Not since I played Halo 2 has there been a combo so over powered and over used! This has regrettably become a trend, players with poor skill level and mere reflexive responses are using this OP load-out more and more and it is getting sickening. Far to often I have been one-hit killed at ranges that should be reserved for rocket launchers, scout rifles and sniper rifles by a &^%$ing hand cannon. This is utterly ludicrous! I have lost count how often I have hit an opponent with 2/3+ of a burst from Plan C at point-blank range only to have them not only survive but twitch kill me with a shot gun...this is completely out of proportion! This game takes place in a time where humans have advanced and alien materials for armour, yet despite having a weapon like the fusion rifle that can atomize matter on contact instantaneously *somehow* the relatively primitive shotgun is still the best available CQB weapon....this makes no sense. What really needs to happen with both these weapons is a drastic down-tick in both range and power, that or a drastic boost to everything else. Bungie talks of balance but does little to enact it while catering to the lowest common denominator. We need changes!