I’ve asked around and read through topics and noticed a lot of people really don’t like certain weapons in the Infinite sandbox.
Out of this list of weapons people complain about being useless or underpowered the most, what do you feel is the most underrated and actually viable? It can be your opinion, experiences, or based on data you’re aware of, etc.
For me I think people are sleeping on the Hydra, it’s extremely good in several situations. I liken it to the halo 3 brute shot or the halo reach concussion rifle. Not a true power weapon but definitely worth picking up.
Even more underrated, the Hydra’s lock-on feature. Makes firing so much easier because usually i don’t do so well with projectile weapons and pretty much anyone who I face with the Hydra has bad aim so …
Why are everyone saying the Hydra? Hydra is way, way more usable than some of the other weapons listed.
It’s basically the defacto Anti air tool. It’s the only weapon that can reliably take down the Wasp.
It’s a free kill if you lockon and shoot first.
It’s strong even without the lockon feature because 2 direct body shots kill someone, and 3 shots will kill if it’s not direct.
If anything the Ravager is way more underrated because it’s the most niche weapon of the entire sandbox. Its uses are very limited and its handling is garbage, and most of all, its Battery is pathetic.
No other weapon in the sandbox has so little usage capacity as the Ravager, but it has one very niche use, and that’s to detonate dropped grenades.
8/10 matches I see Ravagers still lying on their rack the entire game, especially on modes like Fragmentation where the most Ravagers are possible as innate map spawns.
TL;DR An underrated item means that it has not received the merit, recognition or praise it deserves, which is not the Ravager.
The Ravager doesn’t have any good traits. The definition of underrated is something that has not received the merit, recognition or praise it deserves. Do you see that? Deserves. It does not deserve praise because there are no good traits. Everything you listed of the Ravager just further proved my point that it does not even deserve any praise, which is why it’s not even labelled as underrated.
The Hydra on the other hand, as you said, is quite strong. But some people don’t really acknowledge that and think it’s trash because it’s a 3-shot with lock-on and it has a super slow reload, and it’s only good for vehicles. That’s what makes it underrated. It does not get the praise it deserves.
The Pulse Carbine is also quite underrated as if you land all your shots it’s a 3 burst kill. It’s best used at medium range as that is where the tracking kicks in the best. Not to mention, there is no recoil. Many people dislike the Pulse Carbine because it can’t function at long range or close range and it might take them more than 6 bursts to kill their opponent.
The Plasma Pistol is… okay it’s actually pretty garbage. It’s pretty subpar. The tracking is quite horrible at medium range, it can’t EMP vehicles anymore, and the Sidekick and ARs’ lowered TTKs don’t help at all.
The Disruptor is quite underrated as well, I guess. It has a multitude of abilities that people tend to ignore. It can down a player in 6 shots, it’s automatic, it can give a player continuous chain damage after the 3rd shot, and can EMP vehicles.
Your logic is horrible. As I’ve just mentioned, it does have certain niche features, and could pull off outstanding results when the opportunity for it arises. But by your definition, these aren’t worth the recognition. Sloppy asf argument you have going there.
The best thing about the Ravager as far as I’ve used it is honestly that melee bonus. It’s extremely viable in close quarters, but so are a lot of other weapons. It is also good at fighting vehicles but not one of the best choices. I’ve still blown up plenty of warthogs and even tank tier vehicles with it. I also got in a recent single halo clips video for killing a wasp with it, because it literally does more damage to vehicles than it does to Spartans for whatever reason.
If I’m playing BTB and I know they’re about to come at me with a warthog I don’t mind picking it up. It’s just dog water against infantry.
Because most games it’s either ignored or wasted by people in the match, and on the forums and in videos online etc it’s been stated that it’s not good because it’s well weaker than it’s halo 5 version.
Disruptor for me. I’ve made some solid plays with it. I can see why people love the pulse carbine too but I just havent been able to wrap myself around it yet.
Disruptor and Hydra are definitely better than the average player thinks. Pulse Carbine gets a bit more hate than it deserves because everyone tries to use it like an AR or something. Plasma Pistol isn’t total trash, but pretty close when compared to every other game. The Ravager is just as bad as everyone says it is.