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BRING IT BACK FOR GOD'S SAKE. The reason they took it out in Halo 2 was because of dual wielding. With dual wielding the pistol would've freaking wrecked anything that so much as taken a funny breath. Thus, they took off the scope and switched the bullets with hamster pellets. So, how do we fix this problem and have everyone shut up about it? We put in both. If you see how different they are it would work. The non-sniping pistol could be dual wieldable and the sniping pistol could be one at a time only. Why just one? No sniper would ever snipe with two pistols in RL, you would just flat-out miss. With one, you have those powerful bullets, but limiting to one will keep a balanced amount of power with the rest of the weapons.

To support the return of the pistol as a starter, let me bring a very good argument up. In Halo 1, you always had the pistol as a starter, so even if the other team/everyone else had the freakin' lethal looking weapons, you still had a chance of survival because of the pistol's balance with them. In Halo 2, you start with the SMG/PR, so if the other team/everyone else has the good weapons, you're screwed. Don't believe me? Play a game of Halo 1 with a friend and let them get the rocket or sniper. Then play a game of Halo 2 with that person and give them the sniper/rocket and see what happens.

  • 06.08.2006 4:38 PM PDT
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The reason they got rid of the Halo 1 pistol is because it was overpowered and very unbalanced. The battle rifle is pretty much the same thing so stop -blam!-ing.

  • 06.08.2006 4:40 PM PDT
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Are you mad?

Keep the Halo 1 pistol out. I remember being awful at Halo 1 because people used that gun so often it was just natural to 3 shot you from anywhere.

All i wanted to do was use all the weapons in the game and have fun, which wasn't possible because of all the 'pro's' on XBC.

I don't know why you say the BR is unbalanced though. I can get away from that before it kills me.

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  • 06.08.2006 4:48 PM PDT
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i hate the halo 1 pistol. it sux

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I, too, want the Halo 1 Pistol back, but all you're asking for is a flame war by making this topic.

  • 06.08.2006 4:53 PM PDT
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a flame war?

  • 06.08.2006 4:54 PM PDT
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People mindlessly insulting eachother back and forth, because 98% of the people on here are unable to have intelligent discussions/debates.

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  • 06.08.2006 4:54 PM PDT
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oh thats mean

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I like more the asault rifle more than the pistol because kill with almost 4 shot

  • 06.08.2006 5:00 PM PDT
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Its unbalanced, cheap, unrealistic(who the hell would snipe with a pistol, in this year or 500 years later), and its just plain stupid. It was taken out for THOSE reasons, not because of dual wielding.

  • 06.08.2006 5:00 PM PDT
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Look, the
halo 1 pistol was awesome, and so was the AR. They need to bring these weapons back and keep the BR and Magnum because in most war games there are several different kinds of rifles and pistols. Besides, the Magnum is dual-wield but the pistol has a scope and cant be dual-wielded. The assault rifle is different from the SMG because it cant be dual wielded and different from the the BR because it has no scope and fires fully automatic.

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  • 06.08.2006 5:06 PM PDT
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this whole pistol argument would not happen if the pistol had the skin of a rifle the only reason why people dont like the pistol is because of the way it looks i guarntee you if the halo 1 pistol had the skin of the Battle rifle no one would be complaining

  • 06.08.2006 5:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: A06
this whole pistol argument would not happen if the pistol had the skin of a rifle the only reason why people dont like the pistol is because of the way it looks i guarntee you if the halo 1 pistol had the skin of the Battle rifle no one would be complaining


Lack of grammar aside, that's not the only reason. The biggest reason I've seen for someone not liking it is because of it's functionality, not because of the way it looks.

I don't care of I'm holding a pink teddy bear, if it has the functionality of a sniper, I'm gonna like it.

  • 06.08.2006 5:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shdwsnipa

In Halo 1, you always had the pistol as a starter, so even if the other team/everyone else had the freakin' lethal looking weapons, you still had a chance of survival because of the pistol's balance with them. In Halo 2, you start with the SMG/PR, so if the other team/everyone else has the good weapons, you're screwed. Don't believe me? Play a game of Halo 1 with a friend and let them get the rocket or sniper. Then play a game of Halo 2 with that person and give them the sniper/rocket and see what happens.


-Alright. If starting with a super weapon (if it can compete with the rockets and the sniper, its a superweapon) makes it fair, then lets all start with rockets.

-But wait, they have a gametype like that called 'rockets', and not a lot of people like it.

-Well, this is different, becuase there are other weapons on the map.

-But why should i pick up the other weapons if i have the rocket launcher?

-Well... uh..

-And in rockets, whoever sees the other person first wins. Wait, isn't that just like halo1? With the pistol?

  • 06.08.2006 5:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: DSHiSTaH
no Halo 1 pistol.

they should bring back Halo 2 1.0 pistol.
I agree with you. It was perfect where it was, but after 1.1 no one picks it up ever because it's really underpowered now.

  • 06.08.2006 5:47 PM PDT
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Posted by: A06
this whole pistol argument would not happen if the pistol had the skin of a rifle the only reason why people dont like the pistol is because of the way it looks i guarntee you if the halo 1 pistol had the skin of the Battle rifle no one would be complaining


Lack of grammar aside, that's not the only reason. The biggest reason I've seen for someone not liking it is because of it's functionality, not because of the way it looks.

I don't care of I'm holding a pink teddy bear, if it has the functionality of a sniper, I'm gonna like it.


The only weapon that should have the functionality of a sniper is guess what...A SNIPER RIFLE. The weapon was a cheap, whoever shoots first wins weapon. What makes it different and even cheaper then lets say Rockets, or even the nub combo is that it has incredible range, accuracy, and in the hands of any player is instant death.

Bungie saw that they had to take it out because it was overpowered, why don't people understand that?

[Edited on 6/8/2006]

  • 06.08.2006 5:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: A06
this whole pistol argument would not happen if the pistol had the skin of a rifle the only reason why people dont like the pistol is because of the way it looks i guarntee you if the halo 1 pistol had the skin of the Battle rifle no one would be complaining


Lack of grammar aside, that's not the only reason. The biggest reason I've seen for someone not liking it is because of it's functionality, not because of the way it looks.

I don't care of I'm holding a pink teddy bear, if it has the functionality of a sniper, I'm gonna like it.


The only weapon that should have the functionality of a sniper is guess what...A SNIPER RIFLE. The weapon was a cheap, whoever shoots first wins weapon. What makes it different and even cheaper then lets say Rockets, or even the nub combo is that it has incredible range, accuracy, and in the hands of any player is instant death.

Bungie saw that they had to take it out because it was overpowered, why don't people understand that?


O...k?

  • 06.08.2006 5:51 PM PDT

A witty signature.

The pistol was fun in Halo 1. But, uhm, no, I'm sorry. The realism of that gun bothers me. It's like "Hey! I got a sniper!" "Oh noes! Some guy has a pistol! Run!" I'm sorry, but no. Great, but no. Never.

  • 06.08.2006 5:53 PM PDT