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Subject: Plasma Pistols
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Poll: Plasma pistols  [closed]
Good weapon:  20%
(6 Votes)
Bad weapon:  7%
(2 Votes)
Good only with other gun:  23%
(7 Votes)
good only with nades:  3%
(1 Votes)
OK weapon:  13%
(4 Votes)
I'd rather use a leafblower :P:  33%
(10 Votes)
Total Votes: 30

I've just been wondering if people find this weapon usefull or not, especially since the dude that started the PISTOLS thread said that the were weapons of skill.

IMO they aren't the best weapons, but CAN be usefull in certain situations....

  • 04.24.2006 4:12 PM PDT
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plasma pistol + AR or pistol. use the plasma pistol to take out there shields then use other weapon to do the rest

  • 04.24.2006 4:13 PM PDT
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plasmas are good to take down sheilds, but i suggest a stealth approach because they can easily be dodged, so do it on an unexpecting opponent... or one thats not moving at all...

  • 04.24.2006 4:37 PM PDT
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yeah if they actually homed in worth a crap then they would be awesome but not to the point of the ones in halo2 where its impossible to dodge

  • 04.24.2006 6:31 PM PDT
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You can make the PP bolts home Super well, even better then h2.

  • 04.24.2006 8:07 PM PDT
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They're overpowered. Sure they're homing is mostly crap, but if you tap it fast enough it fires faster than the plasma rifle and doesn't overheat as fast, and it damages your health.

But I think the plasma pistol is mainly overpowered in Halo Combat Evolved, because it's such a vital, yet the most common, weapon you need in Legendary. It would take a very long time to get through the Pillar of Autumn unless you have some serious skill to get through it without plasma pistols. Plasma pistols take out elites' shields, even if they have overshields, and once the blast comes in contact with them they become immobile for one second, and it's in that one second that most people stick them, since the elites aren't moving, so it's relatively easy to stick them. Not to mention, it takes out jackals' shields, and kills or severely damage most grunts. It even packs a punch against the flood.

  • 04.25.2006 12:41 PM PDT
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yea, i agree, plasma pistol is an OK weapon, not that good, but not that bad as well. the only thing i hate about it is, it can never hit when its charged, and if you want it to fire automatically, you have to have a really fast index finger to tap that sucker really fast. the "noob combo" never really works, and if it does for some lucky or skilled person, it doesnt really help. but other than that, i think the plasma pistol is excellent in campaign single player mode. IMO, both plasma rifle and the plasma pistol is excellent in SP, but in MP, only the plasma rifle works top notch

  • 04.25.2006 12:49 PM PDT
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The noob combo does not work for Halo Combat Evolved is because (I'm going to say that you're using the pistol and the plasma pistol) in the time it takes to charge the plasma pistol and drain someone's shields and switch to your pistol a skilled player could have already gotten a kill by simple shooting the guy 3 times in the head.

Not so in Halo 2, where the plasma pistol's homing feature is nothing short of impossible and a quick switch to the battle rifle can take your opponent down, since there's all that auto-aim involved. Plus, in Halo 2 a battle rifle takes four bursts, whereas it takes the pistol three shots to the head to kill someone.

[Edited on 4/25/2006]

  • 04.25.2006 12:54 PM PDT
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Leaf-blower PWNS!!!!! I'll blow off the face of the Earth!!!!!!!

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  • 04.25.2006 3:13 PM PDT
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Leaf-blower PWNS!!!!! I'll blow off the face of the Earth!!!!!!!

Feel the wrath of the smell of gasoline and 105MPH Winds!!!!!!

Let's just they hope they develop leaf blower technology so it blows away charged plasma bolts. Then those who use the noob combo will have something to worry about.

  • 04.25.2006 3:17 PM PDT
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Leaf-blower PWNS!!!!! I'll blow off the face of the Earth!!!!!!!

Feel the wrath of the smell of gasoline and 105MPH Winds!!!!!!

Let's just they hope they develop leaf blower technology so it blows away charged plasma bolts. Then those who use the noob combo will have something to worry about.


Yes!!!!! Then you can use the Leaf-Blower to blow off razor sharp leafs (is this the correct way to say leaf in plural? and is that how you spell plural? sry I'm illiterate LOL) at your opponent all he can do is scream while the leaf cut through his plasma bolt and he gets blown off the face of the Earth!!!!!!!!

Or maybe you can throw a stickie and blow it at your opponent and stick him!!!!!

PS: While using the Leaf-Blower, please make sure to wear eye protection. Serious injuries, infections or even death may occur. Leaf-Blower is not a toy. Make sure you use outdoors away from gasoline and other flamable things. If using Leaf-Blower for computer cleaning, make sure to turn Leaf-Blower to " Computer Clean" mode to make sure no damages occur to you artifacts. Thank-You for using the Leaf-Blower 3000.

  • 04.25.2006 3:38 PM PDT
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PS: While using the Leaf-Blower, please make sure to wear eye protection. Serious injuries, infections or even death may occur. Leaf-Blower is not a toy. Make sure you use outdoors away from gasoline and other flamable things. If using Leaf-Blower for computer cleaning, make sure to turn Leaf-Blower to " Computer Clean" mode to make sure no damages occur to you artifacts. Thank-You for using the Leaf-Blower 3000.
No, dude, no. You just pushed it a little too far there.

[Edited on 4/25/2006]

  • 04.25.2006 6:25 PM PDT
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No, but it's pretty much obsolete in multiplayer whereas it's practically a godsend while you use it in Legendary in campaign. Don't use the plasma pistol in multiplayer.

  • 04.26.2006 4:08 AM PDT
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Only useful when you have a quick switch rate and you know what the bloody hell you're doing with it.

Same with the leaf blower.

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  • 04.26.2006 4:54 AM PDT
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PS: While using the Leaf-Blower, please make sure to wear eye protection. Serious injuries, infections or even death may occur. Leaf-Blower is not a toy. Make sure you use outdoors away from gasoline and other flamable things. If using Leaf-Blower for computer cleaning, make sure to turn Leaf-Blower to " Computer Clean" mode to make sure no damages occur to you artifacts. Thank-You for using the Leaf-Blower 3000.
No, dude, no. You just pushed it a little too far there.




Sry.... :(

  • 04.26.2006 10:53 AM PDT
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Plasma pistols are great against vehicles. The overcharge can deplete their shield making the pilot/driver extremely vulnerable. I've had great sucess playing with the weapon online the the Halo demo where the starting weapon in Bloodgulch for slayer was a plasma pistol. I would lead my charged plasma pistol like I was firing a rocket and follow it up with a single shotgun blast.

  • 04.26.2006 11:02 AM PDT
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Good only with other gun. Like the AR+PP or Pistol+PP or Shotgun+PP.
Leafblowers rock too!

  • 04.26.2006 11:07 AM PDT
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Plasma pistols are great against vehicles. The overcharge can deplete their shield making the pilot/driver extremely vulnerable. I've had great sucess playing with the weapon online the the Halo demo where the starting weapon in Bloodgulch for slayer was a plasma pistol. I would lead my charged plasma pistol like I was firing a rocket and follow it up with a single shotgun blast.
Oh yes! I completely forgot about that. If you hit a warthog with a passenger, driver, and gunner, with a charged plasma blast, you'll take out everybody's shields, not just one person. It doesn't even have to hit the person, just so as long it makes contact with the vehicle. Same rule applies with banshees and tanks.

So it's not completely useless. It's just that you'll be better off carrying a pistol.

[Edited on 4/26/2006]

  • 04.26.2006 12:46 PM PDT
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Not so in Halo 2, where the plasma pistol's homing feature is nothing short of impossible and a quick switch to the battle rifle can take your opponent down, since there's all that auto-aim involved. Plus, in Halo 2 a battle rifle takes four bursts, whereas it takes the pistol three shots to the head to kill someone.

Hey Kim just so you know there are like no plasma pistols in The Maw the grunts carry needlers and Fule Rod and there may be one or two by the flood. I suggest if ur having probelm with legendary use Stickys and mess the eleits heads up. Just a seggestion.

Anyways th PP way to over powered i mean taking down a whole Over sheild ? maybe back to normal blue health but not to the point were u got no sheild.





[Edited on 4/26/2006]

  • 04.26.2006 2:57 PM PDT
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exelent point.

  • 04.26.2006 3:01 PM PDT
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It is kinda overpowered, you can charge a full powered PP shot in just around 1-2 seconds, dangerously fast don't ya think. However still an excellent weapon and takes skill to use.

[Edited on 4/26/2006]

  • 04.26.2006 4:00 PM PDT
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Hey Kim just so you know there are like no plasma pistols in The Maw the grunts carry needlers and Fule Rod and there may be one or two by the flood. I suggest if ur having probelm with legendary use Stickys and mess the eleits heads up. Just a seggestion.

Anyways th PP way to over powered i mean taking down a whole Over sheild ? maybe back to normal blue health but not to the point were u got no sheild.

When I said that I was regarding to multiplayer, I think you meant to quote one of my other posts. The plasma pistol does take out your entire overshield down to no shields. An important fact most Halo player should know.

[Edited on 4/26/2006]

  • 04.26.2006 6:13 PM PDT

Once in H2ce i was playing on H2 Beaver Creek ( Halo2CE) and i got a PP and SMG, i was in like first place, heres my strait i used, Over Charge the PP, knock out hes shields, then use the smg to do rest, only in h2ce tho, in h1ce or halo pc, for the PP i carry a AR+PP, PR+PP, and SG ( ShotGun) + PP. hope u guys can learn from my help :)

  • 04.27.2006 11:16 AM PDT
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i'd rather use a leaf blower b/c u can turn on the suck action *know what im sayin* but seriously that thing sux ass i dont know why the slayer games start with it

  • 04.27.2006 5:15 PM PDT

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