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Subject: why is bungie taking away the ODST's weapon?

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they said they were taking away the BR, but isnt the the prime weapon of the ODST's?



  • 08.07.2009 3:31 PM PDT

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Not really, ODST's use everything. The pistol is a lot more fun to use than the Battle Rifle, and it does the same job, so there isn't a need for the BR.

  • 08.07.2009 3:32 PM PDT

ODST's are trained to use all weapons, so it doesn't really matter.

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  • 08.07.2009 3:32 PM PDT

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but what was the point of taking the BR away?

let me guess, to many AR spammers were whining to whine 1 1

  • 08.07.2009 3:34 PM PDT

they took it away because the pistol is the br just not in br form pretty much

  • 08.07.2009 3:38 PM PDT

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  • 08.07.2009 3:40 PM PDT
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could be to stop another 100 threads springing up on how the br in halo 2 is better then the one in odst

  • 08.07.2009 3:40 PM PDT

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They took it away to give players more freedom to other weapons. Tell me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure people would choose a BR over a PR in Campaign/MM.

  • 08.07.2009 3:42 PM PDT
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Or maybee it was because they were sick of MLG -blam!-s who want to have sex with a br and wanted to give thier true fans a new entertaining weapon

  • 08.07.2009 3:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: DARK K1LL3R 157
but what was the point of taking the BR away?

let me guess, to many AR spammers were whining to whine 1 1

No, the pistol does the same job and players feel more badass with an awesome pistol than with a rifle.

  • 08.07.2009 3:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: DARK K1LL3R 157
but what was the point of taking the BR away?

let me guess, to many AR spammers were whining to whine 1 1


So MLG people can finally shut up and leave us normal players alone. Screw the BR and the AR. BR vs AR = AR win. BR vs Shotty = Shotty win. AR vs Shotty = Shotty win. Plasma Rifle vs Shotty = Draw or PR win. PR pretty much beats everything except the Halo 1 pistol and the Auto Mag.

  • 08.07.2009 3:52 PM PDT

The ODST's primary weapons are the automag and the silenced SMG, not the BR. And you seem to be a BR fan.
Did you realise that the BR isn't in Halo CE, go whine about that.

AR = Halo's signature weapon.

  • 08.07.2009 3:53 PM PDT

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All "contests" you held were (or at least, I would assume) close quarter fights. The Battle Rifle would win every single one of those contests if held at medium or longer range. And since I like the BR, it makes me an MLG player?

  • 08.07.2009 3:55 PM PDT

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Posted by: DARK K1LL3R 157
but what was the point of taking the BR away?

let me guess, to many AR spammers were whining to whine 1 1


So MLG people can finally shut up and leave us normal players alone. Screw the BR and the AR. BR vs AR = AR win. BR vs Shotty = Shotty win. AR vs Shotty = Shotty win. Plasma Rifle vs Shotty = Draw or PR win. PR pretty much beats everything except the Halo 1 pistol and the Auto Mag.


i hate MLG. MLG is for noobs.


dont get your panties in a knot AR spammer, or as you say it "normal player"

  • 08.07.2009 3:56 PM PDT

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Posted by: DARK K1LL3R 157
but what was the point of taking the BR away?

let me guess, to many AR spammers were whining to whine 1 1


So MLG people can finally shut up and leave us normal players alone. Screw the BR and the AR. BR vs AR = AR win. BR vs Shotty = Shotty win. AR vs Shotty = Shotty win. Plasma Rifle vs Shotty = Draw or PR win. PR pretty much beats everything except the Halo 1 pistol and the Auto Mag.


I'm sorry, but that made me lol.

You can have any wep, give me a br and I will beat you. and i dont even play halo or am an MLG fanboy

  • 08.07.2009 3:56 PM PDT

Real men use magnums.

Honestly it was kind of a boring weapon and they wanted to add the new pistol so it kind of made the br obsolete. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fanboy of the br or ar. They're both just weapons for different situations to me.

  • 08.07.2009 3:58 PM PDT

The same weapon niche is filled by the new silenced, scoped pistol. There's no need to have two duplicate weapons. So the Battle Rifle was dropped in favor of cool new, shiny weapons.

  • 08.07.2009 4:04 PM PDT

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I just don't like the fact that it doesn't make sense, the pistol isn't really a main weapon it's a sidearm, even modified it's still just a sidearm. Removing the BR doesn't fit.

  • 08.07.2009 4:06 PM PDT

Posted by: JesseZinVT
The same weapon niche is filled by the new silenced, scoped pistol. There's no need to have two duplicate weapons. So the Battle Rifle was dropped in favor of cool new, shiny weapons.


Exactly.

  • 08.07.2009 4:07 PM PDT

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Nope. ODST's use the Suppressed M7 and the M6C/SOCOM

  • 08.07.2009 4:08 PM PDT
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I would like to see a BR in ODST, but I think it would be worth taking out just to hear all the BR spammers whine.

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  • 08.07.2009 4:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: JesseZinVT
The same weapon niche is filled by the new silenced, scoped pistol. There's no need to have two duplicate weapons. So the Battle Rifle was dropped in favor of cool new, shiny weapons.

Actually, I'd say the BR was dropped for old restored and slightly modified weapons.

  • 08.07.2009 4:10 PM PDT
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Nope. ODST's use the Suppressed M7 and the M6C/SOCOM

Two weapons way better than the BR, in my opinion.

  • 08.07.2009 4:56 PM PDT
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The decision didn't have anything to do with the BR vs. AR stuff that endlessly goes on in the forums. The pistol is disgusting. Sweet for headshots. And the SMG is a perfect match.

Once you start tearing through armor with the scoped SMG and then popping a headshot with the pistol like Annie Oakley, you won't think twice about what's "missing."

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  • 08.07.2009 5:07 PM PDT
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No ODST's use the silenced smg. But it would be nice to have that BR in firefight.

  • 08.07.2009 5:09 PM PDT

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