Not sure if it’s an unpopular opinion or not, but the sidekick pistol is way too OP IMO. Game modes, especially FFA, have literally just turned in to pistol slayer. Nobody picking up other weapons. Just pistol and grenades.
I don’t really even have a solid solution. Maybe lower its fire rate to where it can’t be shot like a gatling gun, increase its recoil and bloom effect to where the quicker it’s fire, the crazier its impact will be. I dont know, what do you think?
That’s because it has on of the best TTKs in the game. So if you can aim with it, it’s really the only gun you need.
It’s moot cause even if it did have higher bloom, etc, controller player still get aim assist so they’ll never miss a shot so you die in .8 seconds
Halo 5 2.0
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IMO, the starting pistol needs to have better zoom, more range, less recoil, larger clip size, and slower rate of fire with slightly more damage so there’s more pacing to shots.
Generally, in FFA, you spawn and you want to get into action right away. So, it’s only natural that you will run with whatever weapon has good potential to take kills from opponents.
The problem really is that the other weapons in the sandbox are too balanced (ie too weak, more difficult, and limited).
I like the Sidekick, most scavenged weapons beat it but it can still hold its own.
Ah, I’m not sure Ken.
Let me start too by saying I’m now Cloud 9 pro you know? I definitely have some practice to do. But I’m also not a 343 marine bot. I can get perfects with the BR pretty good and even 3 shot mangler kills, but if I’m going up against a pistol at medium or close range, like geek said. I’m done in .8 seconds. Ill be in the middle of my third burst with a BR and dude has already killed me.
What in the wild wild west are you talking about? The AR is the most over powered by far. You can literally hit someone from across the map with either weapon, but the AR has a larger rate of fire and usually does the trick better. The cross map hit percentage is atrocious, and should be FAR higher on the list than if you can shoot a pistol fast enough.
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I find that the Battle Rifle and Commando are better then the Sidekick…
All depends on the situation, and the user. That’s the point of the Halo sandbox.
I would argue it’s the worst, I can barely scrape up a kill with that thing.
I feel like it’s in a good place personally, if the game didn’t desync
I agree with you ninja about the situation and the user, but i can’t agree on across map hit percentage with the AR. Go into any game, especially FFA like I was saying before. It’s all pistols. Long range, close range, medium, up, down, left, right, north, south, east, west, and from outter space. I’m gonna have nightmares.
I like the halo sandbox, just wish players used it more often.
And general, I like the BR, but God help me with that commando. I dont know what it is but when I use that thing, they must have loaded mine with marshmallows, because that thing is booty for me.
I think the sidekick is the second worst pistol in the games. I want my slow firing high recoil Magnum from either 3, Reach, or a tweaked 4 one please.
It’s optimal kill is pretty good, but you can’t reliably get the optimal kill with it. Especially outside a certain range the bloom can make it very punishing.
From my experience, the BR player usually beats the Sidekick player at medium range. Especially noticeable in BTB. Can absolutely shred through players with Commando and BR.
Give me your honest answer. If they made it to where you started with a sidekick along with your BR in ranked. Do you think most players would still keep the BR out initially or switch to the sidekick and slay with that? Talking specifically about the smaller maps too.
I have to disagree with you because I think the sidekick serves it’s purpose for what it is meant to do.
From a short-medium, to medium range it is powered just right. If you come to close the AR sword, hammer, etc will decimate you. Longer than a medium range BR, needler, sniper, etc will get you.
It think the real problem is weapons are with not close enough or available fast enough or both on a given map.
Thats a good point Yo_Erk, because in game modes like Fiesta, usually people will choose whatever power weapon first (unless you spawn with a plasma pistol 4 times in a row like I do) over the pistol. So I see that point.
But in other game modes, team slayer, quick play, FFA. The maps and areas where battles happen are pretty much all medium to close range. So it seems like it’s just pistols 24/7.
I think they wouldn’t do that because the Sidekick has a random variable with the bloom. The HCS pros all.pick it up on Aquarius and so do I because it can pump out great damage at close range.
Everyone having them would make the game less competitive I think.
I agree. Less competitive, and also less fun.