Wow, the assault rifle is actually relevant

It’s something that is necessary to get a kill and is enjoyable to use. What are your opinions of the weapons? I enjoy the SMG the most.

This is a bad thing.
The game works better with precision weapons being the dominant choice.

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> This is a bad thing.
> The game works better with precision weapons being the dominant choice.

So Halo should remain a one gun game forever with a poorly balanced sandbox. Okay then.

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> > 2717573882290994;2:
> > This is a bad thing.
> > The game works better with precision weapons being the dominant choice.
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>
> So Halo should remain a one gun game forever with a poorly balanced sandbox. Okay then.

lol

Dooooood, I’m like what weapon is this. To me the assault rifle feels good to use again. I still love the BR doe

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> This is a bad thing.
> The game works better with precision weapons being the dominant choice.

I disagree. Precision weapons should only be the dominant choice at mid-long ranges. In close-mid ranges, the AR deserves to dominate if used by a skilled player.

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> Dooooood, I’m like what weapon is this. To me the assault rifle feels good to use again. I still love the BR doe

Interesting. I agree in ways.

The AR needs a nerf plain and simple
with its current power + range + added range with ADS + increased accuracy with ADS, something has got to give

With the reduced aim assist on precision weapons (this is a good thing) plus flinch ( didn’t 343i say they were taking that out?) Theres no need to pick up an BR anymore

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> The AR needs a nerf plain and simple
> with its current power + range + added range with ADS + increased accuracy with ADS, something has got to give
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> With the reduced aim assist on precision weapons (this is a good thing) plus flinch ( didn’t 343i say they were taking that out?) Theres no need to pick up an BR anymore

Hardly, the DMR and BR beat the AR down at range.

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> > 2533274832130936;8:
> > The AR needs a nerf plain and simple
> > with its current power + range + added range with ADS + increased accuracy with ADS, something has got to give
> >
> > With the reduced aim assist on precision weapons (this is a good thing) plus flinch ( didn’t 343i say they were taking that out?) Theres no need to pick up an BR anymore
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> Hardly, the DMR and BR beat the AR down at range.

And the SMG beats the AR at close range.

However, the fact that the AR can perform decent at both low and mid-range keeps it relevant in that matter.

I am actually glad it is relevant, because now people will stop complaining that people only use BR’s. It will make gameplay more situational, though I will still choose shotty over AR in close-range battles.

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> The AR needs a nerf plain and simple
> with its current power + range + added range with ADS + increased accuracy with ADS, something has got to give
>
> With the reduced aim assist on precision weapons (this is a good thing) plus flinch ( didn’t 343i say they were taking that out?) Theres no need to pick up an BR anymore

Flinch isn’t in the game, descope is. I haven’t noticed any hip fire flinch either. The AR has increased recoil when aimed.

And there’s still a reason to pick up the BR. If you get into a face off with a guy who has an AR and you have a BR, at mid range, you will kill him unless you’re terrible. BR still dominates mid because 1) The AR will descope and lose its accuracy buff and 2) The BR can kill more than one guy in a clip.

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> I am actually glad it is relevant, because now people will stop complaining that people only use BR’s. It will make gameplay more situational, though I will still choose shotty over AR in close-range battles.

Exactly. Finally no more one gun game. To actually be killed close up br vs ar actually made me happy.

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> > 2533274832130936;8:
> > The AR needs a nerf plain and simple
> > with its current power + range + added range with ADS + increased accuracy with ADS, something has got to give
> >
> > With the reduced aim assist on precision weapons (this is a good thing) plus flinch ( didn’t 343i say they were taking that out?) Theres no need to pick up an BR anymore
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> Flinch isn’t in the game, descope is. I haven’t noticed any hip fire flinch either. The AR has increased recoil when aimed.
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> And there’s still a reason to pick up the BR. If you get into a face off with a guy who has an AR and you have a BR, at mid range, you will kill him unless you’re terrible. BR still dominates mid because 1) The AR will descope and lose its accuracy buff and 2) The BR can kill more than one guy in a clip.

Pretty such flinch is in the game as well, when I get shot when I am not in smartscope, my reticule jutters…that’s flinch

As I said in another thread if you can kill someone who is at back blue wall from prophets bane spawn with the AR while smartscoped then there is a problem with either A accuracy B range C power or all three

This is just my opinion

I love that the assault rifle is decent for once but damn it’s too good. I feel guilty getting kills half way across the map against a guy with a BR…

I kind f disagree with this. It gets boring when the only weapons that should dominate are slow rate of fire weapons that don’t add much variety to the gun play. However I do feel that there’s an issue wwith the slight camera shake when you get shot at and the AR’s recoil feels a little crazy.

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> This is a bad thing.
> The game works better with precision weapons being the dominant choice.

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> I love that the assault rifle is decent for once but damn it’s too good. I feel guilty getting kills half way across the map against a guy with a BR…

…Kinda my point

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> This is a bad thing.
> The game works better with precision weapons being the dominant choice.

No, strategies that fixate on precision weapons work better when the balance of the game is bent their its favor. The game (as a more comprehensive whole) suffers in this situation because its being arbitrarily limited by poor balance to reward only a single approach to an [unquestionably] wider gameplay format.

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> It’s something that is necessary to get a kill and is enjoyable to use. What are your opinions of the weapons? I enjoy the SMG the most.

eh, I would hardly say its NECESSARY to get a kill, but I’ve always enjoyed the AR, even in its Halo 3 pea shooter incarnation. Halo 5 is no different, now its just a little more effective

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> > 2533274812553992;1:
> > It’s something that is necessary to get a kill and is enjoyable to use. What are your opinions of the weapons? I enjoy the SMG the most.
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> eh, I would hardly say its NECESSARY to get a kill, but I’ve always enjoyed the AR, even in its Halo 3 pea shooter incarnation. Halo 5 is no different, now its just a little more effective

I would say that the little amount that is more effective makes a huge difference though.