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Subject: Do u want BR back in Reach?

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yes, yes and yes

  • 09.26.2009 10:26 AM PDT
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When Halo3 first came out it was by far my favorite multiplayer game. When the game type of team BRs was included it began to be just frustrating. Every time you get into a close quarters fight the BR would alway win instead of the AR. When the close quarters weapon is beat by the mid ranged weapon in its intended purpose then their is no balance or strategy at all. A good multiplayer game should be a balance of skill and strategy, if your not the best shot you still could use smart thinking to succeed and vice versa. But with the BR only momma's basement allstars get to enjoy the game.
I dont miss the BR at all in the new game. If Bungie brings the BR back they will have to tweak the power of it, The range should be its advantage over AR, not its power.

P.S. Dont bother looking into my service record and make judgment on me. Multiple people use my account on my XBOX because it is the only one with a gold membership. I dont create a bunch of different accounts after I got experence in the game to make me look better, like alot of you have.

  • 09.26.2009 11:23 AM PDT
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I would like the BR to return, but it needs to be toned done a lot. It is way to overpowered. It can be used at medium, long, and short range. No gun should be able to do that.

  • 09.26.2009 11:35 AM PDT

Posted by: goldgriffin360
When Halo3 first came out it was by far my favorite multiplayer game. When the game type of team BRs was included it began to be just frustrating. Every time you get into a close quarters fight the BR would alway win instead of the AR. When the close quarters weapon is beat by the mid ranged weapon in its intended purpose then their is no balance or strategy at all. A good multiplayer game should be a balance of skill and strategy, if your not the best shot you still could use smart thinking to succeed and vice versa. But with the BR only momma's basement allstars get to enjoy the game.
I dont miss the BR at all in the new game. If Bungie brings the BR back they will have to tweak the power of it, The range should be its advantage over AR, not its power.

P.S. Dont bother looking into my service record and make judgment on me. Multiple people use my account on my XBOX because it is the only one with a gold membership. I dont create a bunch of different accounts after I got experence in the game to make me look better, like alot of you have.


lol you must have a godly br if you can kill kids with ars at close range
the only reason for that to be true is if you can still bxr which will make the ar obsolete.
Dude team brs is team brs not lemme roflostomp you with my noob
Assault rifle
Ar always wins close range true fact. Plus add halo3 terrible melee system
close range is 5 yards not 20 or 30 lol
the only advantage the br has over the ar is range


[Edited on 09.26.2009 11:43 AM PDT]

  • 09.26.2009 11:39 AM PDT

Posted by: Tonoottu
If the BR is taken out of the game it will drop Halo's sales instantly.
No they won't. and if tey do, it's a few thousand out of millions. Not much in the end.

The AR was brought back because some people (noobs) were whining about not having the AR and/or that the BR is too over powered, which it isn't.The fact you instantly said people "noobs" whined confirms you are ignorant. Bungie brought it back because they said they needed a better starting weapon then SMGs.

According to canon the Pillar of Autumn was specially designed for spartan's use on missions, thus having the AR which is normally too large for Marines, and the M6D with explosive rounds.Which explains why half the marines in Halo: CE and Halo 3 AND Halo 3:ODST carried them and had no problem with them.

I personally would love the BR to stay. I mean come on a pistol that 3 shot's is even worse than the BR. People complain about the BR because either A: They don't know how to use it, B: Because MLG uses it or C: A and B. I mean GET OVER WITH IT Halo is a COMPETITIVE GAME this isn't frigin Hello Kitty Island Adventure for crying out loud. Halo is a GAME. Halo and other games are to be played for fun. MLG does what they do (mostly) because they thinks it's fun. Halo was never meant to be MLG competitive. Which explains the pistol that could kill you in 3 shots, the gun with max ammo of 600 and could kill anything, and indestructible vehicles.

And btw MLG used the Halo 1 pistol too you know, so it probably wouldn't take out MLG from using Halo. But Halo 3: ODST was originally supposed to be an expansion but it turned out to be a full game. And the original arsenal in that specific game had stealth weapons (Silenced SMG and Magnum) Um...sorry what? (I'm serious... what?)

  • 09.26.2009 11:52 AM PDT
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All you have to do straf back and fourth jump up and down and fire your BR and you will win. The AR is not accurate and the melee is unpredictable as sometimes you can melee 5 feet away and othertimes you dont hit him even when right in front of you. A little practice and you can pretty much ditch the AR.

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Posted by: goldgriffin360
When Halo3 first came out it was by far my favorite multiplayer game. When the game type of team BRs was included it began to be just frustrating. Every time you get into a close quarters fight the BR would alway win instead of the AR. When the close quarters weapon is beat by the mid ranged weapon in its intended purpose then their is no balance or strategy at all. A good multiplayer game should be a balance of skill and strategy, if your not the best shot you still could use smart thinking to succeed and vice versa. But with the BR only momma's basement allstars get to enjoy the game.
I dont miss the BR at all in the new game. If Bungie brings the BR back they will have to tweak the power of it, The range should be its advantage over AR, not its power.

P.S. Dont bother looking into my service record and make judgment on me. Multiple people use my account on my XBOX because it is the only one with a gold membership. I dont create a bunch of different accounts after I got experence in the game to make me look better, like alot of you have.


lol you must have a godly br if you can kill kids with ars at close range
the only reason for that to be true is if you can still bxr which will make the ar obsolete.
Dude team brs is team brs not lemme roflostomp you with my noob
Assault rifle
Ar always wins close range true fact. Plus add halo3 terrible melee system
close range is 5 yards not 20 or 30 lol
the only advantage the br has over the ar is range

  • 09.26.2009 11:54 AM PDT

tbh, reach is based on time before halo1, and in halo1 there was no BR's to be found anywere, i think its cause they wernt invented back in the days of Halo1/Reach.

so my conclusion is that the Halo1 pistol is the new BR XD XD XD

  • 09.26.2009 1:06 PM PDT
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Maybe if the AR had its reticle smaller, it could serve as a medium-range weapon

  • 09.26.2009 1:14 PM PDT

True - also if they follow the books storylines closely the Spartans first receive the BR's during the fall of Reach

  • 09.26.2009 1:15 PM PDT

I think the BR (or a BR like weapon) should be included in Halo: Reach, the BR is not really that overpowered and it actually takes some skill to use which is why it often beats the AR which takes little to no skill to use. Most (not all though) of the people who don't like the BR are people who are mad because they always get 4 shotted while trying to use the AR on someone. Although many don't realize that getting a 4 shot on someone takes a lot of skill and timing to get right, and I don't think they should remove a weapon just because some people managed to get good with it to the point where they can own people who try to use a lower skill weapon like the AR. Also, if your skilled enough at Halo, you can use either an AR or BR at close to medium range and still get the kill. And I think that a BR prototype or an actual BR in Reach would be a good thing.

  • 09.26.2009 1:27 PM PDT
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no br in reach. reach came before halo combat evolved. no br in halo:ce=no br in reach.

play halo:ce and find a br.. and try reading the books too.. no br in fall of reach.

  • 09.26.2009 2:24 PM PDT

How to spell "space"?

S-P-ACE! SPACE!

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.

Who needs MLG? Without MLG, this discussion would still exist, without your post.
The BR is not a necessary gun, it is too easy to use, despite the apparent association with skill.

  • 09.26.2009 2:28 PM PDT

Our Work is Never Over...

Nope, wasn't in Halo: CE and it better not appear in this game.

  • 09.26.2009 2:35 PM PDT

Keep BUNGLE away from matchmaking, away from these forums, and overall away from this game.

Most people who don't want the BR in Reach are just either part of the Anti MLG bias group or they suck with it.

  • 09.26.2009 2:39 PM PDT
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Exactly. All the kids who oppose of the BR are 12 year old faaags with retard bars.

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  • 09.26.2009 2:43 PM PDT
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I take the ODST pistol over a BR anyday

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Posted by: ZeroBaka
If the BR isn't in the game, I probably won't buy it.


Agreed.

  • 09.26.2009 2:53 PM PDT

I want the BR back, but toned down.

Semi-Automatic, slightly less damage.

  • 09.26.2009 2:55 PM PDT

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automag is way better

  • 09.26.2009 2:57 PM PDT

The BR is already semi-automatic. The BR is perfectly fine the way it is, it is neither over-powered nor under-powered.
To the person that said "All you have to do is strafe with the BR and you win." That's because ANYONE can kill a guy that runs in a straight line with an AR. When I play AR spawn gametypes and can't get a BR, what do I do when I get weak? STRAFE WITH THE AR! It's extremely effective and you can still kill the opponent easily.

BTW BR is a 4 shot kill=12 bullets.
AR=16 bullets. There AR fires 32 bullets in the time the BR fires 12.

  • 09.26.2009 3:09 PM PDT

-blam!- Was that actually blammed out? Or did I just type it? You'll never know.

Yes. It's a weapon of the Halo universe. Since this is the last game, I think that all the weapons that have made an appearance should appear. Why would the UNSC not have the Battle Rifle there anyway?

  • 09.26.2009 3:11 PM PDT

-Dual-

Even if it's not as powerful, I'd still like it back.

  • 09.26.2009 3:22 PM PDT

Posted by: WEE MCKINNON 08
The BR is already semi-automatic. The BR is perfectly fine the way it is, it is neither over-powered nor under-powered.
To the person that said "All you have to do is strafe with the BR and you win." That's because ANYONE can kill a guy that runs in a straight line with an AR. When I play AR spawn gametypes and can't get a BR, what do I do when I get weak? STRAFE WITH THE AR! It's extremely effective and you can still kill the opponent easily.

BTW BR is a 4 shot kill=12 bullets.
AR=16 bullets. There AR fires 32 bullets in the time the BR fires 12.

Seriously? SERIOUSLY?

You realize the AR is not even HALF as accurate as the BR, right?

PLUS the BR is not Semi-Automatic, it's burst fire. If it were semi-automatic, it'd fire like the Carbine, and it would balance out more with the other weapons.

Why do you think the BR completely dominates the carbine? Because it fires 3 rounds with deadly accuracy, meaning even if you miss with the first bullet, the other two will pretty much guarantee a headshot kill.

And please, let's not turn this into a flame war.

[Edited on 09.26.2009 3:28 PM PDT]

  • 09.26.2009 3:24 PM PDT
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I dont really care but my god, the BR is just annoying in multiplayer, yes Its good and kicks everything elses a$$ but thats just it, you dont want to use anything else cause everyother weapon is worthless besides power weapons. Bring it back but do something so that it isn't the only gun ever used.

  • 09.26.2009 4:01 PM PDT