For Swat it certainly does. The other playlists it may be fine, but Swat, NO.
Personally I think the Stalker is fine as long as you have a good connection…it’s horrible in high ping lobbies. Compared to the inconsistent BS of the Mangler and Sidekick variants, the Stalker is a dream to play with.
Aren’t stalkers and other novelty game modes just part of the event and due to leave? There are some wet threads on here but this is right up there.
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That’s what you would have thought but apparently they are still in the Tactical Slayer rotation despite the “event” ending…and that’s why this thread exists.
So you’re mad that a weapon that takes some skill to use is in matchmaking? That’s dumb. Complaining that a challenge is actually challenging is ridiculous.
Update
I was wrong, I realized that the first 2 matches with the stalker rifle was just that typical situation where I was facing hardcore players with a crappy team on my side. After a few more matches with the stalker rifle, using it wasn’t so hard anymore.
343 can ignore my previous post.
Stalker rifle is actually ok for Tactical Slayer.
And I admit I was wrong.
But I still don’t wanna pay for challenge swaps anymore.
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It is a disadvantage to use it in SWAT with a mnk because the hitbox for the head is tiny, no red reticle and zero aim assist. You have zero change to compete with controller.
Gotta respectfully disagree, OP. The Stalker rifle is one of my favorite weapons in the SWAT rotation. Just feels insanely accurate and satisfying to grab headshots with.
Edit: To clarify, I play primarily on controller with slightly elevated stick sensitivity. I don’t feel like controlling the Stalker Rifle is unreasonably difficult with a controller, personally.
Kinda weird to try and sound more reasonable and balanced by giving something in custom games your seal of approval. When the whole point of customs is that literally anything/everything is supposed to be possible in them
Personally I just don’t like the idea they put permanently- I thought i will be an event only - those weapons! The stalker, the Mangler and the Sidekick. Even the Commando - I’m actually good with it - is a better SWAT mode weapon. You like Stalker, OK. But why not make a Sniper playlist? Use stalker and the SR only. In MCC all the SWAT modes have the BR, and only CE and Reach is an exception since the only have Magnum or the DMR as a precision weapon. And it’s just weird, when I play in Infinite SWAT (Tactical Slayer) and BOOM I got a shotgun or a sniper as a weapon. At least I got a warning or a playlist to choose I want the oldskool SWAT or the mixed up one.