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have 2 plasma pistols fully charged for the first grunt u can fry.

  • 10.26.2004 7:39 PM PDT
Subject: Dual Wielding Guide
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Posted by: Dan711
Dual needlers... 20 rounds per needler, 40 rounds total, all you need is "7 or so" for a kill


I think they meant it like "7 or so to kill a guy without his shield". Because if they made it only 7 shots to drop a guys shield and kill him, everyone would be going 'round with needlers and not using the other awsome weapons as much.

p.s. I don't think the new Covie weapon will be very good... Frankie didn't really amp up the hype about this new dualwielded gun.

  • 10.26.2004 7:43 PM PDT
Subject: kool stuff
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i like i like....good stuff frankie! who wants to bet that the dronnes main gun is the new one no one knows about. by the way drones some say they are as hard to kill as jackels or at least that what it looks like in the french video thats i have seen. hunters are improved with new fual guns that are silver and there spines shot up when they see u. elites come in a new religous kind of elite they have horn things coming out of there helmets. one Q i have is one R elite hands one of the R brutes a staff in one of the cut sences. i wonder if that staff has any thing to do with a plot or some relgous symbol. lookes awsome in the french vid. o and has anyone else seen the french vid. i keep refreing to, its awsome if u have not seen it. the first level is called "The Heritic" and if u have read the halo books u know what i am talking about. i think the cheif might get promoted because there is a cut seen with the sarge cheif and some adrimal in white dress uniform and so are a bunch of other naval personal. like a promotion ceramony if u are in the milatary. i have a lot of other info to talk about but i can not right now so msg. me and i will tell u all about it.

oh and i am not part of bungie....i jusat watch a lot of halo 2 leaked or so called leaked vids

  • 10.26.2004 7:46 PM PDT
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does anyone have a picture of this sold called drone???????????????????????????????????????????????????

  • 10.26.2004 7:56 PM PDT
Subject: wOOt!!
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dual plasma pistols are gonna be the $h^!
ohh and i didnt' read every single post but if you dont already know what drones are....
they are grunt sized bugs that fly around, hide almost anywhere, and EGM says that frankie said there annoying as hell

ohh and nobody... dont talk about you see in leaked vids plz... they were thinking about closing down the forums for crap like that

  • 10.26.2004 7:59 PM PDT
Subject: New weapon?
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It seems that for every human weapon there is a covenant weapon. Let's reflect: frag grenade=plasma grenade, Human pistol=plasma pistol, battle rifle=plasma rifle, SMG=needler, rocket laucher= fuel rod gun, human sniper rifle= covenant carbine, shotgun=?, and bruteshot=? (I hope the carbine thing dosen't ban me) but that just leaves some questions. And an Uber-thanks to the guys at bungie for clearing up the duel wielding thing. At least now i'll go into the game knowing a couple of things.

  • 10.26.2004 7:59 PM PDT
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why would u be in trouble for the carbon thing they released that sometime ago

  • 10.26.2004 8:06 PM PDT
Subject: Dual Wielding Guide
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As for me, I'm thinking SMG and Needler, with a Battle Rifle as my backup weapon. The SMG is quicker to kill with than a Needler (which takes more time for the needles to explode), but the Needler sounds like it'll be more powerful (seven needles kills).
Which brings me to my next point: won't that make the Needler too powerful? It looks like it has about the same firing rate as the SMG (re: really fast), but it seems to be more powerful. If it only takes seven needles to kill someone, why would you use any other weapon? And won't that make the SP portion of the game nearly impossible? The Elites can shoot more than seven shots in a split-second, and I heard that on Legendary, the enemies "never miss."
Then again, I have faith in the ability of Bungie to pull this off flawlessly.

  • 10.26.2004 8:11 PM PDT
Subject: New weapon?
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I've seen talk about the Covie Carbine for about 3 months in my Australian OXM... it's nothing new dude.

  • 10.26.2004 8:14 PM PDT
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AAAAAH! its seven needles WITHOUT THE SHIELD!

  • 10.26.2004 8:16 PM PDT
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Posted by: UnyieldHieropant
It seems that for every human weapon there is a covenant weapon. Let's reflect: frag grenade=plasma grenade, Human pistol=plasma pistol, battle rifle=plasma rifle, SMG=needler, rocket laucher= fuel rod gun, human sniper rifle= covenant carbine, shotgun=?, and bruteshot=? (I hope the carbine thing dosen't ban me) but that just leaves some questions. And an Uber-thanks to the guys at bungie for clearing up the duel wielding thing. At least now i'll go into the game knowing a couple of things.


I see it like this: frag=plasma grenade, magnum=plasma pistol, SMG= plasma rifle, Battle Rifle=covenant carbine, Sniper Rifle=Charged Particle Beam, and rocket launcher= bruteshot/fuel rod gun.

  • 10.26.2004 8:21 PM PDT
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You have to hit someone with seven needles in a row so that ao that a small explosion equal to that of a grenade occurs. If the 7 needles do not hit the target at approximately the same time, there is no explosion and no instant kill.

  • 10.26.2004 8:25 PM PDT
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omg i cant wait....i took the week halo2 come out off from work....and im allowed to miss skool. this is gonna be so amazing, and my friend is hosting a 16 player LAN party at his house. omg....the wait is killing me!!!

blood gulch and battle creek have returned in this amazing sequel. blood gulch was an amazing level, and so was battle creek. imagine wat they look like in halo2. im sure bungie made the terrain larger, and added an xtra little things in there. i cannot wait!!!

  • 10.26.2004 8:26 PM PDT
Subject: Dual Wielding Guide
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How do you think the Needler and the SMG would work would that be a good combo on other players and what about the Drones could it work? ------can you swith dual wielding weapons like a plasma pistol and a human pistol then swith to two SMG

  • 10.26.2004 9:01 PM PDT
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i don't think so

  • 10.26.2004 9:08 PM PDT
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm... dual needlers... sounds powerfull cant wait to try it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 10.26.2004 9:31 PM PDT
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I would just like to say i love Halo 2 already and havent even so much as walked three steps in the game yet.

  • 10.26.2004 9:31 PM PDT
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everyone who has a classic RvB quote, urs is good, but mine is the best.

  • 10.26.2004 9:50 PM PDT
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Fellow halo freaks, download the halo2 commercial at teamxbox and pause it at 21 seconds. Its a crazy shot. It looks like an elder brute hitting some sort of alien (either an unarmored elite or another covenant species) the commercial is jaw dropping. I. hate. prophets. :|

  • 10.26.2004 9:55 PM PDT
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Proboly the unreavealed wepon and another unreavealed wepon

  • 10.26.2004 10:14 PM PDT
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I missed a lot of pages, so:

First of all, about the "new map". next time, write it as a ***spoiler*** but yes, u are right and I have to say I'm happy, it's a great map, and one of the best designed small map. but I hope we'll see at least one more redesig, maybe for Chill out. although Lock Out seems to be the new chill out.

As for the "new pistol". Bungie said once the Magnum will be less effective and will not have a zoom. the reason is that in Halo 1 skilled players turned the pistol to a super weapon - three shots and u are down. that's not the pistol they wanted. the pistol should be kind of a back-up close-mid range weapon, not a killing-machine. but I hope and believe it'll still be a great weapon to use.

I did my research about the very popular question "What is the Drone" and came up with this:
-Engineers are small, they are floating creatures with tentacles. they are a non-combat covi, but they can fix anything and have the ability to learn new technologies.
-Drones are an insect like creatures who have the ability to fly. They are very fast and unpredictable, but weak. At combat they prefer long-rage sniping as closer range combat.

btw, while I was writing some things I knew before, I found this - http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=covenanthierar chy

And I believe sure this is the Drone: http://rampancy.net/rampancy_images/6b449a40e72ec405fa9559b56 fbfc6bb-8071_640x480.jpg

  • 10.26.2004 10:14 PM PDT
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they already have a flashbang its in the nine minute long demo trailer from E3... i think the unnnamed weapon is the brute's gun from the same trailer... the grenade launcher one

  • 10.27.2004 12:21 AM PDT
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Just under a week left... I hope the needler isn't too powerful - I prefer strategy over brute force. Although, I suppose the ammo does run out quite fast, even in Halo 1, and with the new rate of fire of the needler...

November 8th, midnightish, I'll be waiting... for the bloody games store to open. Hope it doesn't take all night... I want to be on Live early. Nothing like a good test of reflexes and new features at 3am...

Proud to be a Kiwi and getting the game early! Big ups to Dajae, and also Frankie, Sketch, Achronos, Shishka, and the rest of the bungie team (you know who you are).

  • 10.27.2004 12:49 AM PDT
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Just under a week left... I hope the needler isn't too powerful - I prefer strategy over brute force. Although, I suppose the ammo does run out quite fast, even in Halo 1, and with the new rate of fire of the needler...
If the pistol can still drop with a headshot, I'm still going to be using it. I always liked the idea of having to have skill to kill someone... Anyone can fire a rocket point blank at someone's feet; but not many can take out an elite with a headshot from the other side of the playing field with a pistol. Well, only 2 people I know (including me). Mind you, I haven't seen all you guys in action yet. Can't wait, see you all there. Well, all those with Live, anyway.

I'm rambling...

November 8th, midnightish, I'll be waiting... for the bloody games store to open. Hope it doesn't take all night... I want to be on Live early. Nothing like a good test of reflexes and new features at 3am...

Proud to be a Kiwi and getting the game early! Big ups to Dajae, and also Frankie, Sketch, Achronos, Shishka, and the rest of the bungie team (you know who you are).

  • 10.27.2004 12:52 AM PDT
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Whoops, sorry for the double post guys...

  • 10.27.2004 12:53 AM PDT