Jovokada Workshop brute shot
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Very little is known about this weapon, only that the Covenant Brutes seem to favor this weapon to others. It seems to fire some kind of energy grenade at very high velocities that bounce off of and around most surfaces. The grenades seem to be loaded via stripper clips. The splash damage from this weapon is extremely high. It also has a very sharp curved blade on the underside of it, used as a powerful melee weapon.
The grenades from the Brute Shot can bounce around corners and inflict heavy damage when the enemy is bunched up. The melee attack on the Brute Shot is very deadly, dropping shields with one hit. With the recent updates on Xbox Live, a jumping melee is enough to kill a target.
The best way to treat this weapon is as a shotgun or a room clearing device. The Brute Shot can also make quick work of an unsuspecting enemy if you line your shots up before taking aim. Despite the wide range of the splash damage, the Brute Shot is amazingly apt as a semi-close range weapon in the hands of experienced players, and while the blade is less accurate, slower, and lacks the "lunge effect" of the Energy Sword, it does the nearly the same amount of damage and does not have the side effect of it glowing while you have Active Camouflage on. Also, it takes around four grenades to destroy a warthog.
This weapon is the weapon to fire at the body, instead of the head, as with the recent updates on Xbox Live, two direct hits with the brute shot is enough to kill the target. It is also important to note that this weapon fires in an arc, so one must compensate for accuracy by aiming higher when his target is farther away.
