The combination of slow fire rate and projectile lag makes this gun nearly unusable in this game, it kills so slow enemies can easily out of the way and even dodge shots as they are beimg fired, and always falls to the DMR. This gun would be SO much better if it was hitscan.
No.
Its a four shot kill. Making it hitscan would make it even more op than the dmr currently is.
Well when I’m using the LR it could use a buff, that’s for sure.
But in the hands of a skilled player it’s a beast.
1 more kill with the DMR and then it’s going to be my primary long range weapon.
It IS hitscan…
IT IS HITSACN
This gun does need a buff yes.
The gun is very slow to kill.
Plus due to the insane amount of lag this game has anymore it needs something to be usable.
> This gun does need a buff yes.
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> The gun is very slow to kill.
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> Plus due to the insane amount of lag this game has anymore it needs something to be usable.
None of the weapons need a buff. The DMR needs a nerf, that’s it.
lol this gun does NOT need a buff. You need to learn to use it the right way. You can go on rampages with it, especially with stability. This is my most used gun by far (check my stats if you want). I haven’t used it lately because I’m trying to master the carbine (I’m 280 kills away), my KD had taken a serious hit, but it will go back up when I start using the LR again for sure. The gun is a beast.
Do you guys even LR? It’s currently my favourite rifle to use, and it DOES NOT need a buff of any kind
This gun is hitscan, and for sure it doesn’t need any buff, since it’s fastest killing precission rifle (when scoped). I hate to say it, but it just needs more skill than all-mighty DMR which really spoiled it’s users.
When there is no DMR around, Light Rifle works fine with rest of weapons. It totally owns BR and Carbine in long distance with it’s 4 shots, but when unscoped (mostly in close/mid range) it’s clearly not as useful as BR. It’s almost useless in small maps, where automatics or Carbine (if someone has fast trigger-finger) shred it to pieces.
DMR needs nerfing, that’s all.
Light Rifle is a beast, you clearly just do not know how to use the Rifle… and the weapon already has what you are complaining about… lol.
It is meant to be slightly slower during Primary fire, it is a more consistent version of the Battle Rifle when not scoped in, and thus the projectile speed is similar.
> lol this gun does NOT need a buff. You need to learn to use it the right way. You can go on rampages with it, especially with stability. This is my most used gun by far (check my stats if you want). I haven’t used it lately because I’m trying to master the carbine (I’m 280 kills away), my KD had taken a serious hit, but it will go back up when I start using the LR again for sure. The gun is a beast.
This is the first time i see someone with the lightrifle as their favorite weapon, props for that 
The LR is awesome! Enough said. Its fun to use, has an awesome firing sound, shoots orange beams, and its a four shot headshot kill. 343i really shows their genious with this gun. In my opinion the LR should replace the DMR. It would really balance out the sandbox
The only problem i have with the LR is ammo.Since no one ever uses it, it can be hard to get ammo.On Spartan Ops its even worse lol.Only on a some maps can you actually enjoy the gun without dying for more ammo.
It’s funny because it is Hitscan. The Light Rifle doesn’t need a buff, it is the most perfectly balanced precision weapon in the game, far from unusable (it’s even my most used weapon).
EDIT: Nevermind
The lightrifle is amazing when using stability, but it is mostly useless in a 1v1 mid-range battle with any other precision weapon. Best for team shooting (when unscoped)
OP just has a lack of use. It IS hitscan. The bullet magnetism is far less though so you have to be more accurate. That’s the difference between DMR and LR NOT hitscan.
LR is by far my favorite weapon in this game. It has a balance of being a total beast when scoped in mode. It’s a 4sk. It’s balance is that it is the slowest kill gun when unscoped, BUT it has the benefit of three light bullets, and the headshot ability unscoped is badass. So you have to be careful with how you use it. Ammo availability is a major concern as while I was mastering the LR commendation almost no one used it. But it’s pluses are far superior to its negatives.
The only thing needed is a slight decrease in the DMR’s rate of fire, then the precision weapons would be perfectly balanced.
LR needing a buff? Nope, awesome how it is. No nerfs, no changes, it’s just right. Also, as someone else posted earlier, do you even use the bloody thing? It is a monster, it’s the BR and DMR mixed for pete’s sake!