Halo Reach -- The needle rifle: then and now
Just a quick post to reiterate my nerdiness 8D
So the needle rifle is being put into halo:reach as the covenant version of the BR, but did you know that bungie actually got the idea from a fan-made map back in the days of Halo 1?
Here is a picture that i took of it way back when.
Here is a picture of the rifle now:
The original rifle had two modes. The first was a burst mode that shot like the needler with the same rapid fire, homing needles we all know that explode when many impact the target. The second mode is a single shot that uses 2 or 3 needles in one concentrated super-needle. This shot, if you missed, bounced off of walls several times before dissipating, and was an instant kill if it hit the target.
The newer version of the needle rifle has only one mode which is fully automatic, although most players use it as a semi auto weapon. Its damage is almost the same as a the DMR or BR, but deals less damage than either when shot into flesh.
In addition to the needle rifle, bungie also got the idea of other things from fan-maps. one of which is the Halo 2 map "relic" which was copied from the Halo: CE fan-map "blood islands."
So the needle rifle is being put into halo:reach as the covenant version of the BR, but did you know that bungie actually got the idea from a fan-made map back in the days of Halo 1?
Here is a picture that i took of it way back when.
Here is a picture of the rifle now:
The original rifle had two modes. The first was a burst mode that shot like the needler with the same rapid fire, homing needles we all know that explode when many impact the target. The second mode is a single shot that uses 2 or 3 needles in one concentrated super-needle. This shot, if you missed, bounced off of walls several times before dissipating, and was an instant kill if it hit the target.
The newer version of the needle rifle has only one mode which is fully automatic, although most players use it as a semi auto weapon. Its damage is almost the same as a the DMR or BR, but deals less damage than either when shot into flesh.
In addition to the needle rifle, bungie also got the idea of other things from fan-maps. one of which is the Halo 2 map "relic" which was copied from the Halo: CE fan-map "blood islands."
