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Subject: what do you believe to be halos signature weapon
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thinking about it this poll kinda represents ahlo itself the 68% that beleieve its the ar are mainly ppl who beat the game on heroic or lower the BR are those who beat the game up to legendary 15% then the rest is mythic about a whopping 3%

y bc a br or ar are worthless on their own in mythic especailly with tilt on there is no possible way for you 2 beat the game with mythic on with an ar ud waste like 2 clips just taking a brute chefitans shields down then another 2 to kill him

  • 10.17.2009 9:06 AM PDT
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what about the spartan laser

  • 10.17.2009 9:06 AM PDT
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I'm going to say the AR, just to piss off the MLG worshiping kids.

  • 10.17.2009 9:13 AM PDT

Im pretty sure covenant shielding has been nerfed for gameplay reasons. A 4-shot wouldn't do much against a real covenant shield (tilt).

  • 10.17.2009 9:26 AM PDT

Posted by: L3GEND411
It depends on how you look at it. I would say by definition, the "signature weapon" of a series would be what the general population associate's with the game, not what "Master Chief preferred in the books" or what "Master Chief always has on his back in the cutscenes (even if I never used it when I played campaign)".

The bottom line is, when you talk about Halo, people associate Halo with multiplayer. And the weapon most people associate Halo multiplayer with is the battle rifle (and the pistol in halo CE).

There is no denying this. This is not my opinion. This is a statistical fact.


So in Gears of War is the signature weapon the shotgun?

  • 10.17.2009 9:27 AM PDT
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definitely assault rifle

  • 10.17.2009 9:28 AM PDT

Posted by: fail inspector
thinking about it this poll kinda represents ahlo itself the 68% that beleieve its the ar are mainly ppl who beat the game on heroic or lower the BR are those who beat the game up to legendary 15% then the rest is mythic about a whopping 3%

y bc a br or ar are worthless on their own in mythic especailly with tilt on there is no possible way for you 2 beat the game with mythic on with an ar ud waste like 2 clips just taking a brute chefitans shields down then another 2 to kill him


I smell fake statistics.

And Legendary is no biggie, so stop acting as if 80% of the poll is just a bunch of newbs that cant beat legendary and face facts. The AR is the signature weapon and you just used this thread to start an ARvBR thread.

  • 10.17.2009 9:32 AM PDT
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the AR is the first weapon i think of when i hear halo.the master cheif prefers it, its the cutscene gun for halo 1 and 3, and it was the first weapon of halo. its like the lighsaber is to starwars. (also bungie did say that in halo 2, the AR 'evolved' into the smg, and the BR was made to be a more realistic pwn gun than the pistol.)

  • 10.17.2009 10:26 AM PDT

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The AR and Magnum. And Recently, the BR.

However, the Energy Sword and Plasma Rifle stand out pretty well, too.

  • 10.17.2009 10:28 AM PDT
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Posted by: fail inspector
thinking about it this poll kinda represents ahlo itself the 68% that beleieve its the ar are mainly ppl who beat the game on heroic or lower the BR are those who beat the game up to legendary 15% then the rest is mythic about a whopping 3%

y bc a br or ar are worthless on their own in mythic especailly with tilt on there is no possible way for you 2 beat the game with mythic on with an ar ud waste like 2 clips just taking a brute chefitans shields down then another 2 to kill him

I'm sure that OP's mixing up 'signature' weapon with 'most useful' weapon. There's no denying that the Battle Rifle and the Plasma Pistol is more useful than the Assault Rifle, but the Assault Rifle is clearly the signature weapon.

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Posted by: Expo
I'm sure that OP's mixing up 'signature' weapon with 'most useful' weapon. There's no denying that the Battle Rifle and the Plasma Pistol is more useful than the Assault Rifle, but the Assault Rifle is clearly the signature weapon.

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Posted by: fail inspector
thinking about it this poll kinda represents ahlo itself the 68% that beleieve its the ar are mainly ppl who beat the game on heroic or lower the BR are those who beat the game up to legendary 15% then the rest is mythic about a whopping 3%

y bc a br or ar are worthless on their own in mythic especailly with tilt on there is no possible way for you 2 beat the game with mythic on with an ar ud waste like 2 clips just taking a brute chefitans shields down then another 2 to kill him


I smell fake statistics.

And Legendary is no biggie, so stop acting as if 80% of the poll is just a bunch of newbs that cant beat legendary and face facts. The AR is the signature weapon and you just used this thread to start an ARvBR thread.


tell u what u beat halo 3 or odst on mythic with an ar (ill even let you melee with it) or one of the halos with tilt on then ill resend my statement and say the ar is awsome

[Edited on 10.17.2009 2:30 PM PDT]

  • 10.17.2009 2:25 PM PDT
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(MA5 sires) to bad it's worthless in all the games it's in

[Edited on 10.17.2009 2:30 PM PDT]

  • 10.17.2009 2:26 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.

Tons are iconic, but here they are as follows:
1.) MA5B
2.) MA5C (basically the MA5's)
3.) Energy Sword
4.) Any and all M6 handguns.
5.) SMG's

  • 10.17.2009 2:31 PM PDT

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i find it very stupid that people cant even see what the signiture wep is...its obivosly the ar...if you think of halo you instantly think of master chief..holding a ar.it may not be the most unique/best/wepaon every one wants weapon but its the most iconoic weapon in the game,the ar was taken out of halo 2 and put in instantly from halo 3 and odst witch just proves bungie made a mistake trying to replace the ar with the smg(witch is leet in odst :) )

  • 10.17.2009 2:49 PM PDT
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Think about it. The signature weapon is HALO! All the games are named Halo and about HALO. I also think it is the MA5 because it's master chief's perfered weapon and is in all the books.

[Edited on 10.17.2009 2:55 PM PDT]

  • 10.17.2009 2:52 PM PDT

I am the king of J's
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"tell u what u beat halo 3 or odst on mythic with an ar (ill even let you melee with it) or one of the halos with tilt on then ill resend my statement and say the ar is"

(forgot to quote...lol)
legendary or mythic modes have nothing to do with what the iconic wepaon of halo is at all...its just what YOU think...the br is what you think but then again you probaly dont even no what "most iconic wepaon" is..

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  • 10.17.2009 2:53 PM PDT

Posted by: fail inspector
the assault rifle cant be halos signature weapon b/c bungie got rid of it 4 halo 2 and im 99.9% sure the smg was made to replace it and only brought it back cuz ppl complained. its even worse in H3 than it was in CE. personally the battle rifle should have been but they got rid of it for odst which really doesnt make any sense. HOW did u have it in H2 but now all of a sudden theres none in odst but again used in H3 its like they had a recall on the BR for the odst time period


They took out the BR because it just made everyone whine about how the BR is the best weapon and the AR sucks.

Oh and they took the AR out for Halo 2.Its like they had a recall on it during Halo 2,/sarcasm

  • 10.17.2009 2:59 PM PDT

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the AR

  • 10.17.2009 3:06 PM PDT

Your in Bad Company.

Posted by: fail inspector
thinking about it this poll kinda represents ahlo itself the 68% that beleieve its the ar are mainly ppl who beat the game on heroic or lower the BR are those who beat the game up to legendary 15% then the rest is mythic about a whopping 3%

y bc a br or ar are worthless on their own in mythic especailly with tilt on there is no possible way for you 2 beat the game with mythic on with an ar ud waste like 2 clips just taking a brute chefitans shields down then another 2 to kill him
Oh wow because that wasn't a biased statement. Because it takes so much skill to headshot a grunt on legendary, I'm in awe of you skill as a halo player. What are you going to tell me next about your prowess? That you can hit someone with a rocket launcher from 10ft away?

The assault rifle represents halo, the poll shows this. The Battle rifle is damm close because its used so much, but it doesn't represent the game. The assault rifle does.

And if your stupid enough to try the AR on Mythic you deserve every death you get with it.

Also, if you insist on using the idiotic argument of "it can't be the AR because it wasn't in halo 2" I'd like to reiterate what others have pointed out, The BR wasn't in ODST. Which means the Assault rifle has been in more games then the BR.

[Edited on 10.17.2009 3:40 PM PDT]

  • 10.17.2009 3:38 PM PDT

dude HALO its self. i read all the books and played the games. it all leads to one thing if youve been paying atention. HALO is a super wepon of mass destroction. it kills every thing.

  • 10.17.2009 3:39 PM PDT

Your in Bad Company.


Posted by: darthraven118
dude HALO its self. i read all the books and played the games. it all leads to one thing if youve been paying atention. HALO is a super wepon of mass destroction. it kills every thing.
I'd agree, but I think he's asking about handheld weapons.

  • 10.17.2009 3:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: fail inspector
its definately the Battle rifle it is used more in the games and the books than all the others and its the only weapon that i believe the world would have 500 years down the road.
dude everyone knows its the assualt rifle which is why it has the most votes!

  • 10.17.2009 3:44 PM PDT

The Assualt Rifle, here's why:

It's made its appearance in all but one book.
It's made its FULL appearence in Halo 1, Halo 3, ODST, Halo Wars, and will probably be in reach too.
It's the favorite weapon of the Spartans and UNSC Marine Corps.
It's one of the best weapons to use in the game, and yet the simplest one to use.

  • 10.17.2009 3:53 PM PDT