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Have any of you come up with nicknames for CE weapons? I sure have.

Here's mine:

Gobstopper - Pistol - keeps enemies flinching until they drop dead from fear. Also "fixes" Elite mandibles.

God rifle - Plasma rifle - it's like the H2 Scarab gun and BR. Overheat rarely happens and it mows down everything. Stun is kick-ass. I can stun one enemy, take out another, then take out the stunned guy.

Devastator - Needler - Because it's true. Everything blows up, even vehicles!!

Plasma punch - Plasma pistol - The overcharge is the ultimate stun machine allowing me to go in for an assassination. And the standard bolts are basically long range punches. Bullet drop makes it even more badass.

Squeaky pickles - Assault rifle - As Johnson put it, God's anti-son of a -blam!- machine. I love how this gun sounds and although it could use a buff, I think it is the best AR in the series.

  • 03.27.2012 12:44 AM PDT

Halo 2 > Halo 3 > Halo 3 ODST > Halo Reach > Halo CE

Based on campaigns.

God weapon-Pistol, no explanation needed

Overpowered sidearm-Plasma pistol, its supposedly a sidearm yet its superior to the plasma rifle and has an insta kill over charge for flood and grunts

Automatic plasma pistol-Plasma rifle, is it me or do these two do the same damage? And it lacks overcharge

Self contradictory weapon-The shotgun which cross maps flood, despite being a close quarers gun

Splish splash splosh gun-Rocket launcher and its huge splash damage

Anti infantry and vehicle sprayer-AR, you can spray at a back of grunts and kill all of them in 5 seconds, plus it brings down banshees and ghosts in a magazine

No need to pick it up gun-Needler, my favourite gun in the game but when you are surrounded by OP weapons why pick it up, with its long kill times and dependency on open areas with no hiding places or corners?

A vertical seasaw gun-The completely unbalanced sniper rifle that tears through covenant but useless against flood and vehicles

Scary ball-The frag grenade, you throw it behind a rock and next thing you know a bunch of grunts and jackals fly away screaming

Sleepy ball-The plasma grenade with its long kill times, enough for the elite or whatever to charge at you and kill you with your own grenade

Haxor gun-The warthog chain gun and its insta kills

Blind bullets-The scorpion chain gun and its inaccuracy


  • 03.27.2012 9:02 AM PDT

Plasma pistol was the PPOC because I used the Overcharge so much(Plasma Pistol Over Charge).
Chain gun was 'Big fifty'
Pistol was M-60(M-6D)
My Gf coined the term 'Turnips' for shade turrets.
Always used the term 'Sticky' for plasma grenade.
Sometimes I use 'flood skull' for frags. On the library I cannot remember how many times I would get fooled into thinking bits of skull were frags and swoop over them trying to pick them up.

  • 03.27.2012 9:25 AM PDT

"To me, a nice triple kill with the sniper is infinitely more impressive than any Living Dead Killionaire"

Does flaming people on forums count as an esport?

I'm a commendation/achievement/statistics freak.

-David (Drake)

Mine are simple:

Shotty-Shotgun
Snipe-Sniper
Rocks- Rockets
PP-Plasma Pistol
'Hog- Warthog
AR- Assault Rifle
'Shee- Banshee
Stickies- Plasma Grenades

  • 03.27.2012 9:36 AM PDT
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Posted by: Mark V guy
God weapon-Plasma pistol, its supposedly a sidearm yet its superior to the plasma rifle and has an insta kill over charge for flood and grunts
Fixed. The overcharge isn't instant kill on higher difficulties, although it is an excellent way to stun enemies.

Posted by: Mark V guy
Automatic plasma pistol-Plasma rifle, is it me or do these two do the same damage? And it lacks overcharge
The plasma rifle is slightly weaker but is compensated by more noticeable stun and continuous fire with less overheat risk as well as faster projectile speed.

Posted by: Mark V guy
AR
it brings down banshees and ghosts in a magazine
Takes 3-4 magazines on Legendary to take out a Banshee.

Posted by: Mark V guy
No need to pick it up gun-Needler, my favourite gun in the game but when you are surrounded by OP weapons why pick it up, with its long kill times and dependency on open areas with no hiding places or corners?
This thing does the same thing as a needle rifle: keeps Elites moving so they don't fire at you for too long, only it does a better job since it can actually manipulate them.

And it can be used in cqc. How's about I show you some epic pwnage with it?

Posted by: KamelToad
My Gf coined the term 'Turnips' for shade turrets.
I never saw it like that. Now that I think of it, that's true.

Posted by: KamelToad
Sometimes I use 'flood skull' for frags. On the library I cannot remember how many times I would get fooled into thinking bits of skull were frags and swoop over them trying to pick them up.
Same here.

Posted by: MisguidedDrake4
Mp person huh?

[Edited on 03.27.2012 10:00 AM PDT]

  • 03.27.2012 9:59 AM PDT

Halo 2 > Halo 3 > Halo 3 ODST > Halo Reach > Halo CE

Based on campaigns.

Ok show me some epic pownage with the needler ghost

  • 03.27.2012 10:06 AM PDT

First time i heard the GF say Turnips I corrected her by saying 'Turret'. She said 'No, it's a big purple thing that sits there that nobody likes. It's a turnip!'

  • 03.27.2012 10:49 AM PDT

"To me, a nice triple kill with the sniper is infinitely more impressive than any Living Dead Killionaire"

Does flaming people on forums count as an esport?

I'm a commendation/achievement/statistics freak.

-David (Drake)


Posted by: KamelToad
First time i heard the GF say Turnips I corrected her by saying 'Turret'. She said 'No, it's a big purple thing that sits there that nobody likes. It's a turnip!'


LOL

  • 03.27.2012 11:13 AM PDT

Shrimp shooter - Needler
Plasma ROFL - Plasma Rifle

They're not new, or creative. But they stuck with me.

  • 03.28.2012 12:55 AM PDT

"We live in a special time; the only time where we can observationally verify that we live in a very special time" - Lawrence Krauss.

I was a finalist :P

This way facing up - The Rocket Launcher.
Pea shooter - Plasma Rifle.
Three's a charm - The Pistol.
Pink cacti needle shooter - The Needler.

  • 03.28.2012 2:48 AM PDT

Forgot one.
On H2 multiplayer I called one weapon 'Duel French Tickler's of Death'. DFTD for short. Don't think too hard on that one.

  • 03.28.2012 8:38 AM PDT

Industrial Strength , No Brain Required.

I don't give names to things...o_o

  • 03.28.2012 9:24 AM PDT

RIP Halo 2: November 9, 2004-May 10, 2010
I was the 2nd to last person to get kicked off Halo 2, see the thread Here

Needler-Sprinkler. It just reminded me of sprinkles.

  • 03.28.2012 6:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mark V guy
Ok show me some epic pownage with the needler ghost
Patience, patience. It'll be part of my Two Betrayals Legendary guide. ;)

Posted by: KamelToad
First time i heard the GF say Turnips I corrected her by saying 'Turret'. She said 'No, it's a big purple thing that sits there that nobody likes. It's a turnip!'
Lol, that's true.

But I think they can be useful sometimes.

[Edited on 03.29.2012 3:04 AM PDT]

  • 03.29.2012 3:03 AM PDT

This is actually the stupidest thing ever posted on B.net:

Posted by: the omega man117
Why does everyone hate Halo 2? Maybe its because its the worst game ever next to mario.

Posted by: InvasionImminent
Shrimp shooter - Needler
Plasma ROFL - Plasma Rifle

They're not new, or creative. But they stuck with me.

Lol, Shrimp Shooter. If that's not creative, then I don't know what is.

  • 03.29.2012 2:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mark V guy
Ok show me some epic pownage with the needler ghost
Here. Also take a look at this.

And some AotCR fun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRRTGLpgo48 - needler on Grunt to pwn Stealth Elite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwxtE5u_7Oo - needler can stop the Elite that runs towards the Ghost in his tracks

Also, the needler can cause Elite majors to berserk...

Finally, try this out next time you play AotCR. Gun fire affects Elite patrol movement (it also affects sleeping Grunts).

AI manipulation is my favorite way of fighting in CE but it's not the only way. Cqc is my specialty. There's nothing more rewarding than assassinating Elites.

[Edited on 03.29.2012 10:29 PM PDT]

  • 03.29.2012 9:49 PM PDT


Posted by: Super PolarBear
Posted by: InvasionImminent
Shrimp shooter - Needler
Plasma ROFL - Plasma Rifle

They're not new, or creative. But they stuck with me.

Lol, Shrimp Shooter. If that's not creative, then I don't know what is.

Thanks, I work out.

  • 03.29.2012 11:29 PM PDT

Games I like:,
Half-Minute Hero
MBU
Portal
Halo 3 is the best Halo ever
Maps I like: Turf, Avalanche, Pylon, Sandbox, Breakpoint and many more.

Green Menace-Plasma Pistol- Because it is a menace to me, my enemies and that tree I shot at.

  • 05.19.2012 4:16 PM PDT

Never really made nicknames for the weapons.

On the 360 I think of the Plasma Rifle as the glowbubbler, because for some reason whenever I shoot it on the snow it makes a much brighter neon blue than it should be.

  • 05.19.2012 8:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: Sliding Ghost
Have any of you come up with nicknames for CE weapons? I sure have.


No, but I had nicknames for flood...
Human flood - Hermie
Elite Flood - Bull Flood
Carrier form - Blobby goober
Infection form - Flood Jr.

  • 05.19.2012 9:45 PM PDT

Yes, I AM just that awesome.

Mike Tyson: Plasma Pistol
That's really all there is.

  • 05.20.2012 6:28 AM PDT
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There were only a few weapons and power-ups in the CE campaign to which I assigned nicknames.

Plasma Pistol - Pea Shooter (weak primary fire)
Needler - Bugger (the projectile clouds reminded me of a swarm of insects, bees specifically)
Overshield - PCP (for obvious reasons)

[Edited on 05.24.2012 2:22 PM PDT]

  • 05.24.2012 2:18 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I dream about cheese.


Posted by: Sliding Ghost
Stun is kick-ass. I can stun one enemy, take out another, then take out the stunned guy.
the PR is alot better then i assumed it was after all these years, never knew anything about its stun feature. always considered it the lesser PP
Posted by: Sliding Ghost
Plasma punch
nice name

  • 05.27.2012 4:42 PM PDT