It probably wouldn't but why throw fuel on the fire?

: Or flat-out lying to your consumers about what the next
: game's story will feature?

What are you talking about?

: No. It encourages you to get closer.

In theory, sure, but if people don't want to get closer they'll just get frustrated. Besides that makes it horn in on the territory of the automatics.

: : It would also make SWAT BRs harder

: Don't. Care.

Some of us like SWAT the way it is.

: On the contrary. It improves the weapon by widening the skill curve and
: making zoom a more tactical decision. It improves the sandbox by making
: the other weapons more relevant.

It really doesn't because you're talking about cutting its power by two thirds at range. That makes it borderline useless at range outside of certain campaign sections and SWAT and maybe Breakout. It would make other weapons more relevant-- those weapons being all the headshot weapons and all of the mid-range weapons. It's a drop in the bucket, and by itself it's a pretty sour drop.

: You've got to admit, "Meh" is a perfectly reasonable reaction to
: every single part of the Promethean's sandbox in Halo 4. Probably Halo 5
: as well, but I haven't played it so I can't comment from experience.

That's side-stepping the issue. The light rifle in Halo 4 came closer than anything else to being what you want the biggest response it got was "that's kind of neat I guess". Even the people that want this really badly would get over it in a few months if not a few weeks if it actually appeared.

: Only because of the next problem.

: You do realize that this is a problem that they are making, right? Give me
: one good reason why every single weapon in campaign has to be in
: matchmaking multiplayer. Just one.

They should be there because they're fun and cool and I want them. If they're designed well, everyone that plays multiplayer should want them.

: Multiplayer is a different beast than campaign. Multiplayer is balanced
: because balance is fair. Campaign is unbalanced because you don't need to
: be fair to nonsentient NPCs.

Well here's something for you: I don't want that dual-fire BR in campaign either. I like it being the multi-purpose workhorse it is and working at full power at mid-to-long range.