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Subject: How do most ppl play halo...shields no shields what percent health
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I play with no shields and 200% health...shields are -blam!- b/c they take the skill out of the game but if ppl on halo 2 are gonna use shields i want to get used to it

  • 08.29.2004 7:14 PM PDT
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Only n00bs play without shields, taking off the shields takes the skill out of the game, MAJORLY. All good players play with shields and mostly generic weapons, and tend to stay away from big maps like BG and Sidewinder.

Watch it.

[Edited on 9/6/2004 12:48:41 AM by goweb]

  • 08.29.2004 9:09 PM PDT
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I use shields, 100% health, all weapons, NO RADAR, any map that won't make Sam cry.

How does using shields take out the skill, the weapons are designed around the use of a shield, without the shield the weapons become very unbalanced. 200% doesn't fix this as pistols will just become even more super powerfull due to the headshots.

  • 08.30.2004 3:59 AM PDT
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i play 100% health with shields and radar all generic map weapons. and all vehicles. and usually SW

  • 08.30.2004 4:15 AM PDT

I like my Covenant like i like my woman, screamin and with a sticky on there face.

200%health with shields so you have a half ass chance of surviving from across the map being shot with a pistol, also makes the fighting more intense up close and everything

  • 08.30.2004 9:34 AM PDT
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100% with shields or 400% without shields (depends on the mood)

Tend not to use Motion Trackers either

Sidewinder is the most popular, then Blood Gulch. The level I want to play on is Hang 'Em High but my mates are a little hooked with the vehicle maps.

We always play some sort of Slayer game (teams) as my gaming friends haven't grasped the concept of change. I want them to start liking CTF and KotH, probably won't happen though.

  • 08.30.2004 9:48 AM PDT
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i play without shields b/c if you have nasty aim you own and i got used to playing without them. but i guess since everyone uses shields i must get used to it for halo 2.
also i was watching a halo 2 trailer it was a tournament and the guy you watch playing was soo trash they were using shields and the cross hair is huge so he just sprays and prays he kills him thats why i think there is no skiill in shields it takes part of the point of aiming out.

if you already dont' know you can watch halo 2 trailers at www.gametrailers.com



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  • 08.30.2004 12:30 PM PDT
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I use shields, and played on xbc for 3 years, like 300 games only played like 4 games without shields. The thing is, if you have good aim you want to use shields, cause instead of getting one lucky headshot, you have to get 3 headshots in a row, which is harder. And if your shield dies you have a chance of getting it back by getting cover.

PLAY WITH SHIELDS!!!

  • 08.30.2004 1:08 PM PDT
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Well, i love playing prison with no shield and shotgun only, that is soooooo fun... but i also like 4-6 player sidewinder or BG with 100% shield and all weps, always good. But i hate more than 100% shield... really -blam!-. and i dont like rok matches as much as shotgun but it still good. The best team lvl has to be either prison or damnation.

  • 08.30.2004 1:38 PM PDT
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No shields is retarded. If you fall from more than a couple feet up, you take damage. People say it takes more skill without shields, but then you can kill anyone with at most several shots (not including rifles). Plus, pistol--blam!-es rule all without shields. Except for rocket launchers, 50% health, and no shields. Now that's insane!

  • 08.30.2004 2:58 PM PDT
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I play with 400% shields solely because the only person who ever plays me is my brother, and he rarely plays me, so I have to make it last as long as I can when he does, because he usually leaves after the first game. Usually infinite grenades too, and no snipers is my favorite weapon setup.

  • 08.30.2004 3:54 PM PDT
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ok the handgun is the best weapon its the only weapon where you know that they are actually aiming at you... the assault rifle is soo trash al you have to do is unload the whole clip and the cross hair is ginormous. the only guns worth using are the nsniper and the handgun but i will start playign with shields so get used to it can't wait for halo 2 its gonan be sick.. if there is lag like socom im throwing it out the window

  • 08.30.2004 11:48 PM PDT
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I don't care as long as it's close combat.

  • 08.31.2004 2:58 AM PDT
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I play on 100% health, shields no motion tracker and i play on hard maps so i can get any edge i can grab on my friend (that is better than me) (you may know him, he is Shadowbane)

  • 08.31.2004 5:09 AM PDT
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My friends and I always play without shields and 100 percent health

  • 09.05.2004 9:30 PM PDT
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My friends and I usually (if not always) use shields, all weapons, every vehice, and of course we play on BG and Hang'em High. It's just not fun without shields. The weapons revolve around best time/place/shot placement to take out the shield then tear into the guy. It just adds to the game that way.

  • 09.05.2004 9:48 PM PDT
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I always play with shields and 100 perecent health. That way you can kill with a headshot, but not a bodyshot. It forces you to be more accurate with your sniping.

  • 09.05.2004 10:36 PM PDT
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I play 100% health and shields. its doesnt take skill out of the game to play with shields to retard. A n00b has a better chance of winning if your playing with no shields.

  • 09.06.2004 7:05 AM PDT