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  • Poll [47 votes]: MA5B Assault Rifle vs Plasma Rifle
Subject: MA5B Assault Rifle vs Plasma Rifle
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Poll: MA5B Assault Rifle vs Plasma Rifle  [closed]
MA5B Assault Rifle:  45%
(21 Votes)
Plasma Rifle:  55%
(26 Votes)
Total Votes: 47

Which one is better?

  • 08.03.2010 11:55 AM PDT

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I prefer the assault rifle. You can keep on picking up ammo, with he Plasma Rifle you have to go out of your way to find a new gun.

  • 08.03.2010 12:02 PM PDT

PR-
I like the stun effect caused by the plasma stream as it impacts your enemy.
If you want to take down an elite it better be at point blank range with the AR and be prepared to dodged his lunge. With the PR you just daze him with some plasma, move laterally, watch your heat gauge and whack him when you get in close.

  • 08.03.2010 1:32 PM PDT
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Posted by: ExpiredSkydiver
I prefer the assault rifle. You can keep on picking up ammo, with he Plasma Rifle you have to go out of your way to find a new gun.
This.

Also, the bolts from the Plasma Pistol are more effective at killing Elites than the bolts from the Plasma Rifle, since the Plasma Pistol bolt does more damage.

[Edited on 08.03.2010 2:21 PM PDT]

  • 08.03.2010 2:20 PM PDT

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Posted by: KamelToad
I like the stun effect caused by the plasma stream as it impacts your enemy.
With the PR you just daze him with some plasma, move laterally, watch your heat gauge and whack him when you get in close.

  • 08.03.2010 5:39 PM PDT

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Battlefield 3 sucks.

The MA5B Assault Rifle. It owned on CE.

  • 08.04.2010 2:45 PM PDT
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Six shots on Legendary to take down its shield as opposed to thirty-five with the Assault Rifle, however in multi-player I'm a Assault Rifle man.

  • 08.04.2010 4:20 PM PDT

The AR was so much better in CE.

  • 08.04.2010 6:46 PM PDT

I prefer both in different situations. Plasma is better for shields and long-range, but the AR is better for everything else.

  • 08.04.2010 7:08 PM PDT
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There is absolutely no comparison. AR kills. Flood...Grunts...Invisibles...Jackals...Hunters...The AR takes them all out. Infection popper, Flood stopper...What more can you ask of a weapon ?

  • 08.09.2010 9:55 PM PDT

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the AR is great for crowd control, but if you're going for one on one fights against something bigger like Elites, then the PR is the way to go. For instance, I always take an AR and a Shotgun when fighting the flood. The AR bullets actually penetrate the flood bodies so it's awesome for large groups clustered together.

  • 08.10.2010 12:49 AM PDT
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AR all the way I don't like the sound of the PR.

  • 08.10.2010 7:34 AM PDT
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All my opinion.

PR is more accurate and generally more useful.

  • 08.10.2010 9:31 AM PDT

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Posted by: RifleMan Joe
the AR is great for crowd control, but if you're going for one on one fights against something bigger like Elites, then the PR is the way to go. For instance, I always take an AR and a Shotgun when fighting the flood. The AR bullets actually penetrate the flood bodies so it's awesome for large groups clustered together.

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  • 08.10.2010 11:26 AM PDT

they tested other weapons versus the assault rifle in halo 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkQ5sPQZUbw
but for halo 1, i would say the plasma rifle was better.

  • 08.10.2010 2:07 PM PDT
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Im a CMNeir fanboy from the States that show you how silly i really am.

the plasma rifle is the covenants equivilent to the MA5B same as the needler being the equivlent of the SMG
its very simple but yes i like the plasie more

  • 08.14.2010 5:28 AM PDT

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I prefer the PR.

  • 08.14.2010 7:04 AM PDT

the AR is the one and only owning weapon

  • 08.14.2010 7:47 AM PDT

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AR iz better

  • 08.14.2010 9:11 AM PDT

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I use for PR for Campaign, and the AR for Multiplayer.

  • 08.14.2010 11:12 AM PDT

PR is more useful in most situations. AR is given as a starting weapon mostly just as a backup weapon. There is a reason you do not start with PRs which are far more useful when in close quarters and is one of the few weapons that can counter all close quarters weapons with relative ease. Shotgun, RL, Pistol, and AR are no match once you start circle strafing and stunning them.

  • 08.15.2010 1:53 PM PDT

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I would say if you want to have power on your side(for shielded enemies), then you would want the plasma rifle. If you would want to be able to automaticly pick up ammo and if you would want to kill any enemy without shields, then I would say the AR. But all in all the AR is better in Halo CE. This is because the Elites and Jackels are the only enemies with shields!

Note: I miss-voted. Count my vote for the AR.

[Edited on 08.15.2010 5:33 PM PDT]

  • 08.15.2010 5:33 PM PDT

For campaign go with plasma rifle,the AR is useless. For multiplayer go with pistol. The AR is over rated.

  • 08.16.2010 2:04 AM PDT

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I loved all the weapons in Halo CE, I loved to use the AR. But I definitely prefer using the Plasma Rifle in Campaign and multiplayer.

  • 08.16.2010 11:48 AM PDT
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For power, the PR is the better choice, but since we are talking about what we wield as MC, I much prefer the AR over the PR:

1-The AR is more satisfying to fire for the full clip (even though this massively downgrades the weapons effectiveness), the PR overheats just when it is getting fun.

2-The AR has a much better finishing melee than the PR. I get satisfaction from springing out from behind cover at close range to a patrolling Elite, opening up on him with the AR and then finishing him off with the butt of the AR, I just like the way it sounds, looks and feels. The AR you can do that with, the PR just leaves me with more of an underwheliming result.

3-The AR ammo is more available throughout the game than the PR throwaway's.

4-The PP is much preferred by me over the PR, especially the long distance sniping potential, pinging shots into far off enemies is a great test of skill! The sight and sound of long distance shots into Hunters is alot of fun.

  • 08.19.2010 10:08 AM PDT