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Subject: Old energy sword vs the new.
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If you wanna be really technical, the sword they have now is an energy sword; that is to say, not a plasma sword. Maybe they'll actually be different weapons (as in, the cutscene at the end of E3 2003 leaves you surrounded by weapons that aren't one-hit kills). *shrug* Don't ask me.

Unfortunately, they're also referred to as energy swords in the books, so my hopes for having the uber plasma sword may very well be dashed to pieces.

[Edited on 5/12/2004 4:11:14 PM]

  • 05.12.2004 4:09 PM PDT
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I think you'r hope is blown out of the window and choped by the sword.

  • 05.13.2004 5:55 AM PDT
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Everyone knows that in the end of the E3 2K3 video the Chief tagged the Elite in the middle, forcing the others to run from it, then sprayed one with the dual SMGs to kill it, leaving 5 Elites. Then, as they rushed him he left a frag grenade on the highway and flipped off the back in true flaming ninja style. Then, when their shields were down he finished them with a few quick bursts from the SMGs.

  • 05.13.2004 7:06 AM PDT
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We were talking about wich energy sword was best. Not about what happened at the end of the 2k3 trailer.

  • 05.13.2004 8:18 AM PDT
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humm. I think that the energy sword would be awsome if you could turn it off and on, so if you have cloaking or somthing you can hide then pop outa no where with the Energy sword and chop them up 8D
(not sure if this is acually a possiblity or not )

  • 05.13.2004 9:02 AM PDT
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Couldn't you just walk up to them with another gun out and then switch to the sword?

  • 05.13.2004 9:07 AM PDT
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I agree with him just use a different gun then pop out the -blam!-en sword...

  • 05.13.2004 10:09 AM PDT
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I think they cut them down for multiplayer not single.

  • 05.13.2004 10:20 AM PDT
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The graphics are probably cut back slightly on multi. On Singleplayer they will ahve there full sparkly goodness. How annoying would it be to find a switched off plas sword do you think?

  • 05.13.2004 10:27 AM PDT
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so for sure the sword is usable?

  • 05.13.2004 11:06 AM PDT
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yes they have screen shots at this website if you'd like to see for yourself.

There's really no reason to debate which is better. because the reasoning is extremely obvious why it looks different. In Halo1 MP you couldn't use your flashlight or night vision on the sniper rifle in multiplayer because it added to the lag. Now if you have a sword that gives off the particle effects of a static plasma grenade, and two of those people who weild the swords come into close proximity of each other, it's gonna start lagging and lagging hard. While it would look undoubtedly cool it would just start slowing down the game .

  • 05.13.2004 11:27 AM PDT
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As said before. They maybe just pimped down the efects so multi wont lag. Maybe they will have the 2k3 sword in singel. And the new in multi.

  • 05.13.2004 1:53 PM PDT

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