I don't know what it is, it could be me or just that game. I can't use that gun at all. It seems underpowered to me. I put three bursts into a guy without the max armor and he wouldn't go down. i could just svck with it i don't know but i want to use it to get challenges done. Any help?

I use the Scar over the Grendel, I agree, don't like the gun at all.

I haven't used it online so it may be underpowered there, but in Campaign the gun is extremely powerful with headshots on the aliens due to the increased aim burst rather than a constant fire. Hopefully Crytek will patch some balancing fixes once more people gain access to the guns and we see what happens, every game will have some balance issues so you might be right.

Yeah, it's pretty much useless.

I don't know, I thought it was very powerful and effective. However, you need to wait betwen each 3 shot burst and that... I don't like to get stuck in between. So, yeah the Scar may be a bit better.

The Grendel is very inferior to the Scar at the moment right now. The Scar can put many more shots downrange with decent damage and high accuracy to tackle almost any opponent close or far, where as the Grendel has a slow rate of fire, and its increased damage doesn't seem to make up for its slow rate of fire. The Grendel's slow rate of fire makes it worthless at close ranges, and the Semi automatic add on for the Grendel has ridiculous recoil/muzzle rise. Fix this weapon, needs to be buffed. According to stats, this weapon should be a beast, but right now its useless..

They should have told me that it was a 3 round burst gun before I unlocked it......than perhaps I might have saved my unlock for something better.....but oh well......perhaps if they get the stability issues online fixed than the grendel might have a place in my armory......until then its in my forget pile

The scar dose 30 per a bullet auto and single shot it dose 40 Damage its the same as the first and second demo im not seeing any thing wrong with it.

They should have told me that it was a 3 round burst gun before I unlocked it......than perhaps I might have saved my unlock for something better.....but oh well......perhaps if they get the stability issues online fixed than the grendel might have a place in my armory......until then its in my forget pile
One reason playing through the campaign first is a bonus. :\ Bummer.

It's good for mid to long range, but mid to long range encounters on here are pretty uncommon because most people sneak around in Stealth mode.

I don't know, I thought it was very powerful and effective. However, you need to wait betwen each 3 shot burst and that... I don't like to get stuck in between. So, yeah the Scar may be a bit better.

Exactly my thought. The delay between bursts will get you killed, so you almost HAVE to try and pull of a head shot with the first burst. Maybe that's like that on purpose...

Dam i just unlocked this gun yesterday before i got off for the night. So everybody is tellin me it svcks. well thats a waist of an unlock

I dont think it's useless Ive outgunned people with it that were using the scar and feline before its awkward using close range but otherwise I prefer it over the scar half the time (maybe because it reminds me of halo 3 ><) but I think it was a good choice imo

Whats wrong with the grendel? Ive got quite a few kills with it and its a pretty good gun IF you use it the right way. Its slower rate of fire means its not so ideal for close range combat. With that said, its pretty much like an assault sniper rifle at longer ranges if you line up your shots properly before you fire. Oh and 1 burst of the grendel followed up by 1 melee hit should bring a man down, unless he's in armor mode.

Yeah I forgot to mention the range, it's way better when you have some spacing to work with but up close and you'll have issues. I agree it's more a sniper/assault rifle.

I dont think it's useless Ive outgunned people with it that were using the scar and feline before its awkward using close range but otherwise I prefer it over the scar half the time (maybe because it reminds me of halo 3 ><) but I think it was a good choice imo

I loved the BR, not having that in halo reach was a deal breaker for me. so maybe i will enjoy this gun. I cant wait to go use it

I've no problem at killing people with the Grendel. I think most people just have more trouble at keeping their aim on the target during the 3 shot burst, that's all. Plus, if you love singleshot, that's the weapon you should use.

I like the Grendel. For lack of a better comparison, it reminds me of the M16 off of Black Ops. I think I'll really like once I get to slap a ranged assault scope on it. As far as closed quarters with it, better hope you have fast trigger finger. Just my thoughts