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Subject: Will The Battle Rifle Dominate Multiplayer Again ?

Personally i've never been a fan of the weapon, and i do remember how it seemed to be the only weapon used on Halo 3's multiplayer, i wouldn't go as far to say it's overpowered however i think that the other weapons I.E the assault rifle were severely underpowered in my opinion

i just hope that for Halo 4 other weapons mainly the Assault Rifle have been tweaked to have some sort of advantage over the Battle Rifle, if you haven't gathered by now the Assault Rifle is my favourite weapon and I hope that 343 have taken the Battle Rifle's Dominance into consideration and have given other weapons an advantage over the Battle Rifle in certain situations

  • 07.23.2012 12:54 PM PDT

Nope, people will use it for nostalgic reasons I think. but most will realise the DMR is actually better then start using it.

  • 07.23.2012 12:56 PM PDT

It will but I think I'm going to stick with my DMR.

  • 07.23.2012 2:29 PM PDT
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I like the BR, but I prefer the DMR as my precision weapon of choice.

  • 07.23.2012 2:47 PM PDT

If you're passionate about the thing you're talking about, I'll always lend an ear.

Judging by Halo 4 gameplay so far, yes, the BR will dominate.

However I think on the bigger BTB maps, the DMR will be the weapon of choice. Too early to say right now.

  • 07.23.2012 3:18 PM PDT

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I think for the more open maps people will choose the DMR; however, for the smaller, more closed maps, people will pick the BR.

  • 07.23.2012 3:19 PM PDT

Carbine Master Race.

I'm REALLY hope the Needler Rifle comes back as well.

  • 07.23.2012 3:31 PM PDT

Seeing how much they are just 'padding' the weapons sandbox... I won't be surprised if they have a lot of just ignored weapons cause "Lol br is bettar".

If they balance the guns right... maybe it'll be okay. But generally the reason why the BR was removed for Reach was the fact EVERYBODY used it and ignored all else for the most part.

  • 07.23.2012 4:13 PM PDT

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I like the assault rifle as well, and prefer the DMR over the BR. I hope there are some ups and downs to each and balance in the power.

  • 07.23.2012 4:51 PM PDT
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no, because i will use the dmr, and i will dominate, therefore the dmr will dominate

  • 07.23.2012 7:39 PM PDT

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No, from the footage I have seen, it really won't.

  • 07.23.2012 8:11 PM PDT

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The person who said participating is important, not winning, obviously never won anything.

DMR is dozens of times more accurate than the Battle Rifle. The DMR is the perfect mid to long range precision weapon.

  • 07.24.2012 6:05 AM PDT
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According to those who played Halo 4 at RTX and comic con: Nope

  • 07.24.2012 6:31 AM PDT

wow i really didn't expect to see much feedback from this but i'm glad that many of you who posted prefer the DMR, I too would use that over the BR but my main weapon for Halo 4's multiplayer and Spartan Ops will probably be the Assault Rifle, which in my opinion is one of the most recognised weapons in Halo as in Combat Evolved's cutscenes Chief was holding it and it made a return as his primary weapon of choice in Halo 3 too

  • 07.24.2012 6:53 AM PDT

"I may not be perfect, but always been true."

It's all about the Carbine/DMR/Light Rifle/Any other weapon.

  • 07.24.2012 10:25 AM PDT

Possibly.
There's no doubt I like it more than the DMR, due to the fact that the bloom is next to nothing.
Now some people dislike that, claiming that the absence of bloom allows for spamming.
They're wrong.
Bloom is a very finicky thing.
Bloom allows people to aim AROUND the hot-spot yet still hit the desired spot, bloom takes skill out on one side of the battle, and that has negative effects.
Now, one side may very well still apply skill, time their shots with the DMR and win, but still, it's not a sure thing, the person spamming mindlessly with the DMR and being far less accurate or skillful may still prove to be the winner.
The BR takes that out of the equation.
Now that isn't without it's merits when applied correctly, but as it was applied in Reach, I feel it made things worse.
With the BR, it's head-shots or lose.
You face someone, you both go for the head, the better man, or woman respectively, wins.
That's just my opinion on things.
Will it DOMINATE proceedings?
No.
Being the best all around weapon does not equate to domination.
The Assault Rifle will still be more effective at closer ranges.
It seems the DMR will have more long ranged applications.
The Covenant Carbine will serve as an equalizer to it, possibly a more close ranged variant.
No one weapon can dominate, the person controlling them can, though.


[Edited on 07.24.2012 11:26 AM PDT]

  • 07.24.2012 11:23 AM PDT

Do Work Son!

Yea I would have to say that when people start using the BR they will definitely notice an immediate "weirdness" compared to the DMR. Simply put the DMR killed faster and has a much different feel to it. The end result, some people will probably stick to the DMR while others branch out and try "new"(but technically old) things and get used to the BR.

Honestly how they do against each other probably depends on the player its self more than the weapon.

[Edited on 07.24.2012 11:25 AM PDT]

  • 07.24.2012 11:23 AM PDT

What a waste....


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  • 07.24.2012 11:26 AM PDT

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On halo 1 with online game matches it was always the most used and the best

  • 07.24.2012 1:01 PM PDT

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On halo 1 with online game matches it was always the most used and the best

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Has no idea what he's talking about.

  • 07.24.2012 1:50 PM PDT

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The battle rifle never really "dominated" multiplayer in my opinion. It was often dropped at the first sight of even the weakest of power weapons. Many people didn't use it much altogether.

  • 07.24.2012 3:57 PM PDT

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The battle rifle never really "dominated" multiplayer in my opinion. It was often dropped at the first sight of even the weakest of power weapons. Many people didn't use it much altogether.

Completely untrue.

  • 07.24.2012 4:15 PM PDT