I seriously think the Carbine’s a pretty damn effective weapon, I use it all the time in regicide. Its rate of fire is relentless, I once got an overkill on Haven!
Coupled with my camo, AA efficiency, and ammo, I think it it’s a pretty nice device… in the right hands :v
What do you all think?
As long as everyone has no shields and you are at a medium range, sure
At medium range it will tear you a new one, but at longer ranges it is pretty ineffectual, (like it should be).
I’ve loved that weapon for years, so I enjoy it when it’s in my arms, sending a radiated ballistic through my enemy’s head.
If you can be deadly accurate then yes. It has a learning curve that most people get turned off by like the Thruster pack and pulse nades.
When you couple it with the Stability Package it’s a monster of a weapon. Otherwise, the slightest hint of recoil will end you. You are basically required to get the first shot off, and have Stability or a DMR will outright wreck you in literally every encounter.
> When you couple it with the Stability Package it’s a monster of a weapon. Otherwise, the slightest hint of recoil will end you. You are basically required to get the first shot off, and have Stability or a DMR will outright wreck you in literally every encounter.
Any weapon that fires first over the carbine will beat it because they require less shots. In order to win with the carbine you have to gain the advantage. You can’t play on equal footing. But that doesn’t make the Carbine bad. Just harder with a bigger pay off if you make it work.
You’re running around with AC and AA efficiency. Any precision weapon can do well with that combo.
Also, it’s good for FFA because you run across a lot of people’s that either have no shields or low shields
Basically, it’s good for certain circumstances but your success with it is probably exaggerated by your loadout preferences and playlist selection.
Carbine is useless.
Battle Rifle is useless.
Lightrifle functions as a better version of either while still being useful at long range.
DMR is better than the Lightrifle at long range but worse at medium range.
> > When you couple it with the Stability Package it’s a monster of a weapon. Otherwise, the slightest hint of recoil will end you. You are basically required to get the first shot off, and have Stability or a DMR will outright wreck you in literally every encounter.
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> Any weapon that fires first over the carbine will beat it because they require less shots. In order to win with the carbine you have to gain the advantage. You can’t play on equal footing. But that doesn’t make the Carbine bad. Just harder with a bigger pay off if you make it work.
Oh, I know that’s why I mentioned it in my post. You can win if you don’t get the first shot off, however you have to know what you’re doing. I like the Carbine, I just prefer using the BR. Basically in order the Mid-Ranged Rifles I will use are: BR, Carbine, Light Rifle, DMR.
I hate using the DMR in this game, it becomes like shooting fish in a barrel after a while.
I’m slowly getting used to using the carbine again. After maxing out the DMR and BR kills it’s my current rifle of choice for all game types (just for maxing out commendations).
I’ve found using the assault rifle to lower shields then a carbine headshot to finish it off at mid-range is working a treat for me in BTB games. Same goes for supressor / light-rifle combo!
I guess it’s about how you play your game really. There are so many combo’s available in Halo 4 you really can play in any way you like… it’s just about perfecting YOUR style!
If you can pull the trigger fast enough. I have beaten AR rushers more than enough times at close range using the Carbine. I can only imagine the rage that occurred after they realized they were beaten against that gun.
rocking the carbine all the time
> When you couple it with the Stability Package it’s a monster of a weapon. Otherwise, the slightest hint of recoil will end you. You are basically required to get the first shot off, and have Stability or a DMR will outright wreck you in literally every encounter.
Did I read that correctly? You’re saying the DMR will always beat the Carbine. I’ve found that the opposite is true. In mid range if both players are about equal in skill than the Carbine user will win almost every time (unless both are BK’s). The high amount flinch on the DMR coupled with the insane RoF of the Carbine makes it nearly impossible for the DMR user to stand a chance. Outside of the Carbine’s effective range however, the DMR will dominate.
> Carbine is useless.
> Battle Rifle is useless.
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> Lightrifle functions as a better version of either while still being useful at long range.
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> DMR is better than the Lightrifle at long range but worse at medium range.
and you Sir are a DMR noob
> > Carbine is useless.
> > Battle Rifle is useless.
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> > Lightrifle functions as a better version of either while still being useful at long range.
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> > DMR is better than the Lightrifle at long range but worse at medium range.
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> and you Sir are a DMR noob
No, I’m not, and I’m tired of explaining it.
The DMR is my most used weapon because of spartan ops. I exclusively use the BR and LR in matchmaking, and I have 490 more BR kills than DMR kills.
The favorite weapon stat is flawed.
I really love the Carbine. It takes the most skill to use out of the primary rifles and can be the most rewarding.
That being said, I feel that it really should take one less shot to kill. I would love for it to go back to the way it was before the game released. The most difficult weapon to use (of the primaries) should have one of, if not the, quickest kill times.
The carbine has advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantages are obvious – it has the least range of the precision rifles, and its shots do the least damage individually. Unless I’m mistaken, it may also have the longest kill time as a result of these advantages (both in theory and in practice).
That said, its advantages are more subtle but worth noting. Because it fires more shots, against enemies firing through a scope you are causing more flinch than any other rifle will cause. This will trip up people that aren’t prepared to adjust for it, and adjusting for that much flinch isn’t easy.
The other advantage is simply how fast it fires (which ties into the previous advantage). Carbines aren’t as fast at getting the kill as battle rifles or lightrifles (since the fifth shot of those will break the shields and secure the kill simultaneously), but the carbine can insert a round into a vulnerable skull faster than the DMR can. In a straight conflict I’m not sure this is an advantage (as uncommon as those are), but this makes the carbine the best mop-up weapon.
I recently began using the carbine and its great, maybe not as a primary but br and carbine with firepower is great. The other day i went head to head with 2 people using br’s in adrift down a corrider and beat them both with a carbine and got a double. They must of been crying and confused. 2 br’s against a carbine and the carbine won, no lie. Everyone give the carbine ago, youll be suprised.
The Carbine is awesome if you can maintain a fast trigger finger
Every time i use the Carbine i seem to get caught at long range haha.There is also the fact that i rarely use the gun so i’m not too familiar with it.Though i did use it a lot when the game first came out and it did great.Though that was before everyone started using the DMR lol.