.03.2010 10:34 AM PDT
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Your 'beliefs' mean less than dick to me.

Prefer the plasma pistol myself. It has the overcharge, more ammo, and it's plenty powerful in its own way if you can spam it right.

  • 12.03.2010 11:20 AM PDT

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I love using the Plasma Rifle in this game.

  • 12.03.2010 11:43 AM PDT

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I agree but I still prefer the Plasma Pistol to the Plasma Rifle in Halo Combat Evolved.

  • 12.03.2010 1:02 PM PDT

I like the Plasma Rifle, just feels right. Wasn't quite the same after they nerfed it to be balanced when duel weld(?)weilded?

  • 12.03.2010 1:43 PM PDT

The weapons in CE got nerfed in the other games. Now it's all about the BR/DMR... oh well. No one died.

  • 12.03.2010 1:46 PM PDT

It's my favourite medium-range weapon. Just rips right through everything, especially Flood limbs.

  • 12.04.2010 1:59 AM PDT

"This is not a war, but a campaign for extermination"- X11


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I love CE because everything was so over powered but it was balanced that way.


How games should be :)

  • 12.04.2010 12:36 PM PDT

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Good for you I like it too

  • 12.04.2010 5:18 PM PDT

The plasma rifle's existance also means that the PR/PP plasma-spewing combo of doom can exist as well.

Rockslider demonstrates its utility vividly in Bad Cyborg Movie #22, where he very quickly destroys all the covenant in PoA on legendary with plasma weapons (except for the opening few enemies before you can get plasma guns).

  • 12.04.2010 5:28 PM PDT
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Yep, not a single weapon wasted in CE. PR is a Grunt dispatching, shield draining, Jackal deflecting rival (within reason) of the magnum. Slaps down flood, pops infection forms...staggers Elites. Have been kept alive by this baby so many times...

  • 12.05.2010 8:16 PM PDT

Life. It sucks. Case closed bro.

I will always love the PP.

  • 12.05.2010 9:13 PM PDT
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So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

-Gandalf

The Plasma Rifle is really good against the jackals.

  • 12.05.2010 9:48 PM PDT