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  • Poll [51 votes]: Battle Rifle: a better Pistol or Assault Rifle ?
Subject: Battle Rifle: a better Pistol or Assault Rifle ?
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Poll: Battle Rifle: a better Pistol or Assault Rifle ?  [closed]
Better Pistol:  31%
(16 Votes)
Worse Pistol:  8%
(4 Votes)
Better Assault Rifle:  53%
(27 Votes)
Worse Assault Rifle:  8%
(4 Votes)
Total Votes: 51

Ever since i saw the E3 2003 i was in love with the Battle Rifle... the zoom capability... the concintrated fire rate... the better acuracy, everything... but there is a question that i heard, is it a pistol or assault rifle ? i am goin with that it is a assault rifle with a few improvments... but i might be wrong, what do you think ?

  • 06.17.2004 10:54 AM PDT
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I wouldn't say it's a worse anything. I WOULD say that it's definitely more balanced than the pistol and definitely better than the AR in Halo 1. I didn't like the AR in Multiplayer. It was good for charging Elites in Campaign, but otherwise it just wasn't that great. I like it though, because it seems to be just a little bit less accurate than the old pistol (making it mroe balanced) and stronger than the old AR.

  • 06.17.2004 10:57 AM PDT
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the battle rifle going to kick total covie ass, i still think the covie carbine is going be better though

  • 06.17.2004 10:59 AM PDT
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i think it is a better pistol but a worse assualt rifle

  • 06.17.2004 11:00 AM PDT
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ya... youre right the AR was a good gun to rely on on campaign, but wasnt the best choice in multiplayer, probly because it isnt that powerfull at a long range and other weapons were, and you may be right about the BR in that it is more advanced than both, and it may be some kind of combanation of the two.

  • 06.17.2004 11:02 AM PDT
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i would say its a good battle rifle....

  • 06.17.2004 11:03 AM PDT
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Id say its a better assault rifle because they both have 60 ammo

  • 06.17.2004 11:17 AM PDT
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i think it's a worse assult rifle. think about it. if you was to come up against the flood again, would you prefer a gun which fires automatic or would you like to take those little buggers (the tiny crawling one. i forgot the name) down one by one with a single shot weapon? and don't say about shotguns being a single shot because they fire a shell that seems to spread out. and i'm well aware that you can make them explode if another one is near them.

Also i would like to add this: what is the point in the battle rifle if the sniper rifle is the same, but more powerful and has a smaller bullet capacity?

just making things easier for you to pick.

[Edited on 6/17/2004 11:23:20 AM]

  • 06.17.2004 11:21 AM PDT
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The Battle Rifle is a much better Assault Rifle. In halo 1 the only way to use the AR effectivly was to fire in bursts well now it's more powerful has a scope and is more accurate making it more like the M16

  • 06.17.2004 11:28 AM PDT
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I agree with shadow. The battle rifle shoots 3 shot bursts which is fine by me.
But basicly, I would think it as a better assault rifle.

  • 06.17.2004 12:05 PM PDT
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If anything its a better pistol because they have the SMG which fires like the original rifle only with a different name.

  • 06.17.2004 12:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: KNIGHTOFDRAGONS
Id say its a better assault rifle because they both have 60 ammo


It has 36

  • 06.17.2004 12:10 PM PDT
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well i think battle rifel is in its own league

  • 06.17.2004 12:16 PM PDT
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It's the best of both worlds.

  • 06.17.2004 12:18 PM PDT
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the battle rifle is definetly better AR. It automatically shoots in 3 round bursts and single with the scope.

  • 06.17.2004 12:19 PM PDT
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It has all the rapid fire of the AR, with the damage and accuracy of the Pistol! Everything you could ever want!

  • 06.17.2004 12:33 PM PDT
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No it does have everything I want. I want all three weapons. M6D, MA5B, and BR. Perfect balance between all of these. All have weaknesses and all have advantages.

  • 06.17.2004 12:36 PM PDT
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the new pistol (more like a magnum) is suppose to have thick bullets almost 3 centimeters wide. all this according to the book first strike

  • 06.17.2004 1:07 PM PDT
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the reason they made the battle rifle shoot in 3 burst was for retards that didnt use common sence with the assault riffle and shoot in small contained burst so they were forced to make a gun that was retard freindly and didnt force dumb people to use strategy when fiering a assault riffle

  • 06.17.2004 1:14 PM PDT
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I think it is certainly a rifle, but it's function is that of a better Halo pistol. In my opinion, the pistol and AR from Halo were totally messed up.

  • 06.19.2004 8:47 AM PDT