Gadulo-pattern needle rifle: Difference between revisions
I checked the cited source--the Needle Rifle is never mentioned as fully automatic, and this feature--if it ever existed--only applied temporarily during the development process of the game, not in the final product.
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The Type-31 Rifle fires unconventional, long and razor sharp projectiles similar to the [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]]. The projectiles detonate several seconds after coming to rest in soft tissue. The rear end of the weapon appears to be on a hinge, indicating it may be able to collapse into a more compact form. | The Type-31 Rifle fires unconventional, long and razor sharp projectiles similar to the [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]]. The projectiles detonate several seconds after coming to rest in soft tissue. The rear end of the weapon appears to be on a hinge, indicating it may be able to collapse into a more compact form. | ||
Although most | Although most use it as a semi-automatic weapon for medium range, the Needle Rifle is a semi-automatic, short to medium range, [[headshot|head shot]]-capable rifle.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Reach_Sandbox_Preview '''Bungie.net''': ''Reach Sandbox Preview]</ref> Unlike the Needler, however, the needles do not "home", or track on the enemy.<ref name="vis"/> They fire in a straight line at high velocities, similar to the [[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]]. Rounds travel much faster than that of the Needler, leaving the Needle Rifle's only destructive similarity to the Needler being the individual/collected needle explosion. The Needle Rifle also seems similar in appearance and functionality to the Covenant [[Type-51 Carbine]], and also bears a barrel similar to that of the [[Type-50 Sniper Rifle System|Beam Rifle]]. The Needle Rifle will take out a Spartan's shield in [[Multiplayer]] with 6 rounds, 2 more than the 4 rounds required by the DMR, but does "bonus damage for headshots."<ref name="gameinformer">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer''': February Edition]</ref><ref name="Game Informer">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/01/25/halo-reach-dev-commentary.aspx '''Game Informer: Halo: Reach Developer Commentary]</ref> Three needles in an unshielded target will cause a 'needle superdetonation', similar to the Needler, killing the victim. Thus, in most [[SWAT]] game types, this weapon is not present due to the fact that it can kill an enemy quickly without the requirement of a head shot. | ||
The reload process for the Needle Rifle is very similar to that of the Covenant Carbine. The scope for the weapon acts as a hatch, which flips open to expose a small canister that ejects upon opening, and a new canister is inserted by the user. The only difference between the reloads for the Carbine and the Needle Rifle is that the canister for the Carbine is not covered by any sort of hatch, which in the case of the Needle Rifle is its scope. This reload process implements another difference from the Needler, which actually summons new needles from the inside of the weapon through the operation of what is suspected to be an internal mechanism. | The reload process for the Needle Rifle is very similar to that of the Covenant Carbine. The scope for the weapon acts as a hatch, which flips open to expose a small canister that ejects upon opening, and a new canister is inserted by the user. The only difference between the reloads for the Carbine and the Needle Rifle is that the canister for the Carbine is not covered by any sort of hatch, which in the case of the Needle Rifle is its scope. This reload process implements another difference from the Needler, which actually summons new needles from the inside of the weapon through the operation of what is suspected to be an internal mechanism. | ||