This post is for all of the people who say that the new changes change the equality of Halo. I personally don't think this will be true. I think the new loadout customization will more prompt people to create a playstyle which suits them. It also seems, from some of the footage released so far, that most of the customization options will be avaliable early in your multiplayer progression. And even the ones that aren't won't make much of a differance, i mean, would a noob really care about whether he has a dmr or a br? Would he prefer having the awareness package ( obviously catering to the hardcore), or the quicker shield recharge package? I personally think that you will be given options for a blunt, yet powerful loadout at first, but will later gain access to a more specialized yet powerful loadout, which suits your prefered playstyle. This isn't like COD where you can spawn with a sniper or rocket launcher. And yes, I am a fan of all of the Halo games, I even tried out Wars, crappy as it is. In conclusion I say kudos to 343 for trying something new, even if you knew that some long term Halo fans would not be pleased. Again kudos to you, and know that some hardcore Halo fans, including my friends and I, are with you all the way. See you starside.