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Subject: The BR in All it's Glory
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Poll: The BR: Stay or Go in H3?  [closed]
Kick it Out!:  5%
(3 Votes)
Leave it In!:  43%
(24 Votes)
Modify the BR for more balance:  30%
(17 Votes)
The AR is better, I'd swap it for the BR:  21%
(12 Votes)
Total Votes: 56

I pose the question "should the BR come back in Halo 3?"

The trailer showed something of a moddified Assault Riffle. No scope was visible, and then again the trailer is hardly a basis for what we'll see in the game outside of visuals and some story teasers. But do you think the BR will come back? Should it come back? Or was it more balanced in Halo when the AR had no scope?

I honestly think if the AR was more accurate, then the BR wouldn't need to come back. Maybe make something that is more balanced in Halo 3 in place of the BR. The only thing is there needs to be a counter-sniping weapon that can keep your enemies from taking headshots on you. If the BR hadn't been in Halo 2, the snipe would be hands down the best weapon on nearly every map (with nothing else to totally challenge it, leaving the covenant rifles out of course).

  • 05.16.2006 11:22 PM PDT
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The assault rifle was too weak, an ultra will always win in a gunfight.

  • 05.16.2006 11:25 PM PDT
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All the guns should stay... or come back, in the case of Halo 1 weapons that went away.

  • 05.16.2006 11:28 PM PDT
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The new assault rifle is said to be a different weapon alltogeter.

I would like to see the old rifle with a 3-shot burst when scoped.

Weak my ass!

  • 05.16.2006 11:28 PM PDT
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Like I said in a different thread. I think that they should get rid of the Battle Rifle and replace it with an improved version of the old skool Assault Rifle. I personally feel that the AR rocks the sht. Maybe a few improvements here and there would help balance it out against the sniper rifles. And plus, there is still the Covenant Carbine.

[Edited on 5/17/2006]

  • 05.17.2006 12:00 AM PDT
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The carbine had no real place on multiplayer, sacrificed for the superior BR.

If you missed that single shot you were dead.

As for anti-sniping just find cover and STAY! The sniper will eventualy get p***** and come after you. That's when you pull out the anti-SOB-stick.

  • 05.17.2006 12:05 AM PDT
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A BR in all it's glory would be great, if by all it's glory you mean a BR that has h1 pistol damage and range, like Bungie intended for h2 all along. If the AR was accurate it'd be broken and skilless. Wow, I can hold down a trigger and mow you down from across the map, have fun sniping me when I can spray my automatic! All Bungie needs to do for a balanced h3 is make the BR like the h1 pistol and power up the DW's to compensate. Heck, at least then we wouldn't be forced to play with a crappy shotgun.

[Edited on 5/17/2006]

  • 05.17.2006 12:25 AM PDT
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I think people should wait and see what bungie about the AR. AS franky say's it is different in someway so before people start getting picky about which one they like they wait and see what bungie have to say. BUT I'm more of a AR type of guy. The BR just didn't feel wright to me.

  • 05.17.2006 12:32 AM PDT

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True, there needs to be a counter sniping weapon, but will it be the BR or something else. I hope its not a pistol, just because a pistol looks weak.

The AR can be a longer range, more accurate, and more powerfull SMG, but is a two handed weapon, so it cant be dual weilded.

[Edited on 5/17/2006]

  • 05.17.2006 12:32 AM PDT
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Halo 3 should have the battle rifle and the assault rifle
they don't need to replace each other

  • 05.17.2006 12:32 AM PDT
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Posted by: Ch3miCal
Halo 3 should have the battle rifle and the assault rifle
they don't need to replace each other


Indeed that way Bungie don't piss anybody off by having both not one or the orther.

  • 05.17.2006 12:37 AM PDT
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the BR needs to be kept in. although just a thought. the moddified Assault rifle may have the zoom function along with the ability to select fire rate, e.g single shot, burst fire or automatic.

  • 05.17.2006 2:50 AM PDT

If we have the assault rifle return, in some form, then the BR if it stays should be thoroughly beaten by it at shorter ranges so that they remain different weapons for different purposes.

  • 05.17.2006 3:03 AM PDT
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Sorry to butt in but are they bringing in the flamw througher because they were ment to in Halo2 but the knocept was not good at all just asking dont answere if you dont wanna

  • 05.17.2006 3:34 AM PDT
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i loved the BR when it had ammo
that wasnt very often

  • 05.17.2006 4:01 AM PDT
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i would like the new rifle to have 3 modes: 1) automatic
2) semi-automatic (3 bursts)
3) sniper mode

and a scope with 20x zoom

  • 05.17.2006 4:01 AM PDT

Posted by: Zer00
i would like the new rifle to have 3 modes: 1) automatic
2) semi-automatic (3 bursts)
3) sniper mode

and a scope with 20x zoom


Hahah.

Wait, you are joking right?

  • 05.17.2006 4:21 AM PDT
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Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
And it's your connection that's slower than turtle sex.

In........................................................Out .

I really want the AR back, but make it powerful, so I can p00n and use my fav wep at the same time, the AR was constantly my favourite weapon, and when i wasn't forced to kill things really quickly or was out of AR ammo, i would always choose the AR over a shotgun, but seriously, the BR should be in halo 3, but more balanced, I felt empty when i was sniping the -blam!- outta my inexperienced friend a few days ago with my BR

  • 05.17.2006 4:25 AM PDT

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As for the flame thrower, Bungie wont put it in unless they can get a program that causes everything that should catch on fire.

I also hope they reduce the auto aim, I know skill dosent always equal fun, but comeon, the BR was way too easy in Halo 2.

  • 05.17.2006 8:12 AM PDT