- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: I Hitzel I
Posted by: Nedus
Still, like I said before, even if I was wrong, the BR takes more shots. So again, the BR needs a headshot a bit more than the pistol does.
I can't beleive my eyes when I read posts like this. I want you to seriously think about what it took to even hit someone in the first place with a Pistol, and than tink about it with a BR. Getting nowhere, I'm guessing. Let me think for you:
It's been complained about time and time again about Halo 2 that there is autoaim, and massive amounts of it at that. This applies to headshots as well as body shots. Sure, there's no autoaim at extreme range, but no players who really care about the good nature of the game play on a huge level like Coag, where the autoaim be out-ranged and Sniper Rifles dominate unfairly.
The pistol however, did not have that extensive autoaim. Yes, the reticle was noticeable sticky, to compensate for the fact that the game was being played with a controller, rather than a mouse. Regaurdless, this means jack crap when firing long distance. Why? Pistol bullets don't move instantly. When you're playing as host or on a lan, you still need to lead your shots at medium to far range because the bullets take a split second to reach your target. Since there is no autoaim on a headshot, aiming at the upper cheast/neck area won't give you a headshot. Sure, you can go for body, body, head. But the tiny sticky aiming in H1 is not enough to keep your reticle on your target, unlike the Halo 2 BR's autoaim. All of this makes the pistol take more to win against another pistol weilder. The better player prevails. In conclusion, the pistol is a better game balancer.
Another thing, since the BR autoaim "takes over" in a way amoung players of equal skill, winning a fight usually means getting in the first shot, unless you are outclassed hopelessly. In Halo 1, winning a fight meant that you concentrated and pulled off the diffulcult headshots in a faster manner than your opponent, or you could have gotten 5 bodyshots if you want to risk it. Either way, you killed the other person faster than he could kill you, usually ignoring who shot who first unless there is a huge player skill gap. Hmm. With a BR, the first shot wins between players of near equal skill. With an HE Pistol, the first shot wins only if the player is more skilled in the first place. The better player prevails. In conclusion, the pistol is a better game balancer.
Even if you disregaurd everything I just said, your post is still flawed. A "perfect kill" with a BR can be pulled off with 3 body shots and 1 headshot. This means that you only needs 1/4 headshots, and 3/4 body shots. With a pistol, it takes 2 body shots and one headshot. That's 1/3 headshots, and 2/3 body shots.
3/4 > 2/3
So don't say that "BR needs a headshot a bit more than the pistol does." It's the other way around, buddy. Sorry.
The better player prevails. In conclusion, the pistol is a better game balancer, no matter what you or anyone says.
winner