After nearly a day of playing Halo 5 Arena, I am now ready to give my overall opinion on Halo 5 Arena mode.
Starting Weapons Lets first start off with the two starting weapons for Halo 5 Arena: the pistol and AR. Many fans were frustrated when they found out that these two weapons would be taking the place of the BR as the starting weapons. Many found it very hard to adapt to a single shot burst like in Halo: Reach and found it difficult to accurately hit all their shots due to the fast pace of Halo 5. Personally, I feel the pistol works very well in all Arena maps. This is mostly because of the fact that every Arena map is very large with open areas, making players visible in combat for a very long time. With the pistol being the starting weapon, it forces the player to take their time and pace their shots, rather than spamming the right trigger like in other games. The pistol is also very accurate when used properly, so you would have no problems adapting to this change if your shot is actually good. Since the pistol is relatively harder to use than the BR in H5, each gunfight is so much more entertaining. As for the AR, it just feels useless in Arena unless you’re in close range, but since that doesn’t happen very often in H5, the AR becomes more of a burden to carry with you since you need to switch your weapon to pick up a new one. I would much rather have just a pistol and be able to pick up a new weapon as a secondary. Arena Playlist

