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Subject: Needler Basics
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I just read a thread on here about Needler tips, it wasn't written very well so I'm going to have a go.

Its true that the Needler isn't the best weapon around, but you can use it effectively to take oppenants out in certain situations.

Needler, The [color=white] Pros [/color] and [color=red] Cons [/color] :

[color=white] Explosive Capability [/color]
[color=red] Small Clip Size [/color]
[color=white] Homing Capability [/color]
[color=red] Definate Maximum Range [/color]
[color=white] Quick Unloading [/color]
[color=red] Slow Moving Rounds [/color]
[color=white] Considered a 'Crap' Weapon [/color]
[color=red] Delay in Damage [/color]
[color=white] Quietest Weapon [/color]

The thing is, some [color=red] cons [/color] can be used with the [color=white] pros [/color] to make an advantage.

Mix [color=white] 'Quietest Weapon' [/color] with [color=red] 'Delay in Damage' [/color] and you have a weapon you can use on people that are unaware of your presence. Say there's an enemy running away from your position but he doesn't know you're there. Chase him and unload a clip into his sorry ass. He'll have enough Needles to kill him on his back before he knows what's happening.

The fact that you know there's [color=red] 'Definate Maximum Range' [/color] is great. Once you know how far the Needler can fire, you know when you can and can't use it. Its not like the AR or Plasma Rifle where your long distance shots hardly ever hit. At least you know that after X distance (don't know the exact) the Needles will just do nothing.

Merge the [color=white] pros [/color] together and you get some badass properties. [color=white] Explosive Capability [/color] , [color=white] Homing Capability [/color] and [color=white] Quick Unloading [/color] means that you can fire a full clip blindlessly in the right direction and if enough Needles connect, they will explode and take out your enemy.

One [color=white] pro [/color] I've mentioned is [color=white] Considered a 'Crap' Weapon [/color] . This is definitely a [color=white] pro [/color] because if you learn how to master the Needler, you can totally overwhelm the enemy. Think about it, if you play someone who's a stranger to your ways, they will think you're crazy for carrying a such a 'crap' weapon as the primary weapon. It won't be after realising you kick ass with it that he'll start taking the situation seriously. You may get 6-10 kills before he actually sees that you can kick some major ass with the Needler.

  • 08.23.2004 7:20 AM PDT
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The needler is the main weapon I use in chill out, after beating my friend to 25 using only a needler he decided to change his mind about the usefullness of it. It was a close game, though.

  • 08.23.2004 8:09 AM PDT
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I find that for MP if the level has multiple levels like prisoner then you can shot up or down with out them knowing. Or shooting them and jumping down.

  • 08.23.2004 8:29 AM PDT