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The Battle Rifle is more like old pistol
not in looks, but its close in performance
its got about the same rate of fire and 4 heads shots(instead of 3)

  • 06.01.2006 2:38 AM PDT
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Yes I read your post, but that doesn't change anything, what's fun with a psitol if you can't dual wield it. I don't see why people want it back.

The sentinel beam is available in backwash, imagine when the pistol is somewhere on a team slayer or a skirmish game
"get the pistol quick, before they get it"
"pistol guy in our base, get him"

Why do you think bungie degraded it? It was the perfect weapon for long, mid, and close combat, every other weapon didn't matter when someone got skilled enough with the pistol. The only person who actually might be able to take out someone with a pistol was a sniper guy or another guy skilled with the pistol.

I still say no, if you so want the pistol back, go play Halo 1

  • 06.01.2006 2:42 AM PDT
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I don't care what it looks like, i dont care what they call it, but I'd love to have the halo 1 pistol back. Make it the size of a M1 grand for all I care, call it a battle rifle, sport rifle, sniper rifle, combat rifle, assault rifle. I don't care. I just loved everything about it. Clip size, damage per bullet, rate of fire, and horizon to horizon accuracy.

  • 06.01.2006 2:44 AM PDT
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I agree. It's a game. I don't care what they call it, just give me something that has the awesome gameplay of the pistol.

  • 06.01.2006 2:48 AM PDT
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In........................................................Out .

Battle rifle: Huge ammo usage, but has good headshot abilities.
Pistol: Nice for skilled pros and you can hold alot of ammo.

Resolution: IF they bring it back,to stop the pistol bieng overpowered, Bungie must make it non dual wieldable for some reason, after that, I will be happy, and it will be halo 1 pistolers vs. Halo 2 battle riflers. I go for the pistol.

BRING IT ON BABY!

  • 06.01.2006 2:52 AM PDT
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An easy solution to the dual weilding dilemma, make the halo 1 pistol a rifle. Call it whatever you want, with the halo 1 mechanics and problem solved.

  • 06.01.2006 2:59 AM PDT
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It's alreasy a rifle, called simply BR, even though i heard it was actually replaced by the Carbine, so we actually have different halo 1 pistols in one game

  • 06.01.2006 3:03 AM PDT
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Posted by: Naqser
It's alreasy a rifle, called simply BR, even though i heard it was actually replaced by the Carbine, so we actually have different halo 1 pistols in one game


Do you play much halo 2? The carbine is horribly inaccurate at long range. The BR? While very close is not nearly as accurate long range, or as deadly due to the tendency for bullets to spread out during a strafing move.

  • 06.01.2006 3:05 AM PDT
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Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
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In........................................................Out .

Like I said, the BR has a horrible ammo issue, the pistol doesn't, thats why i loved the pistol, and the Carbine is weaker than the BR I think.

Or do I have to repost my earlier post to explain the solution.

[Edited on 6/1/2006]

  • 06.01.2006 3:05 AM PDT

All I see in this thread is a bunch of babies crying because they got 3sk'd a lot in the first game.

  • 06.01.2006 3:14 AM PDT
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Posted by: Naqser
Yes I read your post, but that doesn't change anything, what's fun with a psitol if you can't dual wield it. I don't see why people want it back.

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1st. Do you honestly think it would be fun to play with the pistol if you could dual wield it, I mean, think. You would only need "1,5" bullets to kill someone. Would the dual wielding be fun anymore?

2nd. Do you play MLG? It has the BR as the starting weapon, everyone has it when they respawn, so now everyone would have the pistol everytime they respawn, But only in custom gametypes.

What about having the AR as the default starting weapon in H3, like SMG in H2. But if you wanted to play a nice classic game with your friends, you could make the pistol as the starting weapon, it doesn't have to be a weapon you could pick up from any map, it could only be a selectable starting weapon, or maybe there should be an option to choose if the pistol could be found in the map or not.

The best decision Bungie could make to please all fans, is to implement all weapons found in the previous versions of Halo, to H3 multiplayer. The older weapons could only be selected as possible starting weapon, or secondary weapon, in custom gametypes.

  • 06.01.2006 3:19 AM PDT
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The more options available in multiplayer the better.

  • 06.01.2006 3:23 AM PDT
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I don't have an issue with the ammo for the BR, and yes, the Carbine is inaccurate at long range. there is no weapon that works on long, mid and short range. Bringing in one would just ruin the MP, everyone would be good at aiming with it, so it's either who gets the first hit that wins or who is the more unpredictable in movement that wins, not, who is the better with the weapon he/she got. Also to bring it up so nobody is gonna rant, having it laying on the map will only cause a rush to it, leaving the sniper and launcher to only 1 or 2 people to run to, so when your team gets the "pistol" and not the rocket launcher people in the team will start screaming at the one that went for the rocket launcher because he didn't get it.

Every wepon have to have some strengths and some weaknesses, we can't have a weapon that have 100 ammo, ammo is everywhere for it, it's instant kills, rapid fire, extremly accurate at all ranges and don't overheat.

hm... maybe the magnum is more powerful than the pistol in halo 1, but more inaccurate so a scope is useless. you know how it can be more powerful but not seem so? shield upgrades.

  • 06.01.2006 3:25 AM PDT

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I like the magnum more to be honest as you can just duel wield it with a plasma pistol then get 1 shot kills rather than 3 shot kills. but having a starting weapon that can kill in 3 shots is not all that fun although personally i would like to see every weapon in MP from H1 and H2 but keep the matchmaking/ranked side balanced and have the original pistol and stuff like the fuel rod gun just in customs

  • 06.01.2006 3:53 AM PDT
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I love the idea of every gun imaginable in Halo 3. I can understand that Bungie will be forced to limit what is available in Matchmaking, but just be sure to give me the option and put it in the campaign.

  • 06.01.2006 3:56 AM PDT
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The CE pistol was crap, totally unbalanced and like someone above said, was the best long, mid and close range weapon, making it a "god" weapon.

The Magnum is what the pistol shoudl of been, a close range weapon meant only as a last resort. It still has enough fire power to be effective but doesn't go overboard.

The BR is more than the pistol can ever be, for starters it's actually realistic!

I hope it stays for H3 (well it would be stupid story-wise for it to not), and with the improved assault rifle will be your standard battle field weapons.

  • 06.01.2006 4:13 AM PDT

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