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???

the pistol makes a sweet comeback so who cares about the battle rifle?

  • 06.06.2009 7:36 AM PDT
Subject: CONFIRMED: No Battle Rifle in H3ODST.

OK wtf why is everyone taking it out on mlg? This thread is not arguing about whether you like mlg or not.I bet most of the people here havent even tried mlg cause they fail with the br.SO what u dont like there being a skill aspect? ANd i just read that people who like mlg dont like campaign? thats just steryotyping as i like both mlg and campaign. So stop whining about how the br ruined halo 3,as if the magnum was better in halo 3 then people would use it simple.Whatever was the best weapon is what would be used anyway.
Anyway what the -blam- has mlg got to do with campaign?odst isnt even multiplayer!
Who knows the magnum might be better than the br anyway,and who cares about the br,carbine is still in odst and carbine beats br so...i'm not saying any more i've proved my point.

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  • 06.06.2009 7:52 AM PDT
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I find this awesome, yet sad at the same time. (Plus, we get a new magnum. :D)

I am glad that we won't have to stick with our Battle Rifle all the time. (Plus, we get a new magnum. :D)

I am sad that they took it away and that I can't use it for FireFight. (Plus, we get a new magnum :D)

WE GET A NEW MAGNUM!!!! (If you didn't already know).

I like new things.

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Posted by: Major Pickle 01
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It was confirmed in the weekly update on 06/05 (or 05/06 to you UK people) that there will be no battle rifle in H3ODST.


Maybe you twatish MLG'ers will piss off then

*starts flamewar*

says a commander

*runs away*

  • 06.06.2009 7:58 AM PDT

PEWP!

Kinda happy about this. Don't really like the BR, but I may miss not having it. Maybe bungie should stick a silencer on it as well? :0
Actually, nah, that sounds stupid

  • 06.06.2009 8:10 AM PDT
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Posted by: x Lord Revan x
That comment was completely unnecessary for multiple reasons.

First off, just to clear the air, Halo:ODST is a single player game. MLG wouldn't be interested in using it unless they severely changed their system. Secondly, the pistol in the game appears to be taking the place of the Battle Rifle. Not to mention that the SMG also will have a scope. The game is becoming more tactical, which is something MLG will admire and I am shocked to see so many diehard fans of Halo 3's normal modes not complaining about. It will be a much more MLG like experience in the fact that it will rely more on some skill instead of spraying and praying.

Moreover, MLG is a company. A company looking to simply give gamers a choice. Gaming has not proven to be recession proof if you look at the sales on reputable economic sites over the past month. Even look at the giant of the industry, Nintendo, and you will see they are suffering from a lack of wii sales. Also, I should chime in that the Wii is the largest marketshare. It has outsold both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 and it offers a more casual style of gameplay.

Casual gaming is where games are moving towards. Wii sales are evident of that. Even look at the sequels releasing. Halo 3 toned down movement speed and refined gameplay so the skill gap is smaller. Gears of War 2 did the exact same thing. Companies are interested more in making money while attempting to make their fans happy. Therefore they are going with the safe bet rather than the experimental game. In order to do so, they are attempting to appeal more to casual gamers to create more long lasting appeal. That also happens to help with future DLC sales but thats besides the point.

Games, again I reiterate, are becoming more for the casual gamer instead of the hardcore gamer. In order for the hardcore gamer who wants faced paced shooters and more intense firefights, MLG has surfaced. It is a company looking to give gamers a choice. They alter gameplay elements where they see fit in games and are attempting to gain enough of a following to remind developers to, at the very least, include elements that make the game a more challenging experience for gamers. They are helping give gamers a choice in the market by reminding Game developers to not just opt for appealing to the casual gamer base.

Since MLG has become more and more popular, their success in the industry has yet to be felt. Hopefully it will continue to offer gamers a choice between Hardcore variants and casual variants of their favorite games. Whether you like the casual variant or the Hardcore variant, it doesnt matter. The sole thing that matters is that it is good for you, the consumer. Its giving you more of a choice even if you opt for one thing over the other.

I know the majority of you probably already know this information so perhaps its of no consequence. However, I feel it is important to stress MLG's importance in the industry. Its just sad that so many many of you seem to use the extreme fanboys as models for the entire community. Halo 3's normal game modes are not devoid of extremist, arrogant, and whinny people obsessed over the game. Not all of the terminology like "noob, scrub, and bk" are being used by MLG fans. Such terms are prevalent not only from MLG fans, but across the board of gamers. In fact, one could blame MMOs for such a prevalence of strange terminology resonating from games as they hold the biggest sociological impact on gaming.

After all, MMOs are sociology at work. It is a large host of people connecting in one place. It is a community of sorts and thereby has its own stratification. In fact, its sole purpose is to create stratification in a society. Therefore, there are elitists at the top, and non-elites at the bottom. Such a class system is just pouring off now into other games and it will continue as the advent of the internet continues to exist just as stratification is in our own daily lives.

So, I hope that clears the air and makes you think a bit differently. At the end of the day its all about avoiding stereotyping. It just doesnt have to happen and it shouldnt. Don't judge an entire group based on one person you come across in matchmaking, just as you wouldnt judge an entire group of people on one person. Moreover, I hope it also makes you aware of the great impact MLG is having on gaming despite some of the negative things that arise as a result. It certainly isnt the only thing causing negativity in the industry. The industry itself creates some negative characters.
No, its all about the MONEY. Nothing else, just $, like Microsoft. You admire a business who takes tips from M$.

  • 06.06.2009 9:07 AM PDT
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wow. i'm exci7ed and i play MLG all 7he 7ime. don'7 be ha7in on us b/c we go7 s7yle. I7's ok 7hough, i'll see you on 7he new maps =)

  • 06.06.2009 9:17 AM PDT
Subject: CONFIRMED: No Battle Rifle in H3ODST.

Campaign- no BR

Multiplayer=BR

It has not disapeared lol.

  • 06.06.2009 9:19 AM PDT
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WhooHooo!


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  • 06.06.2009 9:21 AM PDT
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I don't see how this is exciting because the only multiplayer on the ODST disc is firefight, which you work together in. It could be useful in the campaign too, which you also work together in.

  • 06.06.2009 9:23 AM PDT
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Posted by: Drop Shocked
Yay, those MLG Wannabes can leave this game alone. :)



well i am a fan of MLG and a fan of the br and i respect your opinion but please remember not just because someone likes MLG and stuff doesnt make him/her a wannabee. I will buy this game still(dont care if there is no BR the pistol and smg make up for it. Im not one to complain weapons being in a game.

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Posted by: TERMINATER2299
I don't see how this is exciting because the only multiplayer on the ODST disc is firefight, which you work together in. It could be useful in the campaign too, which you also work together in.


i know righ7?? 7hey are praising 7he almigh7y bungie gods, when really, 7hey are only ge77ing 3 new maps 7o ge7 slaugh7ered on...lolz

  • 06.06.2009 9:25 AM PDT

And the icing on the cake is, there ARE ARs in ODST yay!

  • 06.13.2009 8:52 PM PDT
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Lmao, wow. Chill out he was just defining it for him.

  • 06.13.2009 8:57 PM PDT

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Posted by: Drop Shocked
Yay, those MLG Wannabes can leave this game alone. :)
Because there's MLG rules in campaign mode. Right?

  • 06.13.2009 9:40 PM PDT

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Posted by: Drop Shocked
Yay, those MLG Wannabes can leave this game alone. :)

That just made my day!

  • 06.13.2009 9:40 PM PDT
Subject: CONFIRMED: No Battle Rifle in H3ODST.

"Check it to the end."
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And the icing on the cake is, there ARE ARs in ODST yay!

Even Better! =D

  • 06.13.2009 9:41 PM PDT
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WTF my favorite gun gone

  • 06.13.2009 9:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: DK daze
Dude I don't care and my grammer is perfect.I used "Big", as you recall it to mak is specific."to not do...",is incorrect beause "do" is present tense/perfect(or future) when it was a past tense.

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THIS... IS... CAMPAIGN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cue pit of death.

  • 06.13.2009 9:46 PM PDT
Subject: CONFIRMED: No Battle Rifle in H3ODST.

I ♥ Bungie!

I hate the battle rifle but is there an assult riffle.

  • 06.13.2009 9:47 PM PDT

Why So Serious?

If we don't have a BR, thats fine with me. We have a silenced surpressed SMG and Pistol. Along with many other sweet tools such as a night mode vision visor. (sorry if i didn't say that right. lol)

  • 06.13.2009 10:00 PM PDT

Does that mean no more carbine either?

  • 06.13.2009 10:02 PM PDT