M:I Progress Report, :)

[teh1ghool]

lol @ that

[Durandalski]

That MAG50 sounds like the BR35 Battle rifle.

But sounds cool too.



I almost never shoot Bobs. Unless they shout something abbynormal. I like the Rubicon Assimilated bobz, they only show up in dream sequences.

[Alexander Smith]

Nah, the MAG50 is much more like a Light Support Weapon, LMG or SAW, than the Halo2 BR. The BR from H2 is more like a carbine. A stripped down assault rifle or something.

[Feory]

I tried to let the bobs live, but it's so hard, when you see a green one seemingly running towards you, or when you turn a corner and one is there.

[teh1ghool]

The BattleRifle from Halo 2 IS a carbine.

[Alexander Smith]

Sort of...

[KingAlfonso]

actually i dont think the battle rifle would be a carbine because it is full size and does not appear to be shortened in any way, if it was a carbine it would have a shorter barrel and perhaps a collapsable stock.

[teh1ghool]

It's stripped down. The definition of a carbine is a simpler, stripped-down version of a gun. Google it.

[Alexander Smith]

A Carbine is a shorter, lighter and less powerful version of it's counterpart. ie. M16A2 > M4 Carbine. M1 Garand > M1A1 Carbine (Paratrooper Rifle)

The BR in Halo 2 fires more powerful ammunition than the MA5B, and looks longer, as well as a scope for longer range which goes against the "close quarter combat" element to carbines.

So the BR in H2 isn't a Carbine because it does not fit the criteria.

[teh1ghool]

The BR isn't based on the AR, I don't think. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me to be of a totally different gun basis.

[Alexander Smith]

I HAVE the "Art of Halo" book, so let me read you some info from the BR's section:

"BATTLE RIFLE, A new weapon for Haalo2, the battle rifle is a stripped down, almost skeletal version of the assault rifle. It has a longer barrel, a scope, and is more accurate (though with a smaller ammunition capacity). "The battle rifle fires a heavier, harder-hitting round than the assault rifle," McLees explains, "And it is also a secmiautomatic weapons so it has a lower rate of fire. It is also far more accurate than the AR."

It's not a VERSION of the AR per se, but it was designed for Halo 2 for that combat rifle role in mind. Of course the AR is back in Halo 3, so I wonder what role the BR will play now.

But yes, you're right, the BR is, as they say, a "Cousin" to the AR, but not a version of it. And it most certainly does not fill the role of a carbine.

[teh1ghool]

Shhhhh don't say that, yes it is...

[Alexander Smith]

Oh, OK , yeah.... SHHHhhhhhh......