Unofficial PSU Halo 2 Release Party Details

[FearTheAtlas]

Originally Posted by EarlyDawn

Apparently it's an unshielded headshot kill.

Good news!

Originally Posted by Doop

The pistol now fires *slightly* faster, power has been cut severely and it has a smaller clip.

...not so good news!

Maybe what Early said about duel-wielding is the only alternative

[EarlyDawn]

Yeah, it should be a decent weapon from what I've seen. I think SMG + Magnum is gona be nasty.

[FearTheAtlas]

Magnum?...Are you talking about the Pistol from H1, or is there literally a MAGNUM in the game...

[EarlyDawn]

The magnum is the new pistol's name.

[Doop]

Originally Posted by FearTheAtlas

Good news!



...not so good news!

Maybe what Early said about duel-wielding is the only alternative

Obviously there's no way for me to know for sure but I bet dual wielding pistols will be awesome. And, if the plasma pistol is anything like H1 then PP + HP will = win. Shoot the charged shot whilst trying to headshot with the Magnum.

I also bet Plasma Rifle + SMG will be awesome.

[Ivan]

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[razor851]

me too!

[Hezzy]

Originally Posted by Ivan

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MicroIvan?

[firecrackerNC]

Im glad pistol was toned down, it was freakin godly in the first Halo. I could snipe and use it for close up. It made every other weapon except sniper and rocket useless.

[EarlyDawn]

Well, the new pistol is the battle rifle. I don't understand why most people don't realize this..

[HunterKiller]

yea the H1 pistol was ridiculous.

[firecrackerNC]

So the battle rifle SHOULD be the best and should be the main weapon. Halo1 made no sense in that the pistol was better then an assault rifle.

[Doop]

Originally Posted by EarlyDawn

Well, the new pistol is the battle rifle. I don't understand why most people don't realize this..

Slowly and slowly though it became a new weapon. In E32k3 it was simply the pistol in rifle form, single shots...then a year later it fired bursts when unzoomed...and now, it's bursts, zoom or not. It's a new weapon, for the better. =D Bungie did an awesome job balancing out (from what we can see).

Plus, don't worry. Dual wielding pistols now will probably near the equivalent of using the H1 pistol.

On the Battle Rifle note, the Covenant Carbine looks awesome. I'll probably use that most out of all Covie weapons, save maybe the Brute Shot.

[EarlyDawn]

I don't know what the difference between the Covie Carbine and BR is.

Also, I'm speculating that the Battle Rifle can fire single in any mode. You just lightly squeeze the trigger. Full pull = burst.

[Edit: In other news, the ILoveBees saga came to an end, finally: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/...s_6112051.html ]

[FearTheAtlas]

Originally Posted by EarlyDawn

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/...s_6112051.html ]

Jesus...that is STILL going on?...I stopped watching that a long, LONG time ago...wow.