It might just be me but I kind of feel the Sidekick should be nerfed just a touch by having either the damage range or fire rate reduced slightly. Just wondering if anyone else feels the same?
I will openly admit I have lost a couple of 1v1’s against someone using a sidekick while I had an AR. My aim isn’t perfect but it is pretty decent.
I think its rate of fire should be slightly reduced but bloom should be removed.
Yes definitely needs a nerf, facing a good player who is using one is so unfair and unfun. Unfortunately this is a big reason to say “get good” but it’s just boring.
I turn corners to see dude running at me with a sidekick and 6 shots me before I know what just happened
The pace of the shots should be reduced
I feel like it’s one of the weaker sidearm options we’ve seen already.
Personally, I think the Sidekick should be weak against shields only and deadly on unshielded Spartans. The pistol should not be a main weapon EVER. It is a pistol, a sidearm meant to be discarded in favor of something else or used as a last resort.
But come to think of it, with the pistol being nerfed, that leaves us with even less weapons than before…
All y’all need to to stop asking for nerfs. At this rate everything will be nerfed and the game will be even less fun then you claim it to be now. Just play and enjoy the game; if you don’t enjoy the game then go play a game you do enjoy.
Just no. Make it any weaker then might as well never use it. I like to think I can hold my own with the sidekick on 1 on 1 sometimes but it is not a guaranteed win. There are other weapons that needs fixing instead of wasting time trying to break the sidekick. Heck the sidekick one of the few good weapons in the game.
No. Get better with it. The game handicaps everybody the same.
Absolutely Not…
Please stop asking for NERFS MAN.
Every game people want something nerfed. Play the game
Play the game bro
It’s a pistol…it should hurt.
Apologies if seemed rude but play the game bro.
The bloom on this thing reminds me of the reach magnum, plus it has reduced range. It’s garbage half the time.
I have no issues or complaints at all when both of us are using the Sidekick in a 1v1, just comes down to whoever has the better aim. I just find it a bit weird that a pistol can match an Assault Rifle. I always seen the pistol as, like someone said, a last resort or as a way to finish someone off, as switching to a sidearm is faster than reloading your primary.
It’s the only weapon I’ve personally felt a bit meh with.
No, I think it’s fine as it is.
No. The sidekick’s fine.
Right now. Nothing in the sandbox needs nerfing. There’s a whole lot a things that need to be buffed though.
it sucks tho the halo 5 beta pistol is my favourite
Ah yes, nerf one of the worst weapons in the game.
While we’re at it, can 343 please nerf all my opponents? It’d make my games much more enjoyable 
Reduce the ROF. There is no reason I should be able to take out people with commandos at the distance I can in BTB using it. Sandbox says I should lose those fights.
Or Buff the commando. Either way it’s too dominant at range in BTB.
Every time a weapon is actually useful and based on skill in a game, there is a call to nerf. How about we buff the useless ones to be a viable option?
I personally think precision skill should be rewarded against AR spam. That’s a bit more difficult since they brought bloom back, unfortunately. If anything, I think the SK could use a buff by removing bloom and increasing the mag capacity a little.