- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Come on people! The AR is the classic weapon for Halo. We honed our skills over and over with it. It's a BAD ASS weapon we cannot forget, Bungie!!
Think about it. The SMGs cannot replace it because using one SMG on its own isnt powerful enough. Yes, you can use 2 SMGs by duel weilding, but guess what, that takes away your use of throwing grenades. I used to love jumping in the faces of 3 Elites with a badass UNMC machine gun, popin' grenades like it ain't no thang! The SMGs look cool, but in the end I feel that they will be too weak to use throughout the game in the longrun, and I don't want to be forced to use PLASMA weapons all the time. I love them but sometimes they are too non-realistic for me.
The BR is a nice change and I cant wait to use it, but its got too much of a single shot firing effect to it. (even ghough its got the 3 shot burst when not using the scope). It feels too "Rainbow Six 3 " to me. We might be sick of the AR now because we've been playing Halo for 2 years over and over and we want something new. But believe me, without it,Halo 2 will feel like something is missing and this is something people haven't realised yet.
Answer me this. How can we go through a whole war on the Halo ring where the Marines are all sportin' the AR and we use it for 60 to 70% of the game, then drop down to Earth where the war against the covenent continues and the AR is nowhere to be seen? Just like that the Assault Rifle is just gone. It needs to be in there, period.
It should be a badass weapon you cannot duel wield. Its more powerful than the SMG on its own, but 2 SMGs is more powerful than the AR. So you'd have to be careful what to choose and be aware of what your opponent is using. Bungie should take notes on this if they havent already and take it in consideration because it just wouldnt be Halo without the AR. EVERYBODY, tell me what you think, and be smart about your answers. This is the CLASSIC Halo weapon we're talking about and imagine how good it would look in Halo 2. The feel of it would be better, the look of it and the sound, sweet.
If the AR is left out, my Halo friends, we will miss it like crazy by the 5th level, believe me.