- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Noo! Do not disrespect the needlers! You can pump 40 rounds into two other players duking it out and take them both down in a massive pink explosion! And they'll never see it coming!
Oh, and the worst weapon for n(ew people to playing halo)? The Sniper Rifle.
Needler: With six needles in them, it’s like dropping a weak plasma grenade onto your opponents head. The more needles you hit them with the greater the explosion. They go boom and die. Add to that, it is the only weapon in Halo PC multiplayer whose shots track the target. Great weapon right? It has drawbacks.
1.Slow round speed makes needles easy to dodge.
2.See 1.
3.See 1 and 2.
Taken from this sticky, which some of you should read.
The needler is a horrible weapon because the needles track slowly, so a player with half a brain will dodge it.
And they'll never see it coming!
Oh yes, they'll never see bright, shiny pink needles heading towards them! They'll never know what almost hit them!
Maybe in Campaign, I'll respect the needler, as it is a powerful elite killer. But in multiplayer, using a needler is akin to saying "Please kill me."
I suppose the sniper rifle is a bad weapon for new players to use, as they'll just waste a bunch of ammo when someone else could have put it to good use.