- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I disagree completely. Spawing with the BR just makes every other weapon with the exception of maybe the rocket launcher useless. It destroys the balance of the game and removes need or desire to pick up any other weapons. I have not problem with it as a weapon, just as a starting weapon. I'll agree that spawning with an SMG in a BR battle is terrible, but there is another solution: the carbine.
I'm sure there have been a million threads about this already, so I apologize if I am beating a dead horse (and I probably am since Halo 3 hits in roughly a month), but I think the Covenant carbine is the perfect starting weapon. The SMG is useless at range, and the BR is too effective. The carbine splits the difference nicely. It allows for enough range and accuracy to be dangerous, but isn't overwhelmingly powerful like the BR. If BRs control the map, sure, you'd probably want one too, but spawning with the carbine, you at least have a chance to do some damage if you're good, or defend yourself until you can pick up your own rifle. It's strong enough that no one can take advantage of you, but weak enough and has a short enough clip that you can't dominate or take advantage of everyone else right off the bat. It creates BALANCE, something Halo 2 severely lacks.