.:Weapon Comparisons:. Video Tests!

Games Other Halo
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Found this video on youtube with weapon comparisons (for the semi auto precision primary weapons.

Here you go.

Now, here are the results.

Results:

DMR: Fastest Killing weapon (bar scoped light rifle.)

BR: Second slowest killing weapon.

Carbine Second fastest killing weapon, only a tiny bit slower than the DMR.

Lightrifle (unscoped): Slowest killing weapon.

Lightrifle (scoped): Fastest Killing weapon.

Thoughts:

While in another thread of mine I’ve already pointed out as to why the DMR is clearly the superior weapon, the stats further that claim.

One thing I want to point out, is that it beats the BR and the Carbine in their own range. For weapons that are not as effective as their ranged couterparts at range, this should be the exact opposite.

It’s good that the unscoped light rifle kills slower than the BR and the Carbine, and I like the fact that once scoped it also does more damage. That said, it is clear now that the BR and the Carbine need a buff.

In my opinion, the best way to do this (aside from suggestions that the DMR thread has given [which I will link in a minute]) is to bring each weapons kill time up by one shot.

Bring the BR back to its 4 shot kill, where you have to hit all bullets of each burst to acquire such a kill. This way, the BR will beat the DMR in it’s respective range, but not at longer ranges.

The Carbine should be made into a 6 shot kill (I believe it kill in seven shots ATM) so as to contend with the BR and beat the DMR in it’s respective range.

Now, I know there’s going to be the people on here who are say “you are whining” or “quit complaining” or “I wonder if any of you whiners have played Halo CE-2” and I’m just going to say now, if you’d like to say that, don’t, just leave.

Anyway, if you guys have any thoughts after watching the video, post them below (also, not my video.)

My thoughts on the DMR.

-Silent

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Spot on

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4 shot BR would be god-send.

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> 4 shot BR would be god-send.

And still quite balanced.

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Sorry not watched the video as my work pc lacks speakers :frowning:

I like your post its a good read…however it gets a little confusing.

You say the DMR is the fastest, but then say Bar the scoped LR.

You then call the Carbine the second fastest weapon only slightly behind the DMR - would that make it third fastest?

Other than that i was quite informative - will watch the vid at home. Did you include the fact that the LR can 4 shot with 1 scoped shot followed by 3 unscoped shots? That makes it alot more valuable imo.

With you balancing suggestions i think i would rather see a 6sk DMR than a 4sk BR. In halo 2 when we had the best br imo it was a fast 4sk but you had alot of fast CQC dual wield options to hold off.

Carbine is amazing as a mop up gun but maybe 1 shot too many?

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> Sorry not watched the video as my work pc lacks speakers :frowning:
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> I like your post its a good read…however it gets a little confusing.
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> You say the DMR is the fastest, but then say Bar the scoped LR.
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> You then call the Carbine the second fastest weapon only slightly behind the DMR - would that make it third fastest?

In a matter of speaking, yes. But consitantly, and hipfired, the carbine outshoots the lightrifle.

Scoped in is a different story, as the light rifle gets a damage boost when scoped.

> Other than that i was quite informative - will watch the vid at home. Did you include the fact that the LR can 4 shot with 1 scoped shot followed by 3 unscoped shots? That makes it alot more valuable imo.

That still involves the scope though :stuck_out_tongue: so I would still put that in scoped, but you are correct, and I shall add that to the post.

> With you balancing suggestions i think i would rather see a 6sk DMR than a 4sk BR. In halo 2 when we had the best br imo it was a fast 4sk but you had alot of fast CQC dual wield options to hold off.
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> Carbine is amazing as a mop up gun but maybe 1 shot too many?

Ah, that is true, I hadn’t thought about the repurcussions of making the BR a 4 shot. That said, you still do have to hit every bullet of the burst, and the thing is bloody inacurrate as compared to the Halo 2 BR.

That’s what I’m thinking for the carbine as well. By one shot too many do you mean how many I lowered it, or how many it takes to kill?

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> > Sorry not watched the video as my work pc lacks speakers :frowning:
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> > I like your post its a good read…however it gets a little confusing.
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> > You say the DMR is the fastest, but then say Bar the scoped LR.
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> > You then call the Carbine the second fastest weapon only slightly behind the DMR - would that make it third fastest?
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> In a matter of speaking, yes. But consitantly, and hipfired, the carbine outshoots the lightrifle.
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> Scoped in is a different story, as the light rifle gets a damage boost when scoped.
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> > Other than that i was quite informative - will watch the vid at home. Did you include the fact that the LR can 4 shot with 1 scoped shot followed by 3 unscoped shots? That makes it alot more valuable imo.
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> That still involves the scope though :stuck_out_tongue: so I would still put that in scoped, but you are correct, and I shall add that to the post.
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> > With you balancing suggestions i think i would rather see a 6sk DMR than a 4sk BR. In halo 2 when we had the best br imo it was a fast 4sk but you had alot of fast CQC dual wield options to hold off.
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> > Carbine is amazing as a mop up gun but maybe 1 shot too many?
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> Ah, that is true, I hadn’t thought about the repurcussions of making the BR a 4 shot. That said, you still do have to hit every bullet of the burst, and the thing is bloody inacurrate as compared to the Halo 2 BR.
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> That’s what I’m thinking for the carbine as well. By one shot too many do you mean how many I lowered it, or how many it takes to kill?

Yea i see what you mean about the scoping… watched the video at work as i realised it had enough visual -Yoink!- to let me know what was going on :stuck_out_tongue: Loved the tournament style knockout of the rifles lol :smiley:

With the carbine i meant 1 too many…which i realised is what you said in the op!

Really hope the TU brings some sandbox changes along with what you have posted. It cannot stay as it is, would be really fun to have more than one viable rifle.

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Excellent ideas