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I find the br the best weapon in the game because it is more balanced out than any other weapon in the game. it takes pure skill to get 10+ kills its not easy like the needler or rockets it takes pure skill. I mean who would complain over the br it was put in the game for us to use not hate on. It's like a nuclear weapon in real life, in terms as some people complain about it. but it's what you have to do to win a war.
"as long as there is man, there will be war" - albert einstein
well that's completely true. we are not in a perfect world so it's going to remain that way and the br is a weapon and it is going to remain that way i can guaruntee it.


wow i ramble, oh well :p

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u mis qouted thats not whole the whole saying br not pure skill nothinbg in this game is really skill hs sniper if anything needs luck same as br idc how good it may be but all the people camping with it r making many people say that halo sucks and switching games give it half a year no one will play this game anymore because of this

  • 08.31.2008 10:32 PM PDT
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teh army shud make a real BR, three shot burst wud b awesome dun u think?

  • 09.01.2008 9:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: Shadow Wolf7347
give it half a year no one will play this game anymore because of this


Oh yeah right.

  • 09.01.2008 11:13 AM PDT
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oh yeah right? lol moron most colonel and below dont like br they prefer ar rush if they quit its only u and the generals & brigs left halo will go from in the 100,000 to 1000 and below

  • 09.01.2008 4:26 PM PDT

Posted by: DB5414
You know what, I'm starting to think this thread is about the BR, which stands for Beam Rifle.


yeah dude i would love BR starts. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG bungie bungie bungie thats such a great idea.

  • 09.01.2008 7:11 PM PDT
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wat IS WRONG with it?

  • 09.01.2008 7:53 PM PDT

Posted by: STOREFRONT
teh army shud make a real BR, three shot burst wud b awesome dun u think?


there are weapons right now that could fire a 3 shot burst accurately...

  • 09.01.2008 8:31 PM PDT
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Why the hell doesn't the army just give them a bunch of shotguns and dig holes for them to shot out of. I bet a soldier could shoot a Terrorist one time and they'd die, instead of wasting 300 extra bullets blind firing with a camera attached to it.

  • 09.01.2008 8:49 PM PDT

i think the batlle rifle is fine in most ways, its got a little power behind it but that helps everyone out. ^_^

  • 09.01.2008 10:25 PM PDT
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All you people who are saying that people are complaining about the BR just because it's different than H2's BR are kinda retarded. There ARE noticeable inconsistancies with the H3 BR, not that I really complain about the H3 BR. But there are small problems with the consistancy of the BR. Either that or the random times where I'll shoot someone across the map and they'll die when they have no shield, or when I'll be 20 feet from someone and shoot them 2-3 times when they have no shield and they still don't die. Either way, something is kinda messed up with the BR.

  • 09.01.2008 10:33 PM PDT

I like the BR its a good weapon, but its not so good when lag comes into the game which always seems to follow me in games and its not my connection because my speed is fast.

  • 09.02.2008 3:46 AM PDT
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The BR is the most versitile in the game but i think it could be a little more accurete

  • 09.02.2008 12:39 PM PDT

Dont underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

I like the BR like everyone i dont see why they complain Bungie made it perfect and if u dont like it dont use it

  • 09.02.2008 2:26 PM PDT
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nots sure if writing in best place about this but my brother played team swat and had lag problem, ended up battle rifle dropped, then his magnum was going round with no weapon till he died from no where and same happened when he tried to shoot someone else. his profile is rainbow samurai and is on his fileshare. please can someone explain why this happened. But did enjoy watching the elites run around with no weapons was quite funny

  • 09.02.2008 4:40 PM PDT

"Snipe to Live, Live to Snipe"

the BR is the most useful weapon in all of halo 3. it can be used in any situation if you have the skill the use it

  • 09.03.2008 1:18 AM PDT
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Posted by: MaTT MiLLeR 93
i think it's really the all purpose gun as its got good accuracy and an ok rate of fire, although in campaign i tend to use ar more.


Go harder difficulty, with some skulls on, and you'll notice the AR is straigh up useless :D

  • 09.03.2008 2:31 AM PDT
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Posted by: PreOwned AleX2
wat IS WRONG with it?


Let me tell you and anybody else who doesn't see what is "wrong" with the BR...WHATS ACTUALLY WRONG...

Ok so first off, It's the year 2552. You would think a gun such as the BR would be accurate, no doubt about it. It even has a scope FFS. Why jip people out of their kills by implementing a random BR spread that misses people that you are actually aiming at? With MLG settings the BR is the starting weapon for all gametypes. I use it more than any other weapon BY FAR. Now, just cause im from MLG, and i play MLG settings and customs, PLEASE DON'T BASH ME. Bungie in fact is a SPONSOR of MLG whether you guys like it or not. Bungie WAS AWARE that they have competitive fans in MLG before that made h3. Although Bungie wanted there to be a BR spread, at least give us options to change it in custom games/forge.

Alright, Bungie made the game for you guys to have fun. you guys can like the BR as much as you want, and not notice anything about the BR. But for the competitive players, it leaves us in the dust, and we in fact DO notice A LOT wrong with the BR

So, why include a random BR spread and not give any options in custom games to maybe tighten it or to change settings for individual weapons if you're going to give us a BR so different from halo 2? I understand that the current way the BR is is the way Bungie would like it to be, but for competitive players, skill should not be determined by the randomness of a weapon. I've been out BR'ed many times because my bullets have spread around the opponents head or my bullets didn't register, which brings me to my next thing that is "wrong".

You may notice it, you may not, but i think this is something very noticeable. In halo 3, you can be "refunded" bullets back into your clip of a weapon. I've had it happen with 3 weapons before. The Assault Rifle, Rocket Launcher, and of course, the BR. You get bullets back due to your bullets not counting, or "not registering". When 12 bullets are required to make a 4 shot with the last bullet having to be a headshot and you have 1 or sometimes even 2 or 3 bullets that dont count, It's hard to accomplish a 4 shot or out BR somebody. This is a something problem that NEVER happened in halo 2.

If none of you are aware, MLG settings includes 110% damage modifier. Can you guess why? On average, 1 out of every 12 bullets does not count, making it almost impossible to 4 shot unless one is lucky to have all their bullets register. Why have luck involved in a game that takes skill? With 110% damage, it only requires 11 bullets with the last being to the head to 4 shot. We would not have this setting in MLG if bullets actually counted.

In conclusion, the BR has a random spread that does not reward players for their skill and a registration problem that has never been seen before in halo. These problems need to be addressed as soon as possible and will in my opinion make game play much better. Also, there is also a competitive community that Bungie sponsors in MLG. They should always have the competitive community in mind.

  • 09.03.2008 12:27 PM PDT

Posted by: HaloPanther23
i agree the only people that dont like the BR are the people who cant aim good so they use the assault rifle to get better at aiming


yes i agree and the only people who don't use the AR are the people who have a suicide wish at close range.

Seriously I spend most of my time walking around with both, and that works out pretty well for me. They're different weapons and they should really be used under different circumstances, and between the two you can kill pretty much anybody.

  • 09.03.2008 12:27 PM PDT

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  • 09.03.2008 2:41 PM PDT
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Who cares what the BR looks like it kills people doesn't it? Changing it's appearance doesn't do anything to change that stop complaining all you people who complain because it doesn't really matter. People don't stop to admire the BR's beauty they admire it's killing power!

  • 09.03.2008 5:09 PM PDT

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Posted by: PreOwned AleX2
wat IS WRONG with it?


Let me tell you and anybody else who doesn't see what is "wrong" with the BR...WHATS ACTUALLY WRONG...

Ok so first off, It's the year 2552. You would think a gun such as the BR would be accurate, no doubt about it. It even has a scope FFS. Why jip people out of their kills by implementing a random BR spread that misses people that you are actually aiming at? With MLG settings the BR is the starting weapon for all gametypes. I use it more than any other weapon BY FAR. Now, just cause im from MLG, and i play MLG settings and customs, PLEASE DON'T BASH ME. Bungie in fact is a SPONSOR of MLG whether you guys like it or not. Bungie WAS AWARE that they have competitive fans in MLG before that made h3. Although Bungie wanted there to be a BR spread, at least give us options to change it in custom games/forge.

Alright, Bungie made the game for you guys to have fun. you guys can like the BR as much as you want, and not notice anything about the BR. But for the competitive players, it leaves us in the dust, and we in fact DO notice A LOT wrong with the BR

So, why include a random BR spread and not give any options in custom games to maybe tighten it or to change settings for individual weapons if you're going to give us a BR so different from halo 2? I understand that the current way the BR is is the way Bungie would like it to be, but for competitive players, skill should not be determined by the randomness of a weapon. I've been out BR'ed many times because my bullets have spread around the opponents head or my bullets didn't register, which brings me to my next thing that is "wrong".

You may notice it, you may not, but i think this is something very noticeable. In halo 3, you can be "refunded" bullets back into your clip of a weapon. I've had it happen with 3 weapons before. The Assault Rifle, Rocket Launcher, and of course, the BR. You get bullets back due to your bullets not counting, or "not registering". When 12 bullets are required to make a 4 shot with the last bullet having to be a headshot and you have 1 or sometimes even 2 or 3 bullets that dont count, It's hard to accomplish a 4 shot or out BR somebody. This is a something problem that NEVER happened in halo 2.

If none of you are aware, MLG settings includes 110% damage modifier. Can you guess why? On average, 1 out of every 12 bullets does not count, making it almost impossible to 4 shot unless one is lucky to have all their bullets register. Why have luck involved in a game that takes skill? With 110% damage, it only requires 11 bullets with the last being to the head to 4 shot. We would not have this setting in MLG if bullets actually counted.

In conclusion, the BR has a random spread that does not reward players for their skill and a registration problem that has never been seen before in halo. These problems need to be addressed as soon as possible and will in my opinion make game play much better. Also, there is also a competitive community that Bungie sponsors in MLG. They should always have the competitive community in mind.


Honestly...people are still wasting time writing pages of text about this? Isn't it obvious nobody cares you don't like the BR anymore?

It's the same arguments over and over again. We don't agree with you, you don't agree with us - but hundreds of thousands of players agree with us and still keep playing every night. The only thing you guys are succeeding in doing is making the forums less fun for those us who come here to enjoy the game.

Can't you guys find something better to do than waste everybody's time with your own personal reiteration of why you don't like Halo 3...like, oh, I don't know...actually playing a game or reading a book or something?

Work off some of that angst...Summer's almost over...it's nice out...go play frisbee or something.

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What Bungie needs to realize is that there is obviously large flaws with their game and it seems like they don't really care about fixing them. If so many damn people are complaining about the Battle Rifle, why not fix it? The Battle Rifle was a great weapon in Halo 2, of course people are going to be upset that it is now an extremely unreliable piece of crap that can go from taking an opponent down in 4 bursts to taking an opponent down in 6 or more. Hell, I'd rather use the pistol.

The fact that there is so many threads being created every few minutes, about the same subject, obviously means that something should be done. Bungie continues to attempt to "fix" things but only end up making them worse. I'm sure that they are only doing these things to benefit us, but I must say, Halo 3 was and is a HUGE let down to the competitive player (the true halo fans and players) and something should be done about it.

[Edited on 09.03.2008 6:00 PM PDT]

  • 09.03.2008 5:59 PM PDT

Posted by: Dacoromyte
What Bungie needs to realize is that there is obviously large flaws with their game and it seems like they don't really care about fixing them. If so many damn people are complaining about the Battle Rifle, why not fix it? The Battle Rifle was a great weapon in Halo 2, of course people are going to be upset that it is now an extremely unreliable piece of crap that can go from taking an opponent down in 4 bursts to taking an opponent down in 6 or more. Hell, I'd rather use the pistol.

The fact that there is so many threads being created every few minutes, about the same subject, obviously means that something should be done. Bungie continues to attempt to "fix" things but only end up making them worse. I'm sure that they are only doing these things to benefit us, but I must say, Halo 3 was and is a HUGE let down to the competitive player (the true halo fans and players) and something should be done about it.


Actually, the fact is, the people who complain about the BR are a tiny minority compared to the hundreds of thousands of players who play Halo 3 every night - check the numbers - and no amount of claims otherwise make the so-called competitive players the "true halo fans and players" - in fact, they're not even a blip on the radar.

BR complainers don't even speak for all of MLG, but if all of MLG disappeared tomorrow, Halo 3 would still be the most successful game franchise on XBL and no one would even notice they were gone.

  • 09.03.2008 7:39 PM PDT