Just wondering because my enthusiasm for Halo 4 will fizzle out if this doesn’t happen and I’ll stop playing. Aside from DMRs ruining BTB because of how strong they are across the map, the kill times are just too fast in general. Halo is my favourite FPS because the kill times are slow compared to other games. I’m getting bored of games on Ragnarok where everyone camps behind rocks/trees and spams DMR for instakills across the map, it isn’t fun.
Please just reduce the DMRs range so it is the same as the BR. (OR just remove the DMR completely, its ruined Halo games ever since its been introduced, this is me being extremely hopeful though).
Halo is my favorite game because killtimes are not overly slow. One of the major things that kept me from playing Super Monday Night Combat was that the weapons were all super weak. The DMR’s killtime goes in line between the Halo 2 and Halo 3 Battle Rifles. It is fine.
If we nerf the DMR, then you will complain about the Carbine and Light Rifle. Trufax.
> Halo is my favorite game because killtimes are not overly slow. One of the major things that kept me from playing Super Monday Night Combat was that the weapons were all super weak. The DMR’s killtime goes in line between the Halo 2 and Halo 3 Battle Rifles. It is fine.
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> If we nerf the DMR, then you will complain about the Carbine and Light Rifle. Trufax.
The range is fine. At long range the DMR/LR are pretty much fine. But the DMR needs a nerf for mid-close range fights, because that’s where the BR/Carbine are MEANT to dominate.
If you are using a BR/Carbine in BTB, it’s because you’re mentally handicapped. They aren’t designed for it. Just like the AR/SR/Suppressor aren’t designed for mid range combat.
I hope they don’t. It’s great at longer range, but the BR owns at close to mid range (with the AR even better at close range… And Boltshot at super close!). I select my load out depending on how open spaced or close quarters the map is.
Actually, no I wouldn’t. All that needs to be nerfed about the DMR is the range. As it stands the BR is balanced, the DMR should be the same in range. If anything, the carbine needs a buff.
> DMR doesn’t need a nerf. BR and Carbine need a small buff. That’s it.
I would only agree with this if it wasn’t for the fact that power weapons are almost useless against DMRs as is, and DMRs are beasting against Automatics close-mid range too. Buffing the Carbine/BR would serve only to make Automatics completely unchoosable, and alot of Power Weapons (specifically SAWs and Needlers) basically obsolete.
> I’d go as far as saying that the DMR is superior to a number of the power weapons.
-The SAW kills faster than the DMR.
-The Railgun charges faster than the DMR can fire off 3 shots.
-The Sticky Detonator can explode on the user’s command.
-The Sniper and Shotgun have an instant kill times.
-The Rockets and Incendiary Cannon have large splash damage, and are easy to blow up a DMR user with.
-The Fuel Rod and Concussion Rifle are absolutely deadly in the hands of a player that can land direct hits.
-The Beam Rifle is a Snapshot machine.
-The Binary Rife kills in one shot anywhere to the body.
> I hope they don’t. It’s great at longer range, but the BR owns at close to mid range (with the AR even better at close range… And Boltshot at super close!). I select my load out depending on how open spaced or close quarters the map is.
If you aren’t having a problem with players using DMRs at close range, you aren’t playing against very good players.
High Level Play is getting slaughtered by DMRs and Boltshots, because with those two weapons you have the strongest possible solution to every situation.
> > DMR doesn’t need a nerf. BR and Carbine need a small buff. That’s it.
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> I would only agree with this if it wasn’t for the fact that power weapons are almost useless against DMRs as is, and DMRs are beasting against Automatics close-mid range too. Buffing the Carbine/BR would serve only to make Automatics completely unchoosable, and alot of Power Weapons (specifically SAWs and Needlers) basically obsolete.
If you are dying to a DMR up close while using an automatic weapon, you are being outplayed. It is that simple.
If an Assault Rifle, Storm Rifle, or Suppressor lands every shot, it will kill faster than a DMR can.