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Thank you Gearbox, thank you for granting the most unskilled of players the unstoppable weapon of destruction that is the fuel rod cannon!

  • 05.04.2006 2:59 PM PDT

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Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

I don't get it. It's perfectly fine when used against vehicles, it's spawn killing that is the downside.

  • 05.04.2006 3:06 PM PDT
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You must not understand, the players that I fought against, they were pretty good players. They weren't bad at all. Plus, what occured in this video would not have happened if the fuel rod cannon overheated faster or if it wasn't so easy to use.

  • 05.04.2006 3:11 PM PDT
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The fuel rod is really only usefull at close to medium range. I could care less is someone is using the fuel rod.

I would drop the rod for a rifle or a pistol anyday.

You also have to take into consideration, if someone is attacking you in a shee. Some might say thats unfair. Or if that full hog was comin' at ya when you had no rod. Some might say that is unfair too.

[Edited on 5/4/2006]

  • 05.04.2006 4:05 PM PDT

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That was a good example. The fuel rod has 5 shots faster you can shoot 2 rockets, after a brief pause you can rip off 5 more. Repeat up to 4 more times. The rocket launcher you only have 2 shot and a lengthy reload. Normally you only four rockets, max of eight. See ther difference. They should have forced you to overcharge it like the hunters do.

  • 05.04.2006 5:53 PM PDT
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what do you want bungie to do, take it out of the game now?

  • 05.04.2006 7:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: Master Kim
not have happened if the fuel rod cannon overheated faster or if it wasn't so easy to use.


if you think about it, the FUEL ROD cannon shouldnt overheat at all at shouldve used clips

  • 05.04.2006 9:54 PM PDT
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It's been almost 3 years (September 2003) since Halo came out for PC, and people are still complaining about the FRG. I've learned to live with it, to even use it to my advantage once in a while.

To me, I don't really care what weapon I get killed by, I'm still dead and complaining about it isn't going to change that (Or make Bungie remove it from the game).

Besides, it still takes a certain level of skill to use it properly. And if it's used properly it really is a cool weapon. I love shooting green blobs of plasma over the hill into a base on Timberland. Or sending a shot from the Banshees FRG into a unwary hog from accross the middle of Infinity. It's arcing, non-direct fire makes it a perfect choice for laying down suppression fire and generally keeping the other team on thier toes.

  • 05.04.2006 10:15 PM PDT
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if you think about it, the FUEL ROD cannon shouldnt overheat at all at shouldve used clips
That's what I was thinking. The fuel rod cannon in Halo 2 uses clips, so it never overheats. Let's hope the FRC will be more balanced in H2PC.

I know Bungie or Gearbox isn't going to do anything about it, I'm just a silly whiner who likes to say "WTF?" at anything I don't like in a game. :)

However, I don't mind it too much, and use it if I come across it. At a distance, it's a great support weapon, but at close range it is overpowered.

  • 05.05.2006 3:42 AM PDT
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Shoot...I'll use the fuel rod gun anytime.

  • 05.05.2006 7:53 AM PDT

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Now here's a real conundrum...is it Fuel Rod Gun or Fuel Rod Cannon?

  • 05.05.2006 8:07 AM PDT

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I still kill myself with it more than I kill someone else. Also, when I shoot it , it forms these big green splashes of plasma that I can't see through, but the enemy seems to see me just fine, (I guess they're playing with particles off or low), I get 3shot killed before it gets overheated.

Funny thing is, If I open a LAN game with just me I can hit a hog from halfway across BG on the first shot, but against other players in a real game I can't hit a stationary hog even if I'm closer. Moving hogs– forget it... unless they're coming straight at me.

Even so, I'll pick it up to keep an enemy from getting it and besides, I need practice.

  • 05.05.2006 12:04 PM PDT

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yeah spawn camping can irritate me, then again I use it. heck almost everyone uses it, so it's all good. I alternate between all weapons, i have a heavy for anti-armor and anti-vehicles, and then I have a pistol or sniper, depending on level. I know a lot of heavy-only people, and it's like they can't use a pistol. Being an all-around player I think is better than just heavy only or vehicle only.

  • 05.05.2006 7:20 PM PDT
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Hehe, well the banshee isn't in Halo xbox either but look what happened!

  • 05.05.2006 7:49 PM PDT
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Master Kim, the smootherness of the video was amazing, how did you get the game to become so smooth and lagless. It's amazing, how did you do that?


[Edited on 5/5/2006]

  • 05.05.2006 10:31 PM PDT
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Low ping, and a computer that can handle a smooth framerate is crucial. My computer can handle Halo PC at 70 fps at 800 by 600, which is the resolution I use when I play.

  • 05.05.2006 10:37 PM PDT