So I noticed in the CTF gamescom
match, those magnums were tearing people apart like they were nothing. Were they playing with weakened shields? Or is it really that good now? I realize 343 buffed it, but this thing is reaching CE Magnum levels at this point.
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> but this thing is reaching CE levels of magnum awesomeness at this point.
Don’t be ridiculous, sadly it’s still a 5sk, I wish it would at least be a 4sk!
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> Don’t be ridiculous, sadly it’s still a 5sk, I wish it would at least be a 4sk!
Why is 5sk a bad thing? Surely the more shots it take the more skill it takes, as you have to be more accurate while firing a higher number of shots? The thing that matters most should be the TTK and how balanced it is compared with the other weapons it is competing against.
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> Why is 5sk a bad thing? Surely the more shots it take the more more skill as you have to be more accurate while firing a higher number of shots? The thing that matters most should be the TTK and how balanced it is compared with the other weapons it is competing against.
Hey stop it no logic allowed here.
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Ooo sorry haha I forgot, also edited my post slightly should have proof read it first “more more” lmao.
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> Why is 5sk a bad thing? Surely the more shots it take the more skill it takes, as you have to be more accurate while firing a higher number of shots? The thing that matters most should be the TTK and how balanced it is compared with the other weapons it is competing against.
- more shots does not necessarily mean better for skill-focussed gameplay or do you really want to argue that the HCE pistol (3 shot perfect kill) is the least skill full?
- it’s rate of fire looks rather slow, combined with a 5sk and all those movement options it’s TTK might just be a little too slow, to me, it looks like they just reduced the rate of fire since the beta but claimed it was buffed?!
@dajhier1
If you have nothing valuable to say, why not say anything at all?
That magnum looked awesome tbh… It’s perfect for AR/Pistol starts. Magnum for mid/long range. AR for close range.
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Its not simply the fact that it is a 5 shot that is the concern, it is that Pistol is a 5 shot with a reduced rate of fire from the Beta. It appears to have gotten a buff in terms of aim assist at range and from what I understand it still has a faster killtime than the other precision weapons sans perhaps the 3Shot from the LR.
It may be that the Pistol is a fine starting weapons that allows players to fight back against most threats and so far the Arena gameplay supports that somewhat. People are just concerned about about starting weapons not being up to snuff and are leery about the Pistol’s DPS getting nerfed. A 4 shot would cement the Pistol as reliable utility start. That said its to early to tell for sure.
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> That magnum looked awesome tbh… It’s perfect for AR/Pistol starts. Magnum for mid/long range. AR for close range.
This
The pistol looked great and makes AR starts more bearable. I don’t see an issue
They slowed the rate of fire too a little bit.
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> 2) it’s rate of fire looks rather slow, combined with a 5sk and all those movement options it’s TTK might just be a little too slow, to me, it looks like they just reduced the rate of fire since the beta but claimed it was buffed?!
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> If you have nothing valuable to say, why not say anything at all?
@1 That is not what I said though, lots of things make come into consideration when talking about the skill of a weapon. Ignoring the rest of the sandbox if we take the CE pistol as an example though if it took 5 shots to kill instead of 3 it would actually take more skill to use as you would have to keep and hit a greater number of shots on target. Also I am not saying the CE pistol is not skillful but it isn’t exactly hard to use either the only time it takes skill to use really is long range fire fights. At close range the CE pistol is very easy to use and I honestly wouldn’t say takes a great amount of skill to use it is a rather easy weapon to use CQC.
@2 maybe it looks okay from what I have seen so far. Also It looks like in the right hands it has a fair chance against an AR at close range so it looks pretty well balanced to me. Only spending more time and playing the game for myself though will I be able to give my true opinion however.
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> 1) more shots does not necessarily mean better for skill-focussed gameplay or do you really want to argue that the HCE pistol (3 shot perfect kill) is the least skill full?
Yes. CE is my favorite Halo, and I play it the most, but I’ve seen new players and watched them discover that the AR is useless, switch to the magnum, and by the end of the match they’re 3skilling everyone like it’s nobody’s business. Just keep the crosshairs on someone for 2 seconds while you squeeze off 3 or 4 shots? Even cross-map? It’s up there with the H4 BR in terms of ease (with less magnetism, of course). It’s simply over-powered, so yeah. Still the best Halo ever.
I’m cool with the H5 magnum being a 5sk considering it’s high rate of fire (or didn’t they slow it down a bit?) … maybe I need to watch the clip again. Either way, I’m glad it’s a viable weapon. We’ve had some pretty decent magnums lately; Reach’s was very useful with AR starts and H4’s would have been if it weren’t for BRs and DMRs in everyone’s loadout. So it’s nice to see it as a useful, go-to gun for some people and not just something you use when you’re out of ammo.
On paper the new magnum sounds underpowered but from every video I have seen so far it looks very lethal and more skillful to use than it was in the beta.
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The pistol is not hit-scan so “Just keep the crosshairs on someone for 2 seconds while you squeeze off 3 or 4 shots” won’t really work…
Yes the ROF seems to be slowed down.
Am I the only one that doesnt like the sound of the pistol?
I would prefere a powerfull Magnum sound instead of this pewpewpew.
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> Am I the only one that doesnt like the sound of the pistol?
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It’s so much better compared to the Halo 3 magnum’s sound. It’s probably the second best, behind Reach’s magnum.
if u were talking about the magnum with the bluish camo that was a legendary variant of the magnum like the prophets bane is a legendary energy sword