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Subject: The pistol debate.
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Poll: Which pistol should return for Halo 3 ?  [closed]
Bring back the original M6D from H1.:  20%
(4 Votes)
Keep the new M6C exactly as it is in H2.:  50%
(10 Votes)
Update H2's M6C with a smart-link scope.:  10%
(2 Votes)
Also give it a detachable suppressor.:  10%
(2 Votes)
None of the above, I hate pistols.:  10%
(2 Votes)
Total Votes: 20

Please discuss weapon ideas in the Weapon Ideas thread already running; you'll find a link in the "Threads of Interest" sticky post above.
-- Steve


The pistol debate has been raging since Halo 2 came out. I personally prefer the new pistol as its a lot more realistic than the old one. However I also liked the original pistols smart-link scope even if it was a little unrealistic in its firing range. Real world pistols have an effective range of about 150 meters, but the H1 pistol was more like a rifle so Bungie toned it down to be more life like. Having said that this is a game after all and focusing to much on realism can ruin things.

So for H3 I would like to see a blending of the two pistol types. I would keep the range, power and rate of fire of H2's pistol but also bring back the zoom capability from the original pistol. Also now that the pistols damage rating is lower it should probably fire smaller calibre ammunition like 5.7mm armour piercing rounds instead of the large 12.7mm semi-armour piercing rounds the old pistol fired. This would allow the magazine to hold more ammunition. Finally their is only one stealth weapon in H2 (the sword), so I would upgrade the pistol with an attachable suppressor. This would give players more reason to carry it as a secondary weapon. Silenced shots would give no incoming fire damage indicator to the enemy and show no muzzle flash from the firer. The downside would be that a suppressed pistol can only be used one handed (no dual wielding).

Here is a picture of what I have in mind. In the pic I have taken the style and shape of the H2 pistol but given it the longer magazine of the original pistol. Also I have repositioned the smart-link camera scope underneath the weapon similar to modern day tactical pistols and so the weapon can have back-up iron sights. Additionally in H2 I noticed there is no cocking slide animation when the pistol is drawn or when the weapon runs dry. So for H3 it would be cool to see these animations.

Link to Assault Rifle poll

[Edited on 7/12/2006 by Anton P Nym]

  • 07.11.2006 5:43 AM PDT

Hated by many, confronted by none.

I would like the original M6D pistol but with less power, less accuracy and maybe without scope. Slightly more powerful than the M6C but the important thing is that it is the M6D model. Because it looks way cooler than the M6C!

  • 07.11.2006 5:47 AM PDT
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Posted by: kezza_rulz
bungies isnt bringing bak the old pistol neither will they giv the new one a scope but they may make the one from halo 2 more powerful

Agreed

  • 07.11.2006 6:03 AM PDT
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quit whining.. the halo 1 pistol was for noobs and SO unrealistic!
i would hate it when it comes back

  • 07.11.2006 6:44 AM PDT

Posted by: Evil Bie
quit whining.. the halo 1 pistol was for noobs and SO unrealistic!
i would hate it when it comes back


Hahaha! Realism... for noobs....this is the guy who loves the energy sword.

You just showed your ignorance. 3 shot kills with the pistol were hard against decent opposition, professional Halo players could not do them even close to all the time. Don't talk about a subject you clearly know nothing of. For noobs... please. And realism doesn't matter a -blam!-.

  • 07.11.2006 6:55 AM PDT

Stay with the Master Chief, he'll know what to do

The Halo 2 pistol was a blast some times but I would hate to have it back in Halo 3, the reason is not that I am a "n00bzoRz w1th non of teh 1337-ski||Z!" tha some of you kids seem to have, but the fact that it made all other guns in the whole game pointless.

  • 07.11.2006 7:16 AM PDT
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This has been posted on other threads already... stop being redundant and read the stickies.

  • 07.11.2006 7:18 AM PDT
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However I also liked the original pistols smart-link scope even if it was a little unrealistic in its firing range. Real world pistols have an effective range of about 50 meters, but the H1 pistol was more like a rifle so Bungie toned it down to be more life like.


AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! You're wrong.


Oops typo. That should have said 150m.

The reason I stated this is because the closest pistol by today’s standards is the Desert Eagle and that has a maximum effective range of about 200m. The Halo pistol has a much shorter barrel also so I would estimate its range at about 150m.

  • 07.12.2006 6:20 AM PDT