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^^All of these things, yes. BUT, (isn't there always a but?) unfortunately I think we won't get that many options. I hope we do, just don't think it's likely.

Not a fan of prone, it just wouldn't feel like Halo. I'd get used to it eventually, but eh. I'd prefer to just keep the crouch.

My guess is you will have the choice in SWAT as a loadout. You either choose the DMR or the BR. Each will have it's own advantages, though, so it will come down to personal preference as well as what map you're playing on, in my mind at least.

True, but you know they are not smaller, and you just kill him anyway. At least, that's what I do.

Okay, let's break down your post, shall we? There were two points in it. 1. Why do people not care about elites? 2. A new melee weapon (the energy staff) So first, it's not that people don't care about elites, but more along the lines of they aren't really needed. I for one like the idea of options in a game, but the elites, to me, weren't ever something that I just had to play. When Halo 2 came out, my first character was an elite, and shortly after that I switched back over to a spartan skin. It was an interesting idea, but it plays just like a spartan, and personally the spartan skins look a lot better. I am fully down for more melee weapons, but we already have the energy sword and the gravity hammer. I don't believe they are going to add another one in, but I could be mistaken on that.

I don't see any reason why they wouldn't include the female spartan body. It doesn't change game play at all, so what's the issue with it? I agree with Archangel, 100% yes it is in.

And The Director's point about you just ignoring everything said is now accurate. Thank you for playing!

Okay then, let's touch on these issues you seem to have. 1. No Respawn times. As far as anybody is aware, the no respawn times/instant respawns is for specific game types. I believe it's been confirmed that in objective type games, this doesn't apply, you still have your normal Halo respawn system in place. 2. Join In Session. This is something we need more information on. While I like the concept for social play, they can't expect it to work well for Ranked games. This I can agree on with you, but we don't know how it is going to be incorporated yet, so we can't say it will be bad. 3. Loadouts. So being able to choose between say, a BR or DMR or AR is a bad thing to start a game? What if I love the DMR but hate the BR? Now I have the choice. I don't see this as being a bad thing, and it's already been confirmed that power weapons will not be options. 4. Drop Pods. It's been confirmed that drop pods are there for power weapons. They will drop in random locations that are pre-determined on the map, though. Sort of like a respawn zone from Forge, only with power weapons. It's something that, with time, can be predicted with a certain percent of accuracy, and you can still control them. Regular weapons, I believe, are still just placed on the map normally. You make changes to add to your fan base. You make changes to keep a game from being boring and repetitive. Every Halo game incorporated changes. Did everybody like them? Of course not, but it's the truth. Why should 343i change this now? And it seems to me that you're not doing much research on the information you are finding, and just making wild assumptions about things, so hopefully I've helped to ease your mind. If not, sorry?

Hm. Must go listen to this then. Thanks!

Another one? How many is this now? So I'm not going in any particular order here, just throwing stuff out there. Firstly, this is not the official 343 site, it's the community site, we're just fans. You may want to head on over to halo.xbox.com and post this there if you want a better chance of 343 seeing it. They do occasionally browse here, though. Secondly, what defines a game as "FAIL"? The population or the sales? This is a no-brainer. Microsoft and Bungie made a ton off of Reach, so in their eyes, the game was the complete opposite of a "huge FAIL". Thirdly, rather than just say the game is being more like CoD, why not actually give examples of why you feel it is going in that direction? That's it for now. I may check back, I may not. Who knows, I've seen this argument so many times now.

Not the first game without elites.. CE multiplayer didn't have elites.

I could be down with this idea. Sometimes I really want to see how I died, and it's a pain trying to circle around the respawn screen trying to find a shot of who killed me or try to figure out where I was killed from. A kill cam would help with that.

All good points, Constantly. I'll chip in now. 1. I love the join in progress idea, but I've said it multiple times. Does it work with Ranked? Not so much, and hopefully you won't have people quitting out of ranked matches, but to implement it into a social setting? Absolutely. 2. I think Ms. Mystic has this right, it's only for speciic playlists, not all of them. It wouldn't be an ideal situation to have it in all playlists. 3. 100% agree with the others on this. If it's a choice between AR/BR/DMR, then it's perfectly acceptable as long as all the weapons are balanced well with one another. 4. Again, Ms. Mystic and TrueGhostly have this right, I believe. Not so much random as in they will drop anywhere, but in key locations that at first won't be known, but after time playing the game you will learn them and use them.

Agree completely with this. Rolling backwards from a sprinting opponent would be perfect.

If this is true, then I will love it. Loved the Visor in ODST. Where was this confirmed?

Really? If this is how elite "clans" act, is it that big of a loss for 343? 343 has have every right to take them out, it is their game after all. If they don't want to have elites, they can take elites out. I'm sure they have a reason. Look, I understand you guys upset, if I played strictly elites I'd probably be upset to. But they weren't in CE. What did you do then? What about those "good old times"? Who's to say they won't be back in Halo 5?

Standard Game: $60 Possible New Halo: $80 Increase: 33%. Likelyhood: Maybe >0.1%. The chance of a price increase now is very unlikely, in my mind. Look, BF3 had two discs, and it was still $60. ME2 and ME3 are each two discs, still only $60. I believe Lost Oddysey was 4 discs and if I'm not mistaken when it came out, that was still only $60.

Do we know if "spartan ops" is the final name, or is it just a placeholder?

Agreed, but I think it needs to be more than just for MLG and competitive play. There still needs to be ranked playlists and their still needs to be social playlists. My biggest problem with Halo 3's social was the fact that you could be paired up against a team of 50's, and you only be 25's. If there is a 1-50 system again, I think it needs to be incorporated into social matchmaking as well, so that doesn't happen. It doesn't need to be a visible number, but it should still look at it in the background when pairing players up. Regardless of whether it's social or not, you're still looking for a good time and pairing up with a team like that is never a fun time.

I agree with the others, should definitely support all game types.

I like the concept of joining in progress, and if it's done properly then I think it could be a great addition. In social games, if it's similar to BF3 where you're joining a server then great. However, in ranked matches I still think it needs to be the old system of matchmaking, opposed to joining a game in progress.

Campaign and firefight only get you so far, really, and the only way to really attain a high rank through campaign/offline firefight is to be completely offline, but when you do go online, you get demoted. You're best bet is playing matchmaking. Besides, rank means nothing in Reach, it doesn't show skill, just how much you've played.

You've got it. Testing new maps and adding them in is probably gone at this point. And, just for the record, this isn't a 343i official site, you are aware of this, correct? Just a community forum. Also, Spectral Jester posts the monthly updates whenever they are announced. Here's the thread for April: http://www.343industries.org/forum/topic/7169-halo-reach-april-playlist-update/ To get a better shot at 343 seeing this, you may want to head over to the HaloWaypoint forums and post something there as well, but by all means, keep this thread going. I wouldn't mind seeing Uncaged and Pinnacle make a return.

Why not the obvious then... Halo: CE

But think about this... there is only one John-117. You are playing him in the campaign. But in multiplayer, you were always playing just a random spartan. So why is this an issue? What's saying you can't change your armor to look like Chief's? This is just being picky, now.