The AR is easy to use but i because of its ease of use should be weak, putting it on par with DMR or BR is like 343 telling me " yeah stuff your years of practice with pacing/leading your shots and strafing, this guy with the AR can just run at you", I think that the balance should be AR= easy to use, weaker whilst DMR/BR harder to use, stronger.
yes nothing is perfect i guess every halo except halo 4 had its minor issues but still felt like halo, 343 steered so far away from the bungie halos
an AR is good close to mid range, its also good for beginners before they progress to precision weapons and figure out how to move right and how to shoot DMRs and BRs. Again its easy to use but the drawback must be its weak dmg
i have never been this upset about a halo game, ive played 1 , 3 (the reason i bought a 360) and Reach. I actually sold the game for 9 dollars below the bought price a few days after the game's release