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Subject: Worst Weapon For New Players
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Poll: WHat weapon is worst for new players  [closed]
Pistol:  16%
(3 Votes)
Plasma Pistol:  16%
(3 Votes)
Assault Rifle:  26%
(5 Votes)
Plasma Rifle:  0%
(0 Votes)
Shotgun:  0%
(0 Votes)
Needler:  21%
(4 Votes)
Rocket Launcher:  16%
(3 Votes)
Flamethrower:  5%
(1 Votes)
Total Votes: 19

i think the worst weapon for a new player is the plasma pistol b/c many of them have no aim and they always charge it up

  • 04.26.2006 12:24 PM PDT
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The assault rifle or needler. Those weapons are the worst. The assault rifle is weak and inaccurate, and the needler's homing feature is too slow. Using the needler or an assault rifle against a half-decent player is akin to saying "Put me out of my misery please! I'm too stupid to know how to play this game right!"

The plasma pistol is not a good weapon for multiplayer but it is not the worst either.

And dude, did you really have to make a copycat thread, even though your last one was locked?

[Edited on 4/26/2006]

  • 04.26.2006 12:30 PM PDT
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newcomers shouldnt start using assault rifles until they master long ranged weapons. then they can start to practice on close ranged weapons.

  • 04.26.2006 1:10 PM PDT
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newcomers shouldnt start using assault rifles until they master long ranged weapons. then they can start to practice on close ranged weapons.
I'm pretty sure it's the other way around. The assault rifle isn't made for long range, only short to medium range.

But if you're smart, you shouldn't use the assault rifle at all.

  • 04.26.2006 1:17 PM PDT
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lol that is what i meant, assault rifle is short ranged, so newcomers should master long ranged weapons BEFORE they try out cloe ranged's like the AR and shotguns, etc.

  • 04.26.2006 1:19 PM PDT
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But wouldn't it be more practical to start off with shorter ranged combat instead?

It would be more practical if you didn't used the assault rifle in the first place.

  • 04.26.2006 1:28 PM PDT
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Aye.. man why u putting the needler down? j/k its the worst weapon i have ever seen but in a game of 5-6 ppl on battle creek its pretty fun, and the AR is pretty strong if your not a complet noob and u know how to throw grenades right.

Anyways back to the thred the worst weapon for a noob to use is Rockets and Fulerod becuase thy get addicted and then when they go to play a game that is generic weapons there like " WTF HACK AIM BOT HOLY -blam!- U -blam!- HACK HACK HACK HACK" and i dont really like that.

  • 04.26.2006 2:38 PM PDT
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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.

  • 04.26.2006 3:09 PM PDT
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actually i'd say the human pistol, as it takes people new to the game to realise it's power and usefulness, so when they try to use it, they use it wrong, when i started, the assault rifle was like the only weapon i used right at the beginning. Also the plasma rifle can be bad of new people as they will shoot fully automatic, with bad accuracy.

and what's the difference between a noob, and new people?

  • 04.26.2006 3:26 PM PDT
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  • 04.26.2006 3:39 PM PDT
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I'd have to say the assult rifle, since other good and pro players will use pistols and beat them in close range, then mid and even long range. If your good with a assult rifle and learn to hit your shots the assult rifle is a awesome weapon and just well, owns in close range. However you have to pratice a long, and please people don't underrate the assult rifle, its as good as a shotgun, calculate the amount of bullets in a shell, rate of fire, amount of bullets from assult rifel, etc etc. calculate it and you'll find both the assult rifle and shotgun are around even.

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  • 04.26.2006 3:42 PM PDT
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i'd say assault rifle, becasue it's too inaccurate and underpowered.

but if a new person gets addicted to one of those rumored power weapons like the rocket, fuel rod and flamer: then that's all they'll use, like the others said.

  • 04.26.2006 4:18 PM PDT
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Yup, then poor them will get pistoled from mid range, haven'y you guys ever noticed when someone gets a rocket laucher or a fuelrod or maybe even a flamethrower everyone in the nearby area focuses fire on them, so they'll get killed withen seconds. That happens to me, sometimes when I get those weapons for anti-hog purposes, shooting hogs with rockets is fun lol, withen seconds I die sometimes from a pistol. but it happens more on the fuelrod gun.

  • 04.26.2006 5:20 PM PDT
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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.

  • 04.26.2006 6:01 PM PDT
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The rocket launcher.

Why? It is too powerful, and new players like weapons that easily kill in one hit, so that the enemy has no time to react and take the player down.

  • 04.26.2006 6:25 PM PDT

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  • 04.26.2006 6:35 PM PDT
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Ok....Assault rifle isnt that bad.....you just got to know when and when NOT to use it...

Example = Blood gulch,if you use the portal....use PISTOL first....then you go ON the base...switch to assault rifle....where they spawn....the following step:

1) Shoot the enemy with a few rounds first....
2) Throw a FRAG nade. AND MAKE SURE IT GETS HIM/HER
3) Turn around and find another enemy
4) As you turn,the left side of the screen will say "You killed WHOEVER"
5) Do this again and again until the enemy finally kills you

  • 04.27.2006 1:09 AM PDT
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Ok....Assault rifle isnt that bad.....you just got to know when and when NOT to use it...

Example = Blood gulch,if you use the portal....use PISTOL first....then you go ON the base...switch to assault rifle....where they spawn....the following step:

1) Shoot the enemy with a few rounds first....
2) Throw a FRAG nade. AND MAKE SURE IT GETS HIM/HER
3) Turn around and find another enemy
4) As you turn,the left side of the screen will say "You killed WHOEVER"
5) Do this again and again until the enemy finally kills you

That's a perfect strategy, Marines! Why, that's way more effective than using a shotgun.

If you're using an AR against a decent player who knows what he or she is doing, then you're screwed. I know when to use it. Never. It's completely obsolete compared to the shotgun.

  • 04.27.2006 3:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: Master Kim
Ok....Assault rifle isnt that bad.....you just got to know when and when NOT to use it...

Example = Blood gulch,if you use the portal....use PISTOL first....then you go ON the base...switch to assault rifle....where they spawn....the following step:

1) Shoot the enemy with a few rounds first....
2) Throw a FRAG nade. AND MAKE SURE IT GETS HIM/HER
3) Turn around and find another enemy
4) As you turn,the left side of the screen will say "You killed WHOEVER"
5) Do this again and again until the enemy finally kills you

That's a perfect strategy, Marines! Why, that's way more effective than using a shotgun.

If you're using an AR against a decent player who knows what he or she is doing, then you're screwed. I know when to use it. Never. It's completely obsolete compared to the shotgun.
That's the first time you actually congratulate me,Master Kim.... I feel so proud :)

  • 04.27.2006 7:20 AM PDT
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The worst weapon for new players is the sniper rifle. If you don't have any experience then your not going to do anything effective with it.

  • 04.27.2006 7:22 AM PDT
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I never use the assault rifle.. To be honest when i first started i think i went around using it i don't recall.. But nowadays i just use the pistol and some times a rocket launcher. Yes people may say the launcher is a noobie weapon but it's really not you've got to account for timing and precision of the projectile.

A lot of people fire a rocket AT the approaching warthog.. Of course by time it gets there the hog has already gone lol.. Same with frag nades people throw them AT the vehicles but they don't explode on impact or stick to them like a plasma nade so again you have to account for timing and possible "bouncidge" of the nade. It's the same when firing a rocket at a Banshee.. 98% of the time people will totaly miss because the banshee can move to quickly it's best to wait behind a rock as it's swooping down low at ya, duck as it passes BUT fire a rocket before you duck and try to aim half way on the shee otherwise you'll just hit the nose and that really has no effect if you aim at the middle the rocket will end up at the rear end of it


Just a few tips lol

A. FURY

  • 04.27.2006 10:40 AM PDT
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That's the first time you actually congratulate me,Master Kim.... I feel so proud :)
I don't mean to burst your bubble, Marines, but I was being sarcastic.

However, you are improving in your typing. You could work on it more but at least it's much better than "omg i liek eggss!!!" Keep working on that grammar.

(Grammar is also sometimes associated with spelling, punctuation, and capitlization. So work on those too.)

  • 04.27.2006 12:42 PM PDT
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I've changed my mind. The worst weapon for a new player is WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STANDING STILL?! MOVE AROUND! Stop standing in one spot!

  • 04.27.2006 1:31 PM PDT

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