I like it because the base weapons actually feel powerful now and you don't have to rely on finding power weapons to get an edge. The first round I hopped into and I got like 25 kills, not sure how many deaths, but it wasn't many. And the DMR is still my baby. The assault rifle seems to have finally gotten a nice buff too. That thing was almost (but not quite) useless in every other halo I've played except for the first one. But even then, why use the assault rifle when you could use the magnum.