Quote Originally Posted by Rook View Post
How was it unbalanced when everyone spawned with it? Snipers for long range still outclassed it and at very close range it's not a bad idea to pull out the assault rifle. People that bitch about the pistol either can't aim with it or are too dumb to realize without it being like that halo 1 or any remake of it would blow dicks.
^ The pistol is the perfect spawning weapon because it means that you're absolutely never helpless. Halo 2 and 3 sucked horse dick when spawning with standard weapons because you had no ability to engage people more than 3 feet away. The DMR was obnoxious because unlike the pistol it's hitscan with 100% accuracy on the first shot, meaning that it's absolutely impossible to dodge or avoid it once you've been targeted if the person shooting at you is even remotely skilled.

All the other weapons have their uses (yes, even the Needler) and are used over the pistol when appropriate.