You're right. This isn't Halo. It's also not Halo 2, 3, ODST, or Reach. It's Halo 4 for crying out loud. They can change whatever they want. If you don't like it, then that's too bad. So far, all I hear is complaints about how badly people want Halo 4 to be the same thing as Halo, Halo 2 or even 3. But, the truth is, making it in such a way does not make Halo 4. It just makes Halo 1 or 2. You want something new, you have to be willing to conform to something different. Otherwise, you're going to be left behind. No one else gives a crap as we're going to be enjoying it.