any less accurate tho and why use it?
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Umm. That’s a cap sir.
My post was hyperbolic, but I have absolutely landed hitshots while aiming very low.
The BR is using projectile bullets so to get that optimal 4 tap, you need to make sure every shot in each burst lands on target.
So I actually had to look this up, but it seems I’ve been under the wrong impression regarding projectile weapons in Halo. Turns out the BR isn’t actually hitscan (mind blown).
That said, the projectiles travel so fast that it may as well be a hitscan weapon. You’re gonna tell me that people actually change their use of the weapon because of projectile speed? Please.
What I’m saying is you can’t just beam with a BR.
If “just beam” means get easy kills, then I very much disagree. Battle Rifle is about as hard to use as the AR.
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It is when you hit all your shots but it is only like that up close… you won’t hit all your shots at mid range and will have to burst fire and by that time the BR is better
Sidekick is amazing. Love it. But yeah, BR spawns and make the AR a map pick up
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None of the things you are describing are the fault of the weaponry. If you are losing 1v1’s/“getting outgunned” at short and medium range against any of those three weapons while using any of those three weapons yourself then there are other factors contributing to your defeat.
If you are getting out gunned by a BR at long range and you are using a side kick or an AR then that would make sense considering the weapon roles.
Assault rifle is fine the way it is. Just shouldn’t be a spawn weapon.
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Lol no, BR starts ruin games.
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Getting out gunned at mid-range or long-range by an AR is a skill issue, not a balance issue.
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AR definitely doesn’t need a nerf, but it also shouldn’t be the starting weapon either. How many times do we gotta teach you this lesson, game dev? AR starts always feel unfun halfway through a match when you’ve just respawned and the first person you encounter has a BR and distance on you, because aside for run and/or hide, your only other option in situations like that is to die, And for online play, that’s been the case since Halo 2 when the AR wasn’t even in the game.
P.S: 25m Radar too
unless the training mode is running a different patch than the main multiplayer mode, it still headshot kills in 2 shots… now I won’t dismiss the possibility since, unless I find a willing participant in a matchmade game, I cannot really test it, and latency issues may also cause perception to skewer the results… I still stand by the changes I suggested for it tho, because it would honestly make it feel like it kills more consistently while also keeping it a strong melee/complimentary weapon…
Are you going into weapon drills? That is the one that still has the 2 hit kill. It’s 3 hit everywhere else.
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I’m fine with that. As long as it doesnt get added to the long list of weapons that are bow useless.
…that’s called desync and hit reg issues… that has 0 to do with the skill involved. Lastly, I have never seen that happen in this game. I PLAY LOADS OF RANKED. Don’t make up excuses like that. Recognize what you are and deal with it. Don’t project.
Quit making things up to suit your agenda mate. Fact remains, AR = less skill and boring — BR = More skill and more attention to the game.
This is like real world politics right here boys. People can’t get things through their skull.
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…that’s called desync and hit reg issues… that has 0 to do with the skill involved.
Absolutely not. The BR’s generosity with headshots is something I haven’t felt with any other precision weapon. There is no other precision weapon that behaves like the BR when it comes to getting headshots.
Lastly, I have never seen that happen in this game. I PLAY LOADS OF RANKED. Don’t make up excuses like that. Recognize what you are and deal with it. Don’t project.
I have no idea what you’re getting at here. Are you saying I’m bad for recognizing when the game gives me precision kills that I know I didn’t earn? What do you mean by “recognize what you are”??
Quit making things up to suit your agenda mate. Fact remains, AR = less skill and boring — BR = More skill and more attention to the game.
Lol. The irony of you saying “quit making things up to suit your agenda” immediately after accusing me of… what? Being bad with the BR?
I’m fine with saying the AR has a lower skill cap than the BR for sure. But this pathetic BR superiority is so misplaced. The BR is not a complicated weapon, it is not difficult to use, and there’s a reason that everyone rushes the BR when it spawns. It has greater utility and power than the AR in many more circumstances.
I PLAY LOADS OF RANKED
I can tell. You obviously need the BR crutch because it seems like you can’t handle AR starts.
I’m not even reading your nonsense at this point, as others have pointed out with your comments.
Simply not worth reading. It’s just nonsense.
I’m not even reading your nonsense at this point, as others have pointed out with your comments.
Then… shut up and don’t comment? Why even hit the reply button if you’re just gonna admit you’re too lazy to read?
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Initially I really disliked AR/Sidekick but they are growing on me as I play more. I still hate the reticle bloom (always did, always will) but the overall balancing of these 3 core weapons is starting to feel pretty good to me.
Please 343 nerf the ar, I can’t stand it anymore, and buff the commando
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The ar takes no skill at all, I’m surprised that there are still people defending it, the br should be the main weapon in every gametype except grifball and infection
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The ar takes no skill at all
What you meant to say is “the AR doesn’t have a high skill floor.” It’s easy to pick up and use, ergo it’s an excellent starting weapon. If your argument is that the BR has a higher skill floor, then to suggest it should replace the AR as the starting weapon you might be braindead.
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