The concussion rifle is too weak. It’s useless against all of its opposites.
I think it either needs a damage boost, or increased area of effect to play it’s role efficiently. Feels like I’m shooting big globs of Jello at enemies.
Not really, if you know how to use it the thing dominates. It’s not really a direct fire “killer” of a weapon. It’s more of a disruption, flip vehicles, toss your foes around and confuse them, it’s great if you use it differently than the other guns.
I want the brute shot back. I felt like I could do damage with that. Now, the concussion rifle has only one good purpose, and that is mini slayer.
I vote to replace it with the Brute Shot 
I think it’s fine how it is.
> Not really, if you know how to use it the thing dominates. It’s not really a direct fire “killer” of a weapon. It’s more of a disruption, flip vehicles, toss your foes around and confuse them, it’s great if you use it differently than the other guns.
I know how to use the thing, I’ve almost max’d the commendation, I just feel like it’s too ineffective against infantry.
> I vote to replace it with the Brute Shot
Now that you mention it, that would be a great replacement for the Concussion rifle.
> > Not really, if you know how to use it the thing dominates. It’s not really a direct fire “killer” of a weapon. It’s more of a disruption, flip vehicles, toss your foes around and confuse them, it’s great if you use it differently than the other guns.
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> I know how to use the thing, I’ve almost max’d the commendation, I just feel like it’s too ineffective against infantry.
In my opinion, it takes down shields pretty quickly.
> > > Not really, if you know how to use it the thing dominates. It’s not really a direct fire “killer” of a weapon. It’s more of a disruption, flip vehicles, toss your foes around and confuse them, it’s great if you use it differently than the other guns.
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> > I know how to use the thing, I’ve almost max’d the commendation, I just feel like it’s too ineffective against infantry.
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> In my opinion, it takes down shields pretty quickly.
Sprint kills it though. It does strip shields quickly, but the players always run (obviously), and the projectile speed of the CR is too slow to catch up. A medium-power weapon shouldn’t be so forgiving.
> > > > Not really, if you know how to use it the thing dominates. It’s not really a direct fire “killer” of a weapon. It’s more of a disruption, flip vehicles, toss your foes around and confuse them, it’s great if you use it differently than the other guns.
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> > > I know how to use the thing, I’ve almost max’d the commendation, I just feel like it’s too ineffective against infantry.
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> > In my opinion, it takes down shields pretty quickly.
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> Sprint kills it though. It does strip shields quickly, but the players always run (obviously), and the projectile speed of the CR is too slow to catch up. A medium-power weapon shouldn’t be so forgiving.
True. But if you get good with it, it becomes easier to get kills with no matter what the case is…
> > > > > Not really, if you know how to use it the thing dominates. It’s not really a direct fire “killer” of a weapon. It’s more of a disruption, flip vehicles, toss your foes around and confuse them, it’s great if you use it differently than the other guns.
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> > > > I know how to use the thing, I’ve almost max’d the commendation, I just feel like it’s too ineffective against infantry.
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> > > In my opinion, it takes down shields pretty quickly.
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> > Sprint kills it though. It does strip shields quickly, but the players always run (obviously), and the projectile speed of the CR is too slow to catch up. A medium-power weapon shouldn’t be so forgiving.
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> True. But if you get good with it, it becomes easier to get kills with no matter what the case is…
I’m just take your word for it, seeing as how you’re basically a Halo god. lol
> I want the brute shot back. I felt like I could do damage with that. Now, the concussion rifle has only one good purpose, and that is mini slayer.
The Concussion Rifle is 3-shot kill. The Brute Shot in Halo 3 was 5-shot kill, if I remember right.
> > I want the brute shot back. I felt like I could do damage with that. Now, the concussion rifle has only one good purpose, and that is mini slayer.
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> The Concussion Rifle is 3-shot kill. The Brute Shot in Halo 3 was 5-shot kill, if I remember right.
But the Brute Shot had a higher rate of fire, faster bullet speed and larger area of effect.
The Concussion Rifle only works with direct hits.
No its fine as is.
no, if you know how to use it then it obliterates people.
It was better in Reach where it had more stagger effect.
In 4, the enemy may jump when you shoot, and it will boost them away from you, then they’ll kill you from a distance.
If brutes come back in 5, the brute shot better return.
It’s effective when used properly, but it could be a little easier, considering how difficult it is to acquire most of the time. All I do is jump and let one of the shots boost me, then 4-shot the perp. Perhaps make it a little weaker and easier.
> > > I want the brute shot back. I felt like I could do damage with that. Now, the concussion rifle has only one good purpose, and that is mini slayer.
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> > The Concussion Rifle is 3-shot kill. The Brute Shot in Halo 3 was 5-shot kill, if I remember right.
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> But the Brute Shot had a higher rate of fire, faster bullet speed and larger area of effect.
> The Concussion Rifle only works with direct hits.
Eh? The Brute Shot and the Concussion Rifle have the same rate of fire and blast radius. The Brute Shot’s projectiles were a bit faster, though.
> Not really, if you know how to use it the thing dominates. It’s not really a direct fire “killer” of a weapon. It’s more of a disruption, flip vehicles, toss your foes around and confuse them, it’s great if you use it differently than the other guns.
Exactly! its not a fuel rod cannon, use it as above and you will find it to be awesome for the purpose it was designed.
Has anyone used it in Reach compared to this game? Sure the 3-shot direct hit kill is awesome, but they nerfed the splash damage on it by quite a bit. When someone has no shield and you happen to keep hitting the surfaces next to them, they can take like almost if not the entire mag. It needs a splash damage buff like it had in Reach.
It was one of my favorites in Reach, and I’ve maxed it out here in H4. It really needs that splash damage to even be worth picking up compared to the other medium ordnance weapons.