"Halo 4: I Get a Woman!" - Sgt. Mjr. A.J. Johnson, RIP

[TeeKup]

I actually liked using the PR on the flood.

[Mr Buckshot]

Every weapon in Halo 1 could be considered "one Hell of a weapon" under certain circumstances -- that's one of the things I loved about the game.

But if we're talking Medium-close range, I'd rather have a shotgun. I'd rather have a plasma rifle or plasma pistol, because they drop shields faster (I should note that my impression of these weapons is biased toward their campaign utility). Even the needler, if ammo is plentiful, is a more attractive option to me than the AR.

Of course, I'm not saying it's useless. I'm just saying that it's not a weapon that you want to pick up and stick with for the majority of the game, ala the Pistol, BR, and DMR. Considering how iconic the image of the Master Chief holding the AR is, I think it's a shame that it's been a second-tier option.

hell yeah, one of the best parts of Halo 1 was how literally every weapon felt useful in at least one situation, unlike a lot of other shooters (including the Halo sequels) where too many of the weapons, especially handguns, are perceived as inferior/useless and pretty much ignored most of the time.

[TPBlinD]

the only gun i never used in halo 1 campaign on legendary was the plasma pistol because it looks like shit.

[Amit]

the only gun i never used in halo 1 campaign on legendary was the plasma pistol because it looks like shit.

It doesn't look that bad. And you've been missing out if you haven't been using it. I liked to headshot grunts with it lol.

[Warsaw]

I actually liked using the PR on the flood.

So did I, but it wasn't the optimum combination. Neither is AR/Shotgun, but it's still a better choice. The BEST anti-Flood combination is Pistol/Shotgun, because you can pop those carriers from afar while they are still in the middle of the pack.

@Buckshot: Agreed.

[Sever]

I just used the Pistol/Shotgun combination on The Library on Legendary without losing any health. I'd say it works pretty damn well.

[Amit]

If you used anything on the Library other than the Pistol and the shotgun, you were doing it way wrong.

[p0lar_bear]

If you used anything on the Library other than the Pistol assault rifle and the shotgun, you were doing it way wrong.

AR bursting for those pesky infection swarms and carriers, shotgun for pretty much anything else. And the AR made a good fallback if/when you ran out of shotgun shells, especially since its spread often dismembered combat forms without putting much thought into it. Harmless when armless.

[Pooky]

Yeah, I preferred the AR over the Pistol for Library.

[Warsaw]

I never worried about infection forms in Halo 1 since you could melee them rather effectively, and when one popped it often sent out a chain reaction to all the other infection forms around it. Ah, CE Flood, I miss you. So much fun!