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  • Poll [41 votes]: Should the sword function in multiplayer as it does in campaign mode?
Subject: Halo 3 take care of the sword.

Halo: Reach the broken game!!!

Poll: Should the sword function in multiplayer as it does in campaign mode?  [closed]
Yes, make the change in Halo 3 :  59%
(24 Votes)
No, keep it the same in Halo 3 :  41%
(17 Votes)
Total Votes: 41

In Halo 2 the sword is great in the campaign mode of game play. When it comes to multiplayer though its terrible. Why bungie didn't have the sword function the same way in multiplayer as it does in the campaign mode I will never understand. Lets hope they change that for Halo 3.

  • 06.21.2006 5:47 AM PDT
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the sword was just fine.. stop whining

  • 06.21.2006 6:19 AM PDT
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Posted by: Evil Bie
the sword was just fine.. stop whining


thank you...they had it that way because if you had the sword all the time in campaign youd beat it in like 2 secs, but in multiplayer they hope humans are smarter than the computer and will back away and shoot. Not that hard to kill the sword guy... sword=overrated

  • 06.21.2006 6:23 AM PDT

Posted by: Evil Bie
the sword was just fine.. stop whining

Just because you got used to the abomination of weapon balance that was the energy sword does not actually make it fine, interestingly enough. Thanks for your opinion though.

One hit kill weapon + infinite ammo + lock-on homing... is fine?

And please, nobody bother pointing out that the range was limited. Its lethal range exceeds that of the shotgun.

  • 06.21.2006 6:24 AM PDT
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-blam!-

[Edited on 6/21/2006]

  • 06.21.2006 6:29 AM PDT

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Posted by: Evil Bie
the sword was just fine.. stop whining

  • 06.21.2006 6:39 AM PDT
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the sword is a gr8 weapon howeva mayb bungie should have a side option in halo3 for the sword to limit the number of kills u can get with it in multiplayer. just to stop the noobs from being owned

  • 06.21.2006 7:32 AM PDT
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Posted by: RhythmKiller
Posted by: Evil Bie
the sword was just fine.. stop whining

Just because you got used to the abomination of weapon balance that was the energy sword does not actually make it fine, interestingly enough. Thanks for your opinion though.

One hit kill weapon + infinite ammo + lock-on homing... is fine?

And please, nobody bother pointing out that the range was limited. Its lethal range exceeds that of the shotgun.


So every weapon should be balanced and equal? What fun would that be? It would make it irrelevant which weapon you grabbed.

Taking on the sword with an inferior weapon is fun. I don't understand all the crying for balance. Every weapon has a weakness that can be exploited.

  • 06.21.2006 7:38 AM PDT

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Posted by: Spartans Rule
the sword is a gr8 weapon howeva mayb bungie should have a side option in halo3 for the sword to limit the number of kills u can get with it in multiplayer. just to stop the noobs from being owned


Please never spell great like that again.

And always spell pwned: P.W.N.E.D.

I'll sit back and let Bungie decide how, or if, to change the sword for Halo 3.

  • 06.21.2006 7:42 AM PDT
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swords are for noobs BXR, BXB, RRX

  • 06.21.2006 7:54 AM PDT
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Posted by: Joseph 226
swords are for noobs BXR, BXB, RRX

Hell yeah, I -blam!- little sword -blam!-es with the shotty.

  • 06.21.2006 8:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: Dog Plasma
So every weapon should be balanced and equal? What fun would that be? It would make it irrelevant which weapon you grabbed.

Taking on the sword with an inferior weapon is fun. I don't understand all the crying for balance. Every weapon has a weakness that can be exploited.


lol... you say it doesn't need to be balanced, then say they all have a weakness... make your mind up

  • 06.21.2006 8:07 AM PDT
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It definetly needs changed, i've seen so many people whoreing it and going 20 and 0 in recent team hardcore and team slayer games, its rediculous.

  • 06.21.2006 8:23 AM PDT
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zzz sword doesnt need changing - if your gonna complain about all its strengths think about the weaknesses - for example, you have guns, you know? those things that shoot bullets very long distances, and how swords cant shoot things very long distances.

theres only one sword per map, people who moan can gang up, people who dont can handle it by themselves, thats why they dont moan.

in short use plasma rifles, sniper weapons, battle rifles and carbines or two needlers

thats what to do on regular multiplayer (where you can see your enemies actions)

on live you use those tactics or you might think about incorperating a bit of stealth, or even tactics into your play, eg frag grenade explosions can hide your movement, crouch so you dont get picked up on the motion tracker and, finally, attack people from behind or where they cant directly see you, they waste time looking around to see where you are and in that time pop goes their shields, anyone who attacks in that poor health is either very stupid or very brave (very fine line between the two), and neither stops you dying

[Edited on 6/21/2006]

  • 06.21.2006 9:09 AM PDT