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Subject: How come no one talks about the best short range weapon - the needler!

Even though its an easy weapon to use, 95% of the time when I play team slayer, people disregard it and keep their AR. Are you kidding me? It is an awesome weapon that totally dominates maps like boardwalk, affinity, and synapse. Now, it may be easy to counter, but if someone is charging me with an AR or even pistoling me, I just shoot half a clip of my little pink gun while jumping back and strafing. And even if the opponent strafes, the Reach default movement is so slow that the needler doesn't really miss. So half my clip goes into the guy, he blows up, and I have another half clip to kill another guy. Plus, the reload time on it is ridiculously fast.

So my question, why are you guys still using the AR?? If you can find a DMR or Needle Rifle, keep the pistol and grab the needler. It's a total beast.

  • 12.02.2011 12:57 PM PDT
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Tone down the auto-aim and double the time it takes to explode and we're good.

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Your opinion is invalid.

The needler sucks at close range. It is spectacular against mediocre players at medium range though.

  • 12.02.2011 12:58 PM PDT

I hate the Needler, That's my opinion. The whole original post is an opinion.

[Edited on 12.02.2011 12:59 PM PST]

  • 12.02.2011 12:58 PM PDT
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Bungie should consider investing in precipitation gathering nets for these forums. The sheer amount of tears shed by anyone who's been destroyed by armor lock, jet pack, grenades, and the AR could continuously operate hydroelectric dams, irrigate farms, and provide clean drinking water for third world countries.

Haha, you're funny. The needler is effective around midrange and works just fine as it is.

  • 12.02.2011 12:59 PM PDT

Posted by: Recon Number 54
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Posted by: Killer VVhale
The needler sucks at close range. It is spectacular against mediocre players at medium range though.


It's great at mid range against spartans, because you can't do anything to dodge them.

Except armor lock.

  • 12.02.2011 12:59 PM PDT

Good against jet packers.

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To be honest it seems like their is is a distance where its a power weapon. Other times its a worthless POS.


I just don't care, though.

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The only thing it's good for, for me anyway, is long range, when the enemies back is turned. Even then that's pushing it. It's a random weapon that only has enough ammo in it to kill about five people max before being empty, seems to work under extremely specific conditions like all covenant weapons, and isn't very easy to get a hold of when you're out.

Honestly, I don't even bother. At about any range the needles get thrown off their target when turning 5 degrees, while when an enemy uses it, the needles turn 360 degrees around corners to get me, and no matter what I use they don't ever lose track.

[Edited on 12.02.2011 1:10 PM PST]

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Posted by: RustedEdge
Except armor lock.


"Except Armor Lock" can be said for everything.

  • 12.02.2011 1:04 PM PDT

Posted by: Recon Number 54
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Posted by: RustedEdge
Except armor lock.


"Except Armor Lock" can be said for everything.


Not when you get stuck with a plasma grenade. =)

  • 12.02.2011 1:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: RustedEdge
Except armor lock.


"Except Armor Lock" can be said for everything.


Not when you get stuck with a plasma grenade. =)


AL sheds plasma grenades I think.

needler rocks.

  • 12.02.2011 1:12 PM PDT

Posted by: Recon Number 54
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Posted by: philisweatly

Posted by: RustedEdge

Posted by: And Im Here Too
Posted by: RustedEdge
Except armor lock.


"Except Armor Lock" can be said for everything.


Not when you get stuck with a plasma grenade. =)


AL sheds plasma grenades I think.

needler rocks.


lolwut. Where have you been? Not it doesn't.

  • 12.02.2011 1:14 PM PDT

in my opinion anyone who uses needler is trash

  • 12.02.2011 1:29 PM PDT


Posted by: Sandtrap
The only thing it's good for, for me anyway, is long range, when the enemies back is turned. Even then that's pushing it. It's a random weapon that only has enough ammo in it to kill about five people max before being empty, seems to work under extremely specific conditions like all covenant weapons, and isn't very easy to get a hold of when you're out.

Honestly, I don't even bother. At about any range the needles get thrown off their target when turning 5 degrees, while when an enemy uses it, the needles turn 360 degrees around corners to get me, and no matter what I use they don't ever lose track.


It has enough ammo to kill 5 people max, but without reloading a full clip takes down two people, at least one person plus another's shields. And it reloads super quick. The AR takes almost a full clip to kill 1 guy. And its tracking system needs work, but if the person you are shooting is strafing, strafing as well while shooting will not save him at all.

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Almost got an overkill with it...was so close :(

  • 12.02.2011 2:06 PM PDT


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I'd chuck that thing off the edge.

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Posted by: Red Puegeot
in my opinion anyone who uses needler is trash


Thou wayward fat-kidneyed whey-face!

  • 12.02.2011 2:11 PM PDT


Posted by: Iron Div is Pro

Posted by: Red Puegeot
in my opinion anyone who uses needler is trash


Thou wayward fat-kidneyed whey-face!



People who rush in for beatdown and spam the AR are trash too, but with so many "trash" players in this game, the needler shines. And my point is playing AR starts in Team Slayer, no one bothers with it. I can usually waltz around maps like boardwalk, get max ammo of 94 or 96 rounds, whatever it is, and dominate while my teammates are pistoling. For a support player, its beast.

  • 12.02.2011 2:16 PM PDT

The stupid dmr lovers never realise the effiency of a needler, also this thread is pointless...

  • 12.02.2011 2:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: fekete33

Posted by: Sandtrap
The only thing it's good for, for me anyway, is long range, when the enemies back is turned. Even then that's pushing it. It's a random weapon that only has enough ammo in it to kill about five people max before being empty, seems to work under extremely specific conditions like all covenant weapons, and isn't very easy to get a hold of when you're out.

Honestly, I don't even bother. At about any range the needles get thrown off their target when turning 5 degrees, while when an enemy uses it, the needles turn 360 degrees around corners to get me, and no matter what I use they don't ever lose track.


It has enough ammo to kill 5 people max, but without reloading a full clip takes down two people, at least one person plus another's shields. And it reloads super quick. The AR takes almost a full clip to kill 1 guy. And its tracking system needs work, but if the person you are shooting is strafing, strafing as well while shooting will not save him at all.


The only time I'll likely ever use it is when I have no other choice. Which is very rare seeing as I have a constant feed of AR ammo.

  • 12.02.2011 2:27 PM PDT


Posted by: Sandtrap

Posted by: fekete33

Posted by: Sandtrap
The only thing it's good for, for me anyway, is long range, when the enemies back is turned. Even then that's pushing it. It's a random weapon that only has enough ammo in it to kill about five people max before being empty, seems to work under extremely specific conditions like all covenant weapons, and isn't very easy to get a hold of when you're out.

Honestly, I don't even bother. At about any range the needles get thrown off their target when turning 5 degrees, while when an enemy uses it, the needles turn 360 degrees around corners to get me, and no matter what I use they don't ever lose track.


It has enough ammo to kill 5 people max, but without reloading a full clip takes down two people, at least one person plus another's shields. And it reloads super quick. The AR takes almost a full clip to kill 1 guy. And its tracking system needs work, but if the person you are shooting is strafing, strafing as well while shooting will not save him at all.


The only time I'll likely ever use it is when I have no other choice. Which is very rare seeing as I have a constant feed of AR ammo.



But my point is why use the AR when 9 times out of 10, the needler dominates in equal range?

  • 12.02.2011 2:50 PM PDT


Posted by: Milky Bravo
The stupid dmr lovers never realise the effiency of a needler, also this thread is pointless...


So you agree with my thread topic, yet say its pointless? lol.

  • 12.02.2011 2:52 PM PDT

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