- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: HaloFighter92
Posted by: Usedtabe
Posted by: The Gunshark 360
Check the Halo 2 LE Bonus Disk. They recieved criticism from the United States Military and part of the team went out to a shooting range with the Marines to see how it really works.
As for your argument about pistol vs. rifle, a pistol is used by a soldier as a last resort, in every situation, ever. Other reasons for using a pistol is that the current weapon (i.e. a sniper rifle) is ineffective for your situation (such as being indoors).
Again, this is not some stupid, I wanted to be in the military but I can't FPS's. And thank God its not. And you just had to say the pistol was a sniper, so here you go(and like i said, I enjoy both games, but your arguments, as well as most, are null)
All pistol haters say the same thing....it's like a sniper, it makes the game unbalanced, u wouldn't use any other weapon in the game..blah blah blah. The only rule i lived by was i never dropped my pistol(unless it was for the shotgun and sniper rifle combo), but it was far from being the only weapon used. As i've said numerous times, if you have an argument against the pistol in halo3, please do so referencing these points:
1. Everyone spawns with a pistol. The only advantage here is skill, if you didn't have it, u practiced.
2. 3 shot kills were a rare occurence. You had to be REALLY GOOD to consistently get 3 shot kills.
3.The pistol is not all powerful....i've taken down and seen people take down pistol weilders with everything from the assault rifle to the little plasma pistol, so it was definetly not the "win all" weapon people try to claim it to be.
4. 3 shot kills were a reward for skill. If they keep the shield system like it is in halo2, all one needs to do is hide and recharge, meaning no more three shot kills unless you're extremely good.(i can only hope they'll bring back the health system)
5.It is not the battle rifle in another skin, The BR is way too slow comparitively(sp). If anything is comparable, possible the carbine.
6. Spawing w/ the pistol meant that at anytime, and in any instance, you had a chance at defending yourself, even in times of facing a Rocket launcher carrier or sniper(within range).
7.The sniper rifle has up to 10x zoom, the pistol a mere 2x....no where close to being a sniper rifle replacement Again, I think a primary weapon(Assault Rifle, Battle Rifle) should pack more punch than a pistol. 3 shots is too much, not basing this on unbalancment, but it just doesn't add up, you have shields, which are supposed to be stronger than an Elites, Titanium-A armor. And under than I think it's a type of nylon or something, the black leathery stuff. I think it should repel more than 3 bullets. IT would make more sense with the battle Rifle.
But it can't be in Halo 3 anyway. Duel weilding. once a big function is put in it cannot be taken out. Duel weilding M6D's would be like killing someone in two shots, fire two shots at once, and another 1 or 2 to finish 'em off. That's way too much easy killing, plus that's 24 shots there.
To help make a better pistol, but not something too strong, an M6B. Which I think is discribed in the books, not accurate, but packs a good punch, should kill in about 6 shots. I think that would work a lot better.
A rifle should always be stronger than a pistol. That's why they introduced the Battle Rifle.
Agree with some of those points. But, as I said earlier, even in modern times we have pistols that are stronger than rifles. And, although I would enjoy the reinstatement of the pistol, I'm not arguing for that here.As I said above, I'm just showing that most arguments against the pistol are flawed.
And I am definitely not someone who wants the m6d dual weilded. I enjoy gameplay balance, not cheesy ownage