Sniper vs. Sword on Halo 2

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I agree with you.
"Kid" <Jeremy.Smith@misawa.af.mil> wrote in message
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> Recently me and friends got into an argument of how they hate playing
> games with swords in them because they feel it is a cheap weapon,
> however these are the same people who will camp right outside the
> opposing teams spawning point on coagulation and snipe people before it
> is even humanly possible for them to get a weapon.
>
> I wonder how people feel about the sword being a cheap weapon vice the
> sniper rifle being a cheap weapon.
>

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aether wrote:
> The surest way to determine whether something is imbalanced in a game
> (esp. in multiplayer), is the frequency of it's use. Sniping is an
> example. There's too much of it, and there's too much of it because
> Bungie made it so easy that children barely out of diapers are getting
> 15 headshots.
>
> As for the sword, the lunge, while neat, is rather ridiculous. He
> propels about 12 feet forward when the crosshair goes red on an enemy.
> I think it's distance should've been shortened.
>

I think the sniper is definitely a "cheaper" weapon to use than the
sword, but it is completely realistic. The cheapest thing about it is
spawn killing, but the only way to solve that would be 3-5 seconds of
invulnerability after you spawn, which wouldn't work on some boards.
The sword, though highly effective, can be easily defeated by a shotty
or dual-weilding other weapons. Yeah, if someone gets a lock on you
before you fire, you're toasted. But catch a guy with a sword with your
*insert favorite combo here* and you can knock him off pretty easily.
NOTHING in the game is as cheap as the plasma pistol/battle rifle combo.
I can't stress that enough.

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They could've made sniping more difficult by mimicking breathing. (gun
moves up and down) As it is, it's as stable as if the gun's on some
stabilizing stand -- even if you're standing. Try shooting a rifle
accurately at a moving target 500 yards away -- while standing.