The Pistol is not overpowered. Sure it is strong, a formidable weapon. But I have not encountered a match where it was the weapon of choice nor the most powerful weapon.
I find it hard landing shots a certain ranges with the pistol, but fine with the BR and even further with the DMR. Though you can own with it, I just feel it requires alot of practice.
Am I the only one tired of seeing threads like this? The weapon balancing in this game is freaking awesome, I’m one of the unlucky people experiencing terrible lag, and even I can see that. The only gun I think might be slightly annoying is the AR, but I’m okay with it, if I use a precision weapon skillfully I always walk away with the kill, so its very satisfying. Assuming of course I’m not getting lagged out. Maybe I just don’t like the AR because I don’t like spray and pray guns.
The pistol has been overpowered since combat evolved, you should all know that…
Pistol is fine.
The AR + Pistol duo is great for evening out the playing field at the start of each match.
Indeed it is. Soooooooooo OP! If you don’t have shields like in breakout, it kills at medium to long range…
It’s to OP i get sniped with it and it’s frustrating
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> no you are a noob
Probably xD
Nope i hate how everybody is just getting headshots with the pistol!
its just op i mean its a pistol that you can pistol whip wth what do you want a nerf? (no hostility i swear)
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> > The pistol should be downgraded to be like the one in H2A, and the BR should be the spawning weapon.
> > AR should be nerfed.
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> they specifically chose the ar/pistol combo because its a nice all around starting combo, that forces you to actually move around the map to find other weapons -instead of just camping.
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> You clearly want the BR, look - now you have to expose yourself and go get it, instead of hiding and picking people off. Now you have to play Halo… WEIRD.
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> I Agree, I get killed by the pistol at long range as well - doesn’t mean it isn’t fair, I cant get long range kills with it to save my life - some people are better with it than other, just accept it.
Why you think that having BRs means you can’t move is ridiculous. I’m actually more confident moving around a map and confronting someone when I know I have the best precision weapon in most scenarios. You are incorrect in your thinking, logically speaking. If the pistol/AR were like earlier versions you would be somewhat accurate. But you of all people, not liking “hiding and picking people off” should not be in favor of an overpowered starting weapon lineup that does just that. It promotes battles at a distance and because of how OP they are, it doesn’t force you to “find other weapons” because the ones you start with are so good and easy. It actually detracts from the value of other weapons. You of all people should see that. Why do you think there are so few BRs on any given map? They’re not as important or needed. Do you win a game by controlling power weapons like it says? No you try to sprint and out spray people with your mid-range assault rifle and mash your trigger finger on your magnums to win.
I believe it makes no sense that a handgun is stronger than an assault rifle. you would think a handgun would be a backup weapon but turns out its your primary. 343 please fix this
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> > When I play I rarely see people using it, it’s mostly the BRs and those can get annoying at times.
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> Agreed… warzone needs to renamed to BRzone
Why the hell would you play a map so damn big and want to run around with a pistol?
I’d say it’s pretty balanced, but then again my pistol skill is average…
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> > > The pistol should be downgraded to be like the one in H2A, and the BR should be the spawning weapon.
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> > You clearly want the BR, look - now you have to expose yourself and go get it, instead of hiding and picking people off. Now you have to play Halo… WEIRD.
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> Lmao… wow… this community really has lost it.
> You know nothing about proper balance, and what playing Halo actually means.
> You should be exposing yourself to get power weapons - weapons with a clear difference in performance from the spawning weapons, and ones that can be timed and fought over by both teams.
> Having to scurry around for a BR that is only SLIGHTLY better than the pistol creates bad gameplay. You can’t stop the other team from gathering slightly better weapons because they’re everywhere. Then you get wrecked from mid-range because an equally skilled opponent happened to have a BR.
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> In old Halo, when an opponent had a power weapon, it was because you weren’t good enough to stop them using the same weapons as them, and now you’re going to pay the price.
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> I know 343 hired a pro-team, but if you look up things that people like Ghost were saying before getting hired at 343, you’ll notice that they do NOT like the things that Halo 5 has.
> Ghost hated sprint. I’m sure he says he likes not starting with a BR now because that’s what his employer wants him to say.
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I totally feel like I get 2 shotted in breakout
The pistol is also very easy to use, so I’m not surprised people are able to land good shots in weakpoints.
I disagree. Did you come to this conclusion fighting with the pistol and winning duels often and then losing to it in duels using another weapon? I haven’t seen that. The weapon is balanced.
I love the pistol as it is.
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> We need a match making room just for pistols as well as new pistol models as well.
We technically have the former in the form of SWATnums, but it’s a random playlist.