BR-16 is the best assault rifle.

(ingeniousSailor) #1

How such few people use and acknowledge this rifle is beyond my comprehension. It’s insanely accurate, has huge damage (way more than the M4 and Timik). When people are asked which loadout card is best for Skyhammer and Fragger, they always answer one that includes the M4, however the BR-16 is better than its M4 and Timik counterparts especially in accuracy, but certainly also damage. M4 damage-per-second is 125, Timik is 128.4 and BR-16 is an insane 175.8. Its reload speed is also sliiightly faster. source: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/t1KG1mkIajGcBuDFQ6MTKlw/edit#gid=490808091

I don’t know how much of a discussion this is going to get, i only made it because the M4 is widely regarded as the best assault rifle, while the BR-16 gets almost no love.

(Frogteam) #2

I love the BR-16, lots of people do. But the M4 is just an all around really solid, reliable, effective choice.

The BR is unforgiving on the user, and a single missed burst will get you killed in an even fight, while the M4 deals more consistent damage. For most people and purposes the M4 is a better choice, that’s why people talk about it all the time.

(CCP115) #3

Clip size is the real deal breaker for me. I have to reload so much with that gun.

(Samniss_Arandeen) #4

Every time you or I miss a shot, we actually miss three. I hate burst fire guns, both in games and IRL. The BR-16 is a hybrid of everything good and bad about the Dreiss and M4.

(ProfPlump) #5

I’ve never liked burst fire weapons in games. Everyone says “oh they have a higher DPS than any automatic rifle” but that’s if you hit every burst PERFECTLY - if you are a tiny bit late on your burst you essentially leave a gap of 1 or 2 bullets in which you could have been shooting and WORSE if you are a tiny bit too early, you jam the burst which makes you lose about 4-6 bullets worth of shooting time. I have played CS:GO, every Battlefield game, a few CODs, Arma II and Arma III, and now Dirty Bomb and NONE of these games have given me a sufficient reason to use burst fire weapons over semi automatic/fully automatic counterparts.

(Amerika) #6

It’s great until you miss. Or need to reload…which will happen often considering it only has 27 rounds in a mag. Then it’s not so great. Choosing the BR16 over the M4 or the LMG is pretty much insanity. However, it’s a great choice for Kira and Arty even in a world where the Dreiss is quite nice.

(K1X455) #7

Players shy away from the Stark AR and BR-16 due to the required repetitive kepresses (less a macro) required to take out a target. It probobably would be better if it had a magazine size of 36 instead of 27 and the Stark of 33 instead of 24.

(NuclearBreadstick) #8

Dreiss is love. Dreiss is life.

(Phukka) #9

I like the gun and in many games loved burst weapons, but the BR-16 just doesn’t quite feel right. May be I’ll try it again, but the M4A1 is more versatile and allows you to frag at all ranges.

I really think the Timik needs a decent damage buff, even if that includes a small increase to recoil too. AR’s need more options and differentiation!

(ttownjoe) #10

you are correct the br-16 is the best, the people thinking the m4 is better must have poor enough aim that they don’t realize how OP the br-16 is. I hope it doesn’t get nerfed, but since i posted this i bet its already on the chopping block.

(JesseKomm) #11

The “best” assault rifle isn’t the same for everyone, for instance I can hardly use the BR-16, but the M4A1 is much better in my hands. Unfortunately for the free elite case I got a gold Skyhammer that has a BR-16 so I swap between using it and using my Alienware card.

(DMaster2) #12

Not a fan of this gun but it’s surely better than Stark and Dreiss (i hate this gun) for Kira.

(Eox) #13

If you have a fire support it can do very well. But if you play a merc that does not have an easy access to ammo, it’s really crippling. Knowing the number of Skyhammers that have no clue about the fact that ammo packs can be shared, it’s not very surprising to find few or no Fraggers using BR-16.

(Viquel) #14

I like it when they (ammo support mercs) tell you to go find an ammo crate instead of whining for ammo

#15

Welp, as other have stated it’s because of the higher difficulty.
I main Kira and have spent a good amount of hours playing burst rifles.
Yes, it’s true. If you don’t hit the majority of your burst shots you’ll most likely fail.
And you need to hit heads. You just have to. There is no work around for it. You have to.
And all this gets even harder if you are fighting a Fragger downhill.
Downhill is the absolute nightmare for me.
This is the time where it gets extreme complicated.
From one second to the other you suddenly have to adjust your headaim.
You won’t do it in time, you’ll try to get down that Fragger with body shots.
But it just won’t be enough. Your clip will be empty, you switch to your pistol and… dead.

Burst rifles are the sort of weapons which require huge amount of practice.
Same with a few mercs like Sparks or Fletcher, too. They all require practice.

(Vampwood) #16

BR-16 is statistically the best weapon but requires a lot of good habits to really shine and has plenty of downsides versus the much easier to use and flexible M4/LMG that doesn’t punish you nearly as hard for missing.

The habits/practices needed suit Kira and Artys thinner frames much more then Fragger and Hammer making them the best choice for the rifle.