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  • Poll [24 votes]: Combat knife?
Subject: COMBAT KNIVES!!!!
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Poll: Combat knife?  [closed]
Yes!:  50%
(12 Votes)
Yes, but not as a default weapon in the armor:  8%
(2 Votes)
What? Heck no!:  42%
(10 Votes)
Total Votes: 24

What about a combat knife. Not a pretty plasma sword, but a gritty down and dirty black bladed combat knife. I dont know what the controls for Halo 3 will be like, but assuming they are similar to its prequels, the D-pad wont be used. What if you could hit left on the D-pad and the Chief pulls a combat knife out of his left gauntlet. From there, you could have a powerful melee attack, similar to the brute shots blade. You could toggle the knife from knife blade pointing up to a dual wield situation with the b button. Say you had a pistol as one of your weapons. With your knife out, hit b and you bring up your pistol. That way, you could do some pretty bad @$$ combos. Possibly steathly throat slits? Also, hit X and you could throw your knife into an enemies cranium. Then go retrieve the knife. And if you need to bring your rifle out quick, just hit the Y button while in knife mode to switch back to assault. Of course, this knife would be standard and you would be able to still have your two weapons. And if you have a knife mode, why not hit Right on the D-pad and holster your gun and drop into a martial arts stance ala DOA4. Cmon bungie! switch it up! Peace.

  • 05.11.2006 9:29 PM PDT

wouldnt that be a bit useless? thats what the energy sword is there...and the regular melees.

  • 05.11.2006 9:30 PM PDT
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What is it with people and combat knives when it comes to Halo. It's just a piece of sharp metal. Lets compare:
Hot, cauterizing, blade of energy vs. Small, sort of ouchy, piece of sharp metal
I mean it'd only be affective against Grunts or exposed Jackels. Getting in close range against a Brute is already dumb, a freaking knife isn't going to make much of a difference their. It'd be useless against Drones unless they're right infront of you. And they wouldn't do crap against an Elite or Spartan because the knife wouldn't be able to dig into anything unless the energy shields were down. Basically, they have no use in Halo unless they can be used to climb up trees or something. Though I doubt a knife could support a fully armored Spartan.

  • 05.11.2006 9:44 PM PDT
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Ditto

  • 05.11.2006 9:44 PM PDT
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knife would be great. Then you would have a real reason to call something an assassination. Make it 2 stabs to the front 1 to the back, or 4 melee's in the front without the knife and 2 in the back without the knife. I have often talked with friends over XBL we all think this is a great idea.

  • 05.11.2006 9:45 PM PDT

One shot: one kill, zero seconds to live

I understand, knives are cool and i wouldn't mind seeing them in halo3, but they would have to have a very limited use and the energy swords are way better. Also there wouldn't be much use for them since they can't pass through the energy shields and would bounce right off. maybe in the Halo movie or in a cut scene they can show a marine or MC stabbing it into an elite as a finishing move for added blood and gore...nah doesn't suit the Chief's style.

[Edited on 5/11/2006]

  • 05.11.2006 9:53 PM PDT

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OH MY GOD!!!!! People, I will only say this once. NEVER FREAKING EVER!!! IT DIDN'T WORK IN Goldeneye 007, IT NEVER WORKS IN Perfect Dark, IT SUCKS IN EVERYTHING!!! YOU'RE NOT MAKING A BUTTER KNIFE INTO 2007'S GAME OF THE YEAR--I WON'T STAND FOR IT!!!

  • 05.11.2006 10:06 PM PDT
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nooooooope. noooope, noooope, NOOOPE. you already have a melee attack, and there is always your trusty sword. i understand that some people want a knife, but those people discover games like splinter cell. i want big, loud guns and huge explosions, not little metal knives!

  • 05.11.2006 10:08 PM PDT