[Gloriano]

Originally posted by SadisticSid


I'm looking forward to H2 far more than HL2 now, (even though I don't have an XBox)! However Valve's wonderful new engine features are, Bungie's ability to write you into a powerful, compelling story in a kick-ass sci-fi universe is Halo's best attribute and is going to be more immersive than flinging radiators around with a gravity gun.

same here and Halo2 looks awesome:)

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Nico
Not against floods

Depend on who you're on about. It is better against combat and carrier forms. It's only better against the parasites.

The AR does shine when facing groups of grunts though From a distance you can take head shots but close in you don't have the time.

[Singh]

My uncle has an XBox.....

And I have many a weekend and some $$ free

[Setekh]

Originally posted by karajorma
Depend on who you're on about. It is better against combat and carrier forms. It's only better against the parasites.

The pistol? I never waste pistol ammo on parasites... pistol ammo is precious... *hordes his ammo and goes back to play legendary* Seriously though, don't you just melee the parasites? They're such a waste of ammo...

[karajorma]

The Assult rifle. Much better against parasites than the pistol.

Malee works but the first time you encounter the flood malee never seemed like a good idea to me. I needed to make sure I took down a lot of them before the combat forms burst through the door.

Besides I've never run out of AR ammo on any level with the flood

[Setekh]

Yeah, good point. (It's melee, btw, with an 'e'. ) The first time I played 343GS, I was pretty freaked out too.

And yeah. Now wonder they never seem to run out of ammo, every combat form runs around with 500 bullets.

[karajorma]

Doh! Typo You don't play AD&D for years without learning the correct spelling

The marines are even more impressive. They can follow you all the way through a level with a snipers rifle and never pick up ammo Pretty impressive trick that

My favourite thing to do in the game is to find shortcuts though There are a couple of good ones in the game. I think my favourite is stealing a banshee in Assault on the Control Room  I don't think the designers thought anyone would try that cause no more enemies spawn on the pyramid if you do

[Taristin]

Bah. I love the pistol. With those big guys who's name I forget with the totally impervious armor, all you have to do is pop oe shot into their backs, which you can do from a good distance with the pistol, and *plop* over they go.

[Jiggyhound]

hunters

and anyway, check out these videos of this years E3 demonstration. Looks awesome just from these measly resolutions.

http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox/720/Halo-2/p1

[Turnsky]

Originally posted by Raa Tor'h
Bah. I love the pistol. With those big guys who's name I forget with the totally impervious armor, all you have to do is pop oe shot into their backs, which you can do from a good distance with the pistol, and *plop* over they go.

aww, come on, where's the fun in that?...i always used to beat them to death with the butt of my AR.  it was funnier if you had the plasma pistol on hand.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Setekh

 don't you just melee the parasites? They're such a waste of ammo...

I do
I wait for them to jump at me than I "nose-break" them

About the banshee stealing, I'm sure they thought about it coz everybody I know did

[01010]

Parasites aren't even worth bothering with if your shields are ok.

[karajorma]

I know a lot of people eventually thought of it

Another good one though is jumping off the balcony on Shafted and missing most of the going down half of the silent cartographer level If you try it normally you're dead but if you get an overshield first....

[Jiggyhound]

hehe, that ones fun

[Jiggyhound]

you can do that in the bit where you turn off security, can almost get to the very bottom of the shaft itself.

[Taristin]

Originally posted by Turnsky


aww, come on, where's the fun in that?...i always used to beat them to death with the butt of my AR.  it was funnier if you had the plasma pistol on hand.

Well, I usually ditch the AR immediately. But I have done that with the pistol. What's even funnier is when a plasma grenade is stuck to the fleshy part.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Jiggyhound
you can do that in the bit where you turn off security, can almost get to the very bottom of the shaft itself.

You can? I just gave it a try and I could only get to the first platform (losing my overshield in the process)

Any attempt to fall any further resulted in a painful death.

[Hippo]

Originally posted by 01010
You need a new video card. Halo shouldn't look like that at all, it's an affront to my eyes.

Well, i turned off decals and high texture stuff so that it runs faster... As for them not being there yesterday, swooh seemed to have a hiccup... They do seem very dark though, not sure why...

As for flood, all I'll use is the Shotgun and Pistol... Shotgun for up close woork, and pistol for distance work, or hunters, since on Heroic and Ledgendary, the flood are like a sponge to AR bullets... I'll occasionally swap the pistol for a Rocket Launcher, like most of Two Betrayals (since you run out of Shotgun ammo near the end and you're always fighting wraiths) or at the middle of the maw for the engine room, but i'll NEVER use the AR against flood... Even in the beginning of the Maw, i'll use a plasma rifle, and then swap the AR for a shotgun, then the plasma for the first pistol...

[01010]

The AR is pretty much useless in single player, it's greatest asset is doubled with a shotgun in multiplayer, a shotgun blast rips apart the shields, the AR rips them apart. Good combo, as well as the pistol/shotgun and pistol/sniper rifle.

Personally I love using an overcharged plasma pistol shot to take out their shields before running up and smacking them in the face with a melee. Don't know what hit em half the time.

[Jiggyhound]

meh, pistol owns multiplayer, although im partial to a bit of sniping and rocketing warhogs

its always satisfying to get a headshot from afar with the rifle, and take out a warthogs driver. Mmmmmmmmm