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[Thanati]

Bit of a weird question/curiosity post this one but I was wondering how people use weapons in games such as Halo, where you start off with your own weapons and have the ability to pick up and switch as you go on. I found myself pretty much always using the human weapons for some reason and very rarely pick up the alien weapons, even though some are way more powerful. There's just something about using the human weapons I prefer and only use the covenant weapons if I'm out of ammo.

What say thee all?

 

[jufonuk]

Needler is a great weapon to use in the original halo.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Bit of a weird question/curiosity post this one but I was wondering how people use weapons in games such as Halo, where you start off with your own weapons and have the ability to pick up and switch as you go on. I found myself pretty much always using the human weapons for some reason and very rarely pick up the alien weapons, even though some are way more powerful. There's just something about using the human weapons I prefer and only use the covenant weapons if I'm out of ammo.

What say thee all?

Halo noob here, but aren't alien energy weapons better against shields than the human ones?

 

[Fbh]

In Halo in particular I also prefer the human weapons. I just like their straightforward nature better. The alien weapons are usually just a variant with a "twist" but not as fun to use.

In other games I do like to go for the weird alien/sci fi/supernatural stuff

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Alien/Covenant to disperse Shields, Kinetic aka Bullets to finish them off

Knowledge is power soldier

My bad,,

I prefer human but depending on your situation efficiency requires Covenant weaponry

 

[sainraja]

After Destiny 2, it's hard to adjust to games where you can pick and drop weapons — the personalization aspect feels missing. In Halo Infinite, I find myself switching as needed (due to ammo). In Resistance, I would use alien weaponry more since I found it to be cooler such as the Bullseye and Auger.

 

[GymWolf]

I always keep 1 plasma weapon for shield and 1 human weapon for headshots.

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

I always keep 1 plasma weapon for shield and 1 human weapon for headshots.

Lame

 

[Thanati]

Halo noob here, but aren't alien energy weapons better against shields than the human ones?

Yeah, they are. But I just have a preference for the human weapons, even though it takes a few more shots.

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

It's quite the conundrum Halo players face when met with said concept; enjoy the act of shooting perse over less obvious feedback >>enjoyment but more efficiency
???????

TLDR; Be pro act accordingly

 

[Cornbread78]

Whatever kills baddies quicker

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Whatever kills baddies quicker

Where's the fun that? Stick to your races method and enforce your dominance through pure persistence I say

#PLASMATAKESLIVES

 

[GymWolf]

Lame

If you are lame what am i??

 

[TintoConCasera]

It depends on the game. For example in Halo the alien weapons feel less impactful, but in Perfect Dark they are the opposite.

Also look at this reload animation, can't get any more alien than this:

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

If you are lame what am i??

A soggy carrot

 

[hououinkyouma00]

UNSC weapons for sure personally.
Nothing beats the BR and the pistol, though I do enjoy the Needler quite a bit for anything besides the Kigyar and Unggoy.

Most of the covenant weaponry have a superior UNSC equivalent outside of the energy sword and gravity hammer.

 

[brian0057]

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

i usually always stick to human weapons in Halo. i hate the other weapons. i'm not a huge halo nerd but Infinite has some cool energy (?) weapons that i don't remember from the others. it wasn't the stupid alien ones like the needler/plasma. it looked like something right out of Doom or Destiny but i don't know the name of the weapons. well, i searched for them and apparently they are called:

cindershot
sentinel beam
ravager
heatwave

i do like that halo forces you to switch out weapons but i avoid the alien ones as much as possible. only if i literally have no other choice i will use them.

 

[DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy]

I love me some bullshit-nonsensical-ass alien weapons. Halo and Perfect Dark have good ones. Hell even that Conduit game on the Wii had some cool designs.

 

[Punished Miku]

I keep one human weapon at all times. The other is a dirty free for all. Anything goes.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Human

Aliens must die.

 

[amigastar]

It depends on the game. For example in Halo the alien weapons feel less impactful, but in Perfect Dark they are the opposite.

Also look at this reload animation, can't get any more alien than this:

That looks great for such an old game.

OT:
I don't mind some exotic weapons.

 

[Black_Stride]

Mangler + Sidekick pistol......youve just broken the game.

The Mangler will melt a shield in 2 hits.
The Sidekick will head the fuck shot anything or you can even just squeeze as quick as you can. They dead son....they dead.

 

[Pejo]

The needler is the only alien weapon I like compared to the good ol' lead options.

 

[LOLCats]

Its always human weapons for me, idk why.

 

[R6Rider]

I mix it up usually. Resistance had some really good alien weapons if I remember correctly. I generally just go with the ones I find more fun and don't care if they are human or alien.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

I don't play Halo, but you bet your ass I pick up the Avatar Yeti crossbow in Uncharted 2 and the Farsight in Perfect Dark.

 

[TheUndeadGamer]

I honestly just use the most powerful ones regardless if they are human or alien.

 

[Deerock71]

Needler is a great weapon to use in the original halo.

First thing I thought of.

 

[BusierDonkey]

For my first playthrough in a Halo game I always use UNSC weapons as much as possible. Master Chief is a great soldier and I'm sure he'd have been briefed on them all but in-game I always found it more immersive to play as if he's trained on these weapons and is an expert with them all where the Covenant and Banished weapons are all more alien to him (no pun intended). With that mindset I try to keep to UNSC unless there's no other option.