I just thought I would make a thread on the pistol and how I am glad how it turned out. I thought the reach version was balanced (halo 3 was near useless) and was disappointed to find out it was only a 6 shot kill. Then when I started using it I found I actually like it quite a bit. The aim assist seems a bit higher and the bloom is way less, so even though it takes more shots to kill, you are more likely to connect and hit vs the reach. A pleasant surprise.
The Bolt Shot on the other hand I haven’t warmed up to yet. Seems to be some lag from the trigger pull to when the shot is fired which makes aiming more difficult, though I like how the shotgun aspect seems to work. The impression I got from videos was that you couldn’t control your release and that you just had to time perfectly (guass rifle too), but it was nice to find out you do have control in a small window from charge to auto release.
Plasma Pistol seems balanced so far, I don’t have much to say really. I will need to play some btb to form a true opinion.