Has the BR become the new noob weapon?

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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With the skill gap of the Halo community forever risen, Halo’s descended popularity and the removal of the couch comp, noobs aren’t really in existence unless you give your controller over to a friend and watch as they painfully try to traverse every killzone as a barely mobile training dummy.

So with the overall heighten skill and lack of fresh meat the BR has swiftly become the go to weapon. It’s reliable, has no glaring flaws and that’s what makes it what I’m currently referring to the noob weapon.

"Oh boy I can’t wait for those people who didn’t read the thread to not know what I’m referring to and just comment with “No’ thinking they’re some kind of Picasso!”

So yeah, changing up the definition of the term “noob weapon” because they’re aren’t any these days unless you count power weapons but they’re meant to be slick and quick. Again the BR has no downside which is what so many people rely on it so harshly, it’s become a crutch to other experiences.

Example, sure.

Those Old School H2 BR bro’s who’re still saying -Yoink- like feddy and scrubs can’t really handle that they’re are other options now. They’d rahter have anything thing else be bad rather than Halo them all be good.

While I am a Diehard Old School Halo Boy, I mean if given the option to I’d kill every last one of you 343i elitist

“Halo 5 is the best perfect Halo with years worth of content an an amazing story, not to mention solid gameplay.” That last part is as true as Green Arrows…arrows but you get the point they’re full of -Yoink-.

I’d gladly kill all those delta brain waves sentient creatures to get the old Halo back and I’d really, REALLY enjoy doing it too. #BRINGBACKTHEELTIES, but that doesn’t mean I’m blind to this. The old days it was basically BR or DIE to copy the -Yoink- we had to deal with in Halo 4. If you weren’t using a BR death was assured.

Now the BR is just the every gun, which turns it into the noob weapon. You pick it up because you can’t manage anything else, this is the one weapon that no matter what will have power to it. It’s the Lee Sin of Halo. No matter how unhealthy such a weapon is for the game, everyone will always claim skill to defend it, even thought they’re are more skillful weapons “COUHG COUGH DMR COUGH Carbine” the Devs are afraid of doing anything to it for the negative feedback while most of the community (or enough) will actually follow through with those death threats if anger festers for long enough. (Watch your back Franky, I want my elites.)

The only other gun that does what the BR does is the Ar and since 343i added precision damage to all weapons it’s actually become a higher skill gap weapon since you have less control over your shots in a heated battle, not to mention the AR isn’t going to cross map you with the same killing power as if it was 20 or 3 feet away from you.

TL DR for you Rammy mingle zingles out there.

The BR is the new noob weapon because it is too reliable while other weapons actually have certain points of usage.

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Noobs cant aim, noobs die. How can it be a noob weapon if they miss a shot they will be outgunned easily.

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Incoming BR “l33ts”

take cover!

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The BR is no more a noob weapon than it was when it first was introduced as a 3-bullet burst, making headshots incredibly easy. 343i brought back the skill by demeaning its use as the main utility weapon with the new Magnum.

And, I don’t understand the term 343i elitists. The way I see it is you are either a Bungie fanboy or a Bungie hater. The old school haters might find themselves supporting some things that came with Halo 5. I’m somewhere inbetween, because I’ve seen a ton of garbage from Bungie ever since Halo 2 came out.

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I loved halo 2 and i love halo 5

Apart from stupid spartan charge and ground pound of course :slight_smile:

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I’d say that in Halo 5 the BR is one of the harder weapons to aim, which is definitely a first. I’m glad they finally reconciled it’s absurdly fast killtime. Actually, I’ve found the DMR much easier to aim than the BR in this game.

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le fedora tip

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> Incoming BR “l33ts”
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> take cover!

Don’t worry, this model comes with a built in flame shield, hence the lack of worry.

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> I’d say that in Halo 5 the BR is one of the harder weapons to aim, which is definitely a first. I’m glad they finally reconciled it’s absurdly fast killtime. Actually, I’ve found the DMR much easier to aim than the BR in this game.
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> Noobs cant aim, noobs die. How can it be a noob weapon if they miss a shot they will be outgunned easily.

Like I said it’s not about the weapons accuracy…mostly. It’s about the reliability presented

Edited from too many “it’s” in this post.

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> The BR is no more a noob weapon than it was when it first was introduced as a 3-bullet burst, making headshots incredibly easy. 343i brought back the skill by demeaning its use as the main utility weapon with the new Magnum.
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> And, I don’t understand the term 343i elitists. The way I see it is you are either a Bungie fanboy or a Bungie hater. The old school haters might find themselves supporting some things that came with Halo 5. I’m somewhere inbetween, because I’ve seen a ton of garbage from Bungie ever since Halo 2 came out.

Brother things aren’t as black and white as you’ve listed them.

They’re the Bungie Knights who say they should regain control over Halo because if they did good before they can do good now right…RIGHT!
The 343i Elitist who see nothing wrong with anything 343i has done, like, at all.
The Grey Jedi who roam the Halo forums trying to spread peace and find a middle ground for us all to settle it.
The World Burners who exist with ever group because someone wants everything to die.
The Bystandards (self explanatory)
Kinkou-Those people who see the good and the bad of want a middle ground. I.E people like me.

Unlike the Grey Jedi who just want everyone to shutup, we of the Kinkou are still shouting as loud as everyone else and seemingly just as annoying but we see what Bungie did right and 343i have done right and want them to merge. Halo 5 is perfect in terms of gameplay IMO but fails at everything else.

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Lol what a load of nonsense. I checked the OPs stats and he doesn’t even play Halo 5. Do you have a second account OP?

The BR requires skill and accuracy, it’s definitely not a noob weapon.

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Yeah, when I hear everyone screaming for BR starts all I hear is “I don’t want to use any other weapon but the BR because it is what I’m best with”. With the BR basically being a mini-sniper rifle with its insane range, bullet magnetism and its quick kill time, there really is no reason to use anything else, which is kind of sad considering Halo used to advocate the usage of all kinds of fun weapons. I honestly don’t think I have ever seen anyone use a Plasma Pistol outside of Warzone and I rarely ever see a Plasma Rifle, Carbine, Needler or Suppressor being used. Sure, the BR has always been the “go to” weapon since Halo 2, but back then at least it had limited range which gave other weapons a chance against a BR user. Now you can get sniped across the map with a BR with no trouble, rendering everything else but power weapons useless.

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> Yeah, when I hear everyone screaming for BR starts all I hear is “I don’t want to use any other weapon but the BR because it is what I’m best with”. With the BR basically being a mini-sniper rifle with its insane range, bullet magnetism and its quick kill time, there really is no reason to use anything else, which is kind of sad considering Halo used to advocate the usage of all kinds of fun weapons. I honestly don’t think I have ever seen anyone use a Plasma Pistol outside of Warzone and I rarely ever see a Plasma Rifle, Carbine, Needler or Suppressor being used. Sure, the BR has always been the “go to” weapon since Halo 2, but back then at least it had limited range which gave other weapons a chance against a BR user. Now you can get sniped across the map with a BR with no trouble, rendering everything else but power weapons useless.

The reason you aren’t seeing any plasma rifles most likely isn’t because of the BR’s power. kek kek kek I’ll be good :frowning:

Anyways yeah like you said it’s always been a solid gun it just transformed from stone to steal.

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There is still a lot of skill gap with the BR. I promise you will get rekt by a higher skill player if your both using BR’s.

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> There is still a lot of skill gap with the BR. I promise you will get rekt by a higher skill player if your both using BR’s.

You didn’t even bother to read the TL DR did you.
:frowning:

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I don’t see many noobs pulling off perfects… or 7-8 shot kills either. So I’m gonna say no.

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> I don’t see many noobs pulling off perfects… or 7-8 shot kills either. So I’m gonna say no.

You too. Aw come on, atleast read the TL DR before you comment.

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> There is still a lot of skill gap with the BR. I promise you will get rekt by a higher skill player if your both using BR’s.

To be honest, I think the “skill gap” is something wannabe MLG-ers like to tout, but isn’t as large as people think. I’ve never played Halo online before Halo 5 (never had high speed internet) and I’ve never been very good at competitive shooters, yet I can still get perfect kills left and right because of how crazy high the bullet magnetism of the BR is. Sure, a “pro” would still probably beat me, but that is true with any weapon. If anything the BR takes less skill than most weapons because the only “skill” required for it is to aim for the head. Other weapons actually require you to think about your placement and how to use the weapon effectively (ie, getting in range for a Sword lunge, knowing when to charge your Plasma Pistol and when to fire, leading enemies with the Needler, etc).

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> > There is still a lot of skill gap with the BR. I promise you will get rekt by a higher skill player if your both using BR’s.
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> To be honest, I think the “skill gap” is something wannabe MLG-ers like to tout, but isn’t as large as people think. I’ve never played Halo online before Halo 5 (never had high speed internet) and I’ve never been very good at competitive shooters, yet I can still get perfect kills left and right because of how crazy high the bullet magnetism of the BR is. Sure, a “pro” would still probably beat me, but that is true with any weapon. If anything the BR takes less skill than most weapons because the only “skill” required for it is to aim for the head. Other weapons actually require you to think about your placement and how to use the weapon effectively (ie, getting in range for a Sword lunge, knowing when to charge your Plasma Pistol and when to fire, leading enemies with the Needler, etc).

It’s like I said in my post. Devs are too scared to change it and people will always claim “Skill” in it’s defense even thought they’re are more skillful items. Also witch hunts.

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Seriously, man. Cut out the worthless fluff and posturing and just get to your incoherent point.

The BR is like the Magnum with better red reticle range, stronger aim assist, stronger bullet magnetism, and the ability to sweep for the head shot. DMR and Carbine are not really high skill weapons, either, having all of the same advantages as the BR (minus the burst sweep; DMR has superior range). The Magnum is a high skill weapon with no real advantage to off-set that fact. The kill times for the much easier precision weapons is almost identical to it, just easier to accomplish. The problem is not that the BR is “too reliable,” it’s that it’s too easy to use relative to its killing power and availability on the map. You could make a similar argument about the automatic weapons. “Reliability” does not correlate to being a “noob weapon,” though I suppose that’s arguably an issue of semantics. You never actually define what “reliability” means or what is specifically is bad about it. Halo CE had the largest skill gap of any Halo and it DEFINED the utility weapon. It was incredibly reliable, but you were also punished severely for making mistakes. The M6D was deadly in every situation, but required significant skill to use effectively.

TL:DR the problem is high bullet magnetism, and relatively high aim assist. This applies to every single precision weapon (including the sniper, which has insane magnetism) and more so to automatics. The only weapon that isn’t effected overmuch is the Magnum, which (as I said) kills in the same amount of time, but requires more skill to do so.