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what do you think the best one is?

Shotgun. No contest.

AimHeadBLAM. My point.

yeah I agree with you there....but you do need to get close to them.

I find that the majority of levels encourage close-in combat. Or even if they don't, there's usually a way to get close. If there isn't, then that's what other weapons are for :D

Yeah, that's why I picked rockets, cause they're versatile. Admittedly, when the shotgun or sword guy suddenyl appears in my face, we both get killed, but my score changes not and he gets no kill. Really dual wielding is absolutely where it's at, and nothing to me is more beautiful than someone who kicks everyone's ass with the plasma pistol/battle rifle combo. Just one of the best combos in the game. Esp. if you kick ass with rifle anyway, even at close range.

lol so true thats what the plasma rifle is for.....when you can't reach him with a shotgun

Wait, sorry, the most bueaitufl thing to watch is deifnitely someone rolling like John Woo and dual wielding magnums into everyone's head. Unstoppable Gangsta!

http://www.futuristicsexrobotz.com/dont_make_us_kick_your_ass.html

Rockets.. If you have quake-like skills.

The magic that resurects you to fight again after you die.

You'd think after being resurected most people would spend at least a moment pondering the philosophical ramifications of it all, but no, as soon as they come back they start running around shooting things again.

The Scarab cannon. No skills necessary.

Needlers most of all when your dual weilding a pair or you got the plasma rifle to.

The Scarab cannon. No skills necessary.


when do ya get to use that?

Shotgun. It's the best weapon in most games and the Halo series is no exception. It's good at close and medium range, and long range if you're *that* good. Plasma rifle is pretty damn awesome too, but the best combo in my opinion is beam rifle and shotgun. All ranges covered. Not many of my friebnds like that combo though, but I'm pretty weird when it comes to gun-toting games.

when do ya get to use that?
metropolis..
http://www.g4tv.com/cheat/features/50910/Halo_2_Tips_Tricks_and_Strategies.html
personally I havn't played enough to make a decision, although I would really want one of those robot porcupine things,
most every time I have played, it was either against people so good I am ucky to find anything larger that a pistol befor I die, or complete idiots, I mean why three-on-one if youre just gonna spend your time in the same warthog on top of a cliff spraying the vally with tracer rounds?

Plasma pistol, because it lets me pretend to be megaman.

This poll should have included some combos...

for example, my personal favorite combo is
plasma pistol+SMG
Mid-range, kills really fast...easily obtainable weapons too

Rocket Launcher, followed by Shotgun, Fuel Rod Cannon (0mgz n00b can00n!) and the Sniper Rifle (in that order). I play Halo PC.

The reason I chose RL over Shotgun is that I've played so many Rockets games that I can pretty much eliminate rocket lag. For instance, once on Danger Canyon (PC only) some guy got the flag and was jumping in a Warthog as I spawned. I spawned to the back and right of the base, he jumped into a 'hog at the front and right. I fired a shot (originally spelled shit) at the top of the hill and amazingly hit him and killed 'im. (For people who care, this took place at Blue base)

I always liked the assault rifle. Quick and brutal bursts in the instant or two I'm out from behind cover. After that is the plasma grenade. Man it was fun to tag Covenant soldiers with those things, watch 'em run and scream.

I just love the plasma pistol

Halo 1 - give me a pistol and your down
Halo 2 - give me a rocket and theres no chance.

Between the two being released i played a lot of quake, wonder if that has something to do with rockets.... :D

Halo 1 Pistol
Halo 2 Shotgun

In multiplayer?

Halo 1: I was a pistol Virtuoso. I could kill anyone armed with anything when I had a pistol. To the point where I was specifically told by my friends to branch out into other weapons. The pistol was broken; sniping capabilities, massive range, decent rate of fire, good killing power, usually available. Its only drawback was the utterly useless melee.

Halo 2: No best weapon for me. I suck at some weapons though, all battle rifles for example; everyone on the net can get 1 or 2 hit kills with a battle rifle, I can unload a magazine into someone's face at point blank range and not kill them. I HATE those d*mn things. Since they are paired in most cases, its easier to talk about both force's guns together.

The sword/shotgun duo are very useful for close range, Sword being more reliable and thus a bigger threat; the shotgun's notorious ability to "miss" killing someone in 1 hit can be a serious drawback, its limited range does nothing to make up for this.

The Sniper Rifles are amazingly powerful, but in close quarters they can get you killed quickly. Also there's the danger of getting "scope vision" and not noticing your surroundings.

The Plasma Rifle/SMG are your standard duals, but I believe the Plasma Rifle is far more effective, having that "pausing" effect on the enemy, a better sustainable rate of fire, and a surprisingly high magazine capacity. Its low damage against unshielded targets is a drawback though. SMGs have no better damage capacity though, they have to reload, they seem to have less accuracy at range, etc.

Battle Rifles: I HATE them. I know they are effective, oh hell, they are. But not for me, nor most of my buddies. I die every fifteen seconds against high-level opponents who use them and I cannot for the life of me figure out how they do it. I've been spawned dead by simply spawing in intersecting BR fire; but I can't kill ANYTHING with them unless I melee.

Pistols: The Plasma pistol is the weapon of choice against overshield hogs, Juggernaugts, etc. Its just an amazing weapon when charged. The latest update for Halo2 has chopped the nuts off the pistol. It is now better used as a melee weapon, period. You can shoot an entire clip into the head of an unshielded enemy...you MIGHT kill them. They used to be a perfect weapon pair, Plasma pistol charged + Magnum, but now it takes up to 2 full clips on an unshielded enemy if you hit them in the body. You're better off hitting them with your fists. Damn update killed pistols for me.

Rockets...well, rockets are rockets. They just rock. But they can kill YOU pretty easily too, and they have very limited ammo, and they have a slow flight time, ranged enemies have a clear advantage. If used well, or as part of a team strategy, rockets are absolutely essential.

when do ya get to use that?
It's hard ass to get, you can only do it on single player. (Err I could only do it on single player) And though you may be tempted, don't snatch a Banshee on the bridge. You actually have to lure it down the tunnel, and that's the hard part. But it's almost not fun it's so powerful.

Other than that: grenades (Thank you Worms Armageddon) then sniper rifle. Especially in Halo 1 with the lowlight option and reload trick.

i like to have a combo of grenades, sniper and shotgun. although shotgun/sword would be good for close range only

In Halo 1, pistols were God. Long range or close up, you could kill someone with 1-2 shots. Rockets also owned in Halo 1, but they made them a noob cannon in Halo 2 with the lock on system.

For Halo 2, it depends what game you're playing. If it's juggy, you wan't Sword and rocket or double needler. If it's ctf, then sniper and shotgun. It just depends on what your doing.

I think the sword in H2 multiplayer should be limited in its usage like in the campaign mode.

Also, you guys on Live? Im always looking for people to play with, my gamertag is UnrealSoldier

Energy sword. Energy sword. Energy sword. Are you my mummy? Energy sword. Energy sword. Energy sword.

Nah best combo is for most maps is shotgun/battle rifle

Shotgun for close range to blow the guys brains out
And battle rifle because of the scope so you can pick off your target from behind a warthog or something.

But then again, a rocket/energy sword combo works pretty well also, specially on foundation =)