Hydra required a zoom plus a second or two to lock on an enemy. Plasma launcher was instantaneous lock on. Plasma launcher projectiles are much slower and required hold to charge. Hydra are much faster and can curve heavily around objects to cross-map. You can shoot as many as the clip had. Hydra and plasma launcher can fire without lock on but both are far less effective.
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Halo |OT 24| In Before the Locke
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Hydra required a zoom plus a second or two to lock on an enemy. Plasma launcher was instantaneous lock on. Plasma launcher projectiles are much slower and required hold to charge. Hydra are much faster and can curve heavily around objects to cross-map. You can shoot as many as the clip had. Hydra and plasma launcher can fire without lock on but both are far less effective.
Hydra was, to me, far more effective against infantry than the plasma launcher ever was. Because the shells track so aggressively and fly pretty fast, it was great for taking out entrenched enemies... something the plasma launcher could absolutely NEVER do.
I probably got as many kills with the Hydra in three weeks of H5 Beta than with the Plasma Launcher during all my time playing multi on Halo Reach.
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Speaking of the Plasma Launcher, is it just me or does it look like it was meant to be a Covenant precision weapon earlier on in development, but at some point they came up with the Nerfle / Focus Rifle and ended up switching the bulk of the gun around? It even has a scope on backwards.
Quick and dirty edit with what I'm talking about:
Quick and dirty edit with what I'm talking about:
Speaking of the Plasma Launcher, is it just me or does it look like it was meant to be a Covenant precision weapon earlier on in development, but at some point they came up with the Nerfle / Focus Rifle and ended up switching the bulk of the gun around? It even has a scope on backwards.
Quick and dirty edit with what I'm talking about:
It just struck me as "we came up with a cool silhouette and rolled with it." It never really looked much like any sort of launcher, but I liked a lot more than the Needle Rifle, which I felt had some weird angles, especially in first-person.
Speaking of the Plasma Launcher, is it just me or does it look like it was meant to be a Covenant precision weapon earlier on in development, but at some point they came up with the Nerfle / Focus Rifle and ended up switching the bulk of the gun around? It even has a scope on backwards.
Quick and dirty edit with what I'm talking about:
LOL how did I never notice this?
The grip plus orientation of the sight/scope makes way more sense like this. The narrow bit should've ben akin to a barrel or tube while the bulky rotating bit should've been more like a revolver's chamber.
I made a thing do a thing!
http://i.imgur.com/0QffVVl.webm
http://i.imgur.com/0QffVVl.webm
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Should have bugs.jpg shoot up imo
ViewtifulJC
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This just in folks, MS just cancelled their E3 conference
Twin Tails
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Forerunner
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Last two pics for Osiris.
Holly Tanaka
Olympia Vale
Holly Tanaka
Olympia Vale
Forerunner
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wesleyshark
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Olympia Vale
Sooooooooo stoked for Hunters in the Dark. Olympia looks great!
Downloading almost done, I'll check it out once I'm in
Twin Tails
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Ill fight you stinkles
Last two pics for Osiris.
Holly Tanaka
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Soooo.... Can someone explain exactly who these guys are?
Nice description of 'em on that GI article you quoted. I didn't know either till I read it.
Forerunner
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Not much is known about Vale yet (her story is going to be told in Hunters in the Dark (Halo Novel) which comes out just before E3, but Tanaka got her story told in an Escalation comic. Greenskull did a pretty decent video on it, Escalation spoilers...duh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmJys0oZHPo
Ragnarok Flames
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Boo RUL
Lady eggheads.
SMACK THAT LIKE BUTTON
Where is the reclaimer hub coverage on this stuff? Buncha scrubs is what they are
Fata1moose
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I like the helmet designs way more in Halo 5 than what they did in 4, they are still a bit busy, but they look more practical. I might actually use something other than Mark V & VI.
Which also reminds me, I hope they put the ODST and Mark V helmets in Halo 4.
Which also reminds me, I hope they put the ODST and Mark V helmets in Halo 4.
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RowdyReverb
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It's refreshing that they're not overly beautiful or anything. Not ugly by any measure, but not supermodels. Just people. They should have followed that example for the men and made Buck less dashingly handsomeLast two pics for Osiris.
Holly Tanaka
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Anything cool?
I said he was a single minded robot, and obviously one that could deflate.
We tried and it was physically impossible.
Orochinagis
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Palmer confirmed? please?
Zeouterlimits
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It's funny, because I was about to say the opposite, I think Tanaka's suit looks the far better of the two.
Two of four lambs for the slaughter.
Fahzgoolin
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I really hope Ready Up Live's reveal tomorrow is actually a "bomb" like he says it is.
Link?
NobleGundam
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Fake hype. Shilltacular. Much wow.
Dange'Russ Wilson doesn't need to cheat to win though...
Can't find a tweet where he says that but here is a tweet promoting his upcoming exclusive: https://twitter.com/Greenskull/status/608518018923020289
Slightly Live
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I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.
"Logical feedback"
The Henery
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Excellent
Poodlestrike
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Chief is a member of Blue Team.
ViewtifulJC
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Wow, didn't know you could actually be a Professional Slrper.
Jem you got a future ahead of ya, buddy. Put Tashi down as a reference.
Jem you got a future ahead of ya, buddy. Put Tashi down as a reference.
OdysseusVA
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I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.
"Logical feedback"
kittens, calm your boy
no, he means that the article makes the distinction that the UNSC made team osiris, not ONI
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