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Subject: Why no BR?

ok ive seen threads where people dont want the BR in Reach.
the silenced smg was cool from odst
but it would never equal the br
the br is one of the most used, and just great weapon.
whats your guy's take on this?

this guy is such a great help
Posted by: CAPTAIN quick
listen, the BR is a good weapon, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be changed for Reach. ALL weapons should change for Reach. The AR should fire as far and as powerful as an AR would in other games. The SMG should have the current AR's range. And the BR should have even farther range, as should the sniper. The BR should actually function as it was meant to: a counter snipe, marksman's weapon. And the AR should be a GOOD AR. Think M16 or M4A1 from Modern Warfare.


[Edited on 11.04.2009 6:46 PM PST]

  • 11.04.2009 5:44 PM PDT

br is beast who agrees with me YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  • 11.04.2009 5:45 PM PDT

The pistol was supposed to replace the BR sort of.
I dont necesarily like the BR since its like a weapon for everything it makes variety for weapon choice pretty hard.
Plus it has started all of the AR vs BR discussions.

  • 11.04.2009 5:47 PM PDT

Posted by: JRWilly007
The pistol was supposed to replace the BR sort of.
I dont necesarily like the BR since its like a weapon for everything it makes variety for weapon choice pretty hard.
Plus it has started all of the AR vs BR discussions.

ok
the pistol eventhough it has the same power as a br
should never replace the br

  • 11.04.2009 5:54 PM PDT

Posted by: SharpC DOG
Posted by: JRWilly007
The pistol was supposed to replace the BR sort of.
I dont necesarily like the BR since its like a weapon for everything it makes variety for weapon choice pretty hard.
Plus it has started all of the AR vs BR discussions.

ok
the pistol eventhough it has the same power as a br
should never replace the br


Shutup.
It will.
Stop lying to yourself.
BR is overpowered and overused.
Bungie has seen this an will take action.
Either they make a crappier BR or remove it completely.

[Edited on 11.04.2009 6:00 PM PST]

  • 11.04.2009 6:00 PM PDT
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Positive vibes.

The BR is probably my favorite weapon besides the vehicles pwnage and ownage:) Ha vehicles FTW, but back to the BR. 4 shots to the head and there dead...what could beat that? Ha one sniper shot, one rocket shot, etc., but I still think the BR is the best.

a rascal cat ~ Four shots to the head, and there dead!

  • 11.04.2009 6:02 PM PDT

I don't like burst weapons. It makes getting that last headshot too easy and the campaign too easy as well. Plus we had it for the last two full length halo games. I'd rather have something like a 5-7 shot magnum.

  • 11.04.2009 6:05 PM PDT

Posted by: a rascal cat
4 shots to the head and there dead...what could beat that?

Exactly, it is the nub gun.

  • 11.04.2009 6:05 PM PDT

Posted by: DamagedBinary
Posted by: SharpC DOG
Posted by: JRWilly007
The pistol was supposed to replace the BR sort of.
I dont necesarily like the BR since its like a weapon for everything it makes variety for weapon choice pretty hard.
Plus it has started all of the AR vs BR discussions.

ok
the pistol eventhough it has the same power as a br
should never replace the br


Shutup.
It will.
Stop lying to yourself.
BR is overpowered and overused.
Bungie has seen this an will take action.
Either they make a crappier BR or remove it completely.

ok explain to me how its overpowered?
pistol 4 shots
ar if used correctly can be seen as overpowered
if any gun is put in the hands of a good player
people can see how its overpowered
but i honestly dont see it that way

  • 11.04.2009 6:05 PM PDT
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Positive vibes.

Posted by: DamagedBinary
Posted by: a rascal cat
4 shots to the head and there dead...what could beat that?

Exactly, it is the nub gun.


I mean you have to be pretty good to successfully get 4 headshots on a guy every time. Just saying...

  • 11.04.2009 6:06 PM PDT
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I just have a few problems with the BR55s design, but other than that it was a good weapon in halo 2.

In halo 2 its was still vastly more effective than other weapons but that could have been an easy fix. and the gun just fits very well in the Halo 2 arsenal.

in halo 3 the BR worked as the games assault rifle. this would have been fine if bungie worked out the balance issues and if bungie had not added ye olde MA5. so you now have 2 ARs but one actually works and the other is essentially a baseball bat.

3 solutions

-Remove the SMG and BR and have the AR perform both there roll proficiently

- Remove the AR and work out the balance between the SMG and BR

- Or have the SMG, AR, and BR actually do there jobs.

  • 11.04.2009 6:07 PM PDT

Posted by: a rascal cat
Posted by: DamagedBinary
Posted by: a rascal cat
4 shots to the head and there dead...what could beat that?

Exactly, it is the nub gun.


I mean you have to be pretty good to successfully get 4 headshots on a guy every time. Just saying...

thank you
plus an ar at close range can almost always beat an br

  • 11.04.2009 6:07 PM PDT

Not with Halo 3's autoaim. It is the nub gun. Any new player who plays can get 4 headshots in a row with the BR.

  • 11.04.2009 6:09 PM PDT

Posted by: DamagedBinary
Not with Halo 3's autoaim. It is the nub gun. Any new player who plays can get 4 headshots in a row with the BR.

bet you
you couldnt four shot me every time
honestly
the autoaim is a factor
but it still isnt easy to 4 shot everytime
factor in the sensitivities and player movement
and it can get difficult

  • 11.04.2009 6:12 PM PDT
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Posted by: JRWilly007
The pistol was supposed to replace the BR sort of.
I dont necesarily like the BR since its like a weapon for everything it makes variety for weapon choice pretty hard.
Plus it has started all of the AR vs BR discussions.


the BR replaced the pistol.

  • 11.04.2009 6:13 PM PDT

Posted by: Czar_CJ_Elm
Posted by: JRWilly007
The pistol was supposed to replace the BR sort of.
I dont necesarily like the BR since its like a weapon for everything it makes variety for weapon choice pretty hard.
Plus it has started all of the AR vs BR discussions.


the BR replaced the pistol.

hahaha
isnt that ironic

  • 11.04.2009 6:13 PM PDT

Posted by: SharpC DOG
Posted by: a rascal cat
Posted by: DamagedBinary
Posted by: a rascal cat
4 shots to the head and there dead...what could beat that?

Exactly, it is the nub gun.


I mean you have to be pretty good to successfully get 4 headshots on a guy every time. Just saying...

thank you
plus an ar at close range can almost always beat an br

But you don't need four headshot's, you need three body shots and a headshot. Oh, and, just try telling me that if you miss one of those four shots, it's hard to get a fifth, when the BR fires so damn fast.

Plus, unlike the Sniper or the Rocket Launcher, if you waste a few shots of the BR, it's not a big deal, because you carry so much ammo, and there's always some more not too far.

The BR wasn't in ODST, and while I expect it to be in Reach, I expect it to be drastically toned down.

EDIT:
Can you
stop typing
like this
it makes you
seem
like
William
Shatner.

[Edited on 11.04.2009 6:25 PM PST]

  • 11.04.2009 6:22 PM PDT

Posted by: EchoGamer
Posted by: SharpC DOG
Posted by: a rascal cat
Posted by: DamagedBinary
Posted by: a rascal cat
4 shots to the head and there dead...what could beat that?

Exactly, it is the nub gun.


I mean you have to be pretty good to successfully get 4 headshots on a guy every time. Just saying...

thank you
plus an ar at close range can almost always beat an br

But you don't need four headshot's, you need three body shots and a headshot. Oh, and, just try telling me that if you miss one of those four shots, it's hard to get a fifth, when the BR fires so damn fast.

Plus, unlike the Sniper or the Rocket Launcher, if you waste a few shots of the BR, it's not a big deal, because you carry so much ammo, and there's always some more not too far.

The BR wasn't in ODST, and while I expect it to be in Reach, I expect it to be drastically toned down.

dude the game wouldnt be the same if it was toned down
plus odst was supposed to be more like halo 1 and there was no br because it was basically a campaign.
also the br would have been way too effective in odst because of firefight
one shot grunts, those things that fly, and jackels
i think thats why it wasnt in odst
but thats just my opinion

  • 11.04.2009 6:25 PM PDT
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Positive vibes.

I really think the BR should stay.

  • 11.04.2009 6:26 PM PDT

Posted by: a rascal cat
I really think the BR should stay.

thats one who else?

  • 11.04.2009 6:27 PM PDT

The AutoMag can one headshot kill Jackals and Grunts, just like the BR. But it just so happens that the AutoMag is balanced.

And you're right, the game wouldn't be the same without the BR.

And, the reason the BR wasn't in ODST is because the lead designer hated it.

  • 11.04.2009 6:28 PM PDT

Posted by: EchoGamer
The AutoMag can one headshot kill Jackals and Grunts, just like the BR. But it just so happens that the AutoMag is balanced.

And you're right, the game wouldn't be the same without the BR.

And, the reason the BR wasn't in ODST is because the lead designer hated it.

which is perfectly understandable
but if the br was unbalanced in halo 2
why didnt they fix it while the beta was out?

  • 11.04.2009 6:30 PM PDT
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Posted by: Achronos
It isn't our shiznit anymore.

I really think the BR should go. Maybe replace it with a weaker rifle or break the BR in half.

  • 11.04.2009 6:30 PM PDT
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I think the plasma pistol is overpowered!!

  • 11.04.2009 6:30 PM PDT

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