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The Art of Dual Wielding
At the dawn of Halo 2, people were pumped up about the new feature of
dual wielding. After a while, a branch of people became frustrated with
this ability, as it seemed to prove that any n00b that could point and
shoot could be a weapon of mass destruction. These people moved on to
other choice of weaponry, primarily a battle rifle or carbine rifle, and
a plasma pistol, or also the fine art of sniping. These people broke away
from dual wielding and condemned it for if they were the ones to have
true skill, they would use a more tactical set of weapon class that truly
did involve skill to execute effectively. Now at any given point in time,
these people come in contact with a person dual wielding, there instinct
is to realize that that person is less skilled than they are (n00b) and
when killed by the the dual wielder, in there mind it is the ultimate
disgrace to the game, and a huge embarassment to themselves. The fact
of the matter is, dual wielding requires just as much skill as any single
weapon combo requires. When you take a look at the pros and cons of dual
wielding, you can see why dual wields, and combos both cancel eachother
out in an equally balanced equation of fighting. Dual wields are primarily
used for close quarters combat. The only dual weilds with moderate range
that even has a chance of killing some one is dual magnums, magnum/plasma
pistol, and if you're desperate, maybe even dual needlers. That being
said if anyone carrying a BR within a moderate distance of a dual wielder
is almost certain to get the kill before the dual wielder can even take
shields off. To bring up the arguement that any noob can pull off a dual
wield, this is also incorrect. Sure if a noob dual weilder gets the jump
start on you with his smg plasma rifle combo, its very hard to take him
over with a br, but its not impossible. But another fact is that if you
get the first few shots off of anyone they are already at a huge chance
that they will be the ones getting killed, and that goes without saying
for any gun, dual weild or not. Dual wielding is not for the noob who
is not skilled with a battle rifle, but rather, for the person who knows
when they get in the face of a person carrying a battle rifle that it
makes it a certain kill. But that's not to say a the BR has no chance
close range. It takes an experienced person to be able to recognize and
counteract the recoil of a dual wield while still keeping the reticule
on the body or head. If even for a second they strafe away from the target,
a BR will sieze this moment and cap the last headshot for the kill. Another
trait that balances the 2 sides is the amunition and reloading factor.
The BR is cabable of killing 3 people single handedly without any reloading,
and possibly twice that many and more, with assistance. Alone, any dual
weild may be cabable of killing an absolute maximum of 2 people before
a reload. 3 With assistance, and 4 if you hit a miracle with double smgs
or smg/plasma rifle. This is all because of the ammo and damage factor.
Any dual wield involving a magnum can be very deadly, but if caught in
the act of reloading, very fatal to the wielder. This of course being
because of the short clip the magnum has and how many shots it takes to
kill some one.The only exception to this rule would be magnum/plama pistol,
but with the plasma shot recovery and recharge, it might as well reload
every shot. And when you take a look at the actual reload time, BR can
do it twice as fast as any dual wield, leaving a dual wielder completely
vulnerable to a certain death if caught while reloading.
All of the things posted here I'm sure almost everyone knew already,
but I hope that the way these facts are presented you see all the many
aspects of these weapons. I'm not trying to convert anyone to a certain
weapon setting. This article is strictly written for the sake of people
being open minded to the use of any and all guns and gun combinations
in this game and to also see that the gun you choose does not determine
the level of skill that you have, but rather, the method of skill you
choose to take. I hope you take into consideration all that has been said
and try not to be to judgemental of a person solely upon there weapon
choice. Unless some one is a rocket whore and nothing else. Then just
bitch the hell out of him.
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