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Halo Reach Rocket Launcher
The Rocket Launcher remains pretty much unchanged, still the uber powerful weapon rush weapon that it is. Combined with the jetpack, it's even more deadly than ever before. Damage: Uber
Halo Reach Energy Sword
The sword continues its reign of dominance in Halo Reach. The one change is that now it can be parried by a melee'ing foe, though it still leaves you at an advantage after the parry as your opponent is stunned as long as you are. Damage: Insta-kill
Range: Short
Halo Reach Shotgun
The good old shotgun returns in Halo Reach and is as good as ever. It's still a completely dominant close range weapon. Damage: High
Halo Reach Sniper
The sniper rifle is a bit weaker than in previous Halo games since the newly added reticule bloom makes double no scopes more difficult, but it's still as strong as ever at range. Bloom: Moderate
Zoom: Far
Halo Reach Plasma Launcher
The plasma launcher has been toned down a bit since the beta, mainly in its homing ability, however it is still a very strong weapon. You can think of it as the Covenant's equivalent to the grenade launcher, only much better. Homing: Moderate
Damage: High
Halo Reach Focus Rifle
The Focus Rifle will remind people of the Sentinel Beam, but rest assured this time around it is a power weapon, at least against Spartans. It will take down Spartans fast and the animation of getting hit by it blocks your view and makes it difficult to shoot back. It is strong against shields and weak against bodies, which makes it weaker against Elites. Shield Damage: High
Body Damage: Moderate
Halo Reach Needler
The Needler has been beefed up considerably this year. In a heads up mid-range battle with the DMR or Needle Rifle it will win unless your opponent lands all of their shots and a headshot. One thing many people don't realize is that keeping the reticle on your target after firing causes the needles to track better, making it very deadly. Zoom: No
Homing: Yes
Halo Reach Gravity Hammer
The Gravity Hammer seems to be the same as ever. Still overpowered up close by the Sword or shotgun due to its horrible range, but a good close range weapon when those aren't an option. Damage: High
Range: Tiny
Halo Reach Turret
Bungie has actually sprinkled turrets around a few of the multiplayer maps in Halo Reach, and they're suprisingly under used, but actually very strong.
Halo Reach Needle Rifle
The Needle Rifle is the Covenant version of the DMR, and a replacement for the Carbine Rifle. It does less damage than the DMR, but fires faster and has a slightly smaller bloom. I personally prefer it to the DMR. Zoom: Yes
Bloom: Moderate
Halo Reach DMR
The DMR is the replacement for the Battle Rifle. It replaces the BRs 3-shot burst with a single shot, but it does high damage (instant kill on headshot with no shields) and has very high accuracy. Zoom: Yes
Bloom: Moderate
Halo Reach Spartan Laser
The Spartan Laser remains pretty much unchanged from Halo 3. It is still the weapon of choice against vehicles. Vehicles: One-shot kill
Halo Reach Assault Rifle
The Assault Rifle returns as the base starting weapon for Spartans. Much like in Halo 3, it can hold you down in close range fights but is useless at distance. Zoom: No
Fire Rate: Fast
Halo Reach Magnum
The Magnum is as close to the Halo 1 pistol as we've been in quite some time. It has a long range and zoom, but the bloom on it is massive, leaving the DMR and Needle Rifle as the superior long range weapons. Zoom: Yes
Bloom: Large
Halo Reach Grenade Launcher
The Halo Reach grenade launcher functions like none in any other game. Hold the button down when you fire, and the grenade will explode when you release. The splash damage is weak though, much less than an actual grenade, and you often need a direct hit to kill someone. Splash Damange: Weak
Halo Reach Plasma Repeater
The plasma repeater fires is a sort of plasma machine gun, which is very effective against shields but weak against unshielded foes. This makes it decent against Spartans, but very weak against elites. Shield Damage: High
Body Damage: Low
Halo Reach Energy Pistol
The plasma pistol is the same as ever before, still the first half of the noob combo. Now, however, it does a little bit more damage to the body to the point where you may be able to get away with not even switching weapons after your charge shot. Homing: Moderate
Halo Reach Concussion Rifle
The concussion rifle is similar to the Brute Shot in Halo 3, but is meant more as a support weapon this time around. The knock the target back and the gun also does splash damage and will flip warthogs. It is great if you're trying to get assists. Damage: Low
Concussion: High
Halo Reach Orbital Strike
This massive hammer of dawn like weapon will not be found in multiplayer, but it can rain down all kinds of hell and fire in other game modes. Don't believe me? Watch it here. Splash Damage: Huge
Recharge Time: Long
Halo Reach Fuel Rod Cannon
The Covenant version of the Rocket Launcher, this fires a little bit more slowly but holds more ammo. Has anyone seen this in multiplayer in Halo Reach? Damage: High