I think if power weapons were actually placed on a regular timer and not that retarded "hurr durr, only one on the map at a time" crap, the game would be less annoying. As it is, if one side has the power weapons, the other team can't time it to get its own set to counter. You will never see two players with shotguns shooting at each other in Reach unless the gametype has players spawning with shotguns or it's Invasion/Generator Defense.

Fake E: Actually, the shotgun shouldn't even classify as a power weapon.