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Subject: was the BR overpowered in Halo 2?

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people say it was OP in halo 3 but was it really overpowered in that game or halo 2 or was it an excuse for their lack of skill with it

  • 09.04.2010 11:28 AM PDT
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IMO no. But It is in H3.

  • 09.04.2010 11:50 AM PDT
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No.

  • 09.04.2010 11:59 AM PDT
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Yes, if you knew how to quad shot and double shot with it.

  • 09.04.2010 1:37 PM PDT

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No it was perfect.

  • 09.04.2010 3:32 PM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

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Battle Rifle was the perfect gun to use in halo 2. Those who complained about it, were people who sucked at using it.

  • 09.04.2010 5:44 PM PDT

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That would be a negative.

  • 09.04.2010 6:06 PM PDT

actually, it was



but i still loved the damn thing

and i did very well with it...........................aw who am i kidding i owned with it

[Edited on 09.04.2010 7:38 PM PDT]

  • 09.04.2010 7:37 PM PDT

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I'm using it in Halo 2 vista and it wrecks everything other than a good sniper. From my viewpoint, it was overpowered in Halo 2, and the rest of the sandbox just sucked in Halo 3. Reach seems like it got it down right though.

  • 09.05.2010 3:47 PM PDT

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I think that it was almost the same as Halo 3s (besides the glitches for it). So I would say yes, it was overpowered.

  • 09.05.2010 9:24 PM PDT
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I always thought if it was used ''correctly'' it was balanced. The thing that made it overpowered was the glitches that people used to do with it.

I never used the thing though, I was always one going for a shotgun, sniper, or rockets.

  • 09.05.2010 9:38 PM PDT

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Negatory.

[Edited on 09.26.2010 6:11 PM PDT]

  • 09.26.2010 6:10 PM PDT

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No, it was perfect.

  • 09.26.2010 6:32 PM PDT
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There are weapons other than the BR? Guess I've been playing way too many competitive matches the past few years. :P

  • 09.28.2010 2:44 AM PDT

It was fine. Perfect. I had no problem killing BR guys using SMGs in normal matches. Just gotta play smart. You could easily find cover to jump at your opponent with it since you ran so fast in Halo 2. Loved Halo 2.

  • 09.28.2010 8:50 AM PDT

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Nope, it was a great weapon but the Carbine was no pushover either. Up close however duel-wielding a SMG-Plasma rifle was so awesome. That's what I call "The combo"

  • 09.28.2010 9:17 AM PDT
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ARBITER, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER!!! WORT WORT WORT.

Not at all. It fired a hefty enough round. The onlyt thing that really made it so lethal was that first update where they fixed the accuracy of the thing in multiplayer... which messed up black eye's affect on the snow... that update shouldn't have happened because it made the BR not so much of a sniper by keeping the reality of it being a rifle and that first shot might not be so acurate it could cut a pupil in half. That accuracy 'fix'... nah, we could have done without.

  • 09.29.2010 3:34 PM PDT

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That was a very good combo, but nothing beats double needlers right? lol.
Posted by: Gangsta Tic
Nope, it was a great weapon but the Carbine was no pushover either. Up close however duel-wielding a SMG-Plasma rifle was so awesome. That's what I call "The combo"

  • 11.22.2010 11:49 PM PDT

If you are playing Team Hardcore, Slayer BRs or MLG Customs then No it wasn't over powered because everyone spawned with it. The only thing that makes it over powered is if you can double-shot/quad-shot with it or if everyone else has an SMG.

  • 11.24.2010 8:39 AM PDT


Posted by: TenguNova
people say it was OP in halo 3 but was it really overpowered in that game or halo 2 or was it an excuse for their lack of skill with it


Well it depends, you see the thing is we're all cap using BR, it shots 3 rounds of bullets, you become uncap by gaining host, then all 3 bullets will land, hit the trigger 3 times and your foe is dead. Using Noob combo is also powerful, but again it depends on how you are using the BR.

Now to answer your question after playing all halos and reach til thos day with DMR, yes BR is over power to the pojnt one weapon rules them all. That's why in reach it's single shot with power of 3 bullets. just my 2 cents.

  • 11.26.2010 6:08 AM PDT

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No, but the SMG could use a 2x.

Zombie sandbox:

-Magnum
-Shotgun

Matchmaking sandbox:

-Br
-Sword

The magnum and shotty weren't underpowered - they were perfect....for zombies though.

The Br is not overpowered to the point where it rules all other weapons. It is the jack of all trades and master of none. That is why it is the perfect starting weapon. Then you have easy-to-use duals for learning players that SHOULD be less powerful than the BR because they are easier to use.

The BR was not overpowered because it did not dominate ANY range let alone all ranges. Rockets dominate mid range. The sniper dominates long range. The sword dominates close range. And things like the Plasma Pistol etc were specialty weapons.

IMO H3 got the needler perfect.

Include zombie and MM versions of the pistol and shotty, switch to the H3 needler, put a 2x on the SMG, make every game BR/SMG starts, buff the carbine and make it more accurate with less auto aim and make it sound more bad-@ss, fix vehicle balance, 103% movement and 110%acc for strafe, retool the engine for widescreen HD, xbox360, bumperjumper, include toggle switches for bouncing and button combos by gametype, slap on theater, and you have one hell of a game! The greatest game of all time I would say.

I think thousands of people would pay 25-30$ for an xbl arcade version of that!

[Edited on 11.27.2010 1:09 AM PST]

  • 11.27.2010 1:08 AM PDT

This is a RETICULE, and that is a RETICLE. I'm using the latter to aim. And what are you using?

The BR definitely was a bit overpowered compared to other weapons, but it was still fine the way it was.

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  • 11.28.2010 5:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: Dr Weird
I always thought if it was used ''correctly'' it was balanced. The thing that made it overpowered was the glitches that people used to do with it.

I never used the thing though, I was always one going for a shotgun, sniper, or rockets.

Agreed. The BR (used normally) was a pretty balanced weapon. If someone is BXRing or quad-shotting, then the BR becomes very powerful and is definitely not balanced.

  • 11.28.2010 5:40 PM PDT

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