Sad day when you pre fire just before the target comes around the corner.
And didnt run out of ammo.
But the AR still wins against the needler?
Do you have video of what happened?
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You were either too far away or had bad accuracy with your needler. There is no other way for an AR to outkill a needler if both are landing all their shots.
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Prefiring is pointless if you don’t have target lock
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It has tracking rounds, and half the fight was just out of sword range.
No cover, no team assist
My point stands. If you can’t stay on target due to the target strafing then the AR will win. Otherwise the Needler wins and its not really debatable because that is just what happens.
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Desync
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I’d have to see a video to understand just what happensed.
If you don’t land enough consecutive shots to detonate the needles you’ll usually lose though, since none explosive shots are really weak.
I’ve played Infinite since November 2021 (MP release) and there is simply no scenario where the needler loses a 1v1 in an open area of a map as long as you start shooting within 1 second of the other person already firing at you.
You might die, but the super combine will get you a kill. So this is just not accurate.
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If i had to guess what happened the guy with the AR was strafing left or right coming out of a sprint so he had speed built up and the guy with the needler was trying to keep up with his reticle but could not stay on target and a few of the needles missed costing him the kill. He did say he prefired as he was coming around a corner so i would bet big money this is what happened.
I have had this exact same thing happen to me and while it is frustrating you can’t really blame the weapon.
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I find the Needler’s tracking is absolute hot garbage if you’re not smart linked. Especially if you or the enemy have a questionable connection to the server.
AR beats like half the sandbox at the right distance. I’ve lost to an AR at close range with a Shotgun, Sword, Hammer, Needler, etc. This is not your daddy’s Halo anymore lol, AR has never been stronger in a Halo title.
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Range + needle travel time is a factor. You should also, honestly, hold the needler’s trigger down until they explode. Yeah it’ll cost you extra needles but you’ll be -Yoink!- sure they’re dead.
IDK but does anyone reload in tac or in a one-shot situation when they know that they just poned the head of an enemy? IK that this is kinda off-topic but I need to know
Imagine prefiring in Halo
Desync probably.
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If you are in the optimal range with all those weapons they outkill the AR. You are correct that the AR is not trash anymore but it is not out shooting a shotgun in the optimal shotgun range, etc.
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Still wish the needler had a unique melee that impales the target with your remaining loaded needles. Full clip might kill you and the target, possibly cripple or kill other enemies around you.
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Or your needler sticks into them and you lose it but it is like a plasma nade at that point (in terms of function).
Make it an effective way to deal with vehicles even
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