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Subject: The Only BR Thread

The next person to assume I am talking about ranked, do us all a favor and look at what I play!

[quote]Posted by: iceman5135
Dual wielding should be better at close range than AR but due the damage nerf (while dual wieldin, each weapon deals only 75% of normal damage, total damage output is only 150%)
and the fact with AR you can use grenades it's not that great. But this is one reason why BR is so used even on short range (IMO it seems so). And since BR is so good at short range, people keep AR as nuisance as it doesn't offer anything BR can't do. There ain't much reason to switch AR even on short range despite it being slightly better there. And that slight part can be forgotten with good aiming.
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You, obviously have not been into a game of anything other than "hardcore" for a long time. The AR beats Dual Weilding at close range due to meleeing and grenades. Melees break sheilds. Grenades break sheilds. In the time that you spend getting in range to hit me with a spiker blast, I could have your sheilds broken with a fistfull of deat zooming at your head. Now to adress your other point. The BR is not a good close raneg weapon. It is simply not made for that. It takes about four seconds to BR kill at optimal range. BR optimal range is at a distance where an AR guy can still hit you with a grenade then riddle you with bullets. THen, of course, there is the part about firing modes. Automatic weapons are better at short range. The melee then headshoot aproach works, but it incredibly risky and dangerous. TO do it, you have to melee clash very quickly from contact, before he can weaken your sheilds so that he can punch you to death. You have to strike first, then shoot him in the head. I have doen this twice with the pistol. I would not recommend this to anyone if they had an alternate, better suited weapon available. THis all happens in the time of anywehre between one or two seconds. You only have about half a second to respond in this way to an AR attack, and that is lucky. 90% of the time, AR wins at close range. I have specialized in that, and trust me, In a head on CQB duel, the AR will win over the BR if both sides have no grenades, and are loaded and at full sheilds. Most clashes are mutual charges, with the winner being determined by the final melee. This is inescapable in normal play. This kind of contest favors the AR due to its faster damage rate and lack of need for a headshot bonus. To cut a long story short: AR is a better CQB weapon than the BR.

  • 06.05.2009 5:49 PM PDT

One does not simply walk into Halo.

Posted by: Super PolarBear
The Halo 3 BR is fine the way it is!

But the H2 BR would eat the H3 BR instantly, Regurgitate it and let the grunts snack on the rest.

And the Halo CE Pistol would dominate them both. The Pistol needed a ridiculous amount of skill to master, and it still used the system Halo 3 implements of leading shots. Leading shots was taken to a whole other degree in Halo CE, since even automatic type weapons like the plasma rifle needed shots to be led at longer ranges.

  • 06.05.2009 8:07 PM PDT

The br has a really good shot, long range or short range. Also it takes skill to use it so u dont have randoms ruining ur MLG games

  • 06.05.2009 11:22 PM PDT

totally 1000% agree with u they should either make it compulsury or put heaps of br all over every map

  • 06.05.2009 11:24 PM PDT

It Doesn't Matter!!!

i <3 the BR

  • 06.06.2009 12:04 AM PDT
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i think most pple complain about the BR becuase they use the AR mostly and are only good at spraying everywere and hoping somthing dies

  • 06.06.2009 8:46 AM PDT
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Please Bungie make it so in our avatar picture we can change the weapon we are holding becuase i dont like the AR i would much rather be holding a BR or Rocket launcher in my picture.

  • 06.06.2009 8:49 AM PDT

"If You Cant Find Sumthin 2 Liv 4... You Best Find Sumthin 2 Die 4"

The BR rules and i always have it on me.. although i miss the old Halo: Combat evolved Pistol.. i thought tht kicked ass in Halo..

  • 06.06.2009 10:03 AM PDT

Cashmoney121

The battle rifle is perfect. With a few headshots, it's an easy kill. People hate it not because it's a bad weapon, they hate it because the BR is too challenging of a weapon for them. I think if you can't at least 6-shot people don't bother with it. It is a great weapon. I still loved the Halo: combat evolved pistol. It was overpowered and the BR is a perfect weapon. It has great uses and still has only one weakness. Close range.

  • 06.06.2009 10:23 AM PDT

"If You Cant Find Sumthin 2 Liv 4... You Best Find Sumthin 2 Die 4"

BR is my fave weapon.. tru the pistol was overpoweredf but u gta admit it kicked ass.. but the plasma rifle in halo:combat evolved was funni as hell when u shoot someone from behind and they powerless 2 move.. wonder wot happend to the P Rifles stickyness lol..

  • 06.06.2009 10:29 AM PDT

One does not simply walk into Halo.

Posted by: Cashmoney121
The battle rifle is perfect. With a few headshots, it's an easy kill. People hate it not because it's a bad weapon, they hate it because the BR is too challenging of a weapon for them. I think if you can't at least 6-shot people don't bother with it. It is a great weapon. I still loved the Halo: combat evolved pistol. It was overpowered and the BR is a perfect weapon. It has great uses and still has only one weakness. Close range.

If you really think about it, the pistol wasn't actually that much overpowered. The pistol was pretty much a Desert Eagle with a scope, which can rival the shotgun in terms of power, the only thing overpowering is that it had a fairly quick rate of fire, however you needed to lead shots at a distance and the faster rate of fire decreased its accuracy a little. I'd say it was pretty balanced despite being a powerhouse. The BR is pretty balanced too, I think it works well. There are few instances it may not work well, but it does for the most part.

  • 06.06.2009 10:49 AM PDT

After supporting the AR for quite some time, it failed me in recent games. Now, it's all about the BR.

  • 06.06.2009 12:59 PM PDT
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I find that the spray is real annoying, but I've only just started playing Halo, so I'll accept it and just get used to it!

  • 06.06.2009 3:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: xXBLINDROBOTXx
After supporting the AR for quite some time, it failed me in recent games. Now, it's all about the BR.

BR for Mid-Long range and AR for close range :P, just gotta know when to use certain weapons

  • 06.06.2009 4:24 PM PDT

When the Rich wage war poor die

Really if you don't like the BR then why do you use it everyone needs to stop complaining about it. The BR is one of the most efficient guns in H3 and its gonna stay that way because the rest of the world would rather just learn how to use the gun rather than cry about it and really if you need help with it get on XBL and talk to me okay i will teach you how to use it. Its really not that hard. Gamertag "USMarinesniper7"

  • 06.06.2009 8:32 PM PDT
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The BR is the best gun the in game

[Edited on 06.06.2009 8:59 PM PDT]

  • 06.06.2009 8:58 PM PDT

Posted by: USMarinesniper7
The BR is one of the most efficient guns in H3 and its gonna stay that way because the rest of the world would rather just learn how to use the gun rather than cry about it and really if you need help with it get on XBL and talk to me okay i will teach you how to use it. Its really not that hard. Gamertag "USMarinesniper7"


I really don't think you can "teach" people how to aim. Maybe you could teach them to shoot a rockey but not a BR. I believe everyone gets as good as they can at the game and eventually they plateau and don't get any better. Some people will just always stink and others will always be moderate players.

  • 06.07.2009 12:59 AM PDT
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hey if anybody wants the entire halo 3 soundtrack go to this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUh8bylB3X8

  • 06.07.2009 8:05 AM PDT
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Why the hell do so many people talk about the BR?

Damn.

  • 06.07.2009 9:02 AM PDT

"If You Cant Find Sumthin 2 Liv 4... You Best Find Sumthin 2 Die 4"

The BR is all abt skill and practice and without a doubt one of the best weapon 2 carry on u in the multiplayer games..

  • 06.07.2009 9:31 AM PDT

The next person to assume I am talking about ranked, do us all a favor and look at what I play!

The BR is not one of the best weapons. It is useful, but it is about your playing style. I fight at close range, and therefore, the AR is my main gun. It performs well at close range, and I have become extremely effective at short range.

  • 06.07.2009 5:27 PM PDT
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I personally like the BR's design! Not as much as its firepower though! It should stay the same, just because it doesn't make a difference.

~Razor

  • 06.07.2009 6:21 PM PDT

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How do people in MLG fire it so quickly? They fire it so fast it's almost like a Carbine; the faster you pull the trigger the faster it fires, which I know is not the case.

  • 06.08.2009 6:11 AM PDT