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Subject: Assault Rifle or Battle Rifle?
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Poll: The AR or the BR?  [closed]
Replace the BR with the AR forever:  4%
(12 Votes)
Keep the BR, forget the AR:  4%
(12 Votes)
Take them both for Halo 3:  22%
(74 Votes)
Forget them both, make one new weapon:  71%
(237 Votes)
Total Votes: 335

I'm tired about all these posts saying that they should replace the Battle Rifle with the Assault Rifle. Personally, I think that the AR was really unrealistic, and that the SMG replaces the AR nicely. Anyway, I just wanted to find out once and for all what everyone else thinks about this.

  • 05.23.2006 1:40 PM PDT

I love them both

  • 05.23.2006 1:41 PM PDT
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not again dangit.

  • 05.23.2006 1:41 PM PDT
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I like the AR and BR, dont thrash them by replacing them with a new one. We KNOW the two weapons are cool to have. We know they are balanced and fun. They are both safe. Forgeting about these guns and making a new one is taking a HUGE risk.

  • 05.23.2006 1:43 PM PDT
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i prefer all weapons with lead and tough explosions :-p

  • 05.23.2006 1:45 PM PDT
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Posted by: frying pan
Personally, I think that the AR was really unrealistic, and that the SMG replaces the AR nicely.

This must be the most retarded thing I have ever heard. Oh yes, I am SURE tha when you walk over this little shiny cube, its going to give you some sort of overshield. Now THATS realistic. Oh, and thebanshee is realistic too. Oh, and not to mention the Master Chief's shield and armor system! That exists! Of course! Same goes for active camo. Almost everything in the game is "unrealistic" Dude, the game is based 500 years in the future, of course things are bound to be bigger better and stronger.



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  • 05.23.2006 1:46 PM PDT

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Posted by: BredBLACK HOLE
I love them both


Thats what I think too.

In terms of gameplay they're completely different. A mid range burst weapon versus a close range automatic. They would never replace each other because they are not the same weapon type, their name is similar but thats it.

  • 05.23.2006 1:47 PM PDT

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Posted by: TheColdWolf
If Team Swat became ranked, would there still be no shields?


Amazing!

The BR was a replacement for the Pistol.

The AR was replaced by the SMG.

Stop comparing the two.

  • 05.23.2006 2:01 PM PDT

Posted by: SuperCarpet

Posted by: frying pan
Personally, I think that the AR was really unrealistic, and that the SMG replaces the AR nicely.

This must be the most retarded thing I have ever heard. Oh yes, I am SURE tha when you walk over this little shiny cube, its going to give you some sort of overshield. Now THATS realistic. Oh, and thebanshee is realistic too. Oh, and not to mention the Master Chief's shield and armor system! That exists! Of course! Same goes for active camo. Almost everything in the game is "unrealistic" Dude, the game is based 500 years in the future, of course things are bound to be bigger better and stronger.




Holy over reaction Batman!

  • 05.23.2006 2:13 PM PDT

Posted by: Striker029
The BR was a replacement for the Pistol.

The AR was replaced by the SMG.

Stop comparing the two.




Atleast somebody gets it...



  • 05.23.2006 2:14 PM PDT

thank you Striker029

i dont understand why people watch the trailor and assume that weapons are being replaced...as said in the halo 3 faq, its not the same gun

why bring this up in a halo 3 forum...this was talked about when halo 2 was released

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  • 05.23.2006 2:16 PM PDT
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Clearly both are needed as the whole role of a secondary close combat weapon is to be powerful in close quarters. With the SMG needing dual wields or nades to be powerful in close quarters it fails in this concept as it must have to power on it's own to be able to be switched over to once the primary weapon (Pistol/ BR) is less effective at such close ranges or out of ammo.

With the AR being designed to be effective alone in close quarters it makes an effective switch over to this one rifle and beging close combat blasting.

While the BR is more practically used for longer or medium range targets. This whole reliance on dual wielding to make the game better kinda failed as it destroyed that quick switch to a medium to short range rifle and replaced it with a luck game of finding the right dual wield rather than having universal immediate close quarters power.

Just stating that both are needed, one for medium to long range while a single rifle (with more power than a single SMG) is needed to be a quick insta draw and spam gun.

  • 05.23.2006 2:19 PM PDT
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Posted by: Striker029
The BR was a replacement for the Pistol.

The AR was replaced by the SMG.

Stop comparing the two.

Amen!

I would like to see new weapons and weapon looks, i really dont like the fact it looks lika an AR. AR's were way too unbalanced

And Batman, there is a piont IN A GAME where weapons that r too good are really boring, dont u love killing a sword guy with a weak little smg?

  • 05.23.2006 2:22 PM PDT
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I think assault rifle because it's soooo damb sssswwwweeeeeeeetttttttt !!!!!!!!! I love to blow away enemies away with it, and I love the sound of the battle rifle when you shoot it !

ho-ah !

  • 05.23.2006 2:38 PM PDT
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Don't think the A-rifle will be in Halo 3 because one of the developers commented on how he thought it looked nothing like the A-rifle implying that they HAVE put a new weapon in. It might look like the a-rifle but appearances can be deceiving. I personally prefer the a-rifle because i could fire a cluster of bullets and spray down any m########## i wanted, with 600 clips!!! The b-rifle is limited to 3 clips to a maximum 108 clips

  • 05.23.2006 2:44 PM PDT
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They are both sweet weapons, but if I had to make a choice I would say the AR.

  • 05.23.2006 2:47 PM PDT
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they are both worthy of staying

  • 05.23.2006 2:51 PM PDT
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I liked them both but I want the smg kept but I know they have to have the AR or the smg so I dont know which way to go. THe battle rifle should stay how it is.

  • 05.23.2006 3:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: SuperCarpet

Posted by: frying pan
Personally, I think that the AR was really unrealistic, and that the SMG replaces the AR nicely.

This must be the most retarded thing I have ever heard. Oh yes, I am SURE tha when you walk over this little shiny cube, its going to give you some sort of overshield. Now THATS realistic. Oh, and thebanshee is realistic too. Oh, and not to mention the Master Chief's shield and armor system! That exists! Of course! Same goes for active camo. Almost everything in the game is "unrealistic" Dude, the game is based 500 years in the future, of course things are bound to be bigger better and stronger.

The Assault Rifle wasn't strong...

  • 05.23.2006 3:08 PM PDT
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I love the BR in MP and SP but the AR was also an awesome weapon. I think bungie should keep either BR design or AR design and have them able to switch between 3 round burst and automatic fire. However full auto should be very inacurate. Please post ideas concerning this intresting topic.

  • 05.23.2006 3:23 PM PDT
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Where's the "Just because it didn't show up in the second game doesn't mean it isn't gone from the Halo Universe, and that the PoA was outfitted for a specific purpose and that, to some extent explains why the weapons were distributed throughout the Earth forces, and therefore they may both be in the game" button?

  • 05.23.2006 3:24 PM PDT
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I think They should make a combo of a AR and BR like keep the the style of AR or BR
and add a Burst shot and a full atou

  • 05.23.2006 3:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: G REEPER
I think They should make a combo of a AR and BR like keep the the style of AR or BR
and add a Burst shot and a full atou

I agree compeletly thanks for posting.

  • 05.23.2006 3:30 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mr Grillz2
Posted by: G REEPER
I think They should make a combo of a AR and BR like keep the the style of AR or BR
and add a Burst shot and a full atou

I agree compeletly thanks for posting.

Thank you becuse guns these days have have more than one firing system

  • 05.23.2006 3:33 PM PDT

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