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Posted by: burritosenior
Posted by: Anonymous Moose
Where your logic fails is that you seem to think utilizing the whole sandbox makes you 'smarter'. It doesn't. Utilizing what works makes you smarter. A good player knows all that crap about extra melee damage, faster shield depletion, etc., but it's irrelevant because there are other parts of the sandbox that do its job and then some. Versatility > Variety, similar to how Quality > Quantity.The problem is that you aren't utilizing what works. As the other person said- he doesn't want to learn how to use anything else effectively. It's the circular logic scenario again. You're just sticking with the Battle Rifle because it's moderately effective in just about every single situation. Versatility, as you say. Still, that makes gameplay dull and monotonous.
Don't bring subjectivity into this at all. "dull and monotonous" is only your opinion and cannot be quantified nor proven consistently with data or evidence.
Weapon effectiveness, however, can be quantified, researched, studied, and objectified. These are done not only by player statistics tracked by Bungie/343, but also by charting and surveying their effectiveness via players performing at their highest meta-game. This is similar to how the tiers in Super Smash Bros are ranked.
We stick with the battle rifle because it works. We don't use the other weapons because the battle rifle works better. It's quite simple. Referring back to the slut analogy, you might get some cat here and there with one, but when you find the wholesome girl, you get more 'bang for your buck', so to speak. I imagine you've had some yourself so I expect you to understand a good girl from 'a piece of meat'.
The BR is a longterm partner. A spiker, Plasma Rifle, or any of those niche filler weapons are just 1-night stands.
Back on the topic, while I do occasionally pick up these weapons for niche purposes (PR is good dual wielded), I just don't see the need to run around with one of them as a primary. As a secondary? Use the spiker to your hearts content. But intentionally limiting your versatility in your playstyle by making 2 of the same niche weapons your primaries is never a good idea.
You wouldn't run around with Sword and Shotgun. You wouldn't run around with Sniper and Beam Rifle (outside of Snipe/Action Sack). And you wouldn't run around with Spiker and Plasma Rifle. You need a weapon capable of cleaning up kills and helping teammates from a far. When you're on training and a teammate is battling somebody on your needles, your Spiker is not going to give him any help. Period.