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Had the BR been integrated with Combat Evolved do you think the series would have been such a success?

I don't simply because it would make for a less diverse experience in terms of guns; people simply would stick with the BR as it is an all around great weapon.

  • 03.16.2011 11:58 AM PDT

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No tanks.
We had the god pistol.

  • 03.16.2011 12:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: the cobbler
No tanks.
We had the god pistol.


Agreed.

Even though the BR55 is pretty much my all time ascetic favorite UNSC fire-arm, the M6D (PDWS) was one of the many, many things that made Halo. Thus, I would have it no other way.

So it would change Halo drastically. For better or worse, I cannot say. But one thing is for certain, it would not be the same. Frankly, I am very happy with the way things are with it.

  • 03.16.2011 12:49 PM PDT

"well said mini moose"

no its pointless we already have a 3 shot pistol that fires amazingly fast and has a scope, its basicaly a hard to aim br

  • 03.16.2011 1:47 PM PDT

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Posted by: TES Christian
Had the BR been integrated with Combat Evolved do you think the series would have been such a success?

I don't simply because it would make for a less diverse experience in terms of guns; people simply would stick with the BR as it is an all around great weapon.


I don't think it would have been as big of a breakout franchise if that were the case. IMO, Halo 2's weapon sandbox was perfectly timed for the first acclaimed XBL shooter. The BR flattened the skill curve drastically by introducing a utility weapon that even the CE pistol not capable of being. Point in fact I knew quite a few people that didn't like CE due to it's being difficult to acclimate, and LOVED Halo 2.

Look at many of the current complaints from those who are of the Halo 2/3 generation. Many of them center around there being no BR or a similar weapon. That weapon defined how the game was played, fed by XBL users who were concerned more with excelling in MP than actual gameplay balance.

CE stands alone in this regard, as it had to be a great game to thrive. It couldn't depend on the XBL shooter fans to eat it up the way Halo 2/3 did. Don't get me wrong, Halo 2/3 are solid titles that I enjoy, but you can tell the departure from focusing on core gameplay in the sequals, as XBL MP replayability became a greater concern.

Sorry for the rant.

  • 03.16.2011 3:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: TES Christian
Had the BR been integrated with Combat Evolved do you think the series would have been such a success?

I don't simply because it would make for a less diverse experience in terms of guns; people simply would stick with the BR as it is an all around great weapon.


I don't think it would have been as big of a breakout franchise if that were the case. IMO, Halo 2's weapon sandbox was perfectly timed for the first acclaimed XBL shooter. The BR flattened the skill curve drastically by introducing a utility weapon that even the CE pistol not capable of being. Point in fact I knew quite a few people that didn't like CE due to it's being difficult to acclimate, and LOVED Halo 2.

Look at many of the current complaints from those who are of the Halo 2/3 generation. Many of them center around there being no BR or a similar weapon. That weapon defined how the game was played, fed by XBL users who were concerned more with excelling in MP than actual gameplay balance.

CE stands alone in this regard, as it had to be a great game to thrive. It couldn't depend on the XBL shooter fans to eat it up the way Halo 2/3 did. Don't get me wrong, Halo 2/3 are solid titles that I enjoy, but you can tell the departure from focusing on core gameplay in the sequals, as XBL MP replayability became a greater concern.

Sorry for the rant.
Amen.

  • 03.17.2011 5:51 AM PDT


Posted by: TES Christian
Had the BR been integrated with Combat Evolved do you think the series would have been such a success?

I don't simply because it would make for a less diverse experience in terms of guns; people simply would stick with the BR as it is an all around great weapon.


Dont...even...mention...that...idea.....

Just..just...shut up....now....

  • 03.17.2011 9:01 AM PDT


Dont...even...mention...that...idea.....

Just..just...shut up....now....


Its not a stupid Idea, and he's asking for your opinion, not for you to be an ass about it..

  • 03.17.2011 1:51 PM PDT

NO BR!!!

PISTOL = H:CE
BR = BS

  • 03.18.2011 1:32 AM PDT

Halo CE offers a different kind of experience and that was the one I fell in love it. I think the BR would just ruin how the game was meant to be played. It would end up being a long range type of shooter. Also, the BR created "monsters." Before CE nobody cared if you were good or bad at the game, but in Halo 2, what mattered was you BXRing and four shot skills.

BTW, we had that awesome pistol! Thank you, Captain Keyes. Throughout the whole game. I've always had the same pistol with me.

[Edited on 03.18.2011 9:13 AM PDT]

  • 03.18.2011 9:10 AM PDT