I think it’s the word st ripper that caught the censor
It was my #1 gun in LASO Campaign. However MP, it sucks, yes.
I think the Pulse Carbine has its uses but I do think it should be taken out of the small maps since it’s practically useless at close range both due to accuracy and rate of fire.
The Ravager on the other hand is complete buttcheeks in PvP. Its rate of fire sucks, the accuracy on the 2 round burst mortars is terrible and the charged shot doesn’t do nearly enough damage to be useful against anything aside from slow ground vehicles.
In PvE, both are great weapons to use, in PvP they suck.
The ravager is a crowd control weapon. If you have the chance, go into weapon drills or something and see how large the plasma splash is with normal fire. The charge shot is meant to be used for area denial.
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Oh, I get that, but for some reason, the weapon shows up more often in Quick Play matches on larger maps where crowd control is almost pointless or the enemies are too spread out so all battles come down to 1v1 which the Ravager loses almost every time.
I could definitely see it being used in Ranked as a more strategic weapon but for casual multiplayer, it’s kind of a waste of a weapon spawn on the map.
Also, I know it can be useful on objective-based game types like strongholds but again, it’s never around to be used as intended.
You have to use it kind of like a plasma pistol and take off an enemy’s shields and then finish them with a br headshot. It’s not theat great of a weapon, but it’s still useful sonetimes.
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It’s time they remove that completely from the game and just add the regular Plasma Rifle with stun rounds from Halo CE.
No, the Halo 3 pistol is the worst weapon in the series.
Same with the needler, in the hands of the bots its an inta kill almost.
Dude, pulse carbine shreds at mid-range, strips shields almost instantly. Two bursts from pulse carbine, switch to pistol/BR, headshot and instant death.
Pulse carbine is a good mid range weapon.
What i dont know is, what should i do with a plasma pistol. Is throwing an option? Maybe it does more damage if i use it as ammo for a potato cannon?
Noob combo. That’s basically it.
I love the Pulse Carbine in the campaign. Feels really good and useful there. In PvP, it also feels really good, but only under very specific conditions. At mid-range, it can track very well and strips shields fast. Feels more reliable than than the Plasma Pistol for this IMO (granted, I think the Plasma Pistol feels totally worthless in this game). The range and tracking just feel like they have a sweetspot that is too small. I think the tracking needs to be a bit better, or the range for the tracking needs buffed a bit. It feels clear to me that this was intended to be the prime shield breaker in this sandbox, it just doesn’t perform that role quite as consistently as it ought to IMO.
In my experience the needler is like that for anyone who isn’t me lol
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Thats still working? Didnt try it, because it has no effect on vehicles. So i thought, it wouldnt damage shields anymore.
I haven’t quite dialed in on the way the Needler tracks in Infinite, myself. The tracking does feel a little weak considering how it seems you need to land more needles than in any Halo game I remember to get a Supercombine 
I haven’t checked whether or not that’s true, just feels that way to me, anecdotally.
Definitely this Needler doesn’t feel top tier unless you’re spamming campaign bosses and Hunters with it in PvE.
Yeah it works for shields still.
Why I pick one up in ranked. Pop shields with it, leaving just one shot with the BR.
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I’ll take my Plasma Rifle back now, thanks.
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It’s very useful in campaign. In MP you really gotta lead with it…like get Infront or behind and drag the rope. Not streamline aiming