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I want a semi-automatic rifle in this game. It would be cool to have an M1 garand type of weapon.
You know. Like high accuracy, Long range, just not a sniper scope.

  • 08.05.2009 9:45 AM PDT
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as long as its more balanced then the br

  • 08.05.2009 9:54 AM PDT

You've been playing too much COD... There are far more modern single shot rifles. Not just M1 Garands are single shot rifles. As a matter of fact, a rifle is simply a single shot weapon with a long barrel. I don't see that happening. But, a carbine is essentially a shorter, less powerful version of a rifle, hence where the Carbine got it's name in Halo. We would either need a Carbine, or simply a weapon that has set firing modes, including single shot, which would be permanent for balance reasons. I.E. Single shot BR is what your looking for.

  • 08.05.2009 9:55 AM PDT
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You've been playing too much COD... There are far more modern single shot rifles. Not just M1 Garands are single shot rifles. As a matter of fact, a rifle is simply a single shot weapon with a long barrel. I don't see that happening. But, a carbine is essentially a shorter, less powerful version of a rifle, hence where the Carbine got it's name in Halo. We would either need a Carbine, or simply a weapon that has set firing modes, including single shot, which would be permanent for balance reasons. I.E. Single shot BR is what your looking for.

I basically want a human carbine.

  • 08.05.2009 9:58 AM PDT

Posted by: vgamedude
Posted by: ABotelho
You've been playing too much COD... There are far more modern single shot rifles. Not just M1 Garands are single shot rifles. As a matter of fact, a rifle is simply a single shot weapon with a long barrel. I don't see that happening. But, a carbine is essentially a shorter, less powerful version of a rifle, hence where the Carbine got it's name in Halo. We would either need a Carbine, or simply a weapon that has set firing modes, including single shot, which would be permanent for balance reasons. I.E. Single shot BR is what your looking for.

I basically want a human carbine.

Personally,I think they should just bring back the Halo 1 pistol, tone it down so it's not an all out killing machine, and use Carbine starts.

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  • 08.05.2009 10:04 AM PDT

There are more elegant solutions to that.

Posted by: ABotelho
Personally,I think they should just bring back the Halo 1 pistol, tone it down so it's not an all out killing machine, and use Carbine starts.

  • 08.05.2009 11:46 AM PDT
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Carbine

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  • 08.05.2009 11:48 AM PDT
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There would have to be a pre-amble of the BR in this. If you keep your hopes up; you just might get your "BR" in this game MLG fans.

  • 08.05.2009 11:54 AM PDT
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If you guys go to this selection of top -->http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35518527

You will find some of my ideas that relate to this and there is a entry by me that you may certaintly like. It's an idea for a rifle with 3 modes of gunfire. It goes into the whole thing on page 1. This will satisfy alot of people who have a this and that thing about the rifles. AND yes your prayers may be answered.

[Edited on 08.05.2009 12:08 PM PDT]

  • 08.05.2009 12:02 PM PDT

Here’s what Luke had to say about the differences in treatment between the Spartans and Elites in Reach:

“Instead of piece-by-piece customization like the Spartans, Elite customization is a full model swap with models selected from the various Elite classes appearing throughout the Campaign. There are all kinds of reasons for this, not the least of which is our continued emphasis on the Spartan as your identity in Reach.”

Posted by: vgamedude
I want a semi-automatic rifle in this game. It would be cool to have an M1 garand type of weapon.
You know. Like high accuracy, Long range, just not a sniper scope.
Carbine. Why would you want a human version? The human version of the carbine is the Battle Rifle. How would you make it different enough from the Carbine to matter?

[Edited on 08.05.2009 12:18 PM PDT]

  • 08.05.2009 12:17 PM PDT

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Posted by: vgamedude
I want a semi-automatic rifle in this game. It would be cool to have an M1 garand type of weapon.
You know. Like high accuracy, Long range, just not a sniper scope.
Carbine. Why would you want a human version? The human version of the carbine is the Battle Rifle. How would you make it different enough from the Carbine to matter?

The Carbine should be similar to the pistol.
3 headshot kill, but slow slow rate of fire. So its really just a long range take down gun.

  • 08.05.2009 12:20 PM PDT
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This is from my page. Throw in some comments if you like.


What If they made a rifle that had 3 modes of shooting and you could change the mode by pressing left/right on the D-pad.

Mode 1: Fully Automatic.(AR) =Rock

Mode 2: 3-shot burst. (BR) =Paper

Mode3: 1 shot(true semi-automatic) =sissors
(Rock, Paper, sissors role)
Covenant Carbine kind of body with holes in it. medal plates in certaint places. AR bullet display and style of reload but more complexly different. Uniqe scope different from the BR and long barrel. White metal finish like the magnum. Mode 3 has a small dot for crosshair.
Purpose: to add variety, bring MLG down to size, and to bring out a gun that people will enjoy using.

  • 08.06.2009 6:39 PM PDT

Here’s what Luke had to say about the differences in treatment between the Spartans and Elites in Reach:

“Instead of piece-by-piece customization like the Spartans, Elite customization is a full model swap with models selected from the various Elite classes appearing throughout the Campaign. There are all kinds of reasons for this, not the least of which is our continued emphasis on the Spartan as your identity in Reach.”

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Posted by: Uncle Kulikov
Posted by: vgamedude
I want a semi-automatic rifle in this game. It would be cool to have an M1 garand type of weapon.
You know. Like high accuracy, Long range, just not a sniper scope.
Carbine. Why would you want a human version? The human version of the carbine is the Battle Rifle. How would you make it different enough from the Carbine to matter?

The Carbine should be similar to the pistol.
3 headshot kill, but slow slow rate of fire. So its really just a long range take down gun.
The halo weapon sandbox already has plenty of tools. This just doesn't seem different enough from either the carbine or the battle rifle to warrant a completely new weapon.

  • 08.06.2009 6:44 PM PDT