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Subject: Do u want BR back in Reach?

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Posted by: LockeGenRedux
Well, I hate to break it to all of you Die hard BR fans, but...

If you go through the stories and such, the BR was actually introduced about the middle of First Strike, Contrary to that, the prototype BR was in use by Johnson in Harvest.
So, Techniqually... The BR would not be in the game unless it were a prototype or Bungie decides to put it in just for kicks. This could be one of those "Up to Bungie" Things...

But just saying, The BR wont be in Reach, for the Conflicting Story reasons.

Actually, there's a good chance that the BR will be in Reach, talking from a story point of view. The BR was in service since 2525, and has been used by UNSC ground forces throughout the war. It was only introduced to the Spartan forces during the events of "First Strike", but Bungie could easily alter this.

  • 09.19.2009 12:58 AM PDT

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Posted by: Pashto96
lets face it. the BR is the most OVERPOWERED gun in the game and ruins the point of skill. All you have to do it get 4-5 bursts to the head and a kill.


50% or more of the people playing Halo 3 right now can't do what you just said on a regular basis.

BR is not Overpowered in any way. It's an actual rifle, AR is called a rifle but it doesn't have range at all. So BR can be used in any situation. That doesn't make it overpowered. OP would be having it kill in 3 shots or less.

If the BR is removed then this game is an epic fail. Assault Rifle constant reloading and melee will be majority of whats happens in slayer.

This game would pratically involve no skill if the BR wasn't in it. The only other skill left would be...
Sniper aim
Gernades

If the BR isnt' in the game, then you bet your a$$, another clone like pistol of rifle will be. Then people will complain about that.





[Edited on 09.19.2009 7:36 PM PDT]

  • 09.19.2009 7:33 PM PDT

Posted by: Dallas Green
I make a legitimate thread on the most logical choice for the next Bond actor, and you take that away from me by creating a parody thread indirectly connecting my thread to yours.

I hope your kids have bad influences and develop bad personalities. I wish this with all my heart.

If we get a longer-ranged AR and a semi-auto BR, then yes.

  • 09.19.2009 7:35 PM PDT

I'm out.

Posted by: Pashto96
lets face it. the BR is the most OVERPOWERED gun in the game and ruins the point of skill. All you have to do it get 4-5 bursts to the head and a kill.


If you could consistently 4 / 5 shot with a BR you wouldn't be a level 23.

  • 09.19.2009 7:37 PM PDT

ACE you just a million 12yr olds cry lol
you pretty much summed up why people hate the br
you hit on the nose 2 about how no one can use it

I agree with the part about how's it gets old
I want something fresh and new that kicks ass
and that also is a competitive weapon
but keep the br still

this is to the people who hate the br
use the carbine

  • 09.26.2009 2:43 AM PDT
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blarg.

I was surprised, I thought that everyone would have voted against it, as everyone always says that it makes gameplay unfair in certain situations.

The battle rifle was first implemented in Halo 2, does that mean the gun was used around that time or Bungie just decided to put it in there?

I think that there will be no battle rifle in Halo reach, story wise.

  • 09.26.2009 3:52 AM PDT

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i totally agree with this. If the BR is putted in reach it would break the line of halo 2

  • 09.26.2009 4:49 AM PDT

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It could be a bit boring with the exact same BR so i'll have to go with her unknown cousin. The BR is a she right?

  • 09.26.2009 6:38 AM PDT
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It'll be there,
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  • 09.26.2009 6:42 AM PDT
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Well sure it would be nice, but according to the game's mythology the BR won't appear until Halo 2 (Not 100% sure, srry if I made any mistake)

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How about they not include it in campaign but include it in multiplayer, since multiplayer has no effect on the canon in anyway.

It would make the people who want it to remain canon happy, and the MLG's happy as well, and everyone gets what they want. :P

  • 09.26.2009 7:23 AM PDT

the carbine replaces it bec rhe br was too powerful. BTW the pistol was perfect in odst!

  • 09.26.2009 7:44 AM PDT
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  • 09.26.2009 7:57 AM PDT

BR in social, the noobs won't know what hit them.

OH stop crying it's just a game. It's not OP at all. It sucks at really close range, especially against AR. I say leave it the way it is. How much could they change it anyway? Take away the scope? Take away the burst? I really don't see how it's OP. Also, in all honesty it sucks even at mid range. Everyone cries "VETO" when BR comes up on Stand Off, but why? I rather they get rid of it then change it. But replace it with something else. The pistol sucks.

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BR is a handy weapon, but over rated.

I'd prefer a different tactical approach for a new mid-range gun.

  • 09.26.2009 8:33 AM PDT

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It has to, Spartans use BR, maybe ODST don't, but Spartans do!

  • 09.26.2009 8:34 AM PDT

Posted by: z0rgy
like it or not, it'll be in the game.

here are the mandatory weapons in any video games :
rocket launcher, sniper rifle, shotgun, assault rifle.

and in halo, you need a weapon that's a mix between the AR and sniper rifle. you have the choice between an OP pistol bungie never used again after H1 and ... an iconic weapon MLG loves.


I disagree, however "iconic" the BR is, the H1 pistol still wins in my book. The BR wasn't in H1, so why put it in a game that took place before H1? I hate the BR, idc what anybody says. It's way too overpowered, and makes every other gun in the game (minus the rockets and sniper) pointless to carry around. Get rid of it and power up/change the accuracy of other weapons and let the game be balanced (like in H1 :D.) The ODST pistol would be perfect for Reach.

Posted by: mankyman6
How about they not include it in campaign but include it in multiplayer, since multiplayer has no effect on the canon in anyway.

It would make the people who want it to remain canon happy, and the MLG's happy as well, and everyone gets what they want. :P


It wouldn't fix anything. Then everyone would complain they don't have it in campaign, and further from that I'd complain that it was in Multiplayer. :)

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  • 09.26.2009 8:41 AM PDT

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I would just like to add a little pov to the conversation. Halo isn't a tactical game, never will be either. So getting rid of the BR from a tactics pov is pointless.

Also I remember this conversation taking place about the pistol before Halo 2 shipped out. Many ppl argued for and against it and I realize know what I should have known then. It doesn't matter about what weapons are in the game, each one is made to serve a purpose and there cannot be a gap in your weaponry which the BR inevitably fills. So I guess what I am trying to say is what will be will be and stop crying about it lol. People will play this game regardless if there fav weapon is in it or not.

Oh and I am for the BR as it makes more since than a pistol that can 3 shot but its funny now because now ppl are complaining about the upgrade lol.

  • 09.26.2009 8:57 AM PDT

Big Team Battle Multiflag/Slayer on Standoff/Valhalla/Sandtrap/Avalanche = Win

Making the BR a 5-shot instead of a 4-shot wouldn't hurt would it?

In all honesty though, if your that close to an AR you deserve to get mowed down.

  • 09.26.2009 9:45 AM PDT

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It will be in, whether we liek it or not.

It wil make the game too easy though, like how the Auto-mag made ODST too easy.

Damn, too many headshots.

AND there were battle rifles in Reach, lol.

Theres a line in First strike where a spartan fires his Battle Rifle

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  • 09.26.2009 9:48 AM PDT

It would be nice,wouldn't it?

  • 09.26.2009 9:49 AM PDT

The BR wasn't in H1, so why put it in a game that took place before H1?POA's Marines not having BRs doesn't mean Reach didn't have BRs. And First Strike's claim of the BR being a prototype in 2552 was pretty much retconned by Contact Harvest.

  • 09.26.2009 9:55 AM PDT

I used to have 30s in Halo 2 untill they reset the ranks :(

Posted by: LockeGenRedux
Well, I hate to break it to all of you Die hard BR fans, but...

If you go through the stories and such, the BR was actually introduced about the middle of First Strike, Contrary to that, the prototype BR was in use by Johnson in Harvest.
So, Techniqually... The BR would not be in the game unless it were a prototype or Bungie decides to put it in just for kicks. This could be one of those "Up to Bungie" Things...

But just saying, The BR wont be in Reach, for the Conflicting Story reasons.


So Sergeant Johnson has the only Battle Filfe?... I guess I know who I have to betray now.

  • 09.26.2009 10:21 AM PDT
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HELL YES

  • 09.26.2009 10:25 AM PDT