- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: SilentHunter
Personally, I think it's way too powerful. Like it, or not, it was one of the most unbalanced weapons in the game. And to prove this point, I have done a little experimant in slayer pro in Blood Gulch. I have gotten all the weapons together, and shot at a target. Each shot was aimed roughly above the breast plate. Each shot was also fired from the same distance (approximately the width of a scorpion). I tested each weapon about five times. Here is the results of my testing. Make your own opinions! I didn't do energy weapons, because I didn't know what to base it off of.
Needler: 20 round magazine. 16-20 rounds to kill. One kill per mag.
Sniper Rifle: 4 round magazine; 2 rounds to kill (one to bring down shields, one to kill). Two kills per mag.
Rocket Launcher: 2 round magazine. 1 round to kill. Two kills per mag.
Assault Rifle: 60 round magazine. Approximatly 25 rounds to kill during burst fire. Two and a half kills per mag.
Shotgun: 12 round magazine. 3-5 shots to kill. Two to four kills per mag.
Pistol: 12 round magazine. 3-4 shots to kill. Three to four kills per mag.
Where do I even start to reply to this ignorant comment? Dude you have no sense whatsoever, with the sniper rifle it takes ONE shot, ONE. Shoot in the head it kills. You said it was the same range, which would be midrange.. of course the shotgun and AR wouldn't kill as quick as the pistol from midrange, they are CLOSERANGE weapons. Play with your pistol against me at close range with a shotgun I'll kill you before you get off your second shot.
You need to understand something and not be such a damn n00b.. each weapon is designed for a range. The Shotgun, AR, Plasma Rifle are all nice close range weapons. The RL, Pistol, and Plasma Pistol are nice medium range. The Pistol and Sniper are it at long range... each weapon has a range and the pistol simply fills a void. Without the pistol Halo would suck, there would be only long range or close range fights and n00bs like you would think you were good running around with your needler. Before you state all these facts thinking you know what you're talking about, learn at least what each gun is meant for and how many shots it takes to kill someone.
Pistol - 3 shots to the head, or 2 to the body 1 to the head
Sniper - 1 shot to the head, 2 to anywhere else
Shotgun - Close range, 1-2 shots, 1 if you always shotgun-melee.
AR - Half a clip at close range
RL - 1 shot.. period.
Needler - Sucks
Plasma Rifle - Freeze em, wack em
Plasma Pistol - remove shield completely with one burst, switch to your AR and finish off