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Subject: Halo 2 BR is way better than Halo 3's
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Played Halo 2 last night, and it was so different obviously the "graphics" But the BR was accurate and did not spread after being fired. Why Bungie butchered the BR in Halo 3 I would never know. What do you think?

  • 03.21.2009 1:18 PM PDT
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It was changed because a 4 shot hit-scan weapon with perfect accuracy is way too powerful. Hence the spread and not being hit scan anymore. The BR is still a powerhouse in Halo 3-nows it just not a Sniper Rilfe with slightly weaker bullets.

  • 03.21.2009 4:11 PM PDT
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I guess they thought it was powerful.. Idk

  • 03.21.2009 6:21 PM PDT

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halo 2 you really didn't have to lead your shots and that's why it seems better....i like the h2 br better but leading your shots takes skill so I like the h3 br too.

  • 03.21.2009 6:25 PM PDT

BR in H2 easy to kill with because of combos like BXR and quad shot so in order to make it harder to kill with it was decreased in power, BXR was taken out, and quad shot was made harder to do and changed.

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  • 03.21.2009 10:57 PM PDT
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halo 3's br is harder to use than halo 2's

  • 03.22.2009 7:51 AM PDT

I like Halo 3 BR better cause there is no -blam!- as hell BXR

  • 03.22.2009 9:17 AM PDT

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The Halo 2 BR is at least consistent.

  • 03.22.2009 9:59 AM PDT
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Posted by: RussellTheHippy
The Halo 2 BR is at least consistent.

  • 03.22.2009 11:26 AM PDT

I miss Halo. Maybe Halo 4 will change that.

Edit: Lol nope

If it was in Halo 3 with the same stats as the one in Halo 2, There would only be one on every map and it would have an 180s respawn because its way to powerful to start off with.

HAlo 3 BR>Halo 2 BR for a simple reason. It actually needs a lot more skill to use it.

  • 03.22.2009 6:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: XxviscidbodyxX
Posted by: RussellTheHippy
The Halo 2 BR is at least consistent.


So is the Halo 3 BR-within its designated range limits.

Aiming has more to do with people's consistancy issues then the actual weapon function.

  • 03.22.2009 8:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: yugor1000
Posted by: XxviscidbodyxX
Posted by: RussellTheHippy
The Halo 2 BR is at least consistent.


So is the Halo 3 BR-within its designated range limits.

Aiming has more to do with people's consistancy issues then the actual weapon function.


Haha that's a nice of saying... it's not your gun that's broken, it's your aiming.

  • 03.23.2009 1:23 PM PDT

Posted by: rraaaaawwwwwwwr
If it was in Halo 3 with the same stats as the one in Halo 2, There would only be one on every map and it would have an 180s respawn because its way to powerful to start off with.

HAlo 3 BR>Halo 2 BR for a simple reason. It actually needs a lot more skill to use it.


...................HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Edited on 03.23.2009 1:50 PM PDT]

  • 03.23.2009 1:49 PM PDT

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Posted by: rraaaaawwwwwwwr
HAlo 3 BR>Halo 2 BR for a simple reason. It actually needs a lot more skill to use it.

I disagree. In Halo 3, anyone can out BR anyone for the most part. The game is just like that. You can do the exact same thing five times and have numerous different outcomes. In Halo 2, if someone was better than you, they will out BR you 99.9% of the time.
Ergo, Halo 2 BR is more consistent.

  • 03.23.2009 3:13 PM PDT

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  • 03.23.2009 8:50 PM PDT
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Yeah. I love the Halo 2 Battle Rifle.

  • 03.23.2009 8:58 PM PDT

Posted by: RussellTheHippy
Posted by: rraaaaawwwwwwwr
HAlo 3 BR>Halo 2 BR for a simple reason. It actually needs a lot more skill to use it.

I disagree. In Halo 3, anyone can out BR anyone for the most part. The game is just like that. You can do the exact same thing five times and have numerous different outcomes. In Halo 2, if someone was better than you, they will out BR you 99.9% of the time.
Ergo, Halo 2 BR is more consistent.


Your contradicting then. How can anyone out BR anyone in Halo 3? That mean that it would be a tie since anybody can beat anybody. And if somebody is better then you and they beat you then thats common sense since... their better then you. At least in Halo 3's BR you can come back and its not so set in stone. Halo 2 BR is like the MP40 in COD5 if anybody gets the reference.

  • 03.23.2009 9:53 PM PDT
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It would be better if half of the shots actually registered.

  • 03.24.2009 3:31 AM PDT
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They didn't want the BR to be cheep or overkill in Halo 3.

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  • 03.24.2009 4:03 AM PDT
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BR on halo 2 takes way more skill than the BR dose on halo 3.

  • 03.24.2009 6:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: yugor1000
It was changed because a 4 shot hit-scan weapon with perfect accuracy is way too powerful. Hence the spread and not being hit scan anymore.

Yes, but a 1-shot hit-scan weapon with perfect accuracy and infinite range wasn't too powerful. (Spartan Laser)

  • 03.24.2009 7:42 AM PDT

the lazer doesnt have the word battle rifle in it now does it. if you complain about the lazer being 1 hit kill then might as well put the sniper into the mix. yes the br is halo 2 is really powerful and fun to use. but its just as hard to be able to use on a consistant basis since you actually have to aim in halo 3. in halo 3 if you are getting shot at first with a br, you have a chance to be able to kill that guy. but in halo 2 its who ever gets the first shot off

[Edited on 03.24.2009 8:37 AM PDT]

  • 03.24.2009 8:35 AM PDT
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Posted by: yugor1000
It was changed because a 4 shot hit-scan weapon with perfect accuracy is way too powerful. Hence the spread and not being hit scan anymore.

Yes, but a 1-shot hit-scan weapon with perfect accuracy and infinite range wasn't too powerful. (Spartan Laser)


It has a poor scope and aiming ability, limiting its usefulness against infantry. Also, it only has 5 shots EVER. (save for some cases of lag)

The Battle Rifle only has one of these limitations.

  • 03.24.2009 9:16 AM PDT

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Posted by: disb1gpimpin
the lazer doesnt have the word battle rifle in it now does it. if you complain about the lazer being 1 hit kill then might as well put the sniper into the mix. yes the br is halo 2 is really powerful and fun to use. but its just as hard to be able to use on a consistant basis since you actually have to aim in halo 3. in halo 3 if you are getting shot at first with a br, you have a chance to be able to kill that guy. but in halo 2 its who ever gets the first shot off


By your analysis of the br for both games, the br is most unfair in Halo 3. Assuming both players always hit headshots 100%, the person to get the first shot should always win, no matter what. That's how it is in Halo 2.

In Halo 3, if the same scenario occurs, the person with the first shot doesn't always win, which should not happen and is very unfair.

  • 03.24.2009 9:29 AM PDT

More powerful? Yes
Better? No

It caused the game to be only BRs in most cases. The button combos alone made it a deadly CQB weapon, and the lack of a spread made it a perfect anti-sniper.
Grab a BR, and you win.

  • 03.24.2009 1:06 PM PDT

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