I don't really see how a new story could ruin the Halo games. You can't have the same story all the time, it would become boring and stale. I'm sure the campaign will satisfy us all, don't you worry.
I'm hoping to see some of the Spartans trapped inside the Shield World with Halsey, but I guess that won't happen until the later games? At any rate, I'd love to see more Spartans other than Chief in the campaign!
Yeah, the vehicles were probably damaged already. I'm sure they did this on purpose to add more explosions and to make it look more badass. It's a shame people don't consider this a possibility, they just shout "OP!"
Wow, this is gonna bring back memories... The endless evenings with 4-player Split-Screen together with your friends. This is making me even more excited!
I have a Turtle Beach PX21 headset, but it's really uncomfortable for the ears and it breaks easily. I'm mostly playing on the PC, so I don't know what headset I should recommend. The standard Xbox headset always works for me though. =P
Welcome to the forums! I'm sure you'll love it here. I'll add you on Live sometime soon, it's always nice to have a lot of people to play Halo with. =)