sreggad Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 My question to everyone is why is the DMR a useable weapon in Halo 4? Not saying the weapon is good or bad or anything. How does it fit into universe? The DMR was replaced by the BR. now I did check the wiki which did state that the "army" still uses the DMR however seeing as this is a planet you crashed on while in a ship how would any one get a DMR if the navy doesn't use them anymore? now with the multiplayer you play spartans who are from what I understand are basically training. why would any spartan, who are not part of the army, train with the DMR. I basically see it as a soldier now using an M1 grande instead of an M-16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Element Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 My question to everyone is why is the DMR a useable weapon in Halo 4? Not saying the weapon is good or bad or anything. How does it fit into universe? The DMR was replaced by the BR. now I did check the wiki which did state that the "army" still uses the DMR however seeing as this is a planet you crashed on while in a ship how would any one get a DMR if the navy doesn't use them anymore? now with the multiplayer you play spartans who are from what I understand are basically training. why would any spartan, who are not part of the army, train with the DMR. I basically see it as a soldier now using an M1 grande instead of an M-16 things may have changed. Its been four years since the war ended, so DMR could have been issued to the navy in that period of time. Or they may be training the spartan IVs for any combat situations, in case they end up working alongside the army 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikslik7 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Well from what I have heard and seen, the BR is not as effective as it is in Halo 3, but the DMR is not as effective close range as in Reach. The only reason why both weapon are in the game is because 343I wanted something to bring back people from both Reach and Halo 3 (that's why they announced the Br was returning about a month before they announced the DMR was returning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallgeese Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 It will prbably be glossed over due to the fact that an explanantion fo the DMR does not really affect the core of the campaign story. Who knows...maybe they will explain it, but most likely it will be mentioned in a later novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoosterTeethFan Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 My question to everyone is why is the DMR a useable weapon in Halo 4? Not saying the weapon is good or bad or anything. How does it fit into universe? The DMR was replaced by the BR. now I did check the wiki which did state that the "army" still uses the DMR however seeing as this is a planet you crashed on while in a ship how would any one get a DMR if the navy doesn't use them anymore? now with the multiplayer you play spartans who are from what I understand are basically training. why would any spartan, who are not part of the army, train with the DMR. I basically see it as a soldier now using an M1 grande instead of an M-16 its in there because people like it. its just a game dude lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderWombat Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 From the end of Reach to the end of Halo 3 is just a few months. So that isn't nearly enough time to decommission a weapon and fully replace it with a model that is just an improved version of a 30 year old gun. It is perfectly reasonable to have both weapons, today we have many weapons that are similar like the M4 and M16, yet we use both of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam91 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 small canonical errors like this dosnt really matter, well not to me anyway, they brought the DMR back because a lot of people loved it, they wanted to make a lot of fans happy and in order to do they had to break a small minor portion of canon that dosnt mean much to the halo universe, thats basically it, and 343 shouldnt need to make up another canonical explantion why its being used in this time frame of the universe it just simply dosnt matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu♥Hayabusa Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Like was stated above, it is about four or five years after Halo 3. They could have improved it. It is a version we haven't used yet, hmm? It is likely that the Navy saw the new one's potential and recommissioned it for use. Either way, It fits with the game because it is for mid-long range. The BR is for mid-short to mid-long. That DMR is a poor man's sniper rifle. Gamplay wise, it fits very nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 but if DMR and BR both returns. Doesnt carbine and needler rifle return too? or is needler rifle replaced with a forerunner gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan5511 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Basically look at it like this. Spartans are special forces. Today, in reality, modern U.S. Special Forces have access to any weapon they want, for any situation possible. They are then allowed to customize these weapons to suit their personal needs. Look at the Spartans the same way. They are special forces. They have access to any weapons they think they need. The UNSC most definitely cross trained them in every weapon, whether it is in use by the Army or the Marines. And like others have said, things very well could have changed over four years, as it is an updated model of the Reach version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_L00s3_Scr3w Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 It is a version we haven't used yet, hmm? Holy crap. I read this part in Yoda's voice! XD Anyway, I agree with what Ryu said. It's great for mid- to long-range combat, and the BR is great for mid-short to mid-long. I can see a lot of players using both in War Games and Spartan Ops. I'm very happy the DMR is back, because I loved it in Reach. "Pop, pop, pop, watchin' Covies drop!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SykoWolf Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 The DMR is primarily used as a precision strike weapon, usualy in the hands of experienced soldiers who can take down an elite with few shots. It is highly favoured by Spartans and high ranking UNSC soldier alike. Like if this was helpful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furi0usGeorgeX Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 spartans need to be able to use anything they find on the battlefield. so they train with all the kinds of weapons used by modern militaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorB77 Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 It is quite a plot hole. I hope 343i can give a good plug so this actually makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallgeese Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Im sure it will be explained in on e of the Halo novels coming along. Hopefully Karen Traviss keeps up the good work. I loved her Republic Commando series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SykoWolf Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 This is my belief. The DMR, while mainly in service of the Army units stationed on Planets, obviously needs ammo. So the FUD could have held DMR in reserves along with ammo so that they could accommodate any Army soldiers onboard the ship. As for the Infinity, the Spartan 4's train in "EVERY" weapon that is in service in any of the 4 main defence forces in Halo Universe, so it would be counter productive to not have the DMR on the Infinity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan5511 Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 As for the Infinity, the Spartan 4's train in "EVERY" weapon that is in service in any of the 4 main defence forces in Halo Universe, so it would be counter productive to not have the DMR on the Infinity. Yeah, I basically said that in my first post. Special Forces cross train in every weapon known to man. This allows them to utilize enemy weapons (in real life and Halo) or any other weapon when the need arises. That is what makes spec-ops teams so deadly, they can use any weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biggles Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 but if DMR and BR both returns. Doesnt carbine and needler rifle return too? or is needler rifle replaced with a forerunner gun? Carbine is returning. No information on the needler rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SykoWolf Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 They will probably explain in an upcoming novel/film/game. Otherwise they might leave it to us to figure out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu♥Hayabusa Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 I think the new "variant" in Halo 4 explains it all. They improved it. The UNSC wanted it back. "yay" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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