Orra 'Sar Ephaloree

The only change I dislike about the Elites is the fact that they've been removed from matchmaking. I dislike that part quite vehemently, in fact.

The Novel Grasslands apparently explains all of this. the Elites we will be fighting in halo 4 are a minority separatist group called the Servants, who are arrayed against both the Loyalist Covenant and the UNSC. The Arbiter still holds authority over the official Elite military, and therefore the majority of Elites remain on our side.

I'll give that a shot, didn't really think they had an official contact page!

Changeable object skins. So for example, say you have a Wall piece, and it looks like a forerunner-style wall. In the options for that piece, alongside respawn time and the like, should be the option to change the Piece's skin, from Forerunner, to UNSC, to Covenant, and whatever else.

Forge isn't gone, infact, they've stated that it will be majorly improved. Spartan ops seems to have replaced Firefight, which is not returning. And I agree, 90% of my Reach matchmaking was done in invasion.

I'm upset that Elites have been removed from Matchmaking, despite one or two reasons why it would make sense for them to be included, but one thing that, as far as I am aware, has not be specified, is whether they are TOTALLY unplayable. Does anyone, prefferably someone from 343i, know if they remain playable in, at least, Custom Games and Forge? I hate to say it, but i would hold a grudge if they are completely absent from my halo 4 experience. Ever since halo 2, the ability to play as an Elite, and truly allow yourself to be an individual amongst an otherwise entirely human playerbase, has been present. Many of us have grown attached to this feature, and many, myself included, view the elites as our favourites within the Halo universe. Indeed, Elites are my favourite alien species from any universe. Bungie added yet another enjoyable and, frankly, game-defining difference between elite and spartan players in Halo: Reach, such as the larger hit box, faster movement speed, altered hud, and regenerating health. Plus, the Elites in halo Reach looked by far the most fierce and proud in the series. So i guess, the point of this thread is to ask, Can i remain playing as my preffered and favourite species in Halo 4, for at least the less Official game modes? Surely it couldn't be that hard to implement, especially if the Halo Reach elite mechanics were re-used.