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Subject: More than 3 mid-ranged guns.
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Veto for ARs!!!!

Halo 3's gun variety failed for a simple reason: too few mid-ranged guns, too many short-ranged guns.

Quick, think of all the guns that works best at short range:

AR
SMG
PR
PP
Spiker
Mauler
Shotgun
Sword
Hammer
Rocket Lawnchair
Brute Shot
Needler

Now, all the mid-ranged guns:

BR
Carbine
Magnum (barely)

...WTF

This is fail, and it's the reason Halo 3 is all BRs, all the time. BORING! I say, bring on some variety to our mid-ranged arsenal! Make it look a lot more like that list of CQB stuff!

  • 11.17.2009 10:26 PM PDT

You would think that an assault rifle from the future would have a farther range than the ones presant

  • 11.17.2009 10:32 PM PDT
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rocket launcher in the same classification as the shotgun?
lol i dont think so

  • 11.17.2009 10:45 PM PDT
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Posted by: The Desert Wolf
im one second from taking this to the next level.

What else is there? I guess you could go for a more traditional 1-shot rifle, but that's a little dull no?

  • 11.17.2009 10:47 PM PDT

Personally id love to see a much wider variety in general, Borderlands has more guns then I'd be willing to count too for no reason, there's no reason Bungie couldn't do the same, maybe not as many guns as Borderlands, but I'd like to see more then what there is.

  • 11.18.2009 12:52 AM PDT

Whats up with Spartans calling Elites Dinosaurs? I mean Spartans are the ones almost extinct! XD

There are variations, versions of the same weapons that are mentioned in the books? It would be cool to add some more weaponry.

  • 11.18.2009 12:59 AM PDT
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Posted by: chrism312
AR
SMG
PR
PP
Spiker
Mauler
Shotgun
Sword
Hammer
Rocket Launcher
Brute Shot
Needler

Out of that list I only count the AR, SMG, Plasma Rifle, Spiker and Brute Shot as close range weapons. Technically the Brute Shot is supposed to be a medium range weapon there are limitations with it.

Plasma Pistol and Needler are highly situational and underused. Needler is mid-range anyways.

Mauler, Shotgun, Hammer, Sword all fall in a point-blank or it's useless category.

Rockets don't carry enough rounds for me to justify them being on that list.

[Edited on 11.18.2009 1:04 AM PST]

  • 11.18.2009 1:00 AM PDT

Whats up with Spartans calling Elites Dinosaurs? I mean Spartans are the ones almost extinct! XD

Wait did you just put a rocket launcher in the same category as an SMG? Your fail lol. Weapons like the needler, brute shot can be mid range too.

  • 11.18.2009 1:02 AM PDT