I understand that this will get moved to the REQ level megathread, however I’m more concerned about what other people think, like an actual reply or two from some people on waypoint, rather than have it be buried in the megathread and seen by 343. I have also posted it in the mega thread. With almost 30 days of playtime in warzone and thousands of games, I’ve taken my time to really reflect on what could be changed to improve the REQ ecosystem.
the basic hydra should be lowered to req 4-
Compared to the typhon, it has a whole clip less in reserve, fires slower, only locks onto one target, does less damage, and reloads slower. I feel like it would be ok in 4 because of weapons like blood of subans, rail guns, and spartan lasers
The echidna should be lowered to 6 to be safe, or 5 to really give it some serious anti-vehicle purpose-
It’s not gamechanging but other weapons available at 7 or even before 7 like Jorge’s chain gun, the answer, snipers, advictorium, other special rocket launchers, endgame and the lance, arc light, or even the tier 2 hydra- the typhon itself, overshadow this weapon way too much for how much it costs compared to how much you get out of it. It’s already ultra-rare, but it also costs an arm and a leg.
The basic scattershot should be lowered to 3-
to align with other shotguns. Yes, it does have ricochet and a longer damage drop-off, however it takes a lot of ammo to kill a single target from a range. It shouldn’t cost the same as its brother loathsome thing that has more ammo, reloads faster, and fires faster.
Vorpal talon should be either reduced to a REQ 3 or buffed-
It doesn’t feel ultra rare but if the values are adjusted so it really isn’t as common, it would be just right if not a little too good at 3 and ultra-rare. OR buff something like speed or lunge range or something like that.
advictorium should be raised to 6-
this would give the high five a fighting chance while also making the REQ 5 rocket actually worth keeping. Right now if given the choice, people will choose advic 99/100 times. That 1 is just a dude in denial or someone who’s pulling a high five for fun.
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