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  • Subject: What can be done to make the br less used without changing it?

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Well they could change a bunch of weapons but I think the best solution would be nerfing it a tad. Turn the 4-shot into a perfect 5 or 6-shot (testing would prove which would be better) so that it's not the dominant weapon outside of spitting distance.

It's a highly functional weapon no doubt and I like how it handles now but just decreasing the power overall. If the BR was nerfed then I could see a small change to the AR as well. It should be a middle-ish range weapon so a bigger clip, better accuracy, and less damage would do it well too.

  • 11.01.2009 6:49 PM PDT

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Posted by: C05ta WiNs93
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I would think that my idea of making the BR work better by adding damage as it goes farther, but at close range it does not do much damage would help a bit.


Then what we have is a sniper rifle; great at long range, terrible at short range.

Unless you know how to play halo. Sniper Rifle is the best gun at every range, if used perfectly

Or take the easy, sensible route and pack a shotgun? AR maybe?

  • 11.01.2009 8:03 PM PDT
Subject: The BR is Overused not Overpowered, and I have a solution.

ODST succseded in doing the imposible: killing the BR and bringing the back the rightful owner of the head shots, pistol and carbine. Leave the BR dead.

  • 11.01.2009 8:48 PM PDT
Subject: The BR: Overused not Overpowered

Posted by: C05ta WiNs93
The br is overused because it is the only mid-ranged weapon that is placed on every map. The pistol is useless and the carbine is only on 2 or three maps. It is one of the most effective weapons when used by a skilled player, as it should be. It is because of this that the br is overused.

People think it is overpowered because skilled players use it, so when they are getting spawn trapped, it is by the br or possibly the sniper. When's the last time anyone set up a spawn trap using the pistol?

My solution, add more mid ranged skill based weapons. Use the carbine as a starting weapon or place it on every map that the br is placed on. Bring back the HCE pistol and make it the most effective mid ranged weapon. 3 shots to the head for a kill. With this variance of mid ranged weapons the br will not be as overused so it will not seem overpowered to the lesser skilled players.

Its not the br that is broken its the lack of other effective mid-ranged weapons. And the br WILL be in HR so don't even argue about it.


This post is full of win.

I'd say make the BR the primary starting weapon. Then go ahead and make the Carbine a bit more powerfull and place them where all the BRs used to be. Then take the HCE Pistol (ahhh best weapon ever, 10x better than ODST pistol) and place it very sparingly all over the maps, maybe one or two pistols each map.

Now, take this concept and apply to Reach.

  • 11.01.2009 9:10 PM PDT
Subject: The BR is Overused not Overpowered, and I have a solution.

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Posted by: C05ta WiNs93
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winning an encounter should not come down to who can "Out BR" who....

i recently played a local system link game with a couple of buddies of mine. now granted im a lot better then any of them so I attempted to not use a BR the entire time and tried to use other weapons such as carbine, pistol, brute shot, and others. Let me say, that was the most fun ive had playing halo in a long time!

if i did pick up a BR...its was just too easy to kill them...and got a lot less fun so id put it back down. people like the BR so much because it gives them easy kills with out having to get close. i'd rather use strategy and tactics to out maneuver my enemies to win over relying on a single weapon for easy kills because thats MORE FUN!

And winning a slayer game by 45 with the other teams average life under 10 seconds is fun for me.


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  • 11.01.2009 10:30 PM PDT

I disagree I find the BR to be handy in nearly all situations :/.

Anyway nerfing a mid-ranged skill weapon would be kinda lame.

  • 11.01.2009 10:33 PM PDT

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Posted by: C05ta WiNs93
And the br is supposed to be versatile, unfortunately it is the only commonly placed versatile weapon so it is overused. By adding more versatile weapons the br won't be as overused.

A better fix would be making the BR less versatile.

  • 11.01.2009 10:35 PM PDT

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Posted by: C05ta WiNs93
And the br is supposed to be versatile, unfortunately it is the only commonly placed versatile weapon so it is overused. By adding more versatile weapons the br won't be as overused.

A better fix would be making the BR less versatile.

Or even better, make it less commonly placed.

  • 11.01.2009 10:36 PM PDT
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When I spawn under a base with an AR and theres a guy top mid and pink 3 with BRs im like so happy because it gives me a chance to adapt and play for fun.

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Posted by: CookieMan
Posted by: C05ta WiNs93
And the br is supposed to be versatile, unfortunately it is the only commonly placed versatile weapon so it is overused. By adding more versatile weapons the br won't be as overused.

A better fix would be making the BR less versatile.

Or even better, make it less commonly placed.


Both of those ideas fail.

  • 11.01.2009 11:05 PM PDT
Subject: The BR: Overused not Overpowered
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Well since everyone is complaining about the BR. Ill complain about the AR. Remove the AR, takes half a clip to kill someone.
The Ar has a damage of i think 7.5, br is like 6.

So what weapon is overpowered?

Br takes 4 shots to kill someone 3 to the body and 1 to the head.( all the br shots have to hit and the last bullet must hit the head. )
Ar takes half a clip to kill. Which is in about 3 1/2 secs.
Both the ar and the br kill almost about the same speed if used right.
So why complain about either weapon.
Skilled players use the BR.
Less skilled players use the AR.



  • 11.01.2009 11:34 PM PDT