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Subject: Pistol or Assault Rifle

Posted by: WhiteHelljumper
It's not my fault I like stuff to make sense, you're probably one of those people who wonder why the Army doesn't use the Desert Eagle as it's sidearm.

I have never wondered, nor cared, about such a thing. I'm sure the army has their own reasons for wanting things to make sense, but they don't apply to a video game.

It's a space opera, not a war simulator.

  • 12.07.2006 7:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: RhythmKiller
Posted by: WhiteHelljumper
The pistol is the most horrible thing about the first Halo. It is a complete load of bull-blam!- that a sidearm would be a better choice to use than your primary weapon.

The thing is though is that that doesn't matter in the slightest, what with being a sci-fi video game. Who told you it was a sidearm anyway?

Appropriate-looking or not, overpowered or not, it made the game what it was. To be honest I think the pistol was perfect; it's just that the other weapons could have used a boost to bring them into line.

A handgun is a sideearm because it's designed to be used one handed in case you're main weapon runs out of ammo or breaks. I'll agree in the Halo universe nothing short of a .50 calibre pistol would suffice as a backup weapon, but your assault rifle should be more powerful than your pistol.


Actually the pistol SHOULD be more powerful than the AR. Reasons? The Pistol uses exploding rounds and each round is 12.7mm's. The AR just uses 7.62mm rounds. But I like the AR better. The small size of the Pistol really screws with my aiming so I kill more with the AR.

  • 12.07.2006 6:45 PM PDT
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Definatly the pistol. You can use it in any situation in any place. Short, medium, or long-distance it's all good.

  • 12.07.2006 8:53 PM PDT
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Pistol Vs AR

Pistol:Anti-Flood AR:Automatic Rifle
Pistol:Headshot AR:1 shot Sprit Ability
Pistol:Fast Melee Attack AR:Flood Mass Killer
Pistol:3-7 hit kill to head AR:Anti-Infantry
Pistol:Lure AR: Number Lure
Pistol:Grenade & Pistol

Pistol has a Majority Measurement ( Recommend Pistol )

  • 12.10.2006 6:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: kalle90
i hate superlaserpistol. thats why i use assaultrifle, shotgun, sniper, plasmarifle and needler. though assaultrifle isnt useable on legendary. but i wont ever use that boring, killing stupid pistol, assault creates halo feeling
I don't know what you're talking about. I use the AR to great succes on legendary. I't's an early game shotgun. Also, it's aloud to be a super lazer pistol. It's a mini rocket launcher, with the high explosive bullets and all. I love them both equally and wish to one day see them again...hopefully in Halo 3.

  • 12.10.2006 4:43 PM PDT
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AR rules in legendary.

  • 12.11.2006 1:42 AM PDT
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Multiplayer: Pistol = E.Z. Mode. It is like the most dominant weapon in the game. It's basically a rapid fire sniper.

But for campaign I would choose the AR because you can just mow down a whole hallway with it.

  • 12.11.2006 7:39 PM PDT
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Posted by: m spartan
Assault Rifle NO -blam!-! it has the strength of a shotgun and the speed of an SMG! i think, i meen, i NO that a AR is better than a pistol! those who thot pistol is better, ur RETARDED!

Oh, the delicious irony. He dare calls us "RETARDED!"

Let me guess, you play on Easy difficulty all the time, so it's really easy to kill enemies with the assault rifle because you just spray-and-pray, and since enemies go down faster, you think the assault rifle is more powerful. Since you can't aim for crap, and just don't have the patience for it, you dismiss the pistol due to your impatience and ignorance. You "thot" wrong, you're the only one here that's retarded, sorry.

And about your atrocious verbal regurgitation you posted: Click! Before it's too late!

Posted by: MeArbiter
AR sucks in legendary.

Fixed. :)

[Edited on 12/12/2006]

  • 12.12.2006 1:13 PM PDT
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Assualt Rifle, it was awsome, until Legendary...

  • 12.13.2006 12:00 PM PDT

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Posted by: DuDisNow
Assualt Rifle, it was awsome, until Legendary...


i just can kill anyone with AR on legendary. and even if i can i run out of bullets and have to change Plasmarifle or Needler

  • 12.18.2006 4:09 AM PDT
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depends which level, grunt and jackals-pistol, flood-AR(DUH), elite- melee, hunter-pistol
so pistol wins! BIG SURPRISE!(sarcasm)

  • 12.18.2006 4:17 AM PDT

Le Pistol!

  • 12.18.2006 10:54 AM PDT

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Posted by: DuDisNow
Assualt Rifle, it was awsome, until Legendary...

Yep. I use the assault rifle and pistol combo on every difficulty except Legendary. When I play Legendary, I switch the assaut rifle for a PP.

  • 12.18.2006 11:10 AM PDT
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pistol duh. It can take the place of thr AR if you dont have 1

  • 12.19.2006 6:48 PM PDT

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