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Subject: What did you think about the AR?
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Poll: What did you think of the AR?  [closed]
Loved it :  87%
(33 Votes)
Hated it :  5%
(2 Votes)
Neither:  8%
(3 Votes)
Total Votes: 38

I thought that the AR was one of the best weapons in Halo 1. It seemed that I always carried 1 pistol and 1 AR in any level that I was playing in. In the multiplayer it was also a very deadly weapon as well. What were your thoughts.

  • 03.06.2006 3:00 PM PDT
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i loved it ... too bad there isn't a big automatic weapon in halo 2 ... other than the hog turrets

  • 03.06.2006 7:12 PM PDT

It was the one of the true weapons in Halo: the ones that felt right....and acted like they were advanced, not those crappy new weak ones in halo2.

  • 03.07.2006 5:34 AM PDT

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i liked the AR for two simple reasons, when you were screwed and got rushed up close it was your bullet hose with a big clip attached, second, it was damn effective against the little flood bastards. i wouldn't say the new weapons are crap, but i definately miss the feel of the older ones. that and the AR was modled after the marines rifle in Aliens, and that is a damn good movie.

  • 03.07.2006 10:12 AM PDT
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It's pretty good at taking out banshees. (depending on what skill level you're on)

  • 03.07.2006 10:44 AM PDT
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I liked it
It was useful for tearing the arms of flood
it was the kind of weapon you would use against aliens with sheilds rather than a burst fire weapon wich is more like pressent day weapons for killing humans.
you could have 660 bullets in it.
the little pointy thing that points towards the thing in the sky was useful I missed having that on the level as the arbiter the sacred icon where you are on the little bridge thing with the flood gas (I got lost).
It was fully automatic but better at longer ranges (unlike the Sub Machine Gun)

  • 03.07.2006 12:28 PM PDT

Dude, it would be so cool if we had these pregnant sentinels that were, like, all flaming and shot out baby flaming sentinels that would be all "YARRRGH!" then they'd be like, "WHAAAAR" when they shoot.

That'd be sweet.

It works well on every level. Even on Legendary.
I almost never used the pistol, except in the library. I used the pistol like mad. I had to shoot of there ARMS!!!

But the AR helped alot too on that level.

Quite simply,
The Assault Rifle is to the Halo series, as Johnny Cash was to Country Music.

The Assault Rifle, was the greatest weapon in Halo. It looked good. Sounded good. And worked at all ranges. REALLY. just tap the trigger really fast like the flood do.

Also, the Marines would do all the work for you if there AI didn't limit there rate of fire.
If they fired there guns like the flood did. The Covenant wouldn't stand a chance.
Of course, that'd take the feel out of it.

  • 03.08.2006 2:07 PM PDT

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I think it sucked! The only-and I mean ONLY good use for it-was cleaning up Flood.

  • 03.09.2006 8:35 AM PDT

Dude, it would be so cool if we had these pregnant sentinels that were, like, all flaming and shot out baby flaming sentinels that would be all "YARRRGH!" then they'd be like, "WHAAAAR" when they shoot.

That'd be sweet.

let me guess... at mid range you simply held down the trigger as hard as you could right?

  • 03.09.2006 9:30 AM PDT
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It felt so right. The BR in H2 feels like plastic. The AR also had a big clip attached.

  • 03.09.2006 7:04 PM PDT
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I played through Legendary only using the AR for any kills (Besides that I skipped the Library). No Road kills, no Marines gunning in the warthog, just only used the AR.

If you need to guess what I voted...well..thats a little sad.

The AR was the main gun for Halo. That they took it out was a major setback for me in Halo 2. Though it probably won't make an appereance in Halo 3, I adamantly want it to come back.

  • 03.09.2006 8:41 PM PDT

Dude, it would be so cool if we had these pregnant sentinels that were, like, all flaming and shot out baby flaming sentinels that would be all "YARRRGH!" then they'd be like, "WHAAAAR" when they shoot.

That'd be sweet.

The AR, (despite what people say) was useful on all difficulties.
I refused to put it down the whole way and I did fine.

Except in the library. I needed to use the pistol and shotgun.

  • 03.09.2006 8:42 PM PDT
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I loved it.All I have to say is that other than the shotgun,it was my favorite weapon.AR ROCKS!!!!!Thank you to bungie for creating such awesome games!!!!!bungie rules!!!!!

  • 04.06.2006 8:27 PM PDT

Posted by: Spage
Though it probably won't make an appereance in Halo 3, I adamantly want it to come back.


Yes, I also have a sinking feeling that Halo 3 will be Halo 2.5, for Halo2-only fans.

  • 04.07.2006 5:36 AM PDT
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Well I like it but then I don't. I mean it's freakin sweet when their's a large group of enemies with litle or no shields (flood, grunt, jackal). But I think that just like the pistol the AR took too long to take down shields. I also think that unless if you were taking out large masses of flood use the pistol. I mean the pistol is auto, and semi-auto and it kills a flood in two hits when the AR takes much more. I do love using it on the elite flood though because the big bubbly section kills them so fast. But when a human or carrier flood comes up I whip out the old pistol/scatter gun. It's also frikin sweet for MP. If you're playing a game with no shields its just a obvious choice. It has a good range and fast ROF. The AR reminds me of my airsoft gun. Full auto, powerful yet not too powerful, holds 60 rounds, and has no scope on it...yet. Only difference between AR and my airsoft is my airsoft is a AUG. Peace.

  • 04.07.2006 12:33 PM PDT
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They should've blended all the older guns into Halo 2. It would have been better...but that's wut i think.

  • 04.09.2006 2:54 PM PDT
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Assault RIfle > SMG

Only because the AR has more ammo and packs more firepower

  • 04.09.2006 9:32 PM PDT
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Posted by: MasterRoshiX
Assault RIfle > SMG

Only because the AR has more ammo and packs more firepower


Plus the whole "range" concept doesn't reach the smg like it did the AR.

  • 04.09.2006 10:33 PM PDT
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People keep saying that they could'nt put it in H2 MP just because it's too un-balanced. Bull Crap. The AR does less damage then Dual SMG but would have more amunnition and range. The increased range also gives it a gold stream that can give away your postion. It's melee attack is quit swift as well. Plus, the AR sounds and looks so mutch damn cooler than that flimsy cheap plastic feeling SMG. I think it would be fine to put it in H3. The old pistol on the other hand was a bit un-balanced.

  • 04.10.2006 1:32 AM PDT
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If I could choose one gun from Halo 1 that sucked the most, it would have to be the AR. It is full auto, it is pretty weak and it doesn't even have recoil so there is no challenge to using it and there is way to little amo for it on each map.

  • 04.10.2006 10:25 AM PDT
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The SMG would kick the AR's ass anyday. AR is so weak and useless.There is like zero range with the AR. The AR doesn't even mele that good anyway. O yeah, the BR is the remake of the AR, not the SMG.
Posted by: Yakouza Gunner
People keep saying that they could'nt put it in H2 MP just because it's too un-balanced. Bull Crap. The AR does less damage then Dual SMG but would have more amunnition and range. The increased range also gives it a gold stream that can give away your postion. It's melee attack is quit swift as well. Plus, the AR sounds and looks so mutch damn cooler than that flimsy cheap plastic feeling SMG. I think it would be fine to put it in H3. The old pistol on the other hand was a bit un-balanced.

  • 04.10.2006 10:29 AM PDT
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Posted by: blood brothers
The SMG would kick the AR's ass anyday. AR is so weak and useless.There is like zero range with the AR. The AR doesn't even mele that good anyway. O yeah, the BR is the remake of the AR, not the SMG.


Actually, the smg is a lot more like the AR than the battle rifle. Just because battle rifle has the word "rifle" in it does not mean that it is the remake of the assault rifle. The melee attack for the AR is much quicker and more fluid than any melee attack with any gun from Halo 2. You just like the melee attacks in Halo 2 better because of the lunge which makes it too easy to hit someone. The AR has much more range than the SMG. Try tapping the trigger. You will see a large difference. How many times have you played Halo 1? It sounds like you have only played it once or twice.

  • 04.10.2006 1:23 PM PDT
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Posted by: blood brothers
The SMG would kick the AR's ass anyday. AR is so weak and useless.There is like zero range with the AR. The AR doesn't even mele that good anyway. O yeah, the BR is the remake of the AR, not the SMG.
Posted by: Yakouza Gunner
People keep saying that they could'nt put it in H2 MP just because it's too un-balanced. Bull Crap. The AR does less damage then Dual SMG but would have more amunnition and range. The increased range also gives it a gold stream that can give away your postion. It's melee attack is quit swift as well. Plus, the AR sounds and looks so mutch damn cooler than that flimsy cheap plastic feeling SMG. I think it would be fine to put it in H3. The old pistol on the other hand was a bit un-balanced.


As put by bungie, the BR preforms the role of the H1 pistol in H2 and the SMG preforms the role of the H1 AR.

  • 04.10.2006 5:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: blood brothers
The SMG would kick the AR's ass anyday. AR is so weak and useless.There is like zero range with the AR. The AR doesn't even mele that good anyway. O yeah, the BR is the remake of the AR, not the SMG.
Posted by: Yakouza Gunner
People keep saying that they could'nt put it in H2 MP just because it's too un-balanced. Bull Crap. The AR does less damage then Dual SMG but would have more amunnition and range. The increased range also gives it a gold stream that can give away your postion. It's melee attack is quit swift as well. Plus, the AR sounds and looks so mutch damn cooler than that flimsy cheap plastic feeling SMG. I think it would be fine to put it in H3. The old pistol on the other hand was a bit un-balanced.


I know. Just because the BR has the computer and the fact it says rifle doesn't mean it's the AR. I mean look at it this way.The BR and pistol have 1 hit kill head shots, 2x zoom scopes, and even though the BR shoots 3 round burst it is just way more like the pistol. The SMG has a 60 round clip, and full automatic mode. It's only way worse because it has recoil, -blam!- range, and it fires 5mm rounds but the AR fires 7.62mm armor piercing rounds. It also holds more rounds, compare 180 to 600. Melee is way swifter. Go buy Halo:CE and play it on heroric and come back and tell us the AR is worse than thwe SMG.

  • 04.10.2006 6:40 PM PDT
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You DO know that "CE" stands for "Custom Edition" Right? "Halo" or "Halo 1" is what you should call it.

"The BR and pistol have 1 hit kill head shots"

Only if the target has no shields, other than that it takes a few more shots.

"and even though the BR shoots 3 round burst it is just way more like the pistol."

The original concept for the BR actually fired single shots like the Pistol. The reason why the BR has a triple shot burst is because the rounds do almost a third of the ones in the old Pistol.

" The SMG has a 60 round clip, and full automatic mode. It's only way worse because it has recoil, -blam!- range, and it fires 5mm rounds but the AR fires 7.62mm armor piercing rounds."

Seeing the the SMG rounds arent armor piercing, how the hell do you get through the MJONLIR armor in mulit-pplaya. xD

  • 04.10.2006 8:27 PM PDT