Actually the shotgun is pretty much useless in Halo 2 multiplayer online unless you're hosting, which gives you a slight host advantage.
The game's best weapon is the Battle Rifle and I like to alternate the BR with either an Energy Sword or the Rockets. Sniper Rifle's also a good choice, but when you're playing in small maps I find the sword and/or rockets to be more reliable--even with Halo 2's infamous auto-aim.
Then again BxR's and Double Shots make the Battle Rifle the only weapon you're ever going to need.
BXR and RRX spoile halo 2 imo. i mean its the greatest online fps iv played but also flawed hugely with weapon inbalance, hitbox issues and glitches.
swords and rockets seem to be the real n00b weapons of the game.
the br is really the only weapon you need. it can counter almost any weapon with the right evasion skills.
hopefully this will change in halo3 with the MA5C. allowing a better up close combat..
i doubt halo 3 will have glitches on the level of super bounces or bxr.
You just said what I said. Ugh.
There probably won't be BxRs nor Super Bounces, but it will probably have other glitches that will affect gameplay. To be honest no matter how much time they spend testing the game they will never get enough input on the glitches as when the game hits the masses and millions upon millions of gamers waste countless hours playing the game.
I don't see how Double Shot or BXRs spoil Halo 2 IMO. While I don't constantly use them, I don't really care if I get killed by them. So the other player learned a trick and killed me with it. So what? I know how to do it too, but chose not to. At least it's something that is not exclusive like Standy, Bridging, Modding or boosting. Anyone can learn to do these tricks, only difference is that they actually need "some" skill to use them.
True Rockets and Swords are noob weapons, but if you're playing Team Skirmish on Foundation; are you going to tell me you, or anyone in your team, are not going to grab the Rockets? That's suicide.
I love Team Hardcore and I'm glad Bungie put it in matchmaking. Sure it took them a long time to put it, and it doesn't have the same rules as MLG per se...it does have BR start & no motion sensor so...**** yeah.
Not sure what you mean by the "noob" combo, unless you're referring to the Magnum/SMG Combo? Like I said, I don't fidn any of the weapons or combos to be "noobish" in Halo because you can be killed by ANYTHING, quite easily...
In games the only weapons I consider to be cheap in anything are devastating unblockable weapons, and devastating homing weapons. I.E. the Heat Seekers in Chromehounds, that and how people just spam rockets...
Oh...
The "Noob" combo as the MLG crowd likes to call it is the combination of the Plasma Pistol & Battle Rifle. You pretty much die at any given rate if a Noob combo wielder faces you face to face in a open ended environment without any obstacles to take cover from the charged Plasma Pistol's blast. What makes it annoying is the fact the charged PP shot homes on it's target. Once it hits just one headshot from the BR and you're dead.
There are still ways of getting around the "noob" combo, but it is still very annoying to say the least.
Originally posted by Superboy Prime
Oh...The "Noob" combo as the MLG crowd likes to call it is the combination of the Plasma Pistol & Battle Rifle. You pretty much die at any given rate if a Noob combo wielder faces you face to face in a open ended environment without any obstacles to take cover from the charged Plasma Pistol's blast. What makes it annoying is the fact the charged PP shot homes on it's target. Once it hits just one headshot from the BR and you're dead.
There are still ways of getting around the "noob" combo, but it is still very annoying to say the least.
That bugs the hell out of me, when someone uses it, I will use it...other than that, I try to stay away from it
Originally posted by Cloud_VII
I can't wait to play this game.
I don't think anyone can
Do you have a good connection? Because I've been playing Halo 2 online since it came out, and I must say the shotgun has always been lame IMO. The Sword is much better at what it does than the shotgun. Only times I might feel tempted to grab a shotty is when I'm the host, and even then I'd rather use the sword, sniper &/or anything else other than the shotgun IF I can. If there's nothing else well yes the Shotgun > Needler/2x needlers, Plasma Rifle...and sentinel beam. Heck the PP charged shot + beat down >>> shotgun + beat down.