During a CTF game everyone was (unbelievably) using the lightrifle so I decided to use it as well. As someone who uses the DMR 24/7 I immediately noticed how much harder the gun is to use. Getting a 4sk zoomed kill is almost impossible, plus the range is comparable to the BR so getting cross map kills is more difficult. I also noticed it was possible to get a 4sk kill by zooming in once and following with three unscoped shots. The smallish/weird reticle coupled with the burst fire made it diffcult to 5sk unscoped. WHY IS THIS GUN NOT IN THROWDOWN???
Apparently this gun is actually just as easy to use as the DMR when scoped. However, unscoped it is the hardest gun to use.
The Light rifle is a pick-up in throwdown as a ranged support weapon that decimates targets when team shots are actually existent upon your team.
Besides if you use the DMR 24/7 don’t expect to be able to use any other precision rifle easily since the others actually require skill to use.
> The Light rifle is a pick-up in throwdown as a ranged support weapon that decimates targets when team shots are actually existent upon your team.
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> Besides if you use the DMR 24/7 don’t expect to be able to use any other precision rifle easily since the others actually require skill to use.
Actually, all of the weapons are all as easy as the DMR to me. I just don’t use the because they are underpowered.
I have started using the Light Rifle a lot, and finding it just as easy as the DMR.
> During a CTF game everyone was (unbelievably) using the lightrifle so I decided to use it as well. As someone who uses the DMR 24/7 I immediately noticed how much harder the gun is to use. Getting a 4sk zoomed kill is almost impossible, plus the range is comparable to the BR so getting cross map kills is more difficult. I also noticed it was possible to get a 4sk kill by zooming in once and following with three unscoped shots. The smallish/weird reticle coupled with the burst fire made it diffcult to 5sk unscoped. WHY IS THIS GUN NOT IN THROWDOWN???
Want to know the real reason why it isn’t in Throwdown? Because it shoots orange. Ghost has said that the reason that he left the Carbine and LightRifle out of the playlist is because they are alien weapons and even though the LightRifle is the best weapon and the most skilled weapon, it scares him to think that there could be a game where everyone is using it.
In his mind, it is BR vs DMR. However, in reality, it should be and always should have been the LightRifle. Less aim assist range than the DMR(which is the main complaint of the DMR), same unscoped range as the BR. Skill-gap in shooting as it can be the quickest gun to kill. Very minimal spread that it doesn’t even really show up, no bloom, etc. It is the perfect gun to use, and one day, Ghost will have to realize that.
> Apparently this gun is actually just as easy to use as the DMR when scoped. However, unscoped it is the hardest gun to use.
No, the dmr has high magnetism and hitscan unlike the light rifle. I will agree with the unscoped opinion for the most part. The carbine is about as difficult though.
The biggest thing for me to adjust to with the LR is the sights. Once I got past that, it was cake. The LR is fun to use.
> No, the dmr has high magnetism and hitscan unlike the light rifle.
I’m pretty sure the LR is hitscan. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
> > No, the dmr has high magnetism and hitscan unlike the light rifle.
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> I’m pretty sure the LR is hitscan. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
It is but people are going to believe what they want regardless.
> > > No, the dmr has high magnetism and hitscan unlike the light rifle.
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> > I’m pretty sure the LR is hitscan. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
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> It is but people are going to believe what they want regardless.
No it isn’t. Neither is the Carbine. You can see the projectile and have to lead your shot at long distance. Think about it… maybe you don’t understand the term. Do some research if so.
> > > > No, the dmr has high magnetism and hitscan unlike the light rifle.
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> > > I’m pretty sure the LR is hitscan. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
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> > It is but people are going to believe what they want regardless.
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> No it isn’t. Neither is the Carbine. You can see the projectile and have to lead your shot at long distance. Think about it… maybe you don’t understand the term. Do some research if so.
You can see the projectile of the BR and DMR as well. It’s actually an optical illusion as the gun shoots bright orange light, making the bullet look larger and slower moving than it really is. The LR is harder to use due to it’s reticule and the fact that you need all 3 bullets of every burst to get a 5sk.
As for why the weapon isn’t used: it’s an alien gun. No literally that’s it. Due to the large amount of modern shooters and human nature itself, people are more comfortable with a human weapon. Although I have to wonder why people can’t use foreign guns if they’re playing a Sci-Fi video game…
The Halo 2 BR was originally going to act similar to the LR, except a constant 4sk, and that gun was still embraced (although they changed it to not shoot one round in scope) once people got over the fact that the CE Pistol was gone.
I guarantee you that if the LR was reskinned as a BR and vice versa, then it’d be picked instead.
The fact that we do not have " Team LRs" really disgusts me. I made a thread asking for support and i only got about 6 or 7 people. Then i see about 20 threads about the same exact thing getting 15 pages of support. And while i understand how important Visible ranks are to everybody, that thread is basically asking for something that THIS game will never have, but those same people do not band together making a thread that as for it IN HALO 5. Anyway, the light rifle deserves to be the main weapon for competitive play, but some people do not want the br to go, while some want the dmr to hold the crown, and i think but of them are to easy to use.
The way i see it is that everyone should use a weapon that is going t punish them for not aiming right, not a weapon that is going to practically lock on for them, but no one wants to support that and its pathetic.
> > > > > No, the dmr has high magnetism and hitscan unlike the light rifle.
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> > > > I’m pretty sure the LR is hitscan. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
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> > > It is but people are going to believe what they want regardless.
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> > No it isn’t. Neither is the Carbine. You can see the projectile and have to lead your shot at long distance. Think about it… maybe you don’t understand the term. Do some research if so.
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> You can see the projectile of the BR and DMR as well. It’s actually an optical illusion as the gun shoots bright orange light, making the bullet look larger and slower moving than it really is. The LR is harder to use due to it’s reticule and the fact that you need all 3 bullets of every burst to get a 5sk.
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> As for why the weapon isn’t used: it’s an alien gun. No literally that’s it. Due to the large amount of modern shooters and human nature itself, people are more comfortable with a human weapon. Although I have to wonder why people can’t use foreign guns if they’re playing a Sci-Fi video game…
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> The Halo 2 BR was originally going to act similar to the LR, except a constant 4sk, and that gun was still embraced (although they changed it to not shoot one round in scope) once people got over the fact that the CE Pistol was gone.
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> I guarantee you that if the LR was reskinned as a BR and vice versa, then it’d be picked instead.
You can see a tracer route for the DMR… not the bullet, just like the sniper rifle. The LR has less aim assist and a shorter red reticule range than the DMR if that is what you mean by it being more difficult due to the reticule, then yes to some extent, but nothing due to just the reticule itself, but believe whatever you want…
With your logic you should be able to see shields damaged before the orange light hits the target. This just doesn’t happen.
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> > > > No, the dmr has high magnetism and hitscan unlike the light rifle.
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> > > I’m pretty sure the LR is hitscan. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
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> > It is but people are going to believe what they want regardless.
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> No it isn’t. Neither is the Carbine. You can see the projectile and have to lead your shot at long distance. Think about it… maybe you don’t understand the term. Do some research if so.
Actually, you are wrong. Both the Carbine and the LR are hitscan. In fact, all precision loadout weapons are hitscan. The bullet is just for show. You do not have to lead your shots at long distance. There is just no RRR at that distance, so it feels harder to hit.
Look at THIS thread that was created that details everything you need to know.
The LR only has less RRR, not less magnetism or aim assist.
To make it even easier for you to see everything side-by-side, here is a spreadsheet that has all of the weapons and their properties.
This thread shows proof that all of the weapons are hitscan, or are essentially hitscan.
> The fact that we do not have " Team LRs" really disgusts me. I made a thread asking for support and i only got about 6 or 7 people. Then i see about 20 threads about the same exact thing getting 15 pages of support. And while i understand how important Visible ranks are to everybody, that thread is basically asking for something that THIS game will never have, but those same people do not band together making a thread that as for it IN HALO 5. Anyway, the light rifle deserves to be the main weapon for competitive play, but some people do not want the br to go, while some want the dmr to hold the crown, and i think but of them are to easy to use.
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> The way i see it is that everyone should use a weapon that is going t punish them for not aiming right, not a weapon that is going to practically lock on for them, but no one wants to support that and its pathetic.
Have you ever played Orange settings?
> > The fact that we do not have " Team LRs" really disgusts me. I made a thread asking for support and i only got about 6 or 7 people. Then i see about 20 threads about the same exact thing getting 15 pages of support. And while i understand how important Visible ranks are to everybody, that thread is basically asking for something that THIS game will never have, but those same people do not band together making a thread that as for it IN HALO 5. Anyway, the light rifle deserves to be the main weapon for competitive play, but some people do not want the br to go, while some want the dmr to hold the crown, and i think but of them are to easy to use.
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> > The way i see it is that everyone should use a weapon that is going t punish them for not aiming right, not a weapon that is going to practically lock on for them, but no one wants to support that and its pathetic.
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> Have you ever played Orange settings?
No, but i have heard of them. I am really looking for someone who plays it a lot.
I find the Light Rifle the easiest gun to use, second only to the BR for me. It just takes practice.