Br AND dMR CONFIRMED

Games Other Halo
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interesting, I dont see the need for the DMR to return when the “far superior” BR is back. My common sense is tingling and saying either the BR will be nerfed into a 5 shot weapon, or the DMR will be buffed into a 4 shot weapon, but maybe not…

The DMR may be a 5 shot weapon in reach because the 4 shots to take down the shield and 1 headshot for the kill, but with Halo 4 going back to the halo 3 shield system I can see the DMR turning into a 4 shot weapon (with no added health bar perhaps the DMR will be buffed and only take 3 bullets to down shields).

I see no reason why the DMR would stay a 5 shot weapon when adding the BR back into the picture, otherwise duels between two people holding these weapons would most likely result in BR users winning a good 90% of the time. Of course this is just me thinking out loud, Tell me what you guys think?

2

Late news my friend, late news.

The DMR will no longer have BLOOM like it had in Reach. BR haz le recoil now and accuracy of the BR is nothing compared to the DMR which is 100% precision weapon. BR will win 90% of the medium battles… DMR wins long range battle.

3

Battle Rifle = close/mid range
Designated Marksman Rifle = mid/long range

4

DMR is far superior to the BR, the only reason people hated it was because of bloom, but that is gone now so this gun with murder the BR.

5

I agree with what all of you are saying.

It just makes sense to have two weapons in the same class be better for different situations.

6

> Battle Rifle = close/mid range
> Designated Marksman Rifle = mid/long range

This.

Both can perfectly be in the same game.
They both serve different purposes.
Although I do think, given the possibility the DMR might be stronger than the BR in terms of individual bullet impact, the DMR might be considered a semi-Power Weapon and therefore should be a pick up weapon in most games, instead of a starting weapon.

Besides: I’d rather play SWAT with a zero-bloom DMR than a BR which wastes me 2 bullets…