I have noticed that many players are now using the SMG for kills in Slayer. Because of this i was wondering if people thought SMGs should be more balanced
It’s a solid fallback weapon for when things get too close for comfort, and I use it for just that. I hate close quarters encounters because no matter how high I set my sensitivity, it always feels too slow to react in time if someone gets behind me. Because I hate close quarters fights, I try to maintain an optimal range that I feel comfortable and at an advantage in. As soon as someone breaks that little bubble and closes the distance, I like to have an SMG on hand to tell them to back off, and then they get pissy because they chose to get close to me and got punished for it.
I don’t think it needs any re-balancing but if a lot of people have an issue with it in arena, then I wouldn’t mind 343i decreasing the respawn rate to make it harder to keep it topped off with ammo at all times.
I think it’s ridiculous to have two SMGs and two Storm Rifles in the same map, but otherwise no complaints.