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Subject: Where did the assault rifle go?

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What are the theories behind the ARs absence during Halo 2?
Discuss.

  • 06.14.2010 5:23 PM PDT

BR and SMG introduced.

  • 06.14.2010 9:09 PM PDT

well i think that bungie wanted to try somthing new. if you noticed that there are two storys in the game. The UNSC and the Covendent. In the Covendent there is a energy sword and the plasma rifle used by the Arbiter. you can duel weild one wepon,the plasa rifle, so they wanted to do the same thing with Master Cheif. One wepon that can duel wield and oe that cant. now thats what i think

  • 06.14.2010 11:24 PM PDT
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The SMG fills the role of the AR in Halo 2. It even has the same 60 round magazine and reticule.

  • 06.15.2010 12:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: RA RA
What are the theories behind the ARs absence during Halo 2?
Discuss.


They have no excuse period.

  • 06.15.2010 1:10 AM PDT

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I mean story wise. Why does the UNSC stop manufacturing the assault rifle for a couple of months during the events of Halo 2 only to start again during the events of Halo 3 as the most popular weapon wielded by UNSC personnel (marines odst's even the chief has it in al the cutscenes)

  • 06.15.2010 1:38 AM PDT

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Posted by: RA RA
I mean story wise. Why does the UNSC stop manufacturing the assault rifle for a couple of months during the events of Halo 2 only to start again during the events of Halo 3 as the most popular weapon wielded by UNSC personnel (marines odst's even the chief has it in al the cutscenes)

Just because there wasn't an assault rifle in the game doesn't mean the UNSC stopped manufacturing it.

Just saying.

  • 06.15.2010 11:52 AM PDT

The BR locked it in a broom closet.

  • 06.16.2010 3:16 AM PDT
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Posted by: RA RA
I mean story wise. Why does the UNSC stop manufacturing the assault rifle for a couple of months during the events of Halo 2 only to start again during the events of Halo 3 as the most popular weapon wielded by UNSC personnel (marines odst's even the chief has it in al the cutscenes)


Well story wise, the AR is still produced, it's simply not distributed where we visit or happens to not be present there. The BR was technically around during the events of the first Halo, we just never were around it.

Now, gameplay wise, it's essentially the SMG. If I remember correctly, the SMG is ALMOST a clone of the AR apart from a few balancing issues and of course model differences. I don't know about the Halo 3 SMG being anything like the Halo CE AR.

  • 06.16.2010 3:45 AM PDT

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I think bungie has cleared this up with a few wise cracks but i have since forgot where i saw them. Probably ViDocs or such.

  • 06.19.2010 9:51 PM PDT

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Dual SMGs were the poster pose for Halo 2.

As for the AR's removal, it doesn't really matter. The SMG is exactly the same in every respect except for damage and sound in relation to the MA5B. Even the reticle and HUD ammo unit are the same. Dual SMGs are virtually the equivalent of the MA5B in terms of damage.

  • 06.20.2010 1:02 PM PDT

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Posted by: Fatso
The SMG fills the role of the AR in Halo 2. It even has the same 60 round magazine and reticule.


Exactly, the AR was swapped out with the BR in the 'weapon spotlight', meaning that the BR was the main weapon you had throughout the game, just as your had the AR most of CE.

The SMG, since it was dual-wieldable, wasn't a primary weapon, only for a few missions.

  • 06.20.2010 5:35 PM PDT