In Response To: AHA! (Xero)
I think the energy rod and Cov. missle launcher are probably the same weapon on two different settings. Since the rods (supposedly) dissapate with distance, it would make tactical sense to be able to charge up or switch to BHPD (Blast of Horrific Plasma Death) rounds for those hard to reach spots just out of effective range. Bungie also said that covenant weapons work well against the Covenant, thus making the motivation to steal stuff even stronger. It would seem that the rod rifle/BHPD would be good at killing both the burly teal guys and bitch-smacking the hoverscouts and GRNDSPRTCRFT (or whatever). Hitting a speeder would probably be easier than hitting a jeep due to its (relativly) slow, predictable arcs. However, Covenant armor is probably energy based and you'd want that one shot to count (even if its not a direct hit), instead of firing, hitting, firing, grazing and then being mown down by laser fire. Also, if the Cov. infantry have energy dampening fields, spiffy green rods will probably lose less energy than primitive metal slugs, thus kicking more ass upon contact.
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