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Subject: Stuff cut from Halo 2
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Should Bungie put the stuff they cut from Halo 2 into Halo 3?

Stuff like the melee combo (I heard once that it was cut because it took too much disc space on the xbox; but the 360 is much more advanced), or the flamethrower (which we all just know will appear in the PC version of Halo 2 just like it did on Halo 1).

Let me know if you can think of anything less obvious than the Mongoose (aka ATV) because I know it would be something really cool.

[Edited on 5/20/2006]

  • 05.20.2006 3:10 AM PDT
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I think they should, OMFG, what if the Ark stores about a billion Flood Juggernauts o.o and one super gravemind.
Mongoose would be really cool plus adding in a pelican in MP wouldnt be too shaby.
I dislike Mongoose for one reason, you're forced to observe the Chiefs hardcore ass.

  • 05.20.2006 3:11 AM PDT
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If you believe that the melee combo was cut because it took up to much disk space, I've got some land to sell you overlooking the pyramids.
It was cut because it was overpowered.

  • 05.20.2006 3:18 AM PDT
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It was still cool.

  • 05.20.2006 3:21 AM PDT

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Overpowered is more important that being cool.

So if its overpowered, it will be taken out.

  • 05.20.2006 3:34 AM PDT
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Posted by: Reklaimer mkII
Stuff like the melee combo (I heard once that it was cut because it took too much disc space on the xbox; but the 360 is much more advanced)

You don't think it was cut because it couldn't be balanced properly in the time alloted?

or the flamethrower (which we all just know will appear in the PC version of Halo 2 just like it did on Halo 1).
Bungie have mentioned in the past how there won't be a flamethrower until it can be made to behave as a flamethrower should. If everything that should burn can't be made to burn, it won't get in.

  • 05.20.2006 7:02 AM PDT
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How about the sprint button for a burst of speed?

  • 05.20.2006 7:07 AM PDT
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it would get anoyying, always having to go fast then ur stamina will go down n u will have to wait

  • 05.20.2006 7:16 AM PDT
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it would get anoyying, always having to go fast then ur stamina will go down n u will have to wait

That sounds GTAish

  • 05.20.2006 7:27 AM PDT
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Posted by: RichardrahciR
Overpowered is more important that being cool.

So if its overpowered, it will be taken out.


Define "overpowered" please. Bungie said they didn't put the Fuel Rod Gun into multiplay because it was too powerful... then I go pick up a rocket launcher and get in the turret of a Gauss 'Hog and wonder what the hell they meant by "too powerful."

  • 05.20.2006 7:31 AM PDT

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They mean a weapon that can hold 6 clips of 5 rounds, each of which can kill in one hit with fast reload and fire is overpowered. The rocket launcher is better because it only holds a little ammo, and the gauss hog needs to be pretty accurate.

  • 05.20.2006 7:50 AM PDT
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That's not what I heard.

What I remember hearing was the gun took up too much space on the screen and caused too much lag, especially in multiplayer.

Overpowered is something that's imbalanced, and thus renders other gameplay elements useless. Hitting once does a lot of damage, two times I'm pretty sure kills your shields, and the third time kills you (I havn't played H2 in about 3 months, so correct me if I'm wrong). To have a combo would kill many other gameplay elements, like lets say the usefulness of a SMG. To balance combos while still making it useful was probably not worth the trouble.

  • 05.20.2006 7:50 AM PDT
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Never ever put in the flamethrower!!! It would ruin the whole game. But that other stuff would be cool to have.

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The Fuel Rod wouldn't be overpowered if they hadn't redesigned the weapon so.

If it was a battery opperated cannon that had to charge up before you could fire it (a la the plasma pistol), only had 10 shots in it, and direct hits didn't kill (but almost did) it'd have been fine for multiplayer.

Instead it because a rapid fire nuke-launching thing of God.

  • 05.20.2006 8:17 AM PDT