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Posted by: Féon
Posted by: una
anyone who thinks that duel plasma rifles will own because ur target slows down so much is wrong.. Plasma rifle now doesnt slow you down at all when you get hit by it. Infact i was really disapointed with the plasma rifle. Its good for taking down shields but the plasma postol is better.
The best combo ive found was
plasma pistol/smg
2x smgs
duel neadlers
neadler/smg
all those combos are better than any weapon and plasma rifle. oh also the plasma rifle can be shot for like 3 times longer before it over heats.


I agree with everything you say una, its true.
The fuel rod gun... I've played every map and not found it, yes and I've looked everywhere.
Oh and hehe to those that play CTF and think you have strategies to run into the base then jump in a banshee or a ghost back to your base, muahaha the only way your going to get back to your base via transport is if someone drives you in a hog! and bare in mind that vechicles can be destroyed =D


boo ya thats what i said plasma pistil SMG woot!

  • 10.27.2004 1:57 PM PDT
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The fusion cores are explosive barrels on the maps, shoot one when an enemy is nearby and they explode and kill the enemy; simple enough.

  • 10.27.2004 2:07 PM PDT
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If anyone read the books, the Mc suit is powered by a fusion generator, much like the one in the pillar of autumn.If the spartan captured, he can cause the fusion core to melt down and explode. My guess is that when a person's shields are down, and you shoot them in the back.........boom. I don't know if the shoot in the back part is right, but if the guys at bungie made it more real, that's probably it.

  • 10.27.2004 2:08 PM PDT
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Nvm. my last post. the guy above it has the best idea. Sorry for the double post.

  • 10.27.2004 2:10 PM PDT
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The hype is now getting greater i see. Ill prob have 2 smg's or 2 needlers (I love needlers, check my profile (name) for why). Blood gultch is said to have banshees now and you can't float on top of BG either ? Also BG will have a new name, it begins with C but i forgot it. Ya and theres going to be a sligtly imporoved battle creek called Beaver Creek. Hope thats correct. Maybe we all will be more then excited and surprised over the few days halo 2 has been releses.

PS: Im in the UK so dont get it till the 11th but my pre-order place has put there dispatch to 29th DECEMBER, whats going on there ? I might have to cancel and pre-order from somewhere else ?

  • 10.27.2004 2:13 PM PDT
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Dual weilding sounds like a great way to take down people when you are unable to find a stronger weapon (say a rocket launcher, sniper, or energy sword) or a great way to pack more of a punch than just shooting an SMG. I don't think I like the idea of the reticle drifting up.....that could give me some problems in really close combat (like a foot or so away...) and I LOSE THE ALMIGHTY GRENADE. In the normal halo a well placed grenade could decimate another team or at least set you up for a double or quick kill. I think I will dual weild quite a bit but I don't know about ALL the time. I think it will add a huge deal of strategy to the game....

  • 10.27.2004 2:22 PM PDT
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yup there is defenintly a loss to dual wielding i think a nade and a battle rifle will do the trick just fine

  • 10.27.2004 2:33 PM PDT
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It has been nice hearing all of the cool stories and articles that you have written for all of us halo 2 junkies frankie......It is much appreciated that you took your time to research all of these subkects and then give kick ass stories to the public.....But i wanna know what's ben going on with XBOX live lately and a rumor going around that halo 2's release date is going to be pushed back......People on XBOX live have been talking about it for the past few days.....Also, I was wondering why XBOX live has been going down so much lately????? Is HALO 2 going to push the boundaries of XBOX live????? But the best of all, is XBOX live going to be able to handle all of the millions of people if not billlions of poeple who are going to sign on to XBOX live the week of November 9th and playing HALO 2? Well, I hope everything works out well, and if there are any bugs like the ones in BLACK ARROW right now, i hope that th people at BUNGIE are more efficient at puting out patches so that everything runs smoothly with the game.........Thanks again for all the awesome heads up of what's been going on inside Bungie..........Tyler D.....A.K.A. XxPostCarnagexX

  • 10.27.2004 2:37 PM PDT
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You don't lose your abulity to nade while dual wielding. All you have to do is melee to drop a weapon before you grenade, it's not that complicated and it takes a fraction of a second to perform. It's worth the added power to dual wield at close range.

  • 10.27.2004 2:39 PM PDT
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Dual wielding is going to be awesome, they should have done it in the original halo, but whatever, since unreal tournament came out with dual-wielding, everyone has wanted to do it.......HALO 2, I LOVE YOU.......only less then 2 weeks away, I hope people are still playing Black Arrow when Halo 2 comes out.......Oh, I have a question about the servers for Halo 2.....Are you going to be able to host your own server in Halo 2 like you can in Black Arrow?????? I hope they do it almost the same as Ubi did......Ohh and if bungie doesn't bring back hang'em'high for Halo 2, that would be a bummer......Well, gotta go hop on live right now and play some black Arrow.......See you all in about a week and a half........Tyler D.......A.K.A. XxPostCarnagexX

  • 10.27.2004 2:43 PM PDT
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Well it has been a while since I have posted. But after an hour and a half of reading every page on dual wielding. I rub my eyes and curse all of whom do not read the entire thread and end up asking the same @#$#%#$%$%$$#$#$#$#$%$%#@$@#$#@ QUESTIONS!!!

there I feel so much better now.. my approach to Halo 2 will be somewhat stealthy I may hold off and observe before I make my move so I will use whatever weapons are at my disposal. I find it much more pleasuring that way ;) but if I get the chance to dual wield needlers or smg's I wont hesitate. Stealthy like ninja muahaha! is how I want to start. Sneaking up on unsuspecting prey and Killing them *drools* just dont get me wrong I go into the fray with guns blazing as well :) I just have a feeling with halo 2 to go in guns blazing surrounded by the enemy will only get you killed.
always remember that gods cannot truly be killed...

  • 10.27.2004 2:43 PM PDT
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Ok so let me get this straight. (Im new here) but, There IS the Pistol? I thought that Bungie took the Human pistol out? Sorry if this has already been adressed.

As for the new covenant weapon, I have no clue. The only new weapon I know of is the Fuel Rod Gun and thats to big to Dual Wield

  • 10.27.2004 2:44 PM PDT
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yes there is a human pistol as you would have seen if you had read the thread in its entirety. It is called the Magnum, it has no zoom and it is scaled down in stopping power.

  • 10.27.2004 2:47 PM PDT
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Plasma Pistol and Rocket Launcher :p

  • 10.27.2004 2:54 PM PDT
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HALO 2 Is Going To Fu*ken Rock!
i cant belive it is only 12 days away

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"There Are Those Who Said This Day Would Never Come...
What Are They To Say Now???"

  • 10.27.2004 2:54 PM PDT
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theirs rumors though on xbox live that it's going to be pushed back, but i sent a message to frankie to see what's up.......XBOX live has been crashing so much that it wouldn't suprise me if they shut it down for a couple of days to figure out what the hell is going on

  • 10.27.2004 2:56 PM PDT
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I highly doubt they would push the release date back. If they did push it back by anything longer than a week, people would probably resort to pirating the game instead waiting any longer. There will be a lot of upset people who have been waiting 3 years for Halo 2 to come to fruition.

  • 10.27.2004 3:01 PM PDT
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Halo 2 will blow all other games out of the water..........and the date won't be pressed back. They have given us alot on info on the game. But what about the extra gun that you could save in Halo by pressing the x button? And I know this is off topic, but what about the grunts without the masks?

  • 10.27.2004 3:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: UnyieldHieropant
Halo 2 will blow all other games out of the water..........and the date won't be pressed back. They have given us alot on info on the game. But what about the extra gun that you could save in Halo by pressing the x button? And I know this is off topic, but what about the grunts without the masks?

I'm guessing that the grunts with out mask are on a different planet (obviously) where they can breathe, but so can humans.

  • 10.27.2004 3:11 PM PDT
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But I thought Halo 2 was set on the earth

  • 10.27.2004 3:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: Xx_Carnage_xX
theirs ors though on xbox live that it's going to be pushed back, but i sent a message to frankie to see what's up.......XBOX live has been crashing so much that it wouldn't suprise me if they shut it down for a couple of days to figure out what the hell is going on

What, last night and the night before? That's strange. i have been playing Rainbow Six 3 on XBL. How can what you say be true? Of course, you could just be messing around seeing as they got 50+ people working around the clock to make sure XBL is ready. Actually, XBl has been ready for everyone and their mother since it went gold, about 2 weeks ago.

  • 10.27.2004 3:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: g0dfath3r24
Posted by: UnyieldHieropant
Halo 2 will blow all other games out of the water..........and the date won't be pressed back. They have given us alot on info on the game. But what about the extra gun that you could save in Halo by pressing the x button? And I know this is off topic, but what about the grunts without the masks?

I'm guessing that the grunts with out mask are on a different planet (obviously) where they can breathe, but so can humans.


Grunts breathe methane gas and incase you didn't know this, that stuff KILLS HUMANS! Only humans in environmental suits can survive that like the Master Chief.

  • 10.27.2004 3:21 PM PDT
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Thanks for the updates Frank.
Now agbout the "Unrevealed Covie weapon", I know what it looks like, it is a screen shot. It's on the 5th page of Halo2 screen shots, on the top to the right, it has the MC firing what looks like a C. Carbine, but if you look carefully, like I did, it is much diffrent. Link: http://www.bungie.net/SlideShow.aspx?Path=/games/Halo2&Sl ideshow=Screenshots&Slide=62 That's all i know, thanks Bungie for the great games!
Peace and Bullets.

  • 10.27.2004 3:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: UnyieldHieropant
But I thought Halo 2 was set on the earth

If you read the way back when interviews, the Master Chief not only take the battle to the Covenant homeworld, but he finds another Halo ring. Duh, Halo 2 . Not only is the name a sequel, it has some significance. Read the interview at halo.bungie.org from 2003...or was it 2002?

  • 10.27.2004 3:22 PM PDT
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will there be any more weapons unrevealed? hmmm... can't wait until nov. 9th...

  • 10.27.2004 3:30 PM PDT