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Posted by: L0ne Darky
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Posted by: L0ne Darky
There's no BR in campaign... <----Now this is just downright retarded, the whole game is a non sequitur.

What a retarded thing to say..... There is no BR in campaign, therefore the game is a non-sequitur? Yikes, that's some serious abuse of logic and latin right there.

An example of a non-sequitur would be ....what you just said. Something that does not follow.

Oh god, please just stop before you make it any worse.


yes, as in, it makes no sense how the ODST used the BR's in halo 2 in the fight for new mombassa, and then to have the entire city devoid of BR's in Halo 3; ODST, which is a sequel to halo 2.

You won't get to roam the ENTIRE city, as far as I know. There's the possibility that UNSC didn't fight in the areas you will fight in ODST. And then there's the possibility that the Covenant retrieved all or most of the UNSC weapons in their controlled territory.

Really, there are so many things we don't know that it's hard to say what does and doesn't make sense. The real reason is likely that they wanted to draw a distinction between your experience as a Spartan and your experience as an ODST. Weapons are the obvious method to do that.

  • 06.10.2009 8:21 AM PDT

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Posted by: L0ne Darky
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Posted by: L0ne Darky
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Everything I've read or heard from Bungie states that stealth in this game will be an option. You can choose to sneak past enemies or engage them.


just as things have been for all of the halo games thus far (halo wars doesn't count)

I think this is to a greater degree, however, since it's an open world. In most Halo encounters, you really don't have much of a choice between attacking and bypassing. Your only choice might be how to approach the situation.


yea, a day later i've kinda gotten over it/ arguing on the internet is kinda stupid.
i'm just saying, it takes almost no effort to throw in the battle rifle.
just toss one in....then if they, they can make a silencer for it, which will shut up all the ppl that keep saying "it's a stealth game".

same halo 3 engine....

Exactly. It's likely already there, so it was a very conscious decision. Why would they make that decision?

As I said, it's likely to draw a distinction between playing as a Spartan and playing as an ODST.

And Bungie never said it was a stealth game, so I don't understand why people are jumping to that conclusion.

And I'm not arguing. I'm just expressing my logic as to why you really shouldn't be upset about it. It's not a big deal. Who knows? Maybe you'll enjoy these weapons more than the AR and BR.

  • 06.10.2009 8:26 AM PDT

Posted by: L0ne Darky
Poll question; Do you want the Battle Rifle to return to Halo 3; ODST to be available in the Campaign?

Now of all times?!

Is what I hear true?! No Battle Rifle?? SERIOUSLY?! We get Rocket Launchers, Spartan Lasers, Sniper Rifles, Covenant Carbines, BUT NO BATTLE RIFLES?!?!?!?

ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

I hope to god it's not too late. When do they actually start manufacturing the discs?? Please, Bungie, if you all have souls, put the Battle Rifle up for use in Halo 3; ODST's Campaign! For god sakes the covie carbine is already in, put it's UNSC equivalent/counterpart in the games campaign with it! (or else you'll break the covie carbines heart for taking away it's counterpart)
But seriously, put it in the campaign please!

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Dear Anchronos; Let it be known how I hate that the poll question takes place of the title of the thread)


Dude

It's campaign, let it go. You don't need to go around 4 shooting brutes in the head for the game to be good. Enjoy the pistol, I bet it would be better than the BR if you know how to use it. Be happy with what your getting, don't make a big deal out of this.

  • 06.10.2009 8:27 AM PDT

Brace for carnage, sweet sweet halo carnage :)

i cant see why your freaking out about it, its not like theres multiplayer or anything so stop your whining or dont play.

  • 06.10.2009 8:28 AM PDT

SPARTAN II051II

OCD is one terrible disorder....
lol

srsly, it makes no sense that the BR isn't in the campaign. i think that's the argument. summing up this whole thread.

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Posted by: HonorGuardElite7
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no one has played halo ce?

I have, but obviously a bunch of these MLG Wannabes haven't. -blam!-s.

Ah. The good ole days where you actually need skill to beat the game on Legendary. How I miss them.

Seriously, does it matter if the Battle Rifle is in ODST? Halo: CE was, and still is, a great game and it didn't have the BR. If you want to use the BR, you can always place your Halo 3 disc in your 360 and start up either campaign or multiplayer.

I don't like the BR because it is too overpowered. It wouldn't fit the atmosphere of ODST.

Also, MLG=Massive Loser Group.

  • 06.10.2009 8:35 AM PDT

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Also, a few of us were talking during matchmaking and Halo: Reach is definitely going to be, not a first person shooter, not a third person shooter, but a second person shooter. Bungie is going to revolutionize the way you watch other people play games.

Posted by: SUICIDAL M0NK
srsly, it makes no sense that the BR isn't in the campaign. i think that's the argument. summing up this whole thread.


That's not an argument. That's a statement.

At first I had mixed feelings about the BR being absent. I do fancy the weapon, and it's a staple in campaign as well as in matchmaking. But then I thought about it a bit. This game will be a very different Halo experience from what we are used to, to begin with. Not having a BR will force us to approach combat situations in a very different manner. We're going to have to conserve ammo with the pistol and risk getting a little more up close and personal with the SMG. I think it will lead to awesome scenarios. If ODST had its own multiplayer I might miss the BR a little bit more, but for a campaign game where you're killing AI opponents does BR superiority really matter?

Oh, and saying that a weapon should be in the game because it fits in the storyline is bunk. If that was the case the Halo 1 pistol would be in all the games and the rocket launcher would have either ALWAYS locked on or NEVER locked on (after all, can you really phase out a weapons system and introduce a completely new one across the entire board in a matter of weeks?) There are some good arguments out there for why the BR should be in the game; that's not one of them.

  • 06.10.2009 8:40 AM PDT

Flares the nubbies up.

The pistol looks better than the BR.

On another note, I'm just a little worried players can take advantage over this with modded controllers.

*Sigh.*

  • 06.10.2009 8:53 AM PDT
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what is automag?

  • 06.10.2009 8:54 AM PDT

Thomas

leave it out, i like it but i hate it that everyone says your a noob if you don't use it and i wan't to use different weapons for a change.

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Automag + New SMG > BR.

Learn to use new weapons, the new smg will be far better than the BR.

  • 06.10.2009 8:58 AM PDT

Why So Serious?

Just wait and see what Bungie has for the awesomeness known as Hao 3:ODST.

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What i don't get is, you're an ODST and you use a SPARTAN laser.

Logic fail, much?

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What kind of weapon is Automag?

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Adapt.

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Posted by: Zxxtra
What kind of weapon is Automag?
Pistol like the COD ones. Fire as fast as you can pull RT.

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Posted by: antdan1310
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What kind of weapon is Automag?
Pistol like the COD ones. Fire as fast as you can pull RT.

I don't have one, but I wonder if rapidfire would work on the new pistol.

  • 06.10.2009 9:03 AM PDT

Posted by: Zxxtra
what is automag?


it's a Sub-Machine Gun
SMG

1 step down from a light machine gun.

  • 06.10.2009 9:04 AM PDT
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well i for one will be using just the new SMG cus it kiks ass and if u want BR action go play SLASO on halo3

  • 06.10.2009 9:04 AM PDT
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Good question, Spartan.

I say keep the battle rifle in the game, for Halo-3: ODST, (and Reach).
LOL. I think a lot of people are mainly just flaming and/or questioning Halo-3: ODST, mainly because Halo 3 was awesome, and, I personally cannot believe this getting any better. I think the battle rifle will and should be in it. anyway, I've seen ODST's in Halo 3 and Halo 2 have BR's, and I doubt some people are going to actually believe that Bungie would just leave out the BR for no reason. And what if the isn't a BR in the new Game(s)? It will still be a refreshing change to see everyone have different weapons than just the BR, the AR, and whatever power weapons are on the current maps. It's a win-win situation.

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  • 06.10.2009 9:04 AM PDT
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What kind of weapon is Automag?
Pistol like the COD ones. Fire as fast as you can pull RT.

I don't have one, but I wonder if rapidfire would work on the new pistol.
Do you mean because of the scope and all?

The magnum is basically the Halo 2 Pistol though, isn't it?

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Posted by: brotherkid
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Calm down seriously its just a weapon the Automag is better anyways.
QFT

  • 06.10.2009 9:08 AM PDT