Top Ten Game Weapons of All Time

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Lumathix

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Originally posted by: purbeast0
I can't view youtube but I will comment on some stuff that I've read in the thread.

Gravity Gun - cool ass gun that deserves its spot.
Nukes - I agree nukes should be on there. I loved nuking bases in starcraft with the ghosts.
Energy Sword on Halo 2 - that should not be on there ... that is one of the weapons in halo 2 that dummied the game down and a major flaw in the games design. It would be okay if it was single player only, but for multiplayer it doesn't help, especially the fact that there is only 1 per level and the weapon respawn system in halo 2 is even more flawed.

Also after playing GoW, I would have to nominate the default machine gun for it's sheer fact it has a chainsaw on the gun. Anyone who's chainsawed someone in GoW on multiplayer can tell you that Chainsawing someone never EVER gets old. Everytime I do it, it feels rewarding. I'm almost going to throw it out there and say the Torque Bow should be on this list too :p

I just got my 360, and picked up GoW last weekend. Man that game is fun! I'm really disappointed in the weapon lineup though. The only one I use is the default rifle with chainsaw.
 

BrokenVisage

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Jan 29, 2005
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Originally posted by: DP
Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Originally posted by: DP
railgun = 1.

bet i'll pwn anyone with rail in q3/q4

it's on tonight then, instaunlagged FTW

i'll need to get it installed. how about we live in the edge and throw an offhand hook in the mix?

i'll be willing to bet $ that no one on AT can beat me with offhand grapple involved.

viva la LMCTF/LRCTF

I stopped using the grappling hook after Q2 even though I loved it so much, but sure we can throw that into the mix
 

Thraxen

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Dec 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: Lumathix
I just got my 360, and picked up GoW last weekend. Man that game is fun! I'm really disappointed in the weapon lineup though. The only one I use is the default rifle with chainsaw.

The rifle is all you really need for the normal difficulty, but I think you'll find the shotgun indispensable for handling lambent (sp?) wretches and the bow essential for Raam on the insane difficulty. The standard rifle along with the bow is my favorite combo in the game.
 

Jeff7

Lifer
Jan 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Good list, but it really focused too much on action games. Where's the nuclear missile from the Civilization series? You fire enough of those, and you could screw up the whole planet due to global warming.

Atmosphere Deprivation Missiles from the original Homeworld. They can wipe out the atmosphere of a planet in seconds.

I do also rather like the ion cannons on the Hiigaran battlecruisers too.

Combining the chainsaw and machine gun is the Lancer from Gears of War. A powerful machine gun with a chainsaw attached to it.

Originally posted by: purbeast0
I'm almost going to throw it out there and say the Torque Bow should be on this list too :p
Yes, the Torque Bow is quite excellent. It's like a sniper rifle with exploding rounds. It's neat too when you hit something, just their little grunt, then a little bit later, boom. Want to take down a Boomer or Reaver in a single easy shot? This is the ticket.

Originally posted by: Rebasxer
Awp, Chainsaw rifle from GoW, Hammer of Dawn from GoW, I don't understand how the laptop gun made it when there were better guns in perfect dark, farsight anyone? And mario-cart shells....wow
I got tired of always hearing "Hammer of Dawn is offline." It's nice when the big enemy is dead though, and there's just little guys all around - they just pop when the beam hits them. It also does a fine job of sealing up emergence holes.


Originally posted by: Thraxen
The rifle is all you really need for the normal difficulty, but I think you'll find the shotgun indispensable for handling lambent (sp?) wretches and the bow essential for Raam on the insane difficulty. The standard rifle along with the bow is my favorite combo in the game.
Shotgun or the revolver pistol are excellent for wretches. Or if I've got them coming just one at a time, the chainsaw is always amusing. I have also beaten them to death with the shotgun.

 

Cattlegod

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May 22, 2001
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Originally posted by: Amused
What? No love for the Flak Cannon, guys?

omg the flak cannon from star wars jedi knight II; Jedi outcast was the best weapon ever.
 

FFactory0x

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Aug 8, 2001
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I really wanted the AWP from Counterstrike in there.

You could kill anyone no matter where you shot them
 

slag

Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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I agree with gravity gun being fun.. and the rail gun.. and gun number 5.

but the top weapon of all time is the nail gun from quake 1, either version. Its hands down the most awesome sounding and most deadly looking gun out there. When the barrels start revolving on the improved nailgun, get out of the way or be performated.

 

andy04

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BFG - theres no compitition. Theres nothing that clears the entire room for you in one shot.

BTW they shouldnt have included those sissy guns from sissy games
 

40sTheme

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Sep 24, 2006
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Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
Originally posted by: zerocool84
yep theres a reason why it's banned from most servers

Because it's a really lame weapon with no sense of balance or originality?

none of the guns in counterstrike are original, they're suppose to be copies of guns in realife. and it's balanced just fine. that's why all leagues allow them and yet not all the players use them

Yeah. I personally hate the AWP; I suck with it. But you hand me an m4, and i'm set. I knew the gravity gun would win.
 

IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
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Then there was the Morph Ovum from Heretic. :)

And the Seal of the Ovinomancer from Hexen. :) :)
 

AAjax

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Feb 17, 2001
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I was always a fan of the lightning gun and a large body of water :p

Nothing in the world will piss someone off more than discharging their entire ctf team at once

 

thegimp03

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I loved the cerebral bore from Turok 2. However, Turok 2 also had the Nuke Weapon which, as its name dictates, laid to waste anything and everything in its path.

I'm glad that they included the laptop gun from Perfect Dark...however they should have also included the RCP-90 from Goldeneye due to its speedy clip-emptying abilities. :D A bit hard to do with only a top 10 list, I guess.
 

HamburgerBoy

Lifer
Apr 12, 2004
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Originally posted by: Lothar
Originally posted by: andy04
BFG - theres no compitition. Theres nothing that clears the entire room for you in one shot.

Redeemer.

Or LAW, or nuke cannon, or grenade spread shooter, or pretty much any super explosive weapon from pretty much any first person shooter. Room clearers are nothing special.
 

Dean

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Originally posted by: FilmCamera
Railgun is #1

I used to use that thing in Q2 with a 400 ping and pick people off like crazy, get called an aimbot and get kicked. Ahhh stupid zoners.

Nothing touches the quake2 railgun. Best weap of all time.

I also got kicked from servers, got called a bot on a regular basis. All those pasty faced teens were just getting their a$$ handed to them by a +30 year old.