I personally think you people wouldn't be crying so much if this game (Halo 4) was still made by Bungie. You are scared to change, to what 343i can do to your (and my) favorite franchise. But we cannot see the damn future. I think 343i is making a great job, and of course there are things I like and dislike, but I still look forwards Halo 4.
>New weapons? Every halo game had new weapons.
>Permanent Sprint? Spartans are very light-footed. They should be able to sprint. Even the Chief, and he is a Spartan-II and those are way more heavier than IV's.
>Instant Spawn? What the hell, it lets you play more.
>No Elites? Halo CE had no elites in Multiplayer. you didn't complain on dat.
>"The weapons do not look the same, and do not perform the same as previous games" Every game had, its own looks and performance.
>Armor abilities? There are always classic playlists.
>Rankin' System? nobody should complain about that, Its just a game, and you progress, shouldn't matter how.
>Looks too CoD? Let me remember you Halo came before CoD and was one (if not the first) of the first FPS on console. CoD looks like Halo, not backwards.
Finally, you can't say anything about the gameplay until playing it by yourselves. Thanks.