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  • Poll [62 votes]: Does the Needler still suck?
Subject: Do you guys think the Needler still sucks?
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Poll: Does the Needler still suck?  [closed]
Yes:  6%
(4 Votes)
No, it Kicks Ass:  89%
(55 Votes)
Looks the same:  5%
(3 Votes)
Total Votes: 62

The Needler is WAY better in Halo2. For those of you that saw the new videos, when the SMG and the needler tore up Max/Wort, it fired as fast as the SMG killed him in like 1 1/2 seconds, it was awesome

  • 05.11.2004 7:55 PM PDT
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it still sucks and looks just as before!

  • 05.11.2004 7:57 PM PDT
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i dont know about you but i havent used the new needler yet so i dont know if its good or not, looks cool though

  • 05.11.2004 7:58 PM PDT
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I know its waayyyy better now.. but It seems its lost what makes it the needler.. And that cool explosion sound when a bunch go in the elite didnt even go off... Its still pretty cool...

  • 05.11.2004 7:59 PM PDT

Play as a team win as a team or die as a team!


Yeah that's true but u worked on it more so it should be better!

  • 05.11.2004 8:00 PM PDT
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so awesome...i might acctually use it now when i run out of ammo. like before i would pass over the needler for the plasma pistol (my most hated gun) but now i'll be passing up the plasma pistol for the needler cuz its sweet ass. and by the way i'm talkinga bout when i'm in campain...not multiplayer. and i'm not much of a shoot from far away and protect my self kinda guy. so strategie isn't my fav

  • 05.11.2004 8:00 PM PDT
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there was no travel time from when it was fired to when it impacted. fires like a bullet now. sweet purple death :)

  • 05.11.2004 8:06 PM PDT
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the needler is a good anti-elete weapon. have you ever been pinned down by an elete on legendary. and just happen to have a needler 2 feet away. you pick up the needler and light up the covie BLAM in a streek of brilant pink, then just long enough to hear a "WORT WORT!" he explodes in a shroude of pink shrapnel and see the unlucky bastard fly 5-6 feet in the air.
haaaa. i love the smell of napalm... err needler stuff

  • 05.11.2004 8:08 PM PDT

.,.

i think it's better but thats only ones opion who hasn't even used yet

  • 05.11.2004 8:10 PM PDT
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The Needler rocks. In Halo, it was and still is as good or better than the rocket launcher against crouds of covenent! I don't know about Halo 2 though, 'cause my stupid computer won't let me watch videos.

  • 05.11.2004 8:23 PM PDT
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I don't know about you guys, but in the video, i saw somewhat of an explosion, but couldn't tell because of the SMG pumpin' lead into the Elite...All i gotta say is that the Needler in Halo 1 sucked, but from what i saw in the video, it looks like it rocks!

  • 05.11.2004 8:32 PM PDT
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Why the heck would you use a needler when you have all these other wonderful new weapons.....what a waste of time

  • 05.11.2004 10:28 PM PDT
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If the gun still has the huge explosion when you put a whole bunch of them into a target, and the increased rate of fire. Sounds unstoppable.

  • 05.11.2004 10:35 PM PDT
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it might not be the best or coolest gun but atleast they made it better so that its more of a threat. Its a proven fact its a lot better then before and now that it has been improved its a more feard gun then in halo 1. This time around you wont be to dissapointed when you run out of ammo an need to use the needler

  • 05.11.2004 11:05 PM PDT
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exactly my point, all it is is an unstoppable weapons that everyone is gonna use all the while requiring no skill whatsoever

  • 05.11.2004 11:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: Nightshade000
exactly my point, all it is is an unstoppable weapons that everyone is gonna use all the while requiring no skill whatsoever

wow, that's a first. someone calling the needler an unstoppable weapon. it's the covenant equivalent of the smg, so does that mean the smg will require no skill either? i mean, what are we talking about here? all smg's are supposed to do is spit rounds at a high rate of discharge. all you need to do is point and hang on. but come on, no one here has even played with it. we don't know if the explosion still causes massive damage or how effective the homing is, or what range it's good at. for that matter, we don't really even know how much damage it does (it could have been the smg that tore up the elite). and i still want to see needles get stuck in the bastard whe he gets meleed with it. but i think we're all in agreement when i say that the needler is considerably better (it had nowhere to go but up). and that it will continue to be the coolest weapon in the game. and that it will own ALL! haha, well, maybe not all of you agree with me on the last 2 points. but mark my words...you will.

  • 05.12.2004 7:44 AM PDT
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i think the new needler kicks ass. I Cant Wait To Tare Covenant Up With It!

  • 05.12.2004 7:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: H410 M45T3R
there was no travel time from when it was fired to when it impacted. fires like a bullet now. sweet purple death :)


I agree with this the most, the needler looks very deadly this time as the shots are invisible, making them impossible to see and dodge. You actually have to know you're being shot and hear it or see them shooting from a distance to get away. The needler has made a big change for the better.

  • 05.12.2004 8:04 AM PDT
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i'm confused???

the needler used to be a gun to fight over, the only problems are the slow reload when your bound to be killed and the fact that you can only shoot one enemy at a time...

are you sure you've ever played this game???

  • 05.12.2004 8:44 AM PDT