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Subject: Halo 1 Pistol: Yes, No, Maybe, or an Alteration?
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Alright, obviously, the whole "PISTOL SUCKS!" and "PISTOL RULES" arguments have erupted again, so state your opinions in the poll. State your opinions and why you've come up with that opinion. This will probably have some flames, so don't post here if you're afraid of being flamed. Please, however, try your best to use logic rather than flaming.

In my opinion, I'd like to see something "similar" to Halo 1's pistol, but not exact. In halo 1, you usually started with the AR and the Pistol. This was a perfect balance against all weapons in the game. If you wanted, you could switch one of your guns for a rocket launcher, sniper, etc, but you wouldn't get that much more of an advantage over your player for having them.

Many people complained that the Pistol was "over powered" for being a pistol. Well, we have a few solutions then.

A. Change the Skin to be that of a Semi-auto rifle.
B. Keep the Pistol.
C. A slightly weaker version of the pistol (maybe no zoom, or no zoom plus 1+ more shots to kill someone)
D. Overall similar balanced play as Halo 1's.

It's your vote, you decide.

  • 05.09.2006 3:39 PM PDT
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I really dont like the Halo 1 pistol, mostly because it acted to much like a sniper rilfe. the whole scope thing was ok, but just a bit cheesy. the halo 2 magnum it awesome because it acts like a pistol..not a SR. i dont know why, but i love pistols. thats just my opinion

  • 05.09.2006 3:42 PM PDT
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NO PISTOL

  • 05.09.2006 3:44 PM PDT

I like cheese. Do you like cheese?

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Yes for the Pistol. But if you have to go ahead and make it a 4 shot kill then a 3 shot kill. Just dont make it halo2 noobified.

  • 05.09.2006 3:45 PM PDT

halo one pistol with no scope and shotty range, or halo 2 pistol (before patch) with scope. does that sound good?

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yO, MAN PISTOL PWNZ

  • 05.09.2006 3:45 PM PDT
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A. Change the Skin to be that of a Semi-auto rifle.

In my oppinion the halo 1 pistol defined halo multiplayer. It was somewhat aukward that an assault rifle isnt as powerful as a little pistol, and that a pistol somehow zooms without a scope,but it can all be fixed by changing the skin of the pistol. I think the best solution is to give the BR the same characteristics of the H1 pistol and everyone will be happy. I also hope they make the AR shoot rockets instead of bullets, but htats jsut my oppinion o_0

  • 05.09.2006 3:48 PM PDT
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halo 2 pistol is not worth having unless you dual it with the damn plasma pisstole yo

  • 05.09.2006 3:53 PM PDT
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I'm not sure. In the trailer, it looked as if the Halo 2 Battle Rifle was trashed and the Halo 1 Assualt Rifle is back. If that is the case, then there will probably be a cross between the Halo 2 vers. 1 and the Halo 1 pistol. Not too powerful, but it's still worth picking up (in multi-player). Maybe they'll seperate the weapons, maybe one type of pistol in game, and another in multiplayer. I doubt that.

  • 05.09.2006 3:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: Kyri0s
Posted by: do0kie
A. Change the Skin to be that of a Semi-auto rifle.

In my oppinion the halo 1 pistol defined halo multiplayer. It was somewhat aukward that an assault rifle isnt as powerful as a little pistol, and that a pistol somehow zooms without a scope,but it can all be fixed by changing the skin of the pistol. I think the best solution is to give the BR the same characteristics of the H1 pistol and everyone will be happy. I also hope they make the AR shoot rockets instead of bullets, but htats jsut my oppinion o_0

That's exactly what I hope for. That would be amazing.


I personally think they should reinstate it for that sole cause, that it DEFINED halo 1 multiplayer. When you think of halo 1 master chief, you think of him holding his Assult rifle , but when you think of halo 1 multiplayer, you think of the pistol and the goofy marks on the ironsights, and the perfectly circular 2x zoom, and the awesome smack animation that it had (as seen in season 1 of red vs blue, re-enacted by Lopez) I agree with the 4 shots. yes, it was overpowered, but as a symbol, it needs to be rememberized.

  • 05.09.2006 3:57 PM PDT
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Yes, bring back the halo 1 pistol, but change the game so that the pistol kills quicker, but you have to lead with it still, giving the halo 2 wanna-be's happy. That way in a multiplayer game, pistol will win a fight if your skill level is good enough.

  • 05.09.2006 4:01 PM PDT

He watches every Hodgetwin video they put up...on ALL their channels. He calls them the Hodge Triplets, and considers himself the 3rd triplet. He's started talking and acting like them now. Every other line out of his mouth "Thaaas some BULLLLLL**** maaayne" or "Gotta make dem gainzzzz". He calls his biceps "gains". When he eats post-workout, he talks to his biceps, "Don't worry gains, I'm feeding you. Daddys gonna feed you, gainz *kisses biceps*".

Pistol? Oh, you mean the rifle in the SKIN of a pistol...

Gotcha.

No, it shouldn't be in Halo 3.

  • 05.09.2006 4:08 PM PDT
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Posted by: Atheimetal
Keep the scope, but possibly make it so when you're scoped in you don't quite move full speed. I never understood that anyway. If you're scoping with a gun I think it'd be hard to maintain full sprint.


He's in power armor.

Take away the scope, more shots to kill, done, finished, change rate of fire to balance out anyhting else. Oh and even though I don't like weapon kick in Halo 2, make it kick if the scope stays.

No weapon kick rules!!! Plus it makes sense not to have it when he wears power armor.

  • 05.09.2006 4:14 PM PDT
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i think they should take out dual wielding.
i know they wont but
im pro pistol

more powerups would be nice too

[Edited on 5/9/2006]

  • 05.09.2006 4:15 PM PDT
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heres an idea. make the pistol like it was in halo1, axcept put a lengthened barrel, a silencer, and a slightly more powerful scope on it. it would be the ultimate assassination gun.

  • 07.05.2006 7:27 PM PDT
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Halo 1 pistol out. Halo 2 pistol make more powerful.

  • 07.05.2006 7:34 PM PDT
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Get rid of it. No pistol.

  • 07.05.2006 7:41 PM PDT
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Do we really need another pistol thread? The last poll clearly showed the majority of us dont want the old Halo CE pistol. It was too dominate and unbalanced the other weapons.

Now about the Halo 3 pistol idea. I think the magnum should be alittle more powerful. That's about it. If the pistol has a zoom function, i think the damage should be less than the magnum in Halo 2. That should balance out the weapons.


[Edited on 7/5/2006]

  • 07.05.2006 8:14 PM PDT