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Posted by: Jiggly Luv
The spread width between the BR and Carbine are not much different. It's just that with the BR, you can hit someone from farther away easier; the time it takes to kill someone at similar ranges are still about the same. However, since the BR is easier to hit someone at longer ranges, it makes it more effective against the Sniper.
Some people need to understand that the RoF has a play in something being "harder" to use. The Carbine has a very fast rate of fire and therefore isn't much harder to use than the BR. A missed shot from the Carbine does not punish you as much as a missed shot with the BR and M6G does, in other words.
Fair Enough, I can't argue with that. However you should note that at a close range the Carbine will always come out on top due to the much more rapid rate of fire.
You shouldn't really state that as fact.
Anyway, looking at something as being "skillful" has to do with the scenario and the weapon involved. For example, BR vs. BR, AR vs. AR, and Sword vs. Sword are all skillful fights; the better player within that use of weapon will usually win. A BR 4sk against an AR-wielder outside of the AR's intended range is an unskilled fight (however, skillful for the AR user), and a BR 4sk against an AR-wielder inside of the AR's intended range is a skillful fight (however, unskillful for the AR user). Complicated stuff, huh? In other words, it is mostly about weapon advantage; if you are at the advantage then it is unskillful and if you are at the disadvantage then it is skillful.
You are completely missing the point. BR vs AR isn't skillful? How about the fact that the BR user chose to use a BR when the opponent is using an AR? That's weapon matchup effectiveness and that is skill. What about his positioning not to stand near anything explosive or any long falls? That's map knowledge, that's skillful. What about not taking on more than one enemy at once? That's playing smart, that's skillful.
People think that skill is purely down to aim and reflexes well here's a truth. Skill is more than that, it's thinking up new uses for old weapons, vehicles and equipment, it's knowing the map like the back of your hand, it's assisting a team mate when they need it and knowing when to not bother them, it's predicting the enemy and much more than all of that. What is skill? Skill is using anything inside of the game effectively and efficiently in order to win.
I agree with your sentiment on "skill"; though, it really wasn't about this. "Skill," in FPSs, has to do with how good a player is able to adapt to situations and use their weapons efficiently. It's mostly about gaming-smarts. However, if you are a smart player with a lack of headshot abilities, then your "skill" is kind of limited.
You could go as far as to break down skill into several different groups, however each one crosses over with the other groups:
Ability: Having good aim, movement, timing and reflexes.
Knowledge: Knowing the maps, the vehicles and the weapons in effectiveness, suitability and value, knowing your opponent also .
Mindset: Being able to use the game physics to your advantage, spontaneous tactical jumps, countering and knowing grenade trajectory.
Determination: Wanting to win, working with your team mates well.
Anything you do in Halo is broken into these four groups, besides Luck/Chance. Most people only think that the first two, especially the top one are what 'skill' is.
I hope this provides a little insight.
[Edited on 04.02.2009 12:22 PM PDT]