Just a question I would like to throw out there to anyone who could answer it.
The Battle Rifle (BR) has always been seen as the “competitive weapon” in Halo, what skill gap places it above the Carbine, or the DMR?
Please discuss, I would be interested to hear the answer.
if you choke one shot your dead. at a certain range life or death is decided between scope or no scope. all above considering 1 v 1 situations.
tbh solid cabinine users -Yoink- on br users.
I think it really is how it’s rooted in Halo history. It was the main competitive weapon in Halo 2 and it’s stuck in many people’s minds that the BR is the competitive weapon. I think it’s because it’s a really balanced weapon, mid-range weapon and is very nostalgia inducing. Just my thoughts on the topic.
I’m curious also
Probably because it has the fastest time-to-kill after the weapon tuning update.
(Yes, even compared to the Carbine.)
Or also probably because it’s the most familiar, since it’s been used as the go-to gun in Halo 2 and Halo 3.
I have no idea why anyone would say it’s “more competitive,” or even just “competitive.” All of the precision weapons require precision.
> if you choke one shot your dead. at a certain range life or death is decided between scope or no scope. all above considering 1 v 1 situations.
Could that logic not be applied to all precision weapons?
Because of the 3 shot burst it requires consistency to get that 4 kill shot every time. However weapons such as the Carbine and DMR are much easier to be consistent with because of the single fire shots. The Battle Rifle has been used since Halo 2 and it has become an iconic weapon.
Because Halo 2 and 3 had it.
Seriously. That is the only reason. There is nothing competitive about any BR other than the post-patch H2 one.
> Probably because it has the fastest time-to-kill after the weapon tuning update.
I’m sorry, but I fail to see how that is a reason, the DMR once had the fastest kill time and everyone was bashing it! (of course, that wasn’t the only reason, but it was definitely one of them).
> Because of the 3 shot burst it requires consistency to get that 4 kill shot every time. However weapons such as the Carbine and DMR are much easier to be consistent with because of the single fire shots. The Battle Rifle has been used since Halo 2 and it has become an iconic weapon.
Could you not say the same for a Automatic?
“As long as your shots consistently land, your going to get the kill”.
> Because Halo 2 and 3 had it.
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> Seriously. That is the only reason. There is nothing competitive about any BR other than the post-patch H2 one.
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> > Because Halo 2 and 3 had it.
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> > Seriously. That is the only reason. There is nothing competitive about any BR other than the post-patch H2 one.
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> > > Because Halo 2 and 3 had it.
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> > > Seriously. That is the only reason. There is nothing competitive about any BR other than the post-patch H2 one.
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Do tell. One-word answers don’t get your point across.
> Because Halo 2 and 3 had it.
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> Seriously. That is the only reason. There is nothing competitive about any BR other than the post-patch H2 one.
That’s a pathetic reason tbh, could I not say the Magnum is more competitive because CE had it?
> > Because Halo 2 and 3 had it.
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> > Seriously. That is the only reason. There is nothing competitive about any BR other than the post-patch H2 one.
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> That’s a pathetic reason tbh, could I not say the Magnum is more competitive because CE had it?
I won’t get off-topic, but there are many reasons as to why the CE Pistol is the most competitive weapon in the series. There really isn’t anything to back up the BR other than time on target.
> > Probably because it has the fastest time-to-kill after the weapon tuning update.
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> I’m sorry, but I fail to see how that is a reason, the DMR once had the fastest kill time and everyone was bashing it! (of course, that wasn’t the only reason, but it was definitely one of them).
People will bash any superior weapon they don’t want to use. Everyone used to bash the DMR because they wanted to use the BR, Carbine, or Light Rifle, and they couldn’t beat the DMR with those weapons. It made some sense–the DMR had the best range and time-to-kill of any weapon, so all other weapons were useless in comparison.
Now that the BR is superior, the DMR, Carbine, and Light Rifle players are complaining that everyone’s using it. They misuse the terms “aim assist,” “magnetism,” or whatever to back up their point when every weapon has those features. If the magnitudes are different, the differences are negligible.
By “superior,” I mean the weapon has the fastest time-to-kill.
To say that a particular weapon is “competitive” is somewhat inaccurate. Almost all of the weapons in Halo 4 require skill to use effectively and therefore can be competitive.
Light Rifle is easily the most competitive.
Fastest kill time
Least aim assist
Must lead shots (a little bit)
Least spread of all the primary weapons
And dynamic shooting
> Light Rifle is easily the most competitive.
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> Fastest kill time
> Least aim assist
> Must lead shots (a little bit)
> Least spread of all the primary weapons
> And dynamic shooting
Maybe in a Snipers match. That’s just when scoped.
> > Probably because it has the fastest time-to-kill after the weapon tuning update.
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> I’m sorry, but I fail to see how that is a reason, the DMR once had the fastest kill time and everyone was bashing it! (of course, that wasn’t the only reason, but it was definitely one of them).
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> > Because of the 3 shot burst it requires consistency to get that 4 kill shot every time. However weapons such as the Carbine and DMR are much easier to be consistent with because of the single fire shots. The Battle Rifle has been used since Halo 2 and it has become an iconic weapon.
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> <mark>Could you not say the same for a Automatic?</mark>
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> “As long as your shots consistently land, your going to get the kill”.
Yes you could say that for the automatics but what does the Automatic Rifles offer? Limited range and allot of trades as it requires less of a good shot and strafing has little effect. The clips are small and would not work in competitive settings as you know. I don’t see why you would even bring automatics into this tbh.
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> > Could you not say the same for a Automatic?
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> > “As long as your shots consistently land, your going to get the kill”.
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> Yes you could say that for the automatics but what does the Automatic Rifles offer? Limited range and allot of trades as it requires less of a good shot and strafing has little effect. The clips are small and would not work in competitive settings as you know. I don’t see why you would even bring automatics into this tbh.
Further, due to the extremely limited range of automatic weapons, they are very limited in the roles they can play. Precision weapons allow the player a lot more flexibility in how and when he can be useful to his team.