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In campaign, it was pretty much ineffective against covenant shields, rendering it mostly inferior to the plasma rifle (a weapon which was both powerful and abundant) but when it came to the flood levels, it's good stopping power against flesh and high ammo capacity made it one of the best anti-flood weapons in the game (apart from the shotgun, of course).
The assault rifle is more powerful in multiplayer than it is in single player. As a close-in weapon, it shines. When going toe-to-toe against a foe, an assault rifle is a safe bet for victory (unless they have a shotgun or in the case of Halo PC, a flamethrower).
When it comes down to it, the Assault rifle is neither the best or the worst weapon (far from both, actually) and makes for a solid and well rounded default weapon. Don't dismiss the MA5B, it is a helluva lot better than people make it out to be, which is what makes it so potent. People don't expect it to be any good so they don't bother using it and never get any experience with it. If you know how to handle an assault rifle right, you can certainly become a force to be reckoned with. Remember, all it takes to knock the sniper or pistol guy out of scope is one bullet, and that puts him at a disadvantage.