The SMG owns the Assault Rifle.

three head shots with dual weild magnums kills a guy . And most ppl ive played dont like elites , but they could have honor guard stuff.

I love how 3 months later there are still reviews.

The mauler is also a two hit kill at close range and a highly favored weapon among the high-end-yet-still-noob-zerg-rush type of players, which constitutes a very large population of current Halo players. Excellent when spawned at high traffic corners i.e. Construct, High Ground, Guardian, and Narrows.

Also a preferred side arm for snipers who can't hit the broad side of a barn without the scope.

Wow, even i thought that the score was a little harsh.

Some of your points for the bad, are reasons that it improved from halo 2.

4) The Assault rifle, SMG, Magnum and Sniper rifle. Why did they have to change these brilliant weapons? The Assault rifle has a lower ammo capacity, the SMG is just plain weak, the Magnum is weak and has limited ammo and there is no quick firing for the Sniper rifle anymore.

SMG was horrible in halo 2. You were forced to use it and it was terrible. I felt like i was firing peas at the guy. In my ammount of playing halo 3 i havent felt like i was running low on ammo since i could find it all over the map, and if you are speaking of the firing capacity just aim more. Magnum-agreed. Sniper...well thank god it was toned down. Snipers arent supposed to be something where you run around the map and shoot all 4 of your rounds in 2 seconds or less. You should aim a little more, the head is huge.

7) The Mauler. It's got a low ammo capacity and a short range. Why did you even bother Bungie?

The mauler is one of the easiest kills in the game. All it takes is 1 shot up close or 2 shots while dual weilding and its all over. As for the ammo problem, the mauler isnt a long range gun. Only use it up close.

I dont know where forge was in your list of the good but it is probably the single greatest thing about halo 3 IMO. I personally dont care for the game anymore but the fact you can change the map to be whatever you want makes it so much more fun. It opens new oppourtunities for machinima for people who enjoy making it as well.

The combination of Forge, saved films and fileshare. Makes the game something that might make me want to go back to it.

As for me i say halo 3=7.0

Most people prefer to play as Elites

Have you lost it, man?! I don't even know anyone who prefers elites.

GoW is right. The Mauler is very effective if you use it correctly. Don't charge people with it! It should only be used in close quarters, followed by a melee.

Wat the hell are u on about most ppl pick spartans not elites cause most ppl ave all the skulls.

Everyone wears that fucking Hayabusa helmet.

Dude, that so true. That, of course, is the top reason not to use it.

so many of your bads are really stupid

1. The Skulls are an extra part of the game. They are like cheat codes, I've never heard of a game being docked for it's cheat codes. Sorry Bungie came up with an interesting way to go about cheats.

2. Most people DO NOT prefer to play as elites, that is a fact.

3. The Overall pace of the game has been slowed. To keep the same rate for Melees and slow down everything else would be unatural and unrealistic

4. If the Halo 1 AR was in Halo 3, it would be the most overpowered weapon in the game without at doubt. BR range, and a 60 clip? that would be a joke, what they did with the AR is perfect. The SMG and the Magnum are useless so who cares. They got rid of the quickfire to make the sniper harder to use. With all the "noob-friendly" things they did with Halo 3, I gladly welcome this change, it keeps the game skill involving.

5. The Brutes were a joke in Halo 2, just like your complaint about them is.

6. I couldn't tell a difference, who cares

7. Because the Brutes needed a Shotgun equivalent? I love the addition of the Mauler, It really lets me punish people for rushing me.

8/9. The Forge, /discussion

Let me clear a few things up, I never mentioned the Forge in my review, I said that FINDING the skulls were too easy not that they were stupid extras and I am one of the people that prefer to play as an Elite along with someone I know at Secondary School (High school to Americans).

why wouldn't you mention the forge, it something totally revolutionary in the world of FPS

I never really saw the point of forge but now I do.

-=Most people prefer to play as Elite

Yeah, because most people like to get sniped alot.