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Subject: New AR Semi-auto

The AR from Halo: CE and the SMG in Halo 2 both have 60 round clips. The BR in H2 has a 32 round clilp. On the cover of the August issue of OXM Chief is holding the AR and it has a 32 round clip. So this most likely means that the new AR behaves more like the BR than the old AR.

  • 06.22.2006 11:59 AM PDT
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It's just a piece of artwork, not an actual screenshot. The cover artist probably knows nothing more about Halo 3 than us. Plus, for all we know, the MC in the picture could be firing his weapon, and the number "32" could just be the number of bullets left in the clip.


Plus, in the Halo 3 article, OXM says that the AR in the Halo 3 demo that they viewed looked and sounded exactly like the AR in Halo 1. If the Halo 3 AR was semi-automatic, I think the OXM editors woud have written that in their article.

  • 06.22.2006 12:08 PM PDT
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wow...if he just happend to have 32 bullets left in the clip that would be creepy....ooooh....

ok but anyway i hope it has a zoom like the br and is semi aoutomatic

  • 06.22.2006 12:12 PM PDT

Good point, but its still a possability. Bungie said it isnt identical to the old AR, and thats the only likely thing i could think of.

  • 06.22.2006 12:16 PM PDT

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From a BWU source: http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=weeklyupdatemay1206

Meeper asks,

Why is the Assault Rifle in there?

Who says it's the standard Assault Rifle? Doesn't look identical to me…



I like your idea, but its really hard to say. I guess we wont know til they say so.

  • 06.22.2006 12:27 PM PDT
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Why do people think that ANYTHING, printed outside of Bungie is a reliable source?

  • 06.22.2006 12:28 PM PDT
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possibly an alternate fire mode? one like the assault rifle which has continous fire but is more innacurate like the smg and then the second fire mode is like the battle rife firing out a certain number of bullets at a time but far more accurate?

  • 06.22.2006 12:28 PM PDT
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what i am personally hoping for is that this new AR/BR preforms just like both weapons
unzoomed it is automatic spray
click the RIGHT thumbstick to engage the BR functionality (zoomed and 3 round bursts)
this trend could be used for all weapons giving them multiple functions sorry slow posting


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  • 06.22.2006 12:36 PM PDT
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dear god

i hope bungie has the common sense to keep the ar like it was in halo 1 and instead just make it more useful. for those of you that basically want br functionality, why not just keep the BR?

i repeat JUST BECAUSE THEY BOTH HAVE RIFLE IN THEIR NAME DOESNT MEAN THEY ARE THE SAME. i hate it when people say "looks like teh br is gone lololol"

I'm sorry, im just a little angry right now. I swear if bungie screwes up the asssault rifle (which was awesome how it was fully automatic and very meaty) by making it basically a replacement for the Br, I'm going to be pissed. you don't just put a weapon that looks like the AR from halo 1 into the halo 3 trailer and then at launch shout "surprise!" and reveal that it is a completely different weapon, it just looks the same.

  • 06.22.2006 12:47 PM PDT
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dude, i dont want the AR to be the same as it was in HALO. In HALO it acted more like an SMG than an actual rifle. what they should do, is not even have it be fully auto. because then they shouldn't even call it a rifle, they should just call it a F@CK!NG machine gun. RIFLES DONT "USUALLY" SHOOT FULLY AUTO. NORMALLY BURST OR SINGLE. actually in my opinion, they should've left the AR out, cuz i didnt really like it. or they should totally refine it and make it hella good.

  • 06.22.2006 12:58 PM PDT

It' s functionality won't be a secret until launch, bungie will put out some type of gameplay (most likely multiplayer footage) at next years e3 or maybe, hopefully at this years X06 in September, that will show how the AR will work. Personally i think they should bring back the old AR, keep the BR, and get rid of Dual Wielding, but that won't happen because a lot of people would be ticked off.

  • 06.22.2006 1:02 PM PDT
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if you didnt like the AR, there must be something wrong with you.

wow, machine gun. how very interesting. at least assault rifle sounds ok on the ears. and yes, rifles can fire fully automatic. ak-47s, m4s, m-16's, etc. rifles dont HAVE to be accurate.

should the Ar in halo 3 be more accurate than it was in halo? sure, it would make it more useful. does this mean it needs to be like a br? no. a nice healthy mix of fully auto spraying and decent enough accuracy so it can be used at longer than shotgun range would be nice :p

to the guy abbove me, i sort of agree. i want them to bring back the old Ar but make it a bbit more useful (slightly more accurate, more powerful maybe?) and i thin kthey should also keep the Br because they serve different purposes. keep the smg because it can be dual wielded. i think dual wielding should stay, because it's fun and relatively balanced.

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and itll be called the combat rifle
assult rifle
battle rifle
combat rifle

  • 06.22.2006 1:35 PM PDT
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If the AR is semi-automatic,it's the BR.Though the first thing my friends and I came up with the day the H3 trailer came out,was that the weapon the MC was holding,is a mix between the BR and the AR,can you see what I'm talkin about?It looks like the AR,but has the barrel of the BR.So I think that it is a weapon where you can change the type of fire.As in,change from Automatic,Semi-Automatic and maybe even single-shot.

  • 06.22.2006 1:38 PM PDT