- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
ok, i love these topics because i'm a notorious dual weilder/bullet hose.
the AR and SMG are nearly identical in performace, and serve exactly the same role when you're playing.
i think the reason that some of us are so excited about the possible return of the assault rifle is this: the sound. with the AR, it was like you were mowing down grunts with a chainsaw, but with the SMG. it's more like you're throwing BBs at them and hoping they die.
bottom line: the AR sounds like a gun, the SMG sounds like a container of jiffy pop.
another edit: if this a variant of the AR that was described in one of the books, it'll be even cooler.
[Edited on 5/20/2006]