When Halo Infinite released later this year via the Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, it will be missing one of the most iconic guns of the series, and according to 343 Industries, it’s because no one actually uses it, at least in multiplayer. In both the multiplayer and the campaign for the game, players will have a new automatic shotgun to enjoy, called the Bulldog. And rather than competing two shotguns in the meta against each other, 343 Industries added the Bulldog in place of the game’s classic and standard shotgun, which in each Halo game since the series started on the original Xbox.
As you would expect, this decision has sparked considerable controversy and has the potential to provoke more setbacks due to the release if the Bulldog is not keen. According to Quinn DelHoyo, a chief designer of the sandbox at stake at 343 Industries, this was part of the reason why 343 Industries felt they had to change things, because the old rifle is not used much, which is very difficult to find to believe, but you would assume that this assertion is backed up with extensive data.
According to DelHoyo, the new rifle is not as powerful as the old rifle, but it is shot and reloaded faster. Of course, the reliance on accuracy is part of the fun of using a gun. If you were not accurate with your first few shots of the old shotgun, you usually roasted. This made the use of the weapon a serious gamble, but the feeling when it bore fruit was wonderful. However, it sounds like the Bulldog will be less punitive with its faster firing speed and recharge time. And it also sounds like it could have more overlap with the SMG class, which would defeat the goal of having a shotgun class in the first place.
“The Bulldog is a versatile weapon that offers the player the role of a gun and a close style of play more often in multiplayer than the previous one. Halo titles as it is lower on the lethal scale of weapons and therefore more common, ‘added David Price, the game’s leading weapon designer.
Except for multiplayer, it remains to be seen what in the campaign will offer the same satisfying feeling of mowing down enemies with the punch provided by the classic rifle. It has to be said, you have to imagine that multiplayer takes precedence over the campaign, because it will be multiplayer that will keep players long after the launch and that will generate the bulk of the revenue over time.