Bring back the bloody shotgun from Halo CE that could hold 12 rounds you had 60 extra for and they had the highest damage out of any of the other shotguns basically the human energy sword
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that would be amazing i hate this crappy new shotgun
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it does absolutely nothing
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And while we’re at it maybe dump the plasma pistol… does anyone ever use it unless they have to for a challenge ?
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The classic shotgun would be a great counter to the sword, like it always has been. It would still fit with Infinite’s new placement.
I do think the bulldog is a good close quarters gun, but it plays entirely different from classic. (Also the reticle position versus shot placement lies.)
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The perfect match against the energy sword. I loved playing Lockout for this specific reason.
This update does give us a great look into the ability of 343i with Halo Infinite that they can truly tweak small items related to each equipment, weapon, vehicle and sandbox in general to attempt to improve the game flow and enjoyment of game.
The plasma pistol is a great option for me when I’m trying to be stealthy. I slow my game play down and wait for a Spartan to unknowingly run by me, I charge it up and blast them with it.
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Halo 5 was the most balanced shotgun, they should have stuck with that
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The Noob combo. The noob combo is real.
Could’nt get much higher. so high
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The highest damage? Specifically against Flood sure. In PvP it was a very inconsistent 2-4 shot kill. Much like a certain shotgun everyone complains about nowadays.
Halo 2’s shotgun was basically a Mauler.
And Halo 3’s shotgun was finally capable of one-shotting… At a shorter range than a melee attack. (No sarcasm here, melee lunging had a longer range than the shotty’s one-tap).
Reach was the first game that had a good PVP shotgun in the entire series and even it’s one shot kills were pretty inconsistent.
When people ask for the “classic shotgun” back what they really mean is Halo 4/5’s. The Bulldog has more in common with CE’s shotgun than any other shotgun in the entire series.
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What are you on about? I remember one-shotting with the CE shotgun quite vividly. Specifically in shottys only on Chrion.
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…OP, this sounds like a skill issue. The old shotgun was one, overpowered and two, the bulldog is insanely powerful. Any more powerful and it would be genuinely broken.
Also sword counters are literally just better at being swords.
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Right like they are nerfing the sword, like here’s an Idea bring back the Shotgun and have that spawn in maps with the sword. It was like each power weapon had a Counter power weapon on the map.
The bulldog gets smoked by the sword. The Previous Halo Shotguns made a great counter to the sword…
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And it’s all fun and games until the opposition gets both the sword AND the shotgun.
What’s the counter then?
At least is sped up the end of games where someone quit and you ended up 3v4.
I tend to think games work better when you don’t have too many power weapons in play. If you aren’t careful it becomes a case of “I knew an old lady who swallowed a…”.
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That is what is cool in Custom Games. I can set the amount of ammo for any weapon in a custom Game Mode. Now I have a Auto Resupply Ammo Box for Halo Infinite Custom Games. All you do is run up to the ammo box to re-supply all of your ammo to all the weapons you have in your load out instantly! I can’t wait to get this up and running in my custom maps as soon as I get forge.
Peace! 
I just want the old shotgun back because it looks cool.
Plus, I feel like it’s more satisfying to get kills with that shotty rather than the bulldog.
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Yes.
You do realize the old shotgun was just a better sword. Right? It was just a better sword. If it can beat the sword at its own job… It is just a better sword. So you effectively put two swords on the map. Now what happens, when the enemy team, has two overpowered 1HK weapons?
Use your brain, find the answer yourself.
That’s because it isn’t a power weapon. I prefer the shotgun this way.
Disagree because people underestimate the bully. Every single time. Nobody outside of ranked is afraid of it appropriately and they always pay for it. My favorite kill tool in the game by far.
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Bulldog sucks every time I’m up against a player with a sword and I have a bulldog they can always kill me before I can kill them the original shotgun needs to return you know the one that is basically considered the flood killer
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In its current state I rarely, if ever, pick it up and pretty much never seek it out.
But with its upcoming tuneup alteration, who knows? Maybe it’ll become a viable option for me to seek out and use. Time will tell.