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SMG and Plasma Rifle all the way. :P

  • 10.27.2004 7:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: ThisKory
Hey I was just wondering if when you do a wield and you have two s in ur hands I was wondering if you can switch to another for example in halo when you have a sniper you can right away switch back to ur . Im just wondering if u can do that in Halo 2 like switch to a rocket launcher and then switch back to your wielded s.

Unfortunaley, as soon as you switch from let's say... 2 SMGs to a Covenant Carbine, you drop the SMG in your left hand. Same goes for meleeing, pressing Y at a random time, or getting in a turret or vehicle. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

  • 10.27.2004 7:54 PM PDT
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This is so gonna kick ass!

  • 10.27.2004 8:24 PM PDT
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Does that mean you leave your guns behind when getting into a vehicle?

  • 10.27.2004 8:26 PM PDT
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double smg's or doulbe needlers baby!

  • 10.27.2004 9:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: ThisKory
Hey I was just wondering if when you do a wield and you have two s in ur hands I was wondering if you can switch to another for example in halo when you have a sniper you can right away switch back to ur . Im just wondering if u can do that in Halo 2 like switch to a rocket launcher and then switch back to your wielded s.


Nope. MC can only carry two weapons at once.

  • 10.27.2004 9:41 PM PDT
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Yea, the sucky part about Halo 2 is that you automatically drop you second weapon when you melee attack while duel weilding.

  • 10.27.2004 9:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: Xenion01
DOES HAVING DUAL WIELDING WEAPON IN OPPOSITE HANDS AFFECT THE S PERFOMANCE?

The MC is right handed. So would if he had a in his right hand and a smg in his left hand, would the be more accurate than if it was in his left hand?

Sorry if this question was posted before.


It wouldn't affect it at all. It actually depends on the player not the MC. Besides, the (which is now a magnum) isn't even worth picking up anymore.

  • 10.27.2004 9:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: Technowiz
I'm confused... so if you have say, a plasma pistol in hand, and you want to pick up a needler. However, you don't want to duel wield them for some reason... do you just do the normal thing or what? Also, when dual wielding is the Left Trigger the Left Gun fire? Same for the Right?


If you want to pick up a needler with out duel weilding with your plasma pistl then you will have to press X to switch weapons instead of pressing Y which will duel weild. But if you are duel weilding, then you can't pick up a third gun and hope that you could duel weild and then pull out a sniper every once in a while. You could only have two guns. Not two sets of guns.

  • 10.27.2004 10:01 PM PDT
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oh, and yes. When duel weilding, the left trigger fires the left and the right trigger fires the right . But sometimes I forget that when I have two SMG's and I forget to fire off some rounds from my left SMG. It takes some getting used to.

  • 10.27.2004 10:04 PM PDT
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I'm tired, and therefore a bit lazy, so I'm going to ask this without reading the whole thread: Drones? What are drones?

  • 10.27.2004 10:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: Chitzkoi
A drone is a new type of Covenant shock trooper about 3 times the size of a hunter. They carry flaming balloons and the all new "SPAM BLADE". It has been said that a single drone has fed an entire city. Then its balloons crashed the parade. There you have it.


This explains it better than I would.

  • 10.27.2004 10:09 PM PDT
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you know what sucks.. people have been playing halo 2 on live through the beta and stuff.. so some people will already have a head start in the rankings.. anyone know if any ranks have been recorded yet or if it all gets activated on the 9th?

  • 10.27.2004 11:05 PM PDT
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Twin SMGs: Great against nearby opponents. Especially effective against [u]drones[u] in Campaign, since the "walk" (the constant lift caused by kinetic energy from the guns) can actually work to the player's advantage, when fighting [u]Drones[u], for example. And two SMGs can be excellent for close-quarters assaults on multiplayer opponents.

What are "Drones" ?

Perhaps a new kind of sentinel or a Big insect maybe?

Or is it some it unrevealed character?

Or am I embarrassing myself becouse I have never heard of drones but all of you do?

Well, I just hope for an answer

Thank You

  • 10.28.2004 1:54 AM PDT
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Me too sounds like a new kine of fornuner hey something that built them?

  • 10.28.2004 2:30 AM PDT
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Posted by: Boom Monkey
cool, i wonder what kinda a weapon the unrealeased one metioned inthe update is? i also wonder if there are more unrealeased weapons...





well most likely it is the plasma launcher held by the gunts in the maw, its the only weopon never used do you get what i'm saying man

  • 10.28.2004 4:12 AM PDT
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Posted by: polkafreaku
Twin SMGs: Great against nearby opponents. Especially effective against [u]drones[u] in Campaign, since the "walk" (the constant lift caused by kinetic energy from the guns) can actually work to the player's advantage, when fighting [u]Drones[u], for example. And two SMGs can be excellent for close-quarters assaults on multiplayer opponents.

What are "Drones" ?

Perhaps a new kind of sentinel or a Big insect maybe?

Or is it some it unrevealed character?

Or am I embarrassing myself becouse I have never heard of drones but all of you do?

Well, I just hope for an answer

Thank You





your embarrassing yourself think of a hive of bees drones are light infantry soldiers most likely the GRUNTS JACKELS and little baloon flood

  • 10.28.2004 4:15 AM PDT
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Posted by: Snowfirex
Posted by: Technowiz
I'm confused... so if you have say, a plasma pistol in hand, and you want to pick up a needler. However, you don't want to duel wield them for some reason... do you just do the normal thing or what? Also, when dual wielding is the Left Trigger the Left Gun fire? Same for the Right?


If you want to pick up a needler with out duel weilding with your plasma pistl then you will have to press X to switch weapons instead of pressing Y which will duel weild. But if you are duel weilding, then you can't pick up a third gun and hope that you could duel weild and then pull out a sniper every once in a while. You could only have two guns. Not two sets of guns.




sorry to tell ya but your wrong if you watch the E3 movie you see that he has a plasma sword which he then says ill save this for later he changes weapons without picking up anything and pulls out the SMG and NEEDLER again ah ha

  • 10.28.2004 4:21 AM PDT
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I might go with 2 plasma pistols. 1 charged takes down shield, another may kill them.

  • 10.28.2004 4:46 AM PDT
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im gonna have dual smgs and a battle rifle, everyone get xbox live n ill take you all on!!!

  • 10.28.2004 5:17 AM PDT
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whats up dudes how do you join a forum thats in session because i hate having to sit here for days.

  • 10.28.2004 6:18 AM PDT
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duel needles kick ass

  • 10.28.2004 6:45 AM PDT
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hmm tough choice but i better make it quick the

machine gun + new cov. wep
plasma rifle

  • 10.28.2004 7:16 AM PDT
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the two guns with the highest rate of fire

  • 10.28.2004 8:08 AM PDT