They tried to make it as close to Halo CE ad possible. The beatdowns were 3 and the pistol was OP and not super accurate. The DMR wasn't in CE and I haven't really seen any in the playlist, but I also haven't played it that much. Also, without the bloom on the pistol, the game would be far too easy. I mean come on, 3 shots with perfect accuracy at like super speed? That would hectic.