Obviously not the end of the world, but I’m disappointed that Warzone changes continue to take precedence over Firefight.
Although its removal is supposedly temporary (three months?), the Arclight is extremely useful in Firefight and not equivalent to the even more rare Selene’s Lance or Heartseeker.
If the problem in Warzone is “not truly widespread,” punish the players involved rather than cobbling together a kludge that affects other modes.
Not giving Firefight its due, as further evidenced by earlier changes (Wasp REQ 3 to 4, Wheelman REQ 5 to 6, etc), is discouraging.
I’d like to see this decision reversed and, if possible, Warzone separated from Assault and Firefight in the November game update so REQs can be balanced for each independently.
> Over the past several days many players have reached out to report an Arclight exploit in Warzone. This issue, while not truly widespread, does allow players to essentially ruin the Warzone experience for everyone by getting a cheap victory. The 343 team has addressed this issue in our internal builds but unfortunately a permanent fix requires a game update which isn’t something we can get out the door immediately. In the interim, we will be making a temporary server-side change tomorrow, 8/31/17, until the permanent fix can be released as part of a future game update for Halo 5.The following changes will go live in Warzone tomorrow to address this issue:
>
> • Arclight is removed from play
>
> • Selene’s Lance dropped to REQ level 5 from 6 (to fill the anti-vehicle weapon role lost by removing Arclight)
>
> • Heartseeker dropped to REQ level 6 from 7 (to fill the anti-vehicle weapon role changed by reducing the REQ level of Selene’s Lance)
>
> We appreciate the feedback and everyone’s help in bringing this issue to our attention. Ensuring that Halo 5 offers a fun and balanced experience is very important to the 343 team and while these short-terms fixes aren’t totally ideal, this issue is serious enough that immediate action is warranted.We’re targeting the November game update to address this issue (the same update that will include 4K support for Xbox One X!) which also includes several other Warzone fixes to issues reported by the community. We’ll have more details to share on that in the coming weeks.Note: These changes also apply to Warzone Firefight and Warzone Assault.
