Ok, with all the crying and moaning about the Boltshot and how strong it is/was (I was one of them, before I learned how to counter it, and adjust my play style.) I don’t understand why the Brute Mauler didn’t get the same amount of hate. Wasn’t/Isn’t it also like a mini-shotgun, just without the charging time? Mind you I’m not pure Anti-Boltshot or pure Pro-Boltshot, and I’ll use it the situation and need arises. I just don’t understand where all the hate it coming from. With that I pose this question, should the Boltshot be brought to the same level as the Mauler in Halo3?, or is the patch good enough for you?
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Probably because you couldn’t spawn with the weapon unless you select the options to make it the chosen primary or secondary weapon on spawn.
The Mauler was a map pickup and it never killed in 1 hit. You aslo had to be at melee range to get the 1 shot then beat down. No camparison. Mauler would be a much better secondary imo.
Mauler required a shot and beat down if you were close enough. The distance on the bolt shot for a one shot was much further than that of mauler to do any real damage at all. Also the mauler was a pick up, not a spawn weapon. Honestly this argument is apples and oranges. I don’t even see how the distinction could be made that they are similar in balance. Because that’s what it comes down to balance. I don’t care that the boltshot one shots you, I just don’t think you should spawn with it.
ok i understand that my mistake but you never answered my question
Brutes with maulers were total pushovers.
Elites with charged boltshots would be spawns from hell.
> ok i understand that my mistake but you never answered my question
If it is to remain in load outs I would want it nerfed to Halo 3 mauler status. If it was a map pick up I wouldn’t care if it was as powerful as before, because it would be used much less. That’s pretty much my opinion on it and answer to said question.
No one spawned with maulers.
ok then, and what are your peoples feelings on spawning with plasma 'nades (at least in maps that have no vehicles
Imagine if a Knight came 'round the corner with a charged boltshot in his hand. I’d be scared.
> ok then, and what are your peoples feelings on spawning with plasma 'nades (at least in maps that have no vehicles
PP and Plasma nades should NEVER EVER EVER EVER be in loadouts under any circumstances besides the game of Dodgeball.
I honestly don’t have a problem with the P.P. on loadouts, It’s all the suicide plasma 'nade players that gets to me
> Imagine if a Knight came 'round the corner with a charged boltshot in his hand. I’d be scared.
Knights are scary enough with Scattershots
ANYTHING with a Binary Rifle= hoping they don’t see me and running for cover while screaming like I lost a foot
Because you could never spawn with it and it did not kill in one hit, you had to follow up with a second, sometimes third, shot or melee.
> we already covered that
Whoops, all I did was read yours and answer. I’ll leave you in peace then.
Didn’t the mauler end up getting removed from like the 1 map it spawned on in halo 3?
Nothing wrong with the boltshot…except that players can start w/ it. Same goes for the Plasma Pistol and Active Camo. If 343i can switch those to map pickups or POD options then I think a lot of people would be happier.
I believe this is why the Mauler didn’t get the same type of hate that the bs is getting.
Ok buudy do you even realize that their was barley ever a mauler in any of the H3 maps? You never spawned with it, it was a mini power weapon. not that hard to understand bro