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Subject: no halo 2 pistol :(
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Poll: Would you like to have a pistol in H2?  [closed]
Yes:  70%
(59 Votes)
No:  30%
(25 Votes)
Total Votes: 84

whats the deal with no pistol in halo 2? I know that the battle rifle sorta fills that spot, but it is not as good.

  • 05.13.2004 3:52 PM PDT
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Posted by: ScienceManEM
whats the deal with no pistol in halo 2? I know that the battle rifle sorta fills that spot, but it is not as good.


You would know the battle is not as good as the pistol...how?

Don't talk you your ass.

  • 05.13.2004 3:53 PM PDT
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I like the Battle Rifle better. You can't have both.

  • 05.13.2004 3:53 PM PDT
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the battle rifle is not as good- i read this somwhere. The battle rifle does not zoom as far, and it is not as powerful. must not have explosive rounds or something

  • 05.13.2004 3:56 PM PDT
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Yes, it does Zoom as far, and yes, it has the same rounds. It's like a big pistol. If you did not read it from Bungie or a credible reviewer, it ain't true.

  • 05.13.2004 3:57 PM PDT
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Where did you hear that there wouldn't be a pistol? Because in first strike, Eric really made it sound like there was a pistol.

  • 05.13.2004 3:58 PM PDT
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First Strike may give clues to the Halo2 story, but not gameplay.

  • 05.13.2004 4:01 PM PDT
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I have read the book, and it describes the pistol with quite a bit of detail. I would really like to see it in the game, though you may be right about the book only giving clues regarding to story.

[Edited on 5/13/2004 4:04:25 PM]

  • 05.13.2004 4:03 PM PDT
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yea if they dont give it i will miss it. but then again it was kind of wierd of getting into the whole mood of fighting a war with a simple little pistol im like serioiusly who fought a war (4v4 ctf lets say) with a pistol i rather be seen with a nice rifle such as the Battle rifle

  • 05.13.2004 4:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: MuellersDeath
First Strike may give clues to the Halo2 story, but not gameplay.


you are right, but still, he described the smg and battle rifle, so why wouldn't the pistol he also described be in the game too?

  • 05.13.2004 4:09 PM PDT
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the battle rifle is not as good- i read this somwhere. The battle rifle does not zoom as far, and it is not as powerful. must not have explosive rounds or something

It's a different game. The pistol was overpowered in the original game's multiplayer. Bungie acknowledged it, everyone knows it, and even the pros concede it. Why should they keep it as broken as it is? In the interests of balance, they are switching up the game. The needler is getting an overhaul, and the pistol is gone. For all intents and purposes the Battle rifle is a better replacement for the pistol: realistic, more versatile, and less powerful. Sniping someone with a magnum across a level in three shots just isn't that balanced.

I'm sorry you don't think so. If you want a game where one weapon easily overpowers all others, go play Quake and find the rocket launcher, or stick with Halo 1. Don't even buy Halo 2.

  • 05.13.2004 4:11 PM PDT

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its true the spartans in tht undrground facility they found stronger high explosive pistols so im pretty sure thts wuts goin to be in the game

  • 05.13.2004 4:12 PM PDT

The pistol was overpowered in the original game's multiplayer.
Bollocks. Just because your first weapon is so brilliant doesn't mean it's overpowered. Would you like a pistol that you dispose of immediately? No.

  • 05.13.2004 4:15 PM PDT
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You are overpowered by the pistol?? I know people that can kill people across the level with the rocket launcher. I think things are pretty balanced WITH the pistol. otherwise, you cant take out the guy with the rocket launcher as well without getting too close. Especially since the rocket launcher has the new tracking feature...

  • 05.13.2004 4:16 PM PDT
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Posted by: Almstask8r515
its true the spartans in tht undrground facility they found stronger high explosive pistols so im pretty sure thts wuts goin to be in the game


No.. An explosive pistol? Im afraid not.. That would wreck the game..

Besides like others are saying I am pretty sure that the books dont affect what weapons will be in the game.. If there was an explosive pistol I would -blam!- my pants.

  • 05.13.2004 4:19 PM PDT

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what would the technicians use for their weapons?

  • 05.13.2004 4:21 PM PDT
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Bollocks. Just because your first weapon is so brilliant doesn't mean it's overpowered. Would you like a pistol that you dispose of immediately? No.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. The pistol IS overpowered in comparison to the rest of the weapons. Don't get me wrong, I love it. I love the rocket launcher in Quake 1 too. That doesn't make those two weapons balanced.

I never said the pistol should be weak. I said it was overpowered. I stand by that, the pros stand by that, and it was toned down in Halo PC. If you deny that, then I don't know what to tell you.

Try to step back and consider it from an outside perspective.

  • 05.13.2004 4:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mike_100

No.. An explosive pistol? Im afraid not.. That would wreck the game..

Besides like others are saying I am pretty sure that the books dont affect what weapons will be in the game.. If there was an explosive pistol I would -blam!- my pants.


Well Mike, -Blam!- your pants, because the pistol in halo fires explosive rounds. Unless you mean something like the failsafe of the fuel rod guns the grunts carry. If that is the case, your pants are probably safe.

  • 05.13.2004 4:25 PM PDT

The pistol IS overpowered in comparison to the rest of the weapons.
It isn't overpowered. It's the perfect all-round weapon. It has average power (puny compared to the shotgun, rocket launcher, needler) and brilliant accuracy (which is why its so deadly - the assault rifle is powerful but inaccurate). You can't compare it with Quake 1's rocket launcher.

  • 05.13.2004 4:33 PM PDT
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The combo of the pistols two abilities are what make it overpowered, sure a shotgun/assault rifle/rocket launcher are powerful from a few feet away, or a dozen yards for a rocket, but when your killing people hundreds of *virtual* feet away before they have time to turn around its not fair.

  • 05.13.2004 4:40 PM PDT
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Of course you can, but that's neither here nor there. The point is, the new battle rifle takes the place of the pistol. The battle rifle is nearly identical to the pistol in the sense that it has a 2x scope and decent accuracy. Besides, how could they make the battle rifle less powerfull than a pistol? It's a RIFLE.

  • 05.13.2004 4:44 PM PDT
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No pistol in Halo 2 sounds like a good thing, people seemed to always use it in the first(including me) and it would be good to see more use of the other weapons.

  • 05.13.2004 4:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: goweb
The pistol was overpowered in the original game's multiplayer.
Bollocks. Just because your first weapon is so brilliant doesn't mean it's overpowered. Would you like a pistol that you dispose of immediately? No.


i dont think its right to be able to fight an entire war with a pistol. seems kinda cheesy, i think it should be less accurate and no zoom like a real pistol. remember its a secondary weapon. i wouldnt even include it. its not right to be a ble to own with the weapon that you spawn with, too easy.

[Edited on 5/13/2004 4:52:30 PM]

  • 05.13.2004 4:51 PM PDT
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The engineers and other cannon fodder need something to defiantly pop at the Covenant seconds before their death.

  • 05.13.2004 5:00 PM PDT
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I would like to have a pistol, just not one that is identical is statistics to the one that was in the origional Halo.

  • 05.13.2004 5:02 PM PDT

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