- Madara Umezawa
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Posted by: The Hamburglur
I agree 100% OP. Get rid of the battle rifle. I'll be honest, I'm not exactly a great Halo player since I haven't played the game since H3 was released until ODST came out. But that's mainly because every map revolved around who had the BR, Sniper, or Rockets. If you don't have a BR, the only other gun in the game to register headshots are the sniper, pistol, and covie rifle. It's ridiculous that only 4 guns in the game register headshots. Take it out.
So by your logic its rdiculous that only 4 weapons can register head shots. So we should remove one of those weapons?
Posted by:Bullet Storm
Look at the Halo 3: ODST balancing. BR is NOT necessary.
ODST is balanced for firefight and campaign. Thats why health and fall damage was reintroduced. Firefight really wouldnt make sense with having regenerating shields and health.
The automag is terrible at killing anything that doesnt have low or no shields. Try putting the weapon vs spartans and see how much it would fail unless they upped the power on the thing.
There is a reason why health and fall damage isnt in H3 multiplayer. Regenerating health speeds up gameplay so your not playing some really campy game because everyone is worried about health. The fall damage turned off makes for great highlight reals. "wow look at that ninja from way above awesome assasinate"
Same with a BR. It brings power to the table that can quickly take people down at the range its meant to. The BR is one of the best weapons out there for team shooting. Which halo should really be about. Games with AR start seem to have less team shooting because more people will tend to find a little hiding corner. Hold crouch and watch their radar for the poor hapless fool who is about to walk in their trap.
Almost every weapon beats the BR in CQC. The magnum is the only weapon that is completly overshadowed by the BR. Yet the magnum sometimes gives me that fighting chance vs a BR weilder. The sniper wins at long range like on maps like Valhalla and Sandtrap. Where the BR loses its effectiveness.
So the majority of people who dont like BR either suck with it or don't have the concept of team shooting down. So when other teams come in they destroy these people with good team BR it really can feel overwhelming. So the victims blame the weapon instead and think that the game is a scramble for this weapon.
So I say dont take it away or nerf the weapon. I prefer not to give "spray and pray" more of an edge. I prefer the sniper to not get more bold in trying to quickscope me in between pistol shots and taking less damage from a weaker weapon then the BR. I want a weapon that will make someone who is stupid with rockets pay if they dont use them right.
I would prefer that gameplay maintain its overall speed and not get slower
[Edited on 10.08.2009 2:26 AM PDT]