im a BR guy but im tired of going up against everyone using the DMR on EVERY FREAKIN MAP. the DMR is WAYYYY to powerful no recoil and the bloom basicly doesnt even effect it. BR is practicly obsolete now. if any rifle should have recoil it should be the DMR, the BR will lose 9 times out of 10 if the person misses his shot. the DMR is just a scrub rifle so that the less skilled player has an equal chance of getting a kill as a well skilled player like me and other skilled players out there. its time to nerf it and put bigger bloom, have it do less damage, or make the BR a little more powerful. and dont even get me started on the boltshot… please comment below and tell me what you guys think
I think everyone whines about bloom in Reach, which made the DMR suck if you spammed it but great if you timed your shots.
I think it would probably make the gun more balanced in its niche as a longer-range gun while not requiring a beef to the BR, which would still excell in closer ranges against the DMR but without beefing would not require a modification to the other weapons to allow them to keep up with it.
I think if you add bloom the Major League Grognards will whine about it being “random” because even when you do something with a set pattern and formula but it’s different from what they’re used to they claim it’s all randomness and luck.
I think the people who come here are the type who are never satisfied with anything, will whine about everything and I don’t know why I keep coming back if only out of some masochistic self-hatred for wanting to play a game about power-armored space marines.
Or… We could do the smart thing and force players to pace their shots by lowering the RoF. No gun should be able to fire faster than the player can control. Not to mention the DMR already has high damage per bullet and cross map range ( which means it keeps it’s bullet magnetism and aim assist over long distances).
It’s a cheap gun, one that needs aRoF nerf to balance it properly.
yes the DMR does need a nerf. If they don’t nerf it im going to switch to DMR, or quit the game. (probably switch to DMR)
and for the boltshot, its having a range reduction 
OP - I agree with you. The only reason that I currently use the DMR in BTB because it’s definitely harder to be effective without it since it’s the only game in town. :=(
Disappointing… 343i needs to do something!
Just remove it.
the boltshot also needs a damage reduction and ya i only use the DMR for CTF or BTB but i feel like in order for me to so well in slayer i gotta use the DMR since the br just isnt good anymore
No.
Ever consider that you’re just getting out-shot?
i hate using the DMR to be honest but i dont have a choice
> No.
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> Ever consider that you’re just getting out-shot?
Let’s assume it takes 0.2 seconds to spot and shoot someone before they can shoot you back.
The DMR nullifies that advantage.
In a direct fight with roughly equal skill, it wins due to getting the 5th shot on slightly faster than you can.
This isn’t even factoring in the fact it has the largest flinch of any starting weapon, or the most aim assist range.
and with the BR if 1 bullet misses your target it throws everything off and you basicly lose unless your target misses
As a mainly DMR user…I agree.
Why else would I have to use it? I’d rather use a carbine or my AR, but the DMR overpowers everything in every aspect. I know this becuase I use it all the time, the only gametype where there’s any other advantage would be SWAT since the BR has three shots meaning three possible chances to make a head shot. But even that is belittled by the DMR’s faster RoF.
It’s RoF is ridiculously fast. Nerf that, and the DMR will be fine.
Glad the Boltshot’s range damage is being nerfed. Definitely needed that.
But if they don’t nerf the DMR, Throwback, Flood (as soon as they get rid of that Yoinking! Thruster Pack), and Spartan Ops will be the only things I’ll be playing after the TU is released. Which is a real shame, because I love Dominion and Team Objective.
As a CC (Covenant Carbine) user i can safely say the DMR is overpowered. Which is why when i face the same team over and over again and they get owned by my CC over and over again they resort to using the DNR + NS (Designated Noobs Rifle and NoobShot). I’ve made a video on my Fileshare called Proof the DMR is OP, what it basically shows is the whole team switching to DMRs because of losing the first 2-3 games, they kill me once or twice with it on adrift, i then switch to the DMR to school these BK’s that the DMR is a scrubs weapon by aggressive teabagging and total pwnage.
There’s other videos on my fileshare as well showing my team losing on infinity slayer despite my K/D for that match being +25.