Now don’t get me wrong, I love what Halo has been in previous installments and I’m not trying to promote attachments so just listen please.
I’m thrilled that the BR is back; honestly, beyond thrilled. That three burst -Yoink!- is my dawg, we got a bromance going on BUT with the return of the BR comes the return of the BR vs AR arguments.
Now of course the BR should totally outplay the AR at Medium and Long ranges but I feel that the AR is previous games (Halo’s CE, 3 and Reach) couldn’t even stand up to the main utilitarian weapon at close range. The literal killing distance for the AR in reach is the: Stand on your face range . . .
The AR needs to at least crush the BR at close range. Now back to the topic of my thread.
While the BR should be able to crush the AR at any range but close and partially medium the AR does need to have a system that can help players using it from getting crushed off spawn if every player on the other team has a BR. My fix to that problem is simply a scope. 2x scope and that’s it. This way, if a team is getting bogged down by good BR users they can scope in and prevent them from firing just long enough to make it to cover or etc.
Just because you add a scope to it doesn’t mean it will overcome the BR either, just makes it so you can defend yourself against one.
If no one likes that alternative we could just use a small reticule like Halo 3’s and have it be static so bullets can’t travel outside of the reticule boundary (still bloom for the AR just not as much ). . . If Halo 3’s AR had a static reticule it would have been a ton better.
That’s all, sorry for the length but what does everyone else think?
If you’re going to say no at least explain why . . .
well the Br is our scoped AR. Plus it seems wierd to have a scope on an AR With that look.
> well the Br is our scoped AR. Plus it seems wierd to have a scope on an AR With that look.
Well the magnum doesn’t have a scope on it does it? Haha it’s something . . . I forgot the exact explanation in the novels it’s like a smart-link scope? I’m pretty sure it’s integrated into the Spartans HUD.
The BR is our scoped AR? Honestly, the AR and BR are two completely different weapons with one being burst and one automatic. The only reason I bring this up is because on maps with AR spawns it’s almost impossible to defend yourself when the other team is able to secure a handful of BR’s. But I don’t think anyone likes the idea of having the AR being semi-decent.
No, I like the AR the way it is. Its been like this for the past ten years and its fine the way it is. Don’t fix why isn’t broke
I want the Halo3 ODST scoped smg in Halo4! Imo that is one of the best weapons in all of Halo.
we should be able to ADS with iron sights too.
> we should be able to ADS with iron sights too.
im hoping for sarcasm. for the love of god let this be sarcasm.
> > we should be able to ADS with iron sights too.
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> im hoping for sarcasm. for the love of god let this be sarcasm.
With a comment like that I hope you’re an idiot.
> we should be able to ADS with iron sights too.
Cut with the sarcasm . . . I’m completely serious and if the AR having a scope is like ADS than we should scrap the scope on the sniper and Battle Rifle too huh?
I’ve clearly stated a good reason for having a scope so get off my back.
> No, I like the AR the way it is. Its been like this for the past ten years and its fine the way it is. Don’t fix why isn’t broke
But the point is, it is broken. The AR sucks and is completely unfair to have off spawn.
The AR should get a scope or get a power buff because the way it is now it sucks to epic proportions.
> > > we should be able to ADS with iron sights too.
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> > im hoping for sarcasm. for the love of god let this be sarcasm.
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> With a comment like that I hope you’re an idiot.
If you’re directing that at me, then you clearly havent read 90 percent of the ideas on this forum.
> > > > we should be able to ADS with iron sights too.
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> > > im hoping for sarcasm. for the love of god let this be sarcasm.
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> > With a comment like that I hope you’re an idiot.
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> If you’re directing that at me, then you clearly havent read 90 percent of the ideas on this forum.
Why would I need to read 90 percent of the ideas on this forum? Who cares if he was being serious or not, there’s no need to insult someone because you disagree with their idea.
What good would a scope do? Just make the AR more accurate.
I’d rather the AR not have a scope and instead have maybe less spread if anything. From my experience, it only REALLY sucked in Reach. It might also be do to having shields and health, and in that case the problem is solved seeing as we’ll thankfully only have shields in H4.
It either needs to be the OP’s idea, or BR starts 24/7.
> It either needs to be the OP’s idea, or BR starts 24/7.
Or they make the AR deadlier and more accurate than at a distance of 10 yards.
I don’t know about a scoped AR but I would really like to see the return of the ODST SMG (if indeed the SMG makes a comeback).
> What good would a scope do? Just make the AR more accurate.
That and hold off people taking you out from a distance with a BR.
The BR practically shoots straight anyway, so if someone is pretty accurate the scope wont matter anyway. If someone with the AR is trying to swap it out for something but they keep getting shot by BR’s before they can do anything than the least they should have is a scope to try and hold off that BR user.
> Or they make the AR deadlier and more accurate than at a distance of 10 yards.
This works too.
> Cut with the sarcasm . . . I’m completely serious and if the AR having a scope is like ADS than we should scrap the scope on the sniper and Battle Rifle too huh?
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> I’ve clearly stated a good reason for having a scope so get off my back.
Sorry, i view your idea as a silly one. The br is vastly superior because its not an automatic spray and pray weapon for people that cant aim. I dont even consider the ar a weapon because i play ar variants maybe 1/10 games. and i pick up better weapons during those games.
Giving a scope to a weapon that’s automatic and has some nasty spray / recoil at very close range just seems absolutely silly to me so i didn’t bother to respond in a serious manner. I Apologize.