- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: XxHunter82xX
Anywho, back on topic, an AR vs a Pistol at med range would be owned by a pistol. Infact, if any one of you EVER played on xbconnect or gamespy, you would know that if someone wasn't running with some power weapon, they had the pistol (and to a MUCH lesser degree, the shoty). It was rare to see anything else.
Rare? Have you even played online? On XBC the whole game is PLAYED around the rocket launcher. People even use timers to make sure they know when it's spawning so they can get it. On Chill Out I never even switch to my pistol unless they are at mid range. Since almost all of the fighting is at close range, I use the assualt rifle almost exclusively on that map if I don't have the rocket or shotgun. Hang em High is played around the rocket, and some people nade the sniper to themselves. Longest is ALL about the shotgun. Chiron is all about the rocket and shotgun.
All of you that are saying the balance in Halo is off, I agree to a degree (mostly because of things like the PP and Sword), but the solution isn't to go back to another off balance (but still quite fun, mind you) system. In fact, if you notice, in levels that start with the BR, you will NEVER see anyone bust out the SMG. This is because the game shifts from a mix of Long, med, and short range combat, to mostly long and some med range (on some levels, however, this is necessary).
I prefer longer rang combat. This is one of the main reasons I enjoy BR starts.
And for all those who say the SMG sucks, you simply don't know how to use this thing. In a one on one Med range SMG vs BR, I may prefer to have the BR, BUT it is certainly not a lost cause to fight. Learn to use the SMG. It's not our fault if u suck with it.
Bungie does have some more balancing to do, but taking the Pistol out as the default was a huge step forward.
How was it not balanced. People who played online played Pro, so everyone started with pistols. So, there was no balance issue. It never was the default weapon. Now, starting with plasma pistols, which was the default weapon on most maps in H1 was unbalanced. It then came down to who could get to ANY OTHER weapon first, including the pistol. It was almost as bad as the needler.