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Subject: EMP grenades?
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I remember back before Halo 2 was released, EMP grenades were one of the big rumors of a new weapon in the game.

I wouldn't mind seeing them in Halo 3. They wouldn't do any damage, but they would destroy any shields in a certain proximity (Jackals, Elites, and Spartan). I think EMP nades could do the same job as the plasma pistol overcharge, but wouldn't be complained about by as many people for being "cheap" like the PP is.

  • 06.23.2006 5:06 PM PDT

STOP EXPLODING YOU COWARDS!

it would be more cheap, instead of noob comboing one person you could noob combo large groups at the same time.

  • 06.23.2006 5:08 PM PDT

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Yeah, instead of hitting one person with the PP charge and getting a headshot, you could hit 5 with the EMP, and kill the whole team, get the flag, and be back in time for tea.
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  • 06.23.2006 5:09 PM PDT

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  • 06.23.2006 5:10 PM PDT
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I am...whimsical today.

Because anyone who used the easy way to kill loads of people is automatically a noob :)

I think the Plasma Grenades had an EMP effect. They were effective against shields, and Frags were better against flesh.

Christ, well a whole team would be down if they bunched up like noobs and just stood looking at the grenade. Don't complain about 'noob' weapons, just work out a way to kill the other guy before they can use them.

[Edited on 6/23/2006]

  • 06.23.2006 5:10 PM PDT
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no emp grenades. dont add any new grenades. dont adjust any, leave them alone.

  • 06.23.2006 5:11 PM PDT
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EMP grenades are not a good idea. I like the current grenade set up.

  • 06.23.2006 5:11 PM PDT
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Yeah!! You could throw your EMP grenades and then like throw a Jesus grenade!! You'd get K1LL4M4NJ4R0Z0RZ!!

LIKE ZOMG JESUS GRENADEZORZ!!

But seriously...do you want to give the other team a triple kill because you got smoked by a random EMP grenade?

Think about that before you POST!! COMMON SENSE IS RARE IN THE HALO 3 FORUM!!

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  • 06.23.2006 5:12 PM PDT
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Carrots.

...So... Basicly, your saying you want Chaff Grenades on steriods? Dude, you could take out five peoples sheilds, shoot them with the battle rifle (Or something) and kill five people in one shot.

  • 06.23.2006 5:14 PM PDT
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haha, jesus grenades.

  • 06.23.2006 5:14 PM PDT
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It would actually be complained about by MORE people than with the Plasma Pistol.

  • 06.23.2006 5:15 PM PDT
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I am...whimsical today.

Then don't have 5 people bunched up in the grenade blast radius like bad players! Remember you can use them too.

[Edited on 6/23/2006]

  • 06.23.2006 5:17 PM PDT
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Well it all depends on the kill radius these grenades had. You obviously wouldn't want it 10 yards and you wouldn't want it 2 feet, it is something that could be balanced out.

  • 06.23.2006 5:18 PM PDT
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They should have made plasma grenades do EMP damage (draining shields completely when just outside the main blast range), instead of taking it out for Halo 2. A pointless removal.

  • 06.24.2006 6:37 AM PDT

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Doesn't a well placed frag or plasma grenade already do this.

  • 06.24.2006 6:40 AM PDT
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Posted by: FireSpartan13
it would be more cheap, instead of noob comboing one person you could noob combo large groups at the same time.


mmm. that sounds like fun. as long as you are pulling the trigger. but, with a nade now, you can throw it into a group of people and 'noob' them just as well. really, having to shoot them after throwing a nade.. that would take a LITTLE more skill than just huking nades around.

  • 06.24.2006 6:42 AM PDT
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Why wouldn't the EMP affect their suit too and disable all the HUD elements so it looks like you have the blind skull but you can still see your gun. *edit* Heck the ammo counter on the BR should black out too.

[Edited on 6/24/2006]

  • 06.24.2006 6:42 AM PDT

It was actually a flashbang/stun grenade, and I wouldn't mind seeing one in the final game, if it was balanced right.

  • 06.24.2006 6:55 AM PDT
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The actual blast range would have to be very small (almost plasma nade small) and still only deal damage to shields alone.

Though it may be usefull if it does alternative damage to vehicles such as a single EMP nade on an active (piloted) vehicle would cause all weapons and movement activity of the vehicle to cease for a small time (3 seconds maybe) this could make boarding actions much more frequent and could bring back halo 1 style of play where vehicle users still had to fight a fair battle against ground troops even if they didn't have a rocket.

  • 06.24.2006 7:13 AM PDT
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i would want EMP's only in multiplayer, so the EMP would take away the persons hud, crosshair, and will take away their auto-aim for 10 seconds, so than we can see how noobified these so called "MLG" fools are without their precious auto-aim.

  • 06.24.2006 7:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: FireSpartan13
it would be more cheap, instead of noob comboing one person you could noob combo large groups at the same time.


Nuff said.

  • 06.24.2006 7:46 AM PDT