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Halo 3 Pistol = Five-Shot Kill

Submitted by Midnight on Tue, 05/29/2007 - 10:56pm.

As you've probably figured out, THX is now part of the Halo 3 Beta custom game scene. Oculus and I took a few moments to test out the pistol...err..."Magnum." Yeah, it's still called the Magnum. Here's the results:

Wielded Alone
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Head Shots to Kill: 5
Body Shots to Kill: 7
Most Lucrative Combo: 4 Body Shots + 1 Final Head Shot

Dual Wielded
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Head Shots to Kill: 7
Body Shots to Kill: 8
Most Lucrative Combo: 6 Body Shots + 1 Final Head Shot

The pistol's power is slightly nerfed when dual wielded. I assume this is to encourage single wielding, which encourages grenades and melees.

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Oculus's picture

Was I the

Submitted by Oculus on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 8:54am.

Was I the only one who kept zooming in with the pistol, only to get frustrated that I have no reticle when zoomed in.. weak. Pistol==nerfed.

Mintz's picture

It's better than Halo 2's

Submitted by Mintz on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 11:23am.

It's better than Halo 2's poor excuse for a pistol.

rapture's picture

I don't think so. It seemed

Submitted by rapture on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 12:22pm.

I don't think so. It seemed to have an obnoxiously slow rate of fire.

rapture's picture

The pistol being weaker

Submitted by rapture on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 12:24pm.

The pistol being weaker while duel wielding just seems wrong.

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Agreed. I thought Bungie's

Submitted by Mintz on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 3:58pm.

Agreed. I thought Bungie's extensive testing and balancing was to make sure weapons wouldn't be nerfed once dual-wielded. I guess they have to make some compromises for the overall gameplay, even if they do seem ridonkulous (like the pistol).

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Nerfed_Dual_Wielded_Pistols

Submitted by Midnight on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 5:03pm.

Nerfed_Dual_Wielded_Pistols != Compromise
Nerfed_Dual_Wielded_Pistols := Poor_Decision

Sub Bungie()
While Grass = Green
Do Halo3_Decisions := Poor
N00bs := N00bs + 1
End Sub

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Yeah, you're an engineer.

Submitted by Mintz on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 6:52pm.

Yeah, you're an engineer.

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