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Subject: Why are people freaking out that there is no Battle Rifle.
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Posted by: Irc WindDragon
ODST moves from 4/5 to 3/5 on my list because the BR has been taken out. MW2 stays at 4/5.
All games created by Blizzard have, and always will, stay 1000000000/5. Blizzard makes the best games ever.


I like WoW, but Halo will always be better in my opinion.

  • 08.06.2009 11:12 AM PDT
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Posted by: Irc WindDragon
ODST moves from 4/5 to 3/5 on my list because the BR has been taken out. MW2 stays at 4/5.
All games created by Blizzard have, and always will, stay 1000000000/5. Blizzard makes the best games ever.


Who needs a BR when you have a silenced, scoped SMG? Or a pistol with similar characteristics? I don't understand how the absence of one weapon could possibly make the game less than what it would be if the weapon was there.

  • 08.06.2009 11:46 AM PDT

1.Arkham Asylum, 2.Mass Effect, 3.Halo CE, 4.Mass Effect 2, 5.Halo 2, 6.Splinter Cell Double Agent, 7.Gears of War 2, 8.Medievil, 9.Oblivion, 10.Crash Team Racing

Taking out something that contradicts with story = Bad.

ODSTs are supposed to be elite force. The 2 weapons indeed make me feel like all other weapons except rocket launcher can be taken out, we already got amazing long and short range combo.

It's like how I could complete Halo1 with AR and Pistol without feeling like changing weapons.

[Edited on 08.06.2009 12:18 PM PDT]

  • 08.06.2009 12:16 PM PDT

93% of statistics are lies. Formerly Xfire Grunt. Unfortunately, you can't change the WLID for your BNET account, so I had to create an alternate account. My other WLID was spam city (and it was my e-mail account too).

Well because the BR is the only rifle type of gun in Matchmaking for the most part. Seriously I only use rifles in any game, from Call of Duty to Halo. So it is kind of ridiculous how there is only one rifle in Halo 3...

However in Campaign this isn't a problem. I'll be using my Carbine. Which is far superior in Campaign/Firefight because you have unlimited ammunition when fighting brutes and jackals (who are everywhere).

  • 08.06.2009 12:22 PM PDT

93% of statistics are lies. Formerly Xfire Grunt. Unfortunately, you can't change the WLID for your BNET account, so I had to create an alternate account. My other WLID was spam city (and it was my e-mail account too).

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Posted by: Irc WindDragon
ODST moves from 4/5 to 3/5 on my list because the BR has been taken out. MW2 stays at 4/5.
All games created by Blizzard have, and always will, stay 1000000000/5. Blizzard makes the best games ever.


Who needs a BR when you have a silenced, scoped SMG? Or a pistol with similar characteristics? I don't understand how the absence of one weapon could possibly make the game less than what it would be if the weapon was there.


Well the BR is the only rifle type gun..a semi-auto gun etc.

  • 08.06.2009 12:23 PM PDT

Posted by: Ksychutrya
Well because the BR is the only rifle type of gun in Matchmaking for the most part. Seriously I only use rifles in any game, from Call of Duty to Halo. So it is kind of ridiculous how there is only one rifle in Halo 3...

However in Campaign this isn't a problem. I'll be using my Carbine. Which is far superior in Campaign/Firefight because you have unlimited ammunition when fighting brutes and jackals (who are everywhere).
are you forgetting about the assualt rifle its not long range but its still a rifle

  • 08.06.2009 12:25 PM PDT

Make me a sammich!

Posted by: Irc WindDragon
ODST moves from 4/5 to 3/5 on my list because the BR has been taken out. MW2 stays at 4/5.
All games created by Blizzard have, and always will, stay 1000000000/5. Blizzard makes the best games ever.


Yes,Yes I know its me your friendly neighborhood stalker man but SHUT THE FU*K UP about Blizzard dude! I know, I know, its addicting i used to play Diablo 2 like a hooker on crack!
But the fact of the matter is that this is a BUNGIE forum not BLIZZARD. So PLZ I beg you SHUT UP about your ratings on the game and its fun level compared to Blizzard games.

Sorry but this is as nice as I can be

  • 08.06.2009 3:36 PM PDT

chris2pher

Posted by: T3H Sniper King
I enjoy the absence of the Battle Rifle.


same here

  • 08.06.2009 3:41 PM PDT

Vancouver BC, Canada.

I like no BR.

  • 08.06.2009 4:45 PM PDT

Posted by: Recon Number 54
Life is a journey, if you spend all of it with your nose in your map, you may miss some of the best parts.

I love the BR55, but I love the M6C/SOCOM even more.

  • 08.06.2009 4:50 PM PDT
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Your friendly and eccentric Sangheili forum-poster. :)

The Battle Rifle died out in Halo 3 anyway. It wasn't as fun to use as the Halo 2 Battle Rifle. So in a way this Automag Pistol should've replaced it in Halo 3.

  • 08.06.2009 4:57 PM PDT
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Agreed but Halo 3's Carbine sucks. Remember how halo 2's carbine was just about as accurate as the BR? How it kicked ass and laugh when they compeated it with the BR? BR's are used for grunt's head's where you can get three if you move fast and shoot well enough. Well they made it more inaccuarate in halo 3. But taking away the BR is a simply dumb idea. Why not make it have more spred just slightly. I totaly disagree with less wepondy and is pro to new sets of wepons and vehicals with the old one's in place. its not hard to have variety. why should we be stuck with such a small arsenal? I think you should have a -blam!-load of more wepon's and vehicals, you should be able to go through buildings that brutes are hiding out in and you have a nice selection of wepondry of close but medium spred...or just cray spred like a uzi why dont they have some killer Uzi like wepon that shoots crazy?? Take away thing's that a ODST solider cannot carry, like the gravity hammer or the brute shot. Becides isnt a bruteshot rather large for a granade launcher? i think there could be alot of improvments in the ODST game that Halo 3 lacks.

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  • 08.06.2009 8:08 PM PDT

-I was here

OmGzZz WhY tHeY tAkEs aWaY mY bRz!!!!?!?!?!?!!?!?1!?!!11111!!!!one!1!

sorry just had too do that

  • 08.06.2009 8:12 PM PDT

i like halo3
=)

i like to think the br was a very versatile weapon, but with a new 2x zoom smg and pistol i couldn't care less

  • 08.06.2009 8:15 PM PDT
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the battle rifle is so cool i wonder why there is no battle rifle

  • 08.06.2009 8:56 PM PDT

i personally think that the MLG Pro's will adapt to the new game llke they always have. they might not have a br but if you give them long enough im sure they will take any weapon and make it the new prize for MLG teams.

  • 08.07.2009 12:07 AM PDT