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The weapon's rate of fire will slow as it is fired and the weapon heats up. This can be solved by manually venting the rifle with the reload button, which can be done all at once or gradually. However, as the weapon overheats and the rate of fire slows, the accuracy of the weapon will decrease due to reticule bloom.<ref>[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/31/exclusive-interview-on-the-halo-reach-sandbox.aspx '''GameInformer''' - ''Interview on Halo: Reach sandbox'']</ref> | The weapon's rate of fire will slow as it is fired and the weapon heats up. This can be solved by manually venting the rifle with the reload button, which can be done all at once or gradually. However, as the weapon overheats and the rate of fire slows, the accuracy of the weapon will decrease due to reticule bloom.<ref>[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/31/exclusive-interview-on-the-halo-reach-sandbox.aspx '''GameInformer''' - ''Interview on Halo: Reach sandbox'']</ref> | ||
It is very likely that the Type-51 DER/I is either new to the Covenant arsenal or its use is limited to specific branches of the [[Covenant Army]], as it has only been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] very recently and only in very limited numbers. Among its few battlefield uses was the [[Fall of Reach]] in mid-[[2552]], in which it was used by both [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]].<ref name="Bnet"/> After the war, the Plasma Repeater was also used by [[Merg Vol's Covenant faction]] during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-14IYU9C3A '''Youtube''' ''Halo Spartan Assault gameplay w/ 343i employee Jay Frechette (E3 2013)'']</ref> | It is very likely that the Type-51 DER/I is either new to the Covenant arsenal or its use is limited to specific branches of the [[Covenant Army]], as it has only been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] very recently and only in very limited numbers. Among its few battlefield uses was the [[Fall of Reach]] in mid-[[2552]], in which it was used by both [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]].<ref name="Bnet"/> After the war, the Plasma Repeater was also used by [[Merg Vol|Merg Vol's]] [[Merg Vol's Covenant faction|Covenant faction]] during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-14IYU9C3A '''Youtube''' ''Halo Spartan Assault gameplay w/ 343i employee Jay Frechette (E3 2013)'']</ref> In [[2557]], the Plasma Repeater was utilized by [[Jul 'Mdama|Jul 'Mdama's]] [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant faction]] during the [[Battle of Installation 03]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'''</ref> | ||
==Differences from the Plasma Rifle== | ==Differences from the Plasma Rifle== | ||