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Subject: Poll Question is; Do you want the battle rifle to return?

It's amazing everyone begs for a halo ce pistol we finally get it and find out the br is getting taken away. Oh noez its a fair trade a weapon a lot of peole love the br getting exchanged for a weapon a lot of people love the ce pistol get over it

  • 06.09.2009 3:52 PM PDT
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" Truth? You will Never know Truth!"

"My tears cannot cover the blood that has been spill."

"I lead my troops into battle. With strong morale and man power, we will overcome the invaders!"

So much flaming... The only option is... Suicide -Boom!....Dead- *sarcasm*

I love pistols their fun, it's satisfying to out shoot a Br player. :P Even though I will miss the Br... There is... THE AUTOMAG BABY!

  • 06.09.2009 3:52 PM PDT

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Posted by: L0ne Darky
see what i'm saying? whether or not a BR would be overpowered in the campaign should be irelevent, as the gun was in Halo 2, it should be in Halo 3; ODST, (+ they still have time to fix it, as manufacturing the discs to be shipped out for sale doesn't begin until one month before the release date)


No no, it is relevant.

If your BR can just own everything, then it takes away from the "Film Noir" and "Tactical" [ugh, that word] feel, and make it the Halo "One man army" situation.

It is quite appropriate for the game, I think. But we'll have to wait and see.

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IS everyone on this forum a stupid noob seriusly the BR is One of the most useful weapons in halo2 and 3.How could you prefer AR with pistol over it.Now i know why the halo community has no skill.God you people a helpless.

  • 06.09.2009 3:55 PM PDT

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Posted by: Assault
Posted by: DTF XWing
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No the covenant stole them all [like they did with the Halo pistol], because it was too good.


Or to make something better and take more skill and it's called the Carbine. Now when you get Carbined when using a BR they can laugh at them and say they suck because they got 8 shotted when you could have 4 shotted him

The stealing was Staten's [?] explanation for the disappearance of the hand-cannon.
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  • 06.09.2009 3:55 PM PDT

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Whats wrong with more guns?

  • 06.09.2009 3:55 PM PDT

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They didn't tell us what it was it could have been anything. Frankie gets scared easy incase you didn't know.

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OH MY GOD! NO BATTLE RIFLE!?!?!? WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?!?!? Oh wait, it's just one gun while we've been given two new ones, one which is probably better than the BR. Quit -blam!-ing for once, get over it.

  • 06.09.2009 3:56 PM PDT

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I'm going to just tell you a good reason why it is not in Halo 3 ODST: The game is somewhat STEALTH based, which means you want a quiet weapon with little to know muzzle flash. Guess what the BR has lots of? Noise and Muzzle flash. And there may have been a lot of BRs in New Mombasa in Halo 2, but then there was this huge explosion that pretty much ruined everything. Sure not every building is destroyed, but hit a gun with a sledge hammer, then hit a building with it. It takes less to destroy a weapon.

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Eh, no.

  • 06.09.2009 3:56 PM PDT

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There is no competitive multiplayer modes in odst.

Why do you care if there is a BR?

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Posted by: sxman
IS everyone on this forum a stupid noob seriusly the BR is One of the most useful weapons in halo2 and 3.How could you prefer AR with pistol over it.Now i know why the halo community has no skill.God you people a helpless.


Playing Halo wasn't about who had more skill, it was about killing your friends and having fun. Of course, that all changed when you hormone-filled teens came into the franchise and ruined it. We're hopeless? I think your the hopeless one thinking being good at a video game will get you anywhere in life

[Edited on 06.09.2009 3:59 PM PDT]

  • 06.09.2009 3:58 PM PDT
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NO GROUP INVITES!!!

Posted by: L0ne Darky
Posted by: Assault
Posted by: L0ne Darky
Posted by: Trap51b
Removing BR forces people to adapt more and use other weapons too


How is that a good thing??



He didn't one damn thing about teaching anybody anything YOU did. And also the BR is a little more nooby than the AR because you use the BR like a sniper rifle from the edge of the map.you don't even need a scope on sandtrap to 4 shot someone all the way at the end of the map.


Please read it again;
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Removing BR forces people to adapt more and use other weapons too


Removing the BR forces people to (learn to) adapt more and (learn to/improve their expertise with) other weapons too.

Think about it a bit longer. i'm not trying to be insulting or anything. seriously.
But it's common sense & knowledge that if a gun in a shooting game is non existent, that players would be forced to use another gun as their weapon in said game....

Well no -blam!- removing the BR from the campaign forces people to adapt and use other weapons, as the BR wont exist in the campaign. I don't believe that Trap would be stating something that's already well known just for the hell of it.

Otherwise there's absolutely no argument in that post. using inference, he clearly means that it's a good thing that bungie made this decision, as it would increase a players expertise with the games weaponry, and make them more well versed in different tactics.

Trap isn't stupid.

am i right?
No, no i'm not stupid. Tired though. It's almost 2 o'clock at night in Finland you know. And i'm tired about anything that relates to BR.

I'm sort of anti-BR really. Main reason is that it was simply OP weapon in Halo 2 and in Halo 3 i'm simply bored to it. I already played one game with it... Would have like something new really.
As i said, the weapon is overused in Halo 3 MP, one reason i don't like it. But let's drop the MP part...

Damn i'm tired, i'm forgetting what i'm going to write...

What did i need to say? Some argument for not to have BR in Halo3 ODST? I admit i don't have much arguments... i try to give possible reason why Bungie decided not to have BR in ODST. My own opinion doesn't matter of course, no one listens to it. Most i gains to me is flaming... at least so in the past.

Removing BR may not have the best thing however... i mean Halo 3 had Spiker, Plasma RIfle, SMG and AR all of which fill the same purpose. 4 melee weapons, Shotty, mauler hammer, sword... all fill the same purpose again.
Actually, i admit the argument about not having BR due the new pistol and Carbine and scoped SMG is not really good.. all flll the same purpose anyway.

In the end nothing matters we say of course... Bungie's game, Bungie's decision even the decision doesn't make any sense.

A hint, DON'T write while you're tired, i don't know if make much sense but i'm pretty sure i managed to contradict myself...

Oh and sorry if stated the obvious, many people simply don't seem to understand the obvious...

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  • 06.09.2009 3:58 PM PDT

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It doesn't really matter what you think, Bungie is not including the BR. I don't care, it was probably remover for game balance. There are some long sight lines in ODST, and a BR would kind of own at range when the Brutes have plasma rifles and the grunts are so weak. ODST is a different game, there will be different aspects of it. Just get used to it.

  • 06.09.2009 3:59 PM PDT

Bungie DID do a good job of not including the Battle Rifle in Halo 3:ODST.

If you think about it, there would be no quick thinking on your feet if all you did was wander around New Mombasa, shooting a Brute in the head three- four times. It takes away that strategizing aspect of the game. It also gets players to really think about how their going to take out the bigger foes in the game, while having enough ammo around to pick off the less threatening foes. It also builds up teamwork when you do four player co-op, which makes it fun.

Just think about it for a second and you'll understand why Bungie did this.
I think it is an excellent idea that Bungie did. Even if it's original/intent of excluding the Battle Rifle is not what I had stated above, it still goes into the strategy aspect.

  • 06.09.2009 3:59 PM PDT

wtf

The Slipspace Eruption destroyed all the BR's. There you have it.

  • 06.09.2009 4:01 PM PDT
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Posted by: sxman
IS everyone on this forum a stupid noob seriusly the BR is One of the most useful weapons in halo2 and 3.How could you prefer AR with pistol over it.Now i know why the halo community has no skill.God you people a helpless.


And you are better than everyone else in the bungie.net site??? doubt it. So if I took out the BR in a 1on1 match I would win because you didn't even know how to fire the other weapons without having a heartattack of knowing there was no BR? Well....

  • 06.09.2009 4:01 PM PDT

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Posted by: L0ne Darky
Posted by: dogmachines
I'm going to just tell you a good reason why it is not in Halo 3 ODST: The game is somewhat STEALTH based, which means you want a quiet weapon with little to know muzzle flash. Guess what the BR has lots of? Noise and Muzzle flash.


with all due respect;....

Spartan Lasers, Rocket Launchers, Gauss Cannons, blowing up bridges, carbines, lethal grenades.....did you watch the trailer??

you can stop talking now.
(lololol)

But seriously, stealth game my ass, lol, don't take it personally.

you can use stealth as much as you used it in Halo 1-3.
(and yes you could use stealth in all 3)

Hey so you might get your gun-candy in the flashbacks.
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Posted by: L0ne Darky
Posted by: dogmachines
I'm going to just tell you a good reason why it is not in Halo 3 ODST: The game is somewhat STEALTH based, which means you want a quiet weapon with little to know muzzle flash. Guess what the BR has lots of? Noise and Muzzle flash.


with all due respect;....

Spartan Lasers, Rocket Launchers, Gauss Cannons, blowing up bridges, carbines, lethal grenades.....did you watch the trailer??

you can stop talking now.
(lololol)

But seriously, stealth game my ass, lol, don't take it personally.

you can use stealth as much as you used it in Halo 1-3.
(and yes you could use stealth in all 3)


Have you watched any of the trailers? Bungie has said countless times that the high-intensity classic Halo action is included in the flashback sequences. The stealth takes place when you play as the Rookie at night. You can stop talking now, -blam!- idiot.

  • 06.09.2009 4:02 PM PDT

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The pistol looks really weak against shields if you watch the video.

Its a disposer of grunts and a finishing headshot gun.

  • 06.09.2009 4:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: sxman
IS everyone on this forum a stupid noob seriusly the BR is One of the most useful weapons in halo2 and 3.How could you prefer AR with pistol over it.Now i know why the halo community has no skill.God you people a helpless.


And you are better than everyone else in the bungie.net site??? doubt it. So if I took out the BR in a 1on1 match I would win because you didn't even know how to fire the other weapons without having a heartattack of knowing there was no BR? Well....


Yes Battle Rifles are great for multiplayer and getting faster kills, but just scroll abit up and look at my previous post.

Battle rifle or no battle rifle, it's all in strategy and not guns blazing.

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Is there any way to silence a grenade? And is there any effective way to kill a large number of grunts at once when they already know you're there? Anyway, you aren't the one carrying the carbines into battle, the Brutes are. In case you didn't notice, they rely more on pure strength than stealth. If you want to pick and choose where you attack and then maximize confusion when you start to shoot, a loud BR isn't the best. Grenades have their place, and that place is when you are attacking them at short to medium range. At range you should either close in on them or pick them off with the pistol before they even know what's happening, its about how Bungie wants you to play the game. Your argument about the Rockets and Splasers is also invalid, as removing them would mean removing all anti-vehicle weaponry. Besides that, is there anyway to quietly blow up a bridge?


You can stop talking now.

  • 06.09.2009 4:05 PM PDT

Ya know, the Battle Rifle wasn't in Halo 1 and that was the best game in the series....
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