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Subject: What are the best weapons to fight the flood?

I believe that only 5 M6D shots, a shotgun, or a rocket are completely effective. They usee the least ammo, and they work on everything.

Also, doe sanybody know why flood dont use sniper rifles?

  • 12.05.2005 9:23 AM PDT

Last time I played the library on legendary I was surprised - I'd forgotten that the pistol was effective against the flood, I'm sure it takes less than 5 shots. An assault rifle isn't bad either, so long as you make sure to use tight, controlled bursts to the head and chest.

  • 12.05.2005 9:34 AM PDT

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I remember when i played through the library on legendary I used the plasma pistol alot when I ran out of shotgun ammo. So plasma pistols are effective too.

  • 12.05.2005 10:58 AM PDT
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shotgun is vey effective. grenades work, rockets work very nicely the ar is okay. th pistol kills them fast, but is is just me or do thay have a bigger chance of coming back to life when killed by a pistol??

when i play the library (frequently, check my sig!!), i always have pistol as secondary.

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  • 12.05.2005 11:34 AM PDT
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i think the plasma rifle and shot gun are the best combo for taking out flood or wounding them enough so they can't attack(eg. plasma rifle fired at the arms so it can't attack just follow) and use the shot gun when there are too many

  • 12.07.2005 5:33 AM PDT

Does anybody know why flood don't use sniper rifles, or are they just too stupid?

  • 12.07.2005 5:40 AM PDT

Shot, needler, pistol M6D, AR, Rl

  • 12.07.2005 2:53 PM PDT
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Good question, I'd guess it's because the flood aren't very accurate anyway, so a sniper with sloppy aim just wouldn't work.

  • 12.07.2005 4:25 PM PDT

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Does anybody know why flood don't use sniper rifles, or are they just too stupid?

Maybe Bungie didn't think they'd have use of them? In Halo 2, I've seen a few no-scope me from far away O_o; It hurt.

  • 12.07.2005 4:46 PM PDT
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  • 12.07.2005 6:53 PM PDT

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The Needler and the plasma rifle!!!!!!!

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  • 12.07.2005 8:00 PM PDT

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THIS IS VERY OFF TOPIC, but I've discovered that once the Sentinels turn on you, the needler is EXTREMLY efective at takeing them out. They home in on them, which is good since they fly and move around and can be hard to hit at times, and the explosions take them out very quickly. Just thought you'd like that small bit of help.

  • 12.07.2005 8:20 PM PDT
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Needler, pistol, shotgun, and that's pretty much it.

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Pistol. Head gone, weapon arm gone (melee or gun), usually equals death.

  • 12.08.2005 3:14 AM PDT
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Pistol - Amazingly effective against anything!
Shotgun - Easily the best Flood Killing weapon.
AR - Coolest weapon ever! Also very good Flood Killer.

Also the Sniper Rifle is never good at killing Flood, the shot is too high powered and instead of causing damage from impact, rips right through the flesh and passes through with no trauma caused to tissue.

  • 12.08.2005 4:43 AM PDT

Look, i know that needlers are effective againts sentinels; If you notice, Covenant will always win against sentinels, sentinels win against flood, and flood win against covenant. Humans are usually there in the middle, but they only win if it is normal difficulty or easy. Oh, and pistol is weak against sentinels, like 2 clips to kill one.

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  • 12.08.2005 5:44 AM PDT

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THIS IS VERY OFF TOPIC, but I've discovered that once the Sentinels turn on you, the needler is EXTREMLY efective at takeing them out

I'd actually prefer the Plasma Pistol, charge it up half way, fire and watch the homage own them =D. I'd save needlers for Elites.

  • 12.08.2005 11:06 AM PDT
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the best way is to kill the flood is by using the pistol, shotgun, rockets. and the flood doesnt use the sniper cause its cheesy

  • 12.08.2005 2:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: chickenlittle
Does anybody know why flood don't use sniper rifles, or are they just too stupid?



Flood infection forms can only use the knowledge of their host to operate weapons. Not many common marines can work a S2 AM sniper rifle.

  • 12.08.2005 2:33 PM PDT
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This might be a bit way off-topic BUT the best weapon to fight the flood is the sentinal beam in Halo 2, it kills them the fastest.

  • 12.09.2005 11:21 AM PDT

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Posted by: chickenlittle
Does anybody know why flood don't use sniper rifles, or are they just too stupid?


Emmm, they can't kill any sniper maybe?

shotgun is the best defence, Pistol is next best, AR with frag in case you are being overruned. Veteren's Warning: Never use a plasma Gernade, they will just charge at you. But plasma weapons are usable, slow in killing the flood but garented they won't get back up
(well let's say 90% they won't); while with human weapons, they will fall quicker, but there is a larger chance they will get back up.

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  • 12.09.2005 2:55 PM PDT
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The only weapon most effective on the flood is the shotgun and pistol .
I use the shot gun against the big ones and use the pistol for the little ones.
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  • 12.10.2005 3:40 PM PDT

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