Plasma Pistol
It’s back and just as lethal. I’m so happy you get a noob combo medal for using it in conjunction with a scoped weapon.
It shreds shields with rapid fire and a charged blast completely takes out an overshield. very handy backup.
Plasma Caster
For those who excel at using grenades, you are pretty much getting 15 extra plasma grenades.
Absolutely wrecks at exposing camping enemies, holding choke points, and fending off multiple enemies.
Hydra Launcher
Almost feels like I’m cheating.
The ability to not only having homing, but to also be able to shoot around cover makes this one of the most fun weapons ever in the Halo series.
Needler
Seems like noone realizes this is a power weapon on Regret.
I thought it was powerful as it is, but did you know the homing is even better when in smart scope? Needler > Fuel Rod.
Storm Rifle
How people prefer the AR over this is beyond me.
It shreds through shields faster than the AR (or at least it seems…), perfect for getting assists too.
The Storm Rifle is a beast, everybody should knwo that by now, fastest TTK among all non power-weapons, no reloads if you controll it right, good range and a insane ROF
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> The Storm Rifle is a beast, everybody should knwo that by now, fastest TTK among all non power-weapons, no reloads if you controll it right, good range and a insane ROF
they don’t. noone picks it up in Empire or Fathom. Everyone sticks to SMG/AR.
I definitely agree about the Plasma Caster - I always grab it on The Rig and own with it, but nobody else seems to understand that its pretty much just a Plasma Launcher and a Grenade Launcher put together… which isn’t that hard to use.
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> > The Storm Rifle is a beast, everybody should knwo that by now, fastest TTK among all non power-weapons, no reloads if you controll it right, good range and a insane ROF
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what ranks are you matching? I have the feeling that people at Platinum/Diamond/Onyx (TS,FFA) almost don’t use anything else but SMG/SR, especialy on Empire…
Coming from a diamond/onyx player, the plasma caster is fantastic when used correctly.
Controlling storm rifles can really tip a match.
Plasma pistol, oh most definitely(;
id like to add in the suppressor. In Warzone I have a blast wrecking unaware players with my homing automatic weapon. It’s satisfying, though not the best choice.
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> Coming from a diamond/onyx player, the plasma caster is fantastic when used correctly.
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> id like to add in the suppressor. In Warzone I have a blast wrecking unaware players with my homing automatic weapon. It’s satisfying, though not the best choice.
the supressor is seriously nice, and underated…and almost no one grabs it. I always thought it was -Yoink- up until last week, someone killed me super fast wwith it from behind and i was like let me try this lol…I grabbed it on collesium the other day and it really is very useful. so i agree.
Someone please explain the supressor to me. When I fire it, it’s like the bolts circle around my enemy, then fly back and hit me in the face and I die.
Yeah, people seem to really underestimate the Plasma Pistol this game. The Noob Combo is as good as it has ever been and my observations lead me to suspect that using the Iron Sights improves the charged shot’s homing capabilities close up the same way they do for the Needler. Add in that it is still useful against vehicles, especially for team take downs, and the Plasma Pistol is definitely underutilized.
Plasma Caster I’ll admit still gives me trouble. I haven’t quite figured out the best way to use it, but I’ve definitely seen a handful of players dominate with it, so I’ll keep practicing.
I’m just getting the hang of the Hyrda Launchers too. The lock on is great, but deceptive. It is a more effective mid to close range weapon on most maps; I’ve found that the longer the range is when I try to use it, the more likely it is that my target will get behind cover and avoid most of the shots. When I get close enough though, getting that lock is pretty much a guaranteed kill. The placement of the Hydra on some Arena maps is also kind of cool since it is often a bit out of the way and it seems like a lot of players either don’t know about it or don’t think about it, which makes it a good secret weapon to pull out sometimes.
The Needler is awesome and always has been. In pretty much every game it has been the most overlooked weapon. Not too effective on vehicles, but here are few weapons that are better for taking out other Spartans on foot so it is an awesome Arena weapon in general.
Storm Rifle is my go to, I agree that it is strange that some people prefer the AR, but I bet that is just because they haven’t figure out how to use bursts effectively so it overheats on them. That said, it destroys shields and drops Spartans very quickly, I might even prefer it to the SMG up close.
Personally I think too many players overlook the standard Promethean weapons of the Suppressor, the Bolt Shot and the Light Rifle.
The Suppressor compares very well to the Storm Rifle at short to mid range when it comes to taking down Spartans and has the added benefit of the homing meaning it can be extra ordinarily effective. It has a better zoom than the other short to mid range weapons too, which makes it more effective at longer ranges. It still won’t stack up against a DMR, BR or other true long range weapon, but it performs the job implied by it’s name, suppressing fire, fairly well at long range which makes it useful for helping teammates get past Snipers and such in Warzone.
Bolt Shot absolutely devastates with hit and run tactics. The homing makes it hard for people to strafe and dodge and it is very easy to line up a head shot with it. The easy head shots means that the Bolt Shot is easily the best weapon to combine with the Plasma Pistol for Noob Combos
Light Rifle is the most versatile long rang weapon imo. It has a high rate of fire outside zoom which means it compares favorably to the DMR or Carbine at mid range and when zoomed it gets a slower but more powerful shot. Three zoomed shots take out a Spartan’s Shields. That’s better than any non Sniper specific weapon.
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> Someone please explain the supressor to me. When I fire it, it’s like the bolts circle around my enemy, then fly back and hit me in the face and I die.
I remember for the first 6 weeks of H5, nobody seemed to pick up the SMG. It makes that tinny noise that sounds weaker than the AR. It took me a few days to realize that it’s one of the best close range weapons in Arena.
Also - please can someone tell me where the Storm Rifle is on Fathom?
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> I remember for the first 6 weeks of H5, nobody seemed to pick up the SMG. It makes that tinny noise that sounds weaker than the AR. It took me a few days to realize that it’s one of the best close range weapons in Arena.
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spawns at each treehouse. located in a glass window.
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> The weapons already mentioned, storm rifle and plasma caster. I think the Carbine rifle is a great weapon. Just shreds enemies!
I can’t use Carbine successfully against those with brs.
