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Posted by: Lord Snakie
Well there were only Battle Rifle prototypes on Reach, anyway. Methinks that, if it goes like you and I think and we play from the Battle of Reach all the way to Unyielding Heirophant, you might get the opportunity to pick up one for perhaps a single level and that'd be that.
I think splitting it down the middle helps canon and helps gameplay. I'm game.
Prototypes? Really? Is that from the books because it just doesnt make sense to me. I just can't seem to recall and I haven't gotten a chance to reread the novels in a long time. Johnson has a prototype of a Battle Rifle at Harvest quite a bit of time prior to the fall of Reach...
Although, in regards to the game itself, I guess I agree. I just want there to be a stark contrast between the weapons. Meaning one truly is only effective at short, at midrange, and at long range. Have differences between weapons fitting into those categories in a similar fashion to the way in which the Covie Sniper and the Human Sniper differ. It would add variety and more tactics while simultaneously keeping in the whole "rock, papper, scissors" concept of weaponry.
Then again, I still think one weapon, specifically the mid-range weapon, needs to be slightly overpowered and the starting weapon, but take some level of skill to use. It just makes sense. It allows you to defend yourself off of the spawn and makes power weapons actually powerful by fitting them into certain niches that require their use.
The current Assualt Rifle is just too easy to use and shoots too far in some cases while not enough in others while dealing too much damage to be considered a fair starting weapon. The Battle on the other hand is flawed due to a randomized element that cant be controlled and that pisses me off to no end.
To explain the Assualt Rifle Better...it is too powerful at mid-close range for how easy it is to use. It also outkills the Battle Rifle at midrange in some cases which doesnt make sense considering the Battle Rifle is designed for midrange. There should be a better hierarchy there. But the Assualt Rifle sucks at defending from Long range which is awful off of the spawn. The Battle Rifle defends from everything making it ideal with the exception of that randomized element that inevitably screws you over now and then.
Just my opinion on the matter.