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Subject: Why is there no dual-wielding in Reach?
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I just play for fun. MLG can kiss my ass.

Does anyone else wonder why Bungie took dual-wielding out of Reach?

  • 02.06.2011 6:02 PM PDT

"That's about all that can be said for plots, which anyway are just one thing after another, a what and a what and a what.

Now try how and why."

It gave them more control over the weapon balance. When dual wielding was available, they had to take into account not only X, but X+Y,Z,P,L, and N.

[Edited on 02.06.2011 6:07 PM PST]

  • 02.06.2011 6:04 PM PDT

Added complexity without adding depth.

Besides, it screws over the duel-wieldable weapons.

[Edited on 02.06.2011 6:05 PM PST]

  • 02.06.2011 6:04 PM PDT
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I just play for fun. MLG can kiss my ass.

You both have a point.

  • 02.06.2011 6:07 PM PDT

Dual wielding was a universal secret.
So was the location of Earth.
Guess what happened to both of those secrets.

  • 02.06.2011 6:11 PM PDT
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Posted by: Troglodyte
Dual wielding was a universal secret.
So was the location of Earth.
Guess what happened to both of those secrets.


Ha!

  • 02.06.2011 6:12 PM PDT

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  • 02.06.2011 6:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: SOURODEEZ
crying face

but spikers and prifles ra-pe shields!


That they do.

  • 02.06.2011 6:25 PM PDT

Canon wise? Mark V armor couldn't support two weapons on the hud at once.

  • 02.06.2011 7:11 PM PDT

Because it was too "over powered" I loved duel wield. :(

  • 02.06.2011 7:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Canon wise? Mark V armor couldn't support two weapons on the hud at once.


Oh. Well I guess that makes sense.

  • 02.06.2011 7:14 PM PDT

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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Canon wise? Mark V armor couldn't support two weapons on the hud at once.
Halo legends says otherwise.

The real reason is that Dual Wielding was crap for gameplay.

  • 02.06.2011 7:19 PM PDT


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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Canon wise? Mark V armor couldn't support two weapons on the hud at once.
Halo legends says otherwise.

The real reason is that Dual Wielding was crap for gameplay.


A: that is mark IV. B: Artistic interpretation.

Watch Halo Wars, that shows how they would have to use duel wielding weapons in the game. Fire one weapon till empty, as that is reloading link your other weapon.

  • 02.06.2011 7:31 PM PDT
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It was a gimick feature that killed the concept of balance.

  • 02.06.2011 7:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: FleetAdmiralBob
It was a gimick feature that killed the concept of balance.


I thought it was to compensate for lack of skill.

  • 02.06.2011 7:42 PM PDT

Gameplay Reason: It created complexity without depth
Storyline reason: The Mk V didn't have the software to keep track of a gun in both hands. it's physically possible, just you wouldn't see the second cross hair.

  • 02.06.2011 9:02 PM PDT

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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Canon wise? Mark V armor couldn't support two weapons on the hud at once.
Halo legends says otherwise.

The real reason is that Dual Wielding was crap for gameplay.


Halo Legends can stick it.

  • 02.06.2011 9:08 PM PDT

it was useless.

  • 02.07.2011 6:13 AM PDT
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^This guy is always on the elite's side.

h3 made dual wielded weapons weak. Hence an AR user could pwn a plasma rifle SMG combo easy. only allowing single wield brought an individual weapons power and resourcefulness back into halo.

  • 02.07.2011 7:46 AM PDT

And yet, Six is seen dual wielding during the ending cinematic.

  • 02.07.2011 9:49 AM PDT


Posted by: Soundash
And yet, Six is seen dual wielding during the ending cinematic.


His helm is off, and he could care less about tracking his reticules and ammo count as injured as he was.

  • 02.07.2011 2:12 PM PDT


Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron

Posted by: Soundash
And yet, Six is seen dual wielding during the ending cinematic.


His helm is off, and he could care less about tracking his reticules and ammo count as injured as he was.

Its just cool to do that. Who WOULDN"T dual wield a pistol and rifle.

  • 02.07.2011 2:14 PM PDT

So the helmet was keeping him from dual wielding? Wish there was that Firefight option to play without your helmet.

  • 02.07.2011 2:15 PM PDT
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Posted by: Soundash
So the helmet was keeping him from dual wielding? Wish there was that Firefight option to play without your helmet.


As do I.

  • 02.07.2011 2:20 PM PDT
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it made balancing simpler, but also allowed to render more polygons on screen. I'm no expert, but I'm sure bungie or a trusted source said that at one point.

  • 02.07.2011 2:46 PM PDT

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