I'm an Halo 2 fanboy. That game really pushed the franchise to a whole new level along with the competitive scene. Now alot of people don't mention the glitching of the primary tool of choice, aka BR, also had an impact in the multiplayer experience. For instance, BxR and Double-shotting were deemed 'cheating' and 'unfair' until it became routine for most players engagements, pro and noob alike. It was like playing extreme rock-paper-scissors-dynamite-lava-kitana-whale-si (the guy from Duck Dynasty). The game was so competitive and so unpredictable. Thats what made it a GREAT game.
Now we have no glitches other than jumping into walls on Zombies. Other than that the game is practically pure. Except for the instance of the DMR. I enjoyed using the CC as well as the BR, so I'm not biased when it comes to choosing between Semi-Automatic styles. I know the DMR is powerful weapon, but it doesn't have a real drawback. Bloom is practically not there, whether at close-mid-long range. It performs equally in all ranges. Thats great but it also means the arrival of custom loadouts with multiple range SPECIFIC weapons is kind of...retarded & pointless.
I think the BR functions fine. It's perfect in nature or at least in the nature of a gun of it's personality. It has great mid range capabilities that decrease over distance as any 3 burst weapon would in real life. The DMR does not function this way. I would like to see the DMR's capabilities at close range decreased via any method will do honestly. It really shouldn't be a close range capable weapon in my opinion.
In conclusion, skill has not been needed since Halo 2 - FACT. The DMR is not overpowered, but overCAPABLE - FACT. A small alteration to the DMR is not the end of the world - FACT. I don't see it being game changing. What I do see are two Primary weapons with different situational uses (BR being close-mid range, DMR being mid-long range). Sounds pretty even I think.
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