So I’ve put in a decent amount of time in Halo 5 and I feel like the weapon balancing in Halo 5 is the best yet of any halo at launch (Obviously not including warzone weapons here as they’re in a league of there own) Though I think a few weapons need tweaking. Here are my thoughts on those weapons that need it. Everything else I don’t mention, I feel is good as it is right now.
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AR - A slight range decrease when shooting from the hip and when zooming, but over all it’s fine.
Hydra - I think when shooting from the hip, it should shoot a bit faster, otherwise fine
Rocket launcher - Damage should be increased ever so slightly. Is it just me or does it feel weaker then in pass Halo games??
Grenade - Damage or the Blast Radius of it needs to be reduced a bit.
COVENANT
Plasma Caster - Really feel like this is the worst weapon in the game. Hardly see anyone ever picking it up or going out of there way to get it. I think either the single shot should stick to people/vehicles with maybe doing less damage now, or keep the weapons as it is and up the damage of the single shots. The charge shot when you zoom is fine.
Plasma Grenade - I hardly see anymore use this now. I’m lucky if I see 1 stick a game. I think they should have a SLIGHT magnetic property to it. So if you throw it and it’s close to an enemy or vehicle it will “hone” in on it. Now remember I said SLIGHT not a lot. I think they should have this because since everyone has thrust now,they aren’t anywhere near as good as they used to be.
Energy Sword - If I’m understanding it right (I might not be here…) when you “zoom” in with it you have a longer range to lung at the enemy. If this is so, this needs to be removed.
I must admit, I really feel 343I made the promethean weapons really good in Halo 5, which is a welcome change from how they were in Halo 4… (so bad in Halo 4 I felt) I think 343I did a really good job on the weapon balancing for the most part in Halo 5.
What does everyone else think?
I’m assuming that you think every other weapon is fine as it is. I agree with most of your points, but not with the Plasma Caster. I thought it was a bad weapon at first, but then I realized what it was designed to do; kill campers. It’s designed to bounce explosive rounds around corners and kill enemies nestled in corners. I’ve got a special caster that fires 2 bolts at once and only consumes 1 round for it, it’s great. Also, zooming with the sword does indeed increase it’s lunge range. It’s a useful tool.
I agree that it’s very well balanced, then I misread it and I’m mildly drunk.
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> I’m assuming that you think every other weapon is fine as it is. I agree with most of your points, but not with the Plasma Caster. I thought it was a bad weapon at first, but then I realized what it was designed to do; kill campers. It’s designed to bounce explosive rounds around corners and kill enemies nestled in corners. I’ve got a special caster that fires 2 bolts at once and only consumes 1 round for it, it’s great. Also, zooming with the sword does indeed increase it’s lunge range. It’s a useful tool.
I did say in my post “Here are my thoughts on those weapons that need it. Everything else I don’t mention, I feel is good as it is right now” 
Anyways, It’s an ok weapon (Plasma Caster) but hardly anyone uses it and when you shoot it from the hip, they don’t even stick to the guy!!! …you can shoot it right at the guy/gal and it bounces off them… to me that isn’t right and I wasn’t talking about warzone versions too remember, but that does sound pretty bad -Yoink- the one you got.
See “zooming” in with the sword gives you a lung increases I think is just wrong and dumb IMO. Makes zero sense too. Thanks for confirming it for me though bud.
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> > I’m assuming that you think every other weapon is fine as it is. I agree with most of your points, but not with the Plasma Caster. I thought it was a bad weapon at first, but then I realized what it was designed to do; kill campers. It’s designed to bounce explosive rounds around corners and kill enemies nestled in corners. I’ve got a special caster that fires 2 bolts at once and only consumes 1 round for it, it’s great. Also, zooming with the sword does indeed increase it’s lunge range. It’s a useful tool.
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> I did say in my post “Here are my thoughts on those weapons that need it. Everything else I don’t mention, I feel is good as it is right now”
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> Anyways, It’s an ok weapon (Plasma Caster) but hardly anyone uses it and when you shoot it from the hip, they don’t even stick to the guy!!! …you can shoot it right at the guy/gal and it bounces off them… to me that isn’t right and I wasn’t talking about warzone versions too remember, but that does sound pretty bad -Yoink- the one you got.
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> See “zooming” in with the sword gives you a lung increases I think is just wrong and dumb IMO. Makes zero sense too. Thanks for confirming it for me though bud.
I have been stuck more than once by what seemed to be “hip fire”, from my screen I didn’t see the crossbow look that the Plasma Caster has when it is charged. Also the sword does have the ability to lunge farther when you ores the scope button but in the rounds that I’ve played it seems like I’m the only one that knows that 