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Subject: How do you think the NEW AR will behave?

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  • 05.09.2006 5:58 PM PDT

Halo 2 lives on.

Allright, here is my theory on the whole "AR is coming back and it is going to replace the SMG or BR!!!" deal....I think that the new AR is not going to replace the SMG or the BR, instead, it is going to be in a weapons class of its own. There will be the 3-shot burst with the BR, the small, dual-wieldable SMG, and then the more powerful, CLOSE RANGE AR. I think that the AR will be just as powerful as 2 SMG's. Now, many of you would think that that would be an unfair weapon advantage, but really, it isnt. All you have to do is pick up a SMG/PR (or just about any other weapon) and it will beat the AR 3 out of 4 times. (that is considering that there will be plenty of dual-wielding weapons in H3).....Well, there is my little philosophy on the AR.

  • 05.09.2006 6:01 PM PDT
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Well, I didnt find the BR in anyway a bother to my sniping. As well as the PP BR combo... if you know how to work grenades and a simple BR shot to the head there should be no trouble. If you guys are that inexperienced that you cant kill somebody with a single SMG, Im sorry... but there is no hope. As long as you know your way around, and can use any weapon right, there shouldnt be any complaining.

  • 05.09.2006 6:04 PM PDT
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Somehow I doubt it's a new Assault Rifle. Just doesn't look different enough from the old one to be able to tell if it's just a slight restyling for a port to the 360, or a different weapon.

One cannot be picky when aliens are invading and destroying the world...and in the 5 days or whatever during Halo 2, somehow I doubt a new AR would just appear. So you use what you can find, and if it's older weaponry...it sprays bullets just as well as any other gun.

I'd guess that it's just an old AR that's been re-rendered for the 360, rather than a completely new gun.

It will probably behave a bit differently than the one in Halo CE, just for the sake of multiplayer balance.

  • 05.09.2006 6:36 PM PDT
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Mabey it will be like BR from the E3 multiplayer demo for H2, Single shot zoomed, 3-shot burst or full-auto unzoomed. At least thats what I hope it is. Please bring back Hang 'em!

  • 05.09.2006 6:39 PM PDT

Posted by: JetStreak
I'm about 99% convinced that there will be no more Battle Rifle. I don't care how many of you little MLGers say that it is balanced.. but the amount of things that you can do with a 3 shot burst to take an unfair advantage in the game mechanics, such as the doubleshot. It's just not a very balanced weapon.


So what weapon will counter the Sniper Rifle? You can't have just short range weapons and long range weapons. The Sniper Rifle already dominates enough as it is, there is no need to make it worse.

  • 05.09.2006 6:44 PM PDT
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My guess:

It will be a chemically powered projectile based weapon that should not be underestimated in close to medium range. It will be useless at ranges greater than 75 yards and most effective at ranges of 1 to 50 yards. Oh yeah and the BR will -blam!- it if it's still in the game.

  • 05.09.2006 6:48 PM PDT

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