Well, that got your attention. Sorry if you came here to rip on me, but I lied.
Actually, I’m here to complain about Covenant weapons in multiplayer. Seriously, do you even see anyone using them?
Don’t answer that because I know you haven’t.
They are complete and utter junk compared to the shiny and overdone UNSC weapons, and to some extent, Forerunner weapons.
The Storm Rifle overheats too fast for it to be viable against its ammo-based counterparts. While some guy is shooting me with an Assault Rifle on full auto, I have to burst. If I don’t, my gun overheats before the other guy’s gun runs dry. I It can’t resupply either.
The Carbine is okay…in theory. In practice you have to really spam the trigger to achieve max lethal capacity. The DMR or BR have much less demanding firerate-damage combinations; that means less finger fatigue and less need for constantly being on target. The Light Rifle is like a BR when unzoomed and a DMR when scoped in.
The Plasma Pistol has its use as a shield disabling tool. However, the Boltshot does the same thing in reality, but better as it is a shotgun when charged. It also has no cooldown, can resupply, and can actually achieve clean kills and headshots. The Magnum is also better for the same reasons except that it can act like a DMR as well.