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Posted by: The EAKLE
I have already answered posts similar or identical to this. Of course a close range weapon will beet a BR if it is a straight up fire fight, but the player with the close quarters weapons has to get close first. If the BR lands two shots before the close quarter person is in range, he just need one more then a melee. A CQB should win at close range, however it is very possible for a BR to also win at this range, and all ranges farther out then that.
Now let's take your example with the sniper at the Pit. He pops up and is about to shoot you, so you fire at him a bit. He can either try to no scope you and likely end up dead, or he can retreat. Now, you know his position and can stop him from using that sniper. If he pops up to shoot someone all you have to do is spray at him a bit. You did not kill the sniper, but you made him useless.
I believe that when people make the comment about BR being able to dominate/win in a CQC weapon fight they are forgetting the other key aspects of gameplay. (ie: positioning, communication, coordination, grenading, distracting, etc). Of course, a CQC weapons is not meant to deal damage mid-range, that is the BR's place in the hierarchy. Obviously any one that knows if they have a mauler they will not rush out and begin rambo-ing, unloading their mauler on a BR carrier to get a kill, you must play smarter then that and make use of your surroundings and team mates, all it involves in a little meta-gaming. Different weapons require different strategies, and such is the hierarchy that Bungie has set up.
Stating that if you know where someone is, therefor making them useless is a ridiculous statement. Taking the example of the PIt (sniper on tower), there is more then enough cover to regain shields, pop up for a quick-scope, juke out a player, relocate, call the player on the bridge out, get into position for a flank, etc - the options are limitless. Perhaps you made him useless at that moment, but you can't just say that you neutralized him completely. It is impossible to completely predict what a player will do and more then likely the sniper will get out alive and live on to fight on the same life.
[Edited on 07.17.2009 12:12 PM PDT]