- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
well i hate to say but the assault rifle is probably going to be gone. However, i do disagree that it sucked in halo:CE. It certainly wasn't a noob friendly weapon like the RL or the shotgun. But used in the right situations, it like every other gun in the game had it's mertis, It can kill a shotgun weilder, if you keep a bit of distance between you and him, and have a steady aim. With a lot of strafing and counter strafing, it can take out pistols users at close range. And the only downside to the gun is that it's clip was about 25% too small. But if the SMG works the same way as the AR worked in halo:CE. It will by far be a formitable match up when dual weilded, you can kill twice as fast as you could with it in halo:CE with twice the clip size, meaning we'll most likely see more double kills,tripple kills , and killtaculars with this type of weapon in the sequel.
In a gametype with no shields, if there is no pistol available then the AR is by far my first choice.