I would argue better than both as far as skill & balance. Keep in mind I am a sony gamer so I played a lot of Halo - Halo 3 but never online (Splitscreen) Siege is realistic as far as the damage system. Everyone has 100 Health, weapons vary from 30-60 damage per bullet. All head shots are an instant kill no matter what weapon is being used. For balancing, pretty much all the weapons are viable. They each have their pro's & cons. You can't just full auto spray either. A few accurate shots around the head will get the job done quicker than spraying. Operator balancing is also very good. Each different operator brings a different advantage to the table and the entire teams choice of operators can have a huge impact on the game. All the environments are destructible minus metal & concrete walls etc. This game is extremely team based very unlike any other shooter. Hopefully that answers your question lol. But if you have any more shoot. Love this game and enjoy discussing it.

Well halo 3 is the only recent one that counts anyway. But thank you for that I never got to play the beta and like to have a realistic damage system. I'm going to try and pick it up soon, also will join the community. Send me an invite to it on psn

I'll invite you the next time I'm on