Master chief himself has NEVER had armor abilities. We will be playing as master chief again in halo 4, not some regular noble 6 team member. Master chief doesn't need armor abilities period. Its time to get off the "AA Train" people, it ruined halo for alot of us. If you like AAs, you most likely didnt play the other halos. If you did and still like them, then your just bad and hide behind your abilities instead of your skills. Simple as that!