- Unholiest1Virus
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Well the AR and pistol were changed after Halo 1 in preperation for 2 and Xbox Live. They made the change to weak pistol, no AR {SMG, which did kind of work} to make it easier for the player to survive. When the AR returned, 60 bullets was WAY too much for multiplayer because with the effective ammunition in the AR, 60 could easily lead to a double kill and then, maybe , to a triple kill. The pistol was basically a slighty better ammo then Halo 2, but the scope was kind of a bad idea because of the Battle Rifle {which also replaced the AR in H2 by given the player a long range, highly effective weapon}
Either the above stated or maybe the UNSC has different weapons for different situation{ Quick missions= 32 round AR's} or the cost ratio came into the story and the newer versions were cheaper to produce{ H3 AR, SMG, pistol, etc,} I don't know, pick your prefered statement. I chose both of them.