Any time they were asked if Infinite would have the extremely-popular Battle Royale mode, 343 was known for saying that the only BR they were concerned with was the Battle Rifle.Īnd they wholly succeeded with it. It sadly ended up that Halo 5’s little pistol was more effective than either of the iconic rifles, and Halo 5 ended on a bit of a low note for rifle fans.Īfter their missteps, it was imperative for 343 to get these rifles right in Halo Infinite, and the developers seemed well-aware of that fact. Both versions suffered a bit due to the ADS mechanics of Halo 5, but the balance was there - until 343 needlessly rebalanced the sandbox and the ultimate winner of the game was (drumroll, please…) the magnum. The BR was more forgiving of its user's ability to aim, due to the wider cone of shots you got from the burst, while the DMR was more surgically precise, especially at long range. Halo 5: Guardians found a better balance between the two right from the get-go.
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343 eventually corrected this balance in a patch and made the BR a four-shot machine again, but by then it was largely accepted that the DMR had won Halo 4. Still, for some reason, when Halo 4 launched, 343 made both weapons five-shot killers, and since the DMR had a faster rate-of-fire overall, it wasn’t long before most players opted for it, and the Battle Rifle was left behind. The DMR, on the other hand, has always needed five. That’s four bursts to be clear, so 12 total bullets. The BR has always been known for its four-shot kill.
But it quickly became clear which of the two was superior in that game.
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Halo 4 was the first (and only) game in the series to include customizable loadouts, so it was up to the player to decide which gun to use. I distinctly remember the community getting excited over the prospect of the old wolves who mostly played Halo 2 and Halo 3 getting to pit their BR skills against the young bucks who only really knew Reach’s DMR. When 343 Industries took over the Halo series with Halo 4, it opted to include both weapons. The BR was easily the most reliable weapon in Halo 2 and Halo 3, especially in the game’s competitive multiplayer, but many fans embraced the DMR for its classy, single-shot action, even if reticle bloom made the weapon a bit unpredictable at times. Why Bungie decided exclude the Battle Rifle in Reach isn’t entirely clear, but being forced to settle for the DMR instead of the BR was certainly divisive for the fanbase. The rifle that was missing from that game, of course, was the series’ legendary three-round-burst dealing machine, the Battle Rifle. In Halo: Reach, the absence of another reliable rifle allowed the DMR to completely dominate the field of battle from a reasonable distance. Sure, a sniper could still take you out from much further away than you could challenge them, but the DMR still had a precision scope and pinpoint accuracy that outdid most other weapons in those games. In past games, the DMR was notable for being able to out-range most other weapons. RELATED: Should A Battle Pass Expire, Or Did Halo Infinite Get It Right? The version in Infinite isn’t exactly how you remember, though, since it’s lacking the long-range scope. The DMR came back in Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians, and many Spartans were sad to see it missing from Halo Infinite, then overjoyed by its return. Now called the M392 Bandit, this “new” rifle is very similar to the semiautomatic that was first introduced in 2010’s Halo: Reach. But now that Infinite is seemingly back on track with Season 3, it’s finally reintroduced one of the series’ most-loved weapons: the DMR. If your favorite weapon is the Spartan Laser, the classic pump-action shotgun, or the Covenant Carbine, you may have been left feeling a little empty while perusing the arsenal.
The Halo Series has some of the most iconic weapons in the FPS genre, and fans haven't been shy about pointing out that quite a few of those were missing from Halo Infinite at launch.
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