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  • Poll [39 votes]: What will it be?
Subject: Assault Rifle, Battle Rifle and ???
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Poll: What will it be?  [closed]
Assault Rifle:  33%
(13 Votes)
Battle Rifle:  13%
(5 Votes)
Combat Rifle:  54%
(21 Votes)
Total Votes: 39

Ok everyone before anyone flames please read.

I think the gun in Halo 3 is going to be called the Combat Rifle. Below I have two reasons for this.

1. Bungie has said that the gun from the announcement trailer is not the same gun from Halo: Combat Evolved right.

2. It goes AR for Halo: CE, BR for Halo 2 and CR for Halo 3. (It goes A, B, C if you didn't notice.

Now I think it might shoot automatic like the Assualt Rifle when zoomed out and either single shot for burst when zoomed in like the Battle Rifle. Yes, I know that does sound a little over powered to some people. But I am sure Bungie could tone its damage down a bit when zoomed in or there will probably even be new weapons in Halo 3 to make it not overpowered.

Please just think about it, the paragraph above is just what I think it would do you can think it does other stuff if you like and please feel free to post them.

  • 06.25.2006 5:09 PM PDT
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I think that the AR will replace the unpopular smg.

  • 06.25.2006 5:11 PM PDT
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Combat rifle.

  • 06.25.2006 5:13 PM PDT
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Since when has a weapon in Halo 1 returned in Halo 2 exactly the same. It has always changed. Look at the shotgun, sniper rifle, plasma pistol, rocket launcher, plasma rifle, etc. Despite all it's changes from Halo 1 it's name hasn't changed. The shotgun is still called the shotgun, the plasma pistol is still called the plasma pistol, etc. I think the AR will be back slightly modified but it's not going to be called something else. It will always be known as the ASSAULT RIFLE.

[Edited on 6/25/2006]

  • 06.25.2006 5:24 PM PDT
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Sure, an all around automatic machiene gun, like the assault rifle, was cool on Halo, but the SMG on Halo2 is just like the AR just duel-weild capible. But the BR is what rifles are about.Scope, good range and great damage. All im trying to say is that i think Bungie should keep with the BR and lose the AR. (of course im not Bungie).

  • 06.25.2006 5:24 PM PDT
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Well its just my idea anyway and thanks for all the positive replies and no flaming.

  • 06.25.2006 6:10 PM PDT
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They'll all be in it, but the new rifle will prob be the MA2B Carbine

  • 06.25.2006 6:27 PM PDT
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Battle rifle should stay in for MLG and the pro games.

  • 06.25.2006 6:28 PM PDT
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I think it would be cool to have both, it's a little narrow minded to think there should be one, the other, or a blending of the two. Somebody's post before reminded me of the Soviet from Goldeneye

Z tap without scope = three round burst
Z tap with scope = single shot
hold Z, either way = full auto

that was pretty cool, hopefully if they do blend them it'll be something like that.

  • 06.25.2006 6:32 PM PDT
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i reckon it'll probably end up with the MA5B returning, and maybe a different medium range weapon. as a matter of interest when did Bungie confirm it wasn't the MA5B?

  • 06.25.2006 6:37 PM PDT

Battle rifle should stay in for MLG and the pro games.

No, they should remove it just to piss those people off. What makes it so "pro" anyways?

  • 06.25.2006 6:50 PM PDT
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two different weapons is the way i think they are going to do it

and changing rates of fire? what is that going to do, are the bullets going to magically increase in calibre and therefore have greater punch when the rate of fire changes to single fire? makes no sense to me

two different guns is the way to go

  • 06.25.2006 6:54 PM PDT
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The guy who asked where it says that they confirmed it wasnt in Halo 3. They havent confirmed the AR isnt in Halo 3, Frankie just said in like the 2nd WWU after the trailer that the gun in the trailer wasnt the same gun from Halo: CE. That isnt to say it isnt in Halo 3, he just said that one wasnt the same one.

Oh and the person who said it is narrow minded to say one or the other will be in Halo 3, I dont see why as they just took out the AR and put the BR in, they could simply take out the BR and put in another different gun.

I am not disagreeing with you, I am just give some healthy arguements.

  • 06.25.2006 7:57 PM PDT
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  • 06.25.2006 7:58 PM PDT

jeez, just put in both al weapons from both games.

  • 06.25.2006 8:05 PM PDT

The last with pagan blood.
IMMORTAL.

How about combine the AR and BR. For example full auto fire as normal then you could zoom with the scope and fire in bursts like the BR.

  • 06.25.2006 9:11 PM PDT
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Umm no offence, but isnt that what I said. Automatic like the AR for unzoomed and when zoomed either burst like the BR or single shot fire. That is what I said I think and it is a combination of the two.

  • 06.26.2006 1:38 AM PDT
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Yes, like the assault rifle from Quake 4, its full auto unzoomed and semi-auto when zoomed for more accurate shots. Still my favorite weapon despite the weaknesses. I think i used that weapon the whole game, rather than the simply easier nail-gun and plasma cannon thing.

  • 06.26.2006 1:42 AM PDT
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Posted by: Fatso
Since when has a weapon in Halo 1 returned in Halo 2 exactly the same. It has always changed. Look at the shotgun, sniper rifle, plasma pistol, rocket launcher, plasma rifle, etc. Despite all it's changes from Halo 1 it's name hasn't changed. The shotgun is still called the shotgun, the plasma pistol is still called the plasma pistol, etc. I think the AR will be back slightly modified but it's not going to be called something else. It will always be known as the ASSAULT RIFLE.


you've got a point there, i dont even think bungie have thought of a combat rifle plus combat rifle is catagorized as a battle rifle; combat and battle mean the same thing. Even if they change the name of the AR it as Fatso says will still be known as the assault rifle. I think that they will have both the BR and AR in Halo3; nice and simple. This person I quoted, he's got commen sense.

  • 06.26.2006 3:00 AM PDT
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Posted by: personanimal
jeez, just put in both al weapons from both games.


Yep I totally agree with you, the AR and BR for Halo3. I also think that the BR will have a longer range so the rocket launcher isn't the only match for the sniper rifle; considering the rocket when fired gets to it's target slowly.

  • 06.26.2006 3:08 AM PDT
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You do have a point, but I still disagree. People wont just call it the AR if it looks like it and it isnt, they will adjust to the new name if it was called the Combat Rifle.

As you said Battle and Combat mean the same thing what about Assault and Combat or Assault and Battle.

I still think my idea makes more sense as why wouldnt they have had them both in Halo 2 because they just wont as they wont for Halo 3.

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  • 06.26.2006 3:10 AM PDT
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I am finally starting to love the Assault Rifle (the one from the trailer) in MP.
http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?cid=8471
I don't know but it appears the name of the weapon has been finalized by this statement.

  • 06.26.2006 4:01 AM PDT
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Yes that does provide a good arguement, and I read that also. But I have another arguement to that which is I am positive he isnt just going to say the real name of the gun.

For instance they wouldnt go in the next WWU oh and the chaingun is really good against the new black hawk or something.

They are going to talk about anything from Halo 3 except what we already know of, and we know of the new gun from the trailer and since it looks like a AR they are going to call it an AR.

Also everyone knows how unboring Bungie is, so they wont keep it in again or bring it back from an old game, they want to change it as it is one of the few things they have changed both games and I am sure they would want to for the final Halo.

  • 06.26.2006 4:12 AM PDT