Halo 2 Plasma pistol

[Crukcis]

I might be just me, I did not play the original Halo 2 on xbox, buuut on this port the charged plasma pistol shot barely does any damage on enemies (yes even playing on normal dificulty) they don't even react to the charged plasma pistol unlike n Halo CE. They do not get knocked back or something like that. Anyone aswell?

[vision]

It’s like the shotguns changed a lot from ce to h2 and it’s weird cause the shotgun was overpowered in ce and it takes 4 shots point blank to kill a brute or elite

[Crukcis]

Origineel geplaatst door vision:

It’s like the shotguns changed a lot from ce to h2 and it’s weird cause the shotgun was overpowered in ce and it takes 4 shots point blank to kill a brute or elite

Shotgun feels fine to me, it's just the charged plasma pistol shot that feels off, even in discharging elites shields for me it barely does the job right

[^ One-Up ^]

Plasma pistol is designed for literally one use: To charge blast elites/jackals shields off so you can one shot them with BR/pistol. It's not really intended to do damage otherwise.

[Jebus]

Pretty sure the overcharge dealing massive damage was exclusively a CE thing.
Unless im unaware of any changes with the newest games.

Since Halo 2 its been established as the EMP launcher.
(even though this didnt work on vehicles till halo 3.)

[Huitzilopochtli]

I played the xbox version of Halo 2 and I remember it always sucking and last resort type of weapon.

[OldWhovian]

The Plasma Pistol is meant to be combined with a mid range precision weapon so that the charge shot will lower shields and the precision weapon can get a head shot (or equivalent) on the target, ideally killing it in that one shot. It's a two hit wombo combo. On its own, it's pretty much only good against the locust and infection form flood.

[Crukcis]

Thank you all for the replies, I played so much halo CE that I was used to kill enemies with the blast. Now I realise it was intended for that game alone. Still good to blast shields but that's it.
Thank you

[Detached Vector]

Only in Halo CE did it do significant damage. It was changed in Halo 2.

Origineel geplaatst door Sergeant Major Johnson, 2004:

The plasma pistol is the crappiest piece of crap to ever take a crap!

[Pyrocitor]

Charged plasma pistol does massive energy damage, very low health damage, less than the normal shot.
It shreds shields but won't get the kill, while just spamming normal shots with it can finish stuff off.

[WolfieTR56]

It's straight garbage. On the difficulty you'd need it (legendary), you can even die while the projectile is still in the air. It's useful outside on the first level and that's it.

[◄Planet of the Sloths►]

Origineel geplaatst door ^ One-Up ^:

Plasma pistol is designed for literally one use: To charge blast elites/jackals shields off so you can one shot them with BR/pistol. It's not really intended to do damage otherwise.

This is my primary use for it. Also works great in MP to knock a players shields down.

[FuscusNight]

Halo 2 nerfed the hell out of of some weapons sadly, pretty much sucked the joy away from the shotgun,needler,pistol and plasma pistol.
Shotgun easily being the worst, has pretty much only a 3 meter range due to the insane spread and i believe H3's shotgun had the same issue, only good use for it is if you're in hugging distance so all pellets land on target to kill em' or if you're fighting flood.
Reach was when some of these weapons started becoming more viable in regular use again.

[Detached Vector]

Origineel geplaatst door FuscusNight:

Halo 2 nerfed the hell out of of some weapons sadly, pretty much sucked the joy away from the shotgun,needler,pistol and plasma pistol.
Shotgun easily being the worst, has pretty much only a 3 meter range due to the insane spread and i believe H3's shotgun had the same issue, only good use for it is if you're in hugging distance so all pellets land on target to kill em' or if you're fighting flood.
Reach was when some of these weapons started becoming more viable in regular use again.

I love the Halo 2 pistol and needler.

[Crukcis]

so many comments xD.
Thank you all

[Valrynn the Dragoness]

The plasma pistol having massive damage on its over charge shot was exclusive to CE (and some Halo 5 variants)

In every other game it does very low damage to health but high damage to shields, often destroying them in one hit. It also has slight homing and can disable vehicle movement (but not firing)

In Halo 2 the overcharged shot also one shots sentinels, but it causes a highly damaging EMP explosion if you do so, so keep your distance.