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Subject: The Only BR Thread
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Posted by: bob548723
Posted by: Ix Electro xI
BRapes.
that is true but so do other guns


Don't recall this ever being the "BR and OTHER weapons thread".

Hmmm.

  • 07.09.2009 4:04 PM PDT
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Yes....I like to camp..

I like the BR. Its a fun gun to use. But not as fun as melle.

  • 07.09.2009 4:07 PM PDT

i play the game 4 fun. an 2 win. i have recon.

Posted by: Ix Electro xI
Posted by: bob548723
Posted by: Ix Electro xI
BRapes.
that is true but so do other guns


Don't recall this ever being the "BR and OTHER weapons thread".

Hmmm.
uve got a point i was just saying other guns r just as good .

[Edited on 07.09.2009 6:23 PM PDT]

  • 07.09.2009 6:20 PM PDT

i completly agree

  • 07.09.2009 11:20 PM PDT

Posted by: jbarbarian
Using the Battle Rifle takes no skill and adds way too many random kills to games. You only need 4 shots and it's absolutely pathetic and terrible game design. When picking off people with the BR from far away, you don't actually have to FIGHT them in any way or form. You just pull the trigger 4 times and they die. It dilutes the Halo experience to an unprecedented level.

The Battle Rifle should be removed from all Halo multiplayer playlists but the MLG ones.


i completly agree

  • 07.09.2009 11:21 PM PDT
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Myself a game dosen't feel right if i don't have a BR. It's a great weapon that's fun to use because it feels so satusfying to use with a well placed grenade, for me a BR makes the differnece between a win and a lose.

  • 07.09.2009 11:55 PM PDT
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The BR the way that it is, is great if I could make any improvement on the BR I would add a extra scope setting like the sniper rife has.

  • 07.10.2009 1:04 AM PDT

I love the BR! I use it about 35% of the time. IMO its as effective as the pistol was in Halo Combat Evolved. It has replaced the pistol as my weapon of choice. I can get good range and will a little practice its an amozing little weapon. After playing Halo CE for the PC for 6 years, I'm used to leading my target so its not a big deal. Now only if we could get a decent pistol I'd be in my glory..

  • 07.10.2009 2:48 AM PDT

I only like th BR in Team SWAT

  • 07.10.2009 8:14 AM PDT

I would personally take a Magnum over a BR any day...it's just more fun and badass to fight with

  • 07.10.2009 8:50 AM PDT
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I think that the BR is the greatest weapon in the game.
I use it with a plasma pistol to get finishing headshots.
If you try and use it to take of enemy shields, you should dislike it.

  • 07.10.2009 11:31 AM PDT
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I'M A NOOB!!!!! SO WHAT!!!??

battle rifle is an awesome weapon...i would rather use my mits, though.

  • 07.10.2009 11:55 AM PDT


Posted by: jbarbarian
Using the Battle Rifle takes no skill and adds way too many random kills to games. You only need 4 shots and it's absolutely pathetic and terrible game design. When picking off people with the BR from far away, you don't actually have to FIGHT them in any way or form. You just pull the trigger 4 times and they die. It dilutes the Halo experience to an unprecedented level.

The Battle Rifle should be removed from all Halo multiplayer playlists but the MLG ones.


Lol.

Thats like saying the Spartan Laser takes no skill to use.


oh.wait. it doesnt.

The BR is a perfectly fine weapon. Granted, depending on the situation, I'd rather prefer an AR or an SMG (specifically for close range battles), but other than that, I use the BR all the time.

It sounds as if you're saying the BR is too strong..

It all depends on the accuracy of the person controlling it. The four headshots=death can be kind of cheap, yes, but if you shoot someone anywhere else but the head, it takes a whole clip. I think that Bungie was trying to emphasize the lethality of a headshot by doing this.lol.

The grenade and BR combo is also a favorite of mine. Again, for me, it all completly depends on if I'm fighting someone mid-range or close range..

  • 07.10.2009 12:21 PM PDT
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"One shot, One Kill; No Luck, Just Skill"

As I've stated before, the BR is my favorite weapon, and the one I'm most skilled with out of all of them. In my opinion, in the right hands(not mine), the BR is the best weapon overall in the game. It is powerful on both extreme ends of mid range. I wouldn't change a thing about it.

[Edited on 07.10.2009 1:29 PM PDT]

  • 07.10.2009 1:26 PM PDT

M4 Marksman

I've loved the BR from day one of Halo 2. I felt with this new weapon coming to Halo it would become more competetive, in so many ways. Guess what, I was right. With the BR, we were able to make Major League Gaming got big. Now we got everyone saying "Get out BRed" or "Wow get embarresed". This is what makes a game worth playing.

  • 07.10.2009 1:56 PM PDT

i play the game 4 fun. an 2 win. i have recon.

Posted by: killionairexiv
The BR the way that it is, is great if I could make any improvement on the BR I would add a extra scope setting like the sniper rife has.
I want that 2

  • 07.10.2009 2:05 PM PDT

"stay in school. you'll love yourself more for it."

My problem is not with the halo 3 br, but the ONLINE battle rifle in halo 3. Host dominates over ALL. its ridiculous. in halo 2 the spread was so fine, host or not, shot for shot you could successfully outbr host. the spread + online = BAD. i dont mind the spread on LAN its just because of it those who have monster connections, nearly every single american who pulls host, will just pure bs everyone. youll get kids you 4 shot perfectly and even shoot them 5 times perfectly close-range in the face and they wont even be half shield, only for them you 6 shot you and kill you. it is stupid, it shouldnt be how an online game is dictated. to make it worse the then bulls***er thinks hes the saints grace and is uber 1# halo 3 pro. thats the beef i have with it. I think it definitely needs to be patched for online play. in this thread those people saying "the br is perfectly fine - all you people moaning are n00bz" clearly are riding on 20-50mb internet and pull host 99% since if they werent, they would have different opinions.

IMO not just the br but bungie have tried to make a much more LAN team based game, this is good, however online.... its horrendous. i think that with the BETA bungie actually had the PERFECT formula for a halo 2 battle rifle, and in general, the battle rifle. for the noobz who just picked up halo 3, the halo 2 beta battle rifle, once scoped in, could only fire one bullet at a time, instead the famed 3 shot burst.

[Edited on 07.10.2009 2:13 PM PDT]

  • 07.10.2009 2:11 PM PDT

I thank when you play MLG your BR should say MLG on both sides.
Posted by: Achronos
Due to the incessant amount of spam and repeat posting about the topic of the design of the Battle Rifle in Halo 3, all threads about it will be locked on sight and the author warned (then banned if they keep doing it). Please discuss the BR and your thoughts in this thread and this thread alone.

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People expecting further Bungie responses on the issue are likely to be disappointed.

Posted by: Achronos
Due to the incessant amount of spam and repeat posting about the topic of the design of the Battle Rifle in Halo 3, all threads about it will be locked on sight and the author warned (then banned if they keep doing it). Please discuss the BR and your thoughts in this thread and this thread alone.

For reference, Bungie's response to all comments and complaints about the design of the Battle Rifle can be found in the weekly update for June 20th, 2008.

People expecting further Bungie responses on the issue are likely to be disappointed.

  • 07.10.2009 2:17 PM PDT

Life.

I love the BattleRifle, i use it to get to all the power weapons and such. It's my favorite weapon. =D

  • 07.10.2009 2:43 PM PDT
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The battle rifle is the staple of hardcore halo players. If you look at most of the career stats for high ranked players the BR is the most used weapon.

I don't want bungie to make it more powerful to please one group of people, but if there is a want big enough for them to address it in a weekly update I think that it would be beneficial to give the options in custom games. An example would be three different options in the custom settings similar to this: Weak Br(slow bullets, not very accurate, a wide range for randomness), Normal Br (just like how it is now), and Powerful/Hitscan Br (this would be as accurate and fast as the halo 2 br).

This is very possible for Bungie to achieve especially by the time that Halo: Reach launches. That way they wouldn't have to neglect their hardcore fans in favor of appealing to the masses.

  • 07.10.2009 3:43 PM PDT

Its not necrophilia unless im naked....

well i think instead of team BR s just add battle rifle to assault rifle as regular team slayer i cant stand finding the BR please respond to this if you would wish the same

  • 07.10.2009 5:38 PM PDT

Guns don't kill people; Death kills people!

BR iz awesome.

  • 07.10.2009 5:50 PM PDT

Multiplayer Gameplay
Halo:CE------------------Reach--------Halo2-----------------H alo3
Campaign Experience
Reach----Halo:CE-----------------ODST-----Halo2---------Halo3

Glad that Halo 3 garbage is dead, thanks to Reach.
Unfreakenbelievable!!

Posted by: cR FeaR
I've loved the BR from day one of Halo 2. I felt with this new weapon coming to Halo it would become more competetive, in so many ways. Guess what, I was right. With the BR, we were able to make Major League Gaming got big. Now we got everyone saying "Get out BRed" or "Wow get embarresed". This is what makes a game worth playing.
Actually, Halo:CE was more competitive than Halo 2 and much more than Halo 3. The reason MLG grew was because of the overall Halo population growing and Bungie's ability to come out with garbage settings for MM. The reason why the BR is big for MLGers is because it functions with good range and deals headshots, and it replaced the weapon that most old-timers can agree is more preferred, the M6D Pistol from Halo:CE. If the Halo 3 M6G Magnum was a 4 or 3-shot instead of a 5-shot and it had a scope and as much or more range as the BR, then that would be the starting weapon. The whole concept of the MLG settings and playstyle is based on balance, teamwork, and the fast-paced fun that was like Halo:CE (with Pro settings); the BR as a starting weapon is really the only weapon that can give them that.

Before Halo 2, we were all saying "get 3-shotted nub". But, when Halo 2 came out, the BR was actually somewhat frustrating since it had such a wide spread, and then they fixed it by tightening the spread and it was better. It's all about the precision in a single line of fire; that is where the satisfaction of raping someone's face comes from. The H3 BR is like an AR except a slightly tighter spread, a scope, and functions with burst fires. The H3 Magnum, even with its lack of balance and range, is a much more hardcore weapon.

Unfortunately, Bungie has designed their weapons so poorly that MLG is really stuck with the BR. Well, until Halo:Reach comes out and the weapons are more precision-based and balanced around mid-range (I can only dream).

[Edited on 07.10.2009 6:14 PM PDT]

  • 07.10.2009 6:11 PM PDT
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Yeah.. pretty interesting points you bring up there.. I think ODST will have those weapons that you seek.

  • 07.10.2009 6:15 PM PDT

I love the BR but I hate leading with it

  • 07.10.2009 6:29 PM PDT