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Subject: The MA5K Carbine - The new starter weapon?

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Poll: The MA5K Carbine - The new starter weapon?  [closed]
Yes, sounds like a good compromise.:  46%
(16 Votes)
Nooo, I like the AR + BR.:  11%
(4 Votes)
Yes but keep the AR + BR too.:  43%
(15 Votes)
Total Votes: 35

I think Bungie should include the MA5K Carbine into Halo: Reach, and also make it the starter weapon for most Campaign/Multiplayer missions/gametypes. It would be the replacement weapon for the AR and BR. I'll tell you why.

Holding 45 rounds, it's got enough ammunition to keep you going when you spawn to kill anyone who is right next to your spawnpoints. It's also got one big plus point.

It's accuracy falls between the AR and BR's. So basically, you can hit about 30 of your 45 rounds onto a still target at Medium-Long range. That's enough to kill the person after the approximate 4 seconds firing time for one magazine. Therefore, no-one can complain that their starting weapon can't hit enemies killing them when they spawn from afar, and they can't complain that an enemy is spawnkilling them from shortrange.

Discuss pl0x.

  • 08.09.2009 8:01 AM PDT

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  • 08.09.2009 8:18 AM PDT
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How it can be a new starter weapon in Halo: Reach if it's only appeared in Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Novel?!

  • 08.09.2009 8:20 AM PDT
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How it can be a new starter weapon in Halo: Reach if it's only appeared in Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Novel?!
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  • 08.09.2009 8:21 AM PDT

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Posted by: Uae Gamer
How it can be a new starter weapon in Halo: Reach if it's only appeared in Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Novel?!


Halo: Ghosts of Onyx and the Covenant invasion of Reach happened the same year. I imagine they'd be using the MA5K Carbine in places OTHER than Onyx. =P

[Edited on 08.09.2009 8:34 AM PDT]

  • 08.09.2009 8:34 AM PDT

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Yeah that would be cool. The Assault rifle should be kept and the battle rifle should be a rare occurance.

  • 08.09.2009 8:37 AM PDT

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Now for an on-topic response: Yes, I'd like the MA5K to be in Reach, and as a starter weapon. After adding it, further specialize the AR and the BR. Make the BR longer range but reduce the lock-on to make it a marksmen/anti-sniper weapon, and make the AR function as the mid-range powerhouse that the BR currently is.

  • 08.09.2009 8:55 AM PDT
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I would want it in but not as the starter weapon because it has a good bit of rounds but it is still weaker than the assault rifle which makes by no standard better than the BR. The AR and BR should stay the way they are and still be the starters but the MA5K should be put in to serve as a medium between the two.

  • 08.09.2009 9:21 AM PDT

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Posted by: Navaha42
Now for an on-topic response: Yes, I'd like the MA5K to be in Reach, and as a starter weapon. After adding it, further specialize the AR and the BR. Make the BR longer range but reduce the lock-on to make it a marksmen/anti-sniper weapon, and make the AR function as the mid-range powerhouse that the BR currently is.

  • 08.09.2009 9:51 AM PDT

we'll probably use MA5B's

  • 08.09.2009 10:21 AM 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.”

The MA5K would be less accurate than either the AR or the BR.

Since it has a shorter barrel, there is less time for energy transfer from the propellant to the projectile, and the shorter rifled barrel gives the bullet less spin.

If anything, the range would be as follows:

Shotgun
SMG
MA5K
AR
Magnum
BR
Laser
Sniper Rifle

[Edited on 08.09.2009 12:17 PM PDT]

  • 08.09.2009 12:16 PM PDT
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Posted by: Navaha42
Now for an on-topic response: Yes, I'd like the MA5K to be in Reach, and as a starter weapon. After adding it, further specialize the AR and the BR. Make the BR longer range but reduce the lock-on to make it a marksmen/anti-sniper weapon, and make the AR function as the mid-range powerhouse that the BR currently is.

  • 08.09.2009 3:42 PM PDT

I voted no because the game can be balanced with the AR and BR.

And it seems as though this weapon would just be a combination of the AR/BR, making all other weapons redundant.

  • 08.09.2009 3:48 PM PDT