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Subject: Burst Fire on Halo (Assault Rifle)
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Hey everyone...*Waves cuz I'm new to the site* Anyhow..I wanted to know: Has anyone else noticed that if you use small bursts with the assault rifle, it can knock a Jackal's sheild out of the way for a better shot. It yanks his sheild arm up..so that the shield is no longer directly in front of him. I also noticed that bursts take down an Elite's sheilds better too..So I guess the assualt rifle wasn't quite the piece of crap I thought it was....*LOL*

  • 06.22.2004 1:12 PM PDT
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yep i noticed that. works for long range shorts to, seems that it works just like it says in the manual - 'short controlled bursts are more accurate than fully automatic fire' , but i never thought the AR sucked. sry to those who hate it.

  • 06.22.2004 1:59 PM PDT
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I think that its simply because more bullets are on target when you burst ...
I think the AR is one of the best guns personally, not in mulitplayer in campaign, as which enemy do you face the most, grunts and infection flood, the AR takes this lot out faster than any other gun, as long as you take a human pistol or something with you for the elites then its AR all the way. :)

  • 06.22.2004 2:18 PM PDT
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Thanks for the replies...and yes, I agree most likely more of the rounds are actually hitting the target. Although oddly, the Chief should be strong enough to stop the rifle from drifting too much...I mean...the guy can flip a Warthog!! LOL

  • 06.22.2004 2:35 PM PDT
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The AR has never sucked, but in the hands of a skilled player, it is a great compliment to the Plasma Rifle. This is my favourite combo to take down Elites.

  • 06.22.2004 3:02 PM PDT
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amen, i think its under rated generally in multiplay and single play, because of its rate of fire and the speed of its melee attack.

  • 06.22.2004 3:11 PM PDT