Nerf the Boltshot, or make it a Power Weapon?

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With all this talk about removing the Boltshot from the secondaries in the loadout, or making it an ordnance drop only reward, I’d like to see what the community would like out of this month’s patch.

Now keep in mind 343i will most likely be stubborn and ignorant about loadout weapons, so don’t get your hopes up.

So, the Boltshot. How would you nerf it if it is to stay as a loadout weapon, or if you were to make it a Power Weapon/ordnance reward, how would you make it compete against other Power Weapons/ordnance rewards?

Please note by “Power Weapon” it would obviously mean that it would no longer be a loadout/secondary weapon and would as such spawn on the map, or be rewarded via ordnance drops.

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I’d definitely prefer it to be a secondary still, but nerfed. It’s got the aesthetic of a sidearm (though the sticky det does as well) and it has the functionality of either a pseudo-shotgun or a pseudo-magnum, which (properly balanced) makes for a good tradeoff. Nerf the 1SK range and people will use it more to finish off their kills in the ways the boltshot can best do that, like they do with the magnum right now.

Not saying people won’t still camp with it, since you are giving them a pseudo-shotgun every time they spawn, but it’s a compromise I feel like could be reasonably reached and make most parties happy.