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Subject: Carbine is the most underrated weapon in Halo 2

This is actually the stupidest thing ever posted on B.net:

Posted by: the omega man117
Why does everyone hate Halo 2? Maybe its because its the worst game ever next to mario.

The Carbine absolutley gets no love in Halo 2. Was I the only one who would actually pick this thing up and use it effectively?

It had the 2x zoom too you know and a higher rate of fire of the BR. Who doesn't like a single shot headshot weapon that fires green energy projectiles lol?

Of course it had less punch, low auto-aim and is less accurate when comparing it to the almighty Battle Rifle. But man I thought Bungie should of gave us some Carbine starts or Rumble Carbines gametypes...we only started with it in SWAT on rare occassions. This bad boy should of replaced those awful SMG starts lol.

  • 04.18.2011 12:14 PM PDT

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I agree. It was the most reliable. And people always passed it up for the BR>

  • 04.18.2011 12:38 PM PDT

Under rated indeed.

  • 04.18.2011 12:57 PM PDT

Well, in Campaign I use it against the Flood, it's more effective than the BR.

  • 04.18.2011 1:10 PM PDT

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BR + Carbine if I couldn't get a power weapon.

  • 04.18.2011 1:47 PM PDT

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rate of fire caused timing issues. Also it wasn't a three shot burst so it didn't work well in lag. In Campaign it was a much stronger weapon than in campaign because of the lag problem I think.

Also the cursor size (the area that was likely to hit in) always seemed to large as when I shot form distance it rarly hit the target. It was a close in version of the BR for me for this reason.

It did have a fast fire rate and so shooting it with a plasma pistol combo was ok for short range combate more so than with the br. But the br was better for long distance attacks with the noob combo.

If I was on headlong and going threw the buildings I wanted the carbine more but if I was in the open I wanted the br.

  • 04.18.2011 1:54 PM PDT

We played paintball in halo2.

Carbine start and spawn, no shields.

Carbines were awesome.

  • 04.18.2011 2:59 PM PDT

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Fada beo Halo 2!

the carbine is one of my favorite weapons, it's best in Halo 2 same as the battle rifle

  • 04.18.2011 9:02 PM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

Dam, I miss the old days playing halo 2 with my old brothers in arms. Thank you my old friends for giving me this account, I shall continue our legacy.

I loved using the Carbine when playing swat or zombies with my friends. In campaign it was one the best weapons to use on legendary other then the battle rifle and plasma pistol.

  • 04.18.2011 10:59 PM PDT

I was there for the glory days of Combat Evolved. I was there when Halo 2 was hyped up and met the hype. I was there for the first days and last days of Halo 2 on Xbox Live. I was there for the Halo 3 days, the great Lag Age of 2008-2010. I was there to laugh and not buy ODST, I was there to vomit when Reach implemented reticle bloom. I am a Halo veteran, and a Halo legend.

I would have gone with the magnum. Before they nerfed them in a patch. Dual magnums... BOOM

  • 04.18.2011 11:31 PM PDT

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Yeah, the fast firing rate made it sweet. Even after the patch a SMG pistol combo could defeat anything in close range (due to it's accuracy and quick firing rate).
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I would have gone with the magnum. Before they nerfed them in a patch. Dual magnums... BOOM

  • 04.19.2011 12:08 AM PDT
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It's more less accurate in Halo 2 Vista. I would love to give the Halo 2 Xbox Carbine a try.

  • 04.19.2011 12:01 PM PDT

If you didn't Play Halo: CE or Halo 2 MP, your opinion about Halo means nada.

CE + H2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> H3+Reach+H4

Carbine is terrible.

The H3 beta Carbine was AMAZING and was better than the H3 BR

  • 04.19.2011 1:34 PM PDT
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The Halo 2 carbine was more powerful then the Halo 2 BR if you landed every shot - I heard MLG were going to use it as their starting weapon but looks (human starting weapon) won over.

[Edited on 04.19.2011 8:13 PM PDT]

  • 04.19.2011 2:11 PM PDT

The Covenant Carbine was super duper underrated :(

  • 04.19.2011 5:36 PM PDT

I loved it because it was single fire!

  • 04.20.2011 1:00 AM PDT