Whats your favourite HL2 gun

[Jissc300]

Mines shotgun because its cool looking, it suits Gordon well and it packs a punch

[Cat]

Shotgun too.

[Snark]

Chocolate

[Artek [General]]

Yeah, shotgun is a no-brainer. Might unironically be the best shotgun in gaming: versatile, yet effective and the double shot feature is so fun to use.

AR2 would be my 2nd pick: i love the alien design of it, now iconic.
The only complaint is the ammo limitations.

[Sar]

I definitely wouldn’t call HL2 shotgun the best in gaming, but in its own game it’s powerful and versatile, definitely the gun I use the most. Plus, it ragdolls enemies in a funny way.

[C0nsuliuS]

I don't know which one to choose. All three are good; 357, Shotgun and AR2.

[Sar]

I know the ammo is rare, but no love for the crossbow?

[sheldonjcarlo]

AR2 it’s damage is unimaginable but the only bad thing about it is that there is very less ammo

[Sub-Zero]

Shot gun and the gun that shoots the plasma ball thingy lol

[T3N666]

smg1

[Sar]

I wish SMG1 wasn’t so inaccurate, I love using it but it just doesn’t carry its weight on Hard agains Combines unless you’re hugging them, in which case the shotgun is just 100% better.

[Artek [General]]

Originally posted by Sar:

I wish SMG1 wasn’t so inaccurate, I love using it but it just doesn’t carry its weight on Hard agains Combines unless you’re hugging them, in which case the shotgun is just 100% better.

Yeah... The only way it stays relevant in late game is because of that grenade launcher. Otherwise its just a better pistol to kill zombies and headcrabs with.
IMHO if GL was replaced with ability to aim and stabilize the thing for extra accuracy - that would go a long way at making it more viable.

[Sar]

Just make it start relatively accurate and only bloom to a full spread after 0.5-1 seconds of continuous fire, so you can burst for midrange and spray for close range like in every other FPS.

[Bob]

weapon ranks:
crowbar: useful for dealing with headcrabs, breaking planks/webs without wasting ammo, eternal
gravity gun: good when you run out of ammo. good when supercharged
pistol: nice early game, kinda useless after combine soldiers start being deployed instead of civil protection. i like to use it for explosive barrels
revolver: one shots most enemies and is just good overall
smg: my most "meh" weapon out of them all, does low damage and has low accuracy, so i mainly use it as a backup weapon
overwatch standard issue: nice power, nice firerate, takes out most enemies with a few shots
shotgun: great all rounder, deals with enemies very fast, and theres really nothing it cant take down
crossbow: amazing for sniping, but not for moving targets
grenade: ig its ok, i dont use it much except when clearing out hoards of zombies or combine in an enclosed space, or taking out snipers
rpg: its the only way to really take down combine equipment, but it also serves as a grenade replacement for taking out snipers
pherapod: it only has one use, and that one use is fun

i mostly dislike the smg, grenade and pistol

if you read this entire paragraph on weapon ratings, well done, you get a free oreo

[T0NAIL]

Shotgun

If the gravity gun counts that's #2

[hoaxey]

Originally posted by Artek General:

Yeah, shotgun is a no-brainer. Might unironically be the best shotgun in gaming: versatile, yet effective and the double shot feature is so fun to use.

AR2 would be my 2nd pick: i love the alien design of it, now iconic.
The only complaint is the ammo limitations.

How would it be ironic?