> > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> >
> > … no
>
> Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
if its extremely hard to aim with, alot harder then the regular sniper and has less clip size and ammo then that somewhat balances it out.
I remember reading just like the Boltshot, the Binary Rifle is a multi-purpose gun, a shotgun up close and a one hit sniper at long range.
Would explain the large reticule.
> > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > >
> > > … no
> >
> > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
>
> if its extremely hard to aim with, alot harder then the regular sniper and has less clip size and ammo then that somewhat balances it out.
Hard to aim? Even with zero aim assist it is OP and promotes unskilled gameplay.
> > > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > > >
> > > > … no
> > >
> > > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
> >
> > if its extremely hard to aim with, alot harder then the regular sniper and has less clip size and ammo then that somewhat balances it out.
>
> Hard to aim? Even with zero aim assist it is OP and promotes unskilled gameplay.
why do you care? shorely if your so good at the game you want a challenge? i dont under stand you guys, if your so good, why cant you adapt, you need to play everything in a certain way to be good, but thats not been good at the game, im not the best, but i can adapt, and thats why im better than most MLG guys, they need to play in a very certain way to be good, i dont there fore i win…
> > > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > > >
> > > > … no
> > >
> > > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
> >
> > if its extremely hard to aim with, alot harder then the regular sniper and has less clip size and ammo then that somewhat balances it out.
>
> Hard to aim? Even with zero aim assist it is OP and promotes unskilled gameplay.
If its hard to aim then it requires more skill to land shots on target AKA making for more skilled gameplay
> > > > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > > > >
> > > > > … no
> > > >
> > > > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
> > >
> > > if its extremely hard to aim with, alot harder then the regular sniper and has less clip size and ammo then that somewhat balances it out.
> >
> > Hard to aim? Even with zero aim assist it is OP and promotes unskilled gameplay.
>
> If its hard to aim then it requires more skill to land shots on target AKA making for more skilled gameplay
which rewards skill and punnish lack of skill.
how ever, i don’t know its full implementation, it could be easy to aim with which would be trouble some 
Are you saying it is hard to body shot your team mate with a sniper in Reach? It most certainly is not.
> > > > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > > > >
> > > > > … no
> > > >
> > > > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
> > >
> > > if its extremely hard to aim with, alot harder then the regular sniper and has less clip size and ammo then that somewhat balances it out.
> >
> > Hard to aim? Even with zero aim assist it is OP and promotes unskilled gameplay.
>
> why do you care? shorely if your so good at the game you want a challenge? i dont under stand you guys, if your so good, why cant you adapt, you need to play everything in a certain way to be good, but thats not been good at the game, im not the best, but i can adapt, and thats why im better than most MLG guys, they need to play in a very certain way to be good, i dont there fore i win…
Not this again…
It’s not about good players “adapting”, whatever that means. It’s about the fact that lesser-skilled players are given increasingly easier opportunities to get kills against other players.
Please stop using “adapt”. Certainly if all you play is Infection, and all “MLG players” play is MLG, you could probably beat them in Infection the majority of the time. That’s not what we’re talking about.
OT: I wondered whether there was a smaller reticle in those poor-quality videos. Thanks for clearing it up, and I’m glad there isn’t one.
> > > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > > >
> > > > … no
> > >
> > > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
> >
> > if its extremely hard to aim with, alot harder then the regular sniper and has less clip size and ammo then that somewhat balances it out.
>
> Hard to aim? Even with zero aim assist it is OP and promotes unskilled gameplay.
How is it OP and promotes unskilled gameplay?? The weapon is a one shot kill. and has a huge reticle while not scoped in. Kinda seems like it’s balancing it out. And plus, there is no garante that you will even get the binary rifle to play with for any game. just like the sniper. If you ask me, the binary rifle seems like a promethean stand point of the spartan laser. 1sk anywhere.
> > > > > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > … no
> > > > >
> > > > > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
> > > >
> > > > if its extremely hard to aim with, alot harder then the regular sniper and has less clip size and ammo then that somewhat balances it out.
> > >
> > > Hard to aim? Even with zero aim assist it is OP and promotes unskilled gameplay.
> >
> > why do you care? shorely if your so good at the game you want a challenge? i dont under stand you guys, if your so good, why cant you adapt, you need to play everything in a certain way to be good, but thats not been good at the game, im not the best, but i can adapt, and thats why im better than most MLG guys, they need to play in a very certain way to be good, i dont there fore i win…
>
> Not this again…
>
> It’s not about good players “adapting”, whatever that means. It’s about the fact that lesser-skilled players are given increasingly easier opportunities to get kills against other players.
>
> Please stop using “adapt”. Certainly if all you play is Infection, and all “MLG players” play is MLG, you could probably beat them in Infection the majority of the time. That’s not what we’re talking about.
>
> OT: I wondered whether there was a smaller reticle in those poor-quality videos. Thanks for clearing it up, and I’m glad there isn’t one.
NO, you need certain conditions and rules to play well aka halo 2, but this is not and if you cant play halo reach or halo 4 or what ever they you are not good at the game, if you can only play with 1 rule set then you cannot play the game, its like if im amazing at swat but nothing else i cant say im MLG and sick at halo, cus i can only play swat, and that is what you guys do all the time
> > > > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > > > >
> > > > > … no
> > > >
> > > > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
> > >
> > > if its extremely hard to aim with, alot harder then the regular sniper and has less clip size and ammo then that somewhat balances it out.
> >
> > Hard to aim? Even with zero aim assist it is OP and promotes unskilled gameplay.
>
> why do you care? shorely <mark>if your so good</mark> at the game you want a challenge? i dont under stand you guys, <mark>if your so good</mark>, why cant you adapt, you need to play everything in a certain way to be good, but thats not been good at the game, im not the best, but i can adapt, and thats why im better than most MLG guys, they need to play in a very certain way to be good, i dont there fore i win…
I don’t remember reading one post in this thread where someone was bragging about how good they are.
> > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> >
> > … no
>
> Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
because there has already been one shot kill weapons in all the halo games to date your talking like a power weapon is a new thing
if this is your logic we should also take out the scorpion and rocket launcher
> > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > >
> > > … no
> >
> > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
>
> because there has already been one shot kill weapons in all the halo games to date your talking like a power weapon is a new thing
> if this is your logic we should also take out the scorpion and rocket launcher
Most Power Weapons are incentives to promote map movement. Rockets and Sword were rewards that granted the user the ability to insta kill. The Sniper was the one unique power weapon that actually took some skill to get that one shot kill. I just disagree with the mentality of dumbing the game down and a Sniper that kills in one body shot is the embodiment of that mentality to me.
> > > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > > >
> > > > … no
> > >
> > > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
> >
> > because there has already been one shot kill weapons in all the halo games to date your talking like a power weapon is a new thing
> > if this is your logic we should also take out the scorpion and rocket launcher
>
> Most Power Weapons are incentives to promote map movement. Rockets and Sword were rewards that granted the user the ability to insta kill. The Sniper was the one unique power weapon that actually took some skill to get that one shot kill. I just disagree with the mentality of dumbing the game down and a Sniper that kills in one body shot is the embodiment of that mentality to me.
your talking like the sniper is gone from the game it still has its uses and also appears much more commonly then the binary rifle
the binary serves its purpose of being a weapon you fight to keep out of the hands of the enemy team just like any power weapon
> > > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > > >
> > > > … no
> > >
> > > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
> >
> > because there has already been one shot kill weapons in all the halo games to date your talking like a power weapon is a new thing
> > if this is your logic we should also take out the scorpion and rocket launcher
>
> Most Power Weapons are incentives to promote map movement. Rockets and Sword were rewards that granted the user the ability to insta kill. The Sniper was the one unique power weapon that actually took some skill to get that one shot kill. I just disagree with the mentality of dumbing the game down and a Sniper that kills in one body shot is the embodiment of that mentality to me.
I think there’s probably something about this weapon we don’t know. If I were designing the sandbox at 343, I would make it so between the trigger pull and the shot being fired, there’s a very short (but predictable) delay, and I would make it non-hitscan. If it performs like a UNSC sniper, but with one bodyshot kills, I’ll be disappointed, but I think 343i has put more thought into it than that.
> When it’s not scoped in, the Binary Rifle’s reticle is enormous. It’s only the 4 angled lines on the corners with no smaller crosshair in the middle to help with aiming. As a result, if you manage to pause the video right at the same moment he fires the rifle, you can see the tracer of the shot heading down-right in the “strike zone”, meaning those angled lines are the size of it’s bloom. The smaller reticle only appears when he zooms in.
>
> A better view of the zoomed-in Binary Rifle can be seen here in the Vidoc just released.
Depending on the range, correct. However short range no-scopes won’t be problem. Maybe even mid-range no-scopes might not be a problem. It’s the long-shot no-scope the giant reticle is avoiding… That can be given to the BeRi or Sniper.
> BeRi
We have got to think of a better hyphenation for the Beam Rifle.
> > > > > > > > The narrowing of the skill gap continues. You don’t even need headshots for sniper insta kills now.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > … no
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please explain how a sniper that kills with one shot to the body is NOT narrowing the skill gap.
> > > > >
> > > > > if its extremely hard to aim with, alot harder then the regular sniper and has less clip size and ammo then that somewhat balances it out.
> > > >
> > > > Hard to aim? Even with zero aim assist it is OP and promotes unskilled gameplay.
> > >
> > > why do you care? shorely if your so good at the game you want a challenge? i dont under stand you guys, if your so good, why cant you adapt, you need to play everything in a certain way to be good, but thats not been good at the game, im not the best, but i can adapt, and thats why im better than most MLG guys, they need to play in a very certain way to be good, i dont there fore i win…
> >
> > Not this again…
> >
> > It’s not about good players “adapting”, whatever that means. It’s about the fact that lesser-skilled players are given increasingly easier opportunities to get kills against other players.
> >
> > Please stop using “adapt”. Certainly if all you play is Infection, and all “MLG players” play is MLG, you could probably beat them in Infection the majority of the time. That’s not what we’re talking about.
> >
> > OT: I wondered whether there was a smaller reticle in those poor-quality videos. Thanks for clearing it up, and I’m glad there isn’t one.
>
> NO, you need certain conditions and rules to play well aka halo 2, but this is not and if you cant play halo reach or halo 4 or what ever they you are not good at the game, if you can only play with 1 rule set then you cannot play the game, its like if im amazing at swat but nothing else i cant say im MLG and sick at halo, cus i can only play swat, and that is what you guys do all the time
The generalizations are massive in this post. So big it hurts man…
The ‘MLG guys’ could play any mode and be decent. They could play Slayer. They could play BTB, or Swat, or Invasion or Infection…
They choose to play MLG primarily because they believe it is the smoothest and most core experience that removes crutches from the game, creating an environment in which you play the other team with as few random and cluttered game functions as possible. In essence, it’s trying to create an environment in which you have nothing to blame defeat for but your own performance.
They could probably dominate in any game. They could play any rule set. They pick the one that the believe the game plays best on and spend most of their time there. That doesn’t make them bad. Almost every player has a ‘primary playlist’ or something. Understood?
Now personally, I don’t like spread of any kind. Massive spread isn’t any better. You can still get lucky.
I’d prefer if they simply didn’t allow you to shoot unless you scope in with the Binary Rifle. Take out that chance of getting a random and ridiculous shot.
totally staying out of this convo
Most Promethean weapons have dual purposes. The Sacttershot is a mix between the brute shot and shotgun, the Binary Rifle an up-close-and-personal-ranged shotgun and a sniper when zoomed in, the Light Rifle a mix between the BR and DMR, and the Boltshot similar to a mauler when overcharged and a mix between plasma pistol and magnum in normal firing mode.