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Glad that Halo 3 garbage is dead, thanks to Reach.
Unfreakenbelievable!!
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Posted by: xCraftyVeteranx
2.Increase it's effective range so It can damage at greater distances and so the reticule stays red at farther distances.
The BR is a short/medium range weapon. It's scoped, yes, to enable limited medium/long range combat. It's by no means a long range weapon. If you can't use the sniper rifle effectively, don't punish us by ruining a perfectly good weapon.I believe the Halo 3 Manual would say otherwise. Check the specs of the BR55HB SR Battle Rifle. It clearly says "Range: Medium to Long." Also, the scope doesn't change the weapon's range and effectiveness. It only allows you to see your target better. It's supposed to work as a long range weapon, and the fact that you say it isn't at all a long range weapon tells me that the BR isn't functioning the way it should. Right now, the only long range use that the BR has is to randomly ping a Sniper.
Posted by: xCraftyVeteranx
3.Eleminate the randomness of the spread. Having a roll of the dice dertimine the winner in a BR dual is unacceptable.
*Sigh*
And instead of dueling it out against other people with BR, you'll give up the moment you're tagged because it doesn't matter how good a shot you are - the moment you're tagged with the BR you can't do more damage to them then they can to you and it's game over.
Creeping around the map, ganking people, knowing that they can't kill you because you got the first shot in may sound like fun to you (until someone else gets the shot in first) but it sounds mighty boring to me. If I wanted to Gank people, I'd play World of Warcraft.I actually agree. That's a reason why, in my opinion, Halo 2 and Halo 3 are not nearly as fun as Halo 1. Halo 1 with M6D starts allowed for gamers to be able to fight back no matter what the situation was. There are way too many "advantages," like height advantage, weapon advantage, and the first shot advantage, that can be achieved in the later Halo games. However, this has little to do with whether or not randomness is involved. It has to do mostly with the fact that burst-fire/spray weapons require less aiming skill than single-shot weapons when going for headshots and the lack of BR and AR weapon power.
Regarding the "randomness" topic, though, I find myself LOLing at some of the random things that happen (bullets disappearing, stealing a kill from across the map with a AR/BR, overriding melees, etc.). So if that's a reason to have randomness, because it's funny, then so be it. But don't say it is because it gives people a chance to fight back.
Posted by: xCraftyVeteranx
4.Make leading your shots less exsaturated. I like the concept but it should only be apparent at long ranges. I dont think one should have to lead their shots when firing at someone who's on the other side of a hallway.
I can agree with this - however, due to the nature of the mechanics behind the weapon, altering this would also alter it's effectiveness at medium and long ranges.
I say leave it as is.Leading your shots SHOULD be the one thing that limits the range. Using the Sniper as an example...most can agree that Sniping gets harder the further you are from your target. That's because you are forced to judge where to lead your target and one degree off could cause you to miss. However, it is much more fun the less you have to lead which could be why people complain about that.
In conclusion, Bungie's Halo 3 BR was designed to fit within their idea of Default gameplay, even though I hate Default gameplay. (I prefer Magnum only starts with only a Rocket, Shotgun, Sniper, Needler, PR, and PP on the map. But, that's not even a MM gametype) They have always used randomness with their weapons, which is why they still do. Here's a question...If the current Magnum (M6G) had absolutely no random bullet spread, would people overuse it and call it overpowered? Well, people underuse it as it is now, so I would assume the answer would be No. Snipers would still dominate long range, and the Magnum would not be very effective at close-range, so I will also say No.