- theforceswithin
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In it's current form the BR shouldn't return. More than half the time it's a spawn weapon and when it's not it's all over the map anyway.
It takes 3 burst to take off the shield and one bullet of the burst to the head to kill. That is a little silly, think about the Spiker. Those are hot shards of metal piercing through armor, but you can't headshot with them. I'm not asking for a head shot with the Spiker, just at least make it so you have to get the full burst to head shot kill.
I'm thinking that Bungie should change it to 4 shots to get a shield off, then I wouldn't mind the one bullet headshot so much. And also give it a smaller clip than the AR, because it's got better accuracy and power than a AR.
You say that would make it ineffective against the AR at close range? Exactly, it's a med-long range weapon not a close range one. Plasma Rifles, SMGs and Spiker Rifles are very hard to be effective with at long range, because they are CLOSE range weapons.
Why should one weapon have equal effectiveness in every situation? Because that how real guns work you say? Well we're not in real life are we? We are in a game, and this is one of the few things we as humans CAN choose to balance.
I like the ODST Automag better than the BR. It's got great accuracy but cannot take a shield off for the life of it. THIS WORKS. Plasma for the shield, bullets for the health. Everything else is just to mix it up a little. The Needler for long distance shock tactics. Brute shot, Rockets and Fuel Rods for the self/destructive one. Hammer, Sword, Shotty and Mauler for the close range melee fanatics.
What's left? The sniper and the laser, two very powerful weapons with equal effectiveness everywhere. What's the justification? These are POWER Weapons. They are not scattered all over the map. They are fought over.
The BR does not fit in in it's current form. Effectiveness everywhere and spawned with. You say this levels the playing ground? It does, but the ground would still be level BR v. BR with five shots and a smaller clip. Right now, BR v. Everything else at any range is BR = or > Everything.
(WARNING: This part is biased.)What about those who find it dull to use anything else? Is the most fun you can have in Halo watching people drop? Well, you might want to go play Call of Duty. I came to play a game with crazy explosions, vehicles flying, fire, an epic art style and color palette, addictive non-monotonous action, and cool looking weapons.
[Edited on 09.26.2009 10:51 PM PDT]