RisingPho3nix

Having lost countless matches in all the previous Halo games thanks to people quitting, I say it is about dang time they added drop in/drop out functionality to multiplayer!

This approach could work in a novel, movie, or RPG, but given the length and pacing of Halo 4's campaign and assuming Halos 5 and 6 have similar lengths and pacings, this would simply require too much buildup and development than they'd be able to deliver in the game.

I agree most with the Armor Designs. I think most of them are seven shades of horrible. Most are either too big and blocky, or simply too outlandish for me to take seriously as legitimate armor. It's really depressing, because it's such a complete flip from Halo: Reach, where I liked most of the designs even though I had my personal favorites. It seems like in this game, my choices of armor are going to be decided by which pieces I hate the least. :'(

Oh yeah, there are a lot of other people who think it's a lousy change. I'm personally not one of them, but they're out there.

I don't miss it. I think this is a nice way to encourage teamwork.

I posted my own thread about why the death of Cortana is actually a good thing. Might give you a new perspective on the ending. http://www.343industries.org/forum/topic/17116-opinion-why-cortana-was-a-good-thing/ In any case, she's dead for now, but I have a feeling she'll come back. And even if she doesn't, I think the Master Chief will become a much stronger, much more compelling character as the result of her loss.

Whether she comes back or not, I'm honestly fine. If she doesn't come back, I can easily see the series ending with Master Chief taking over the training of the SPARTAN-IV's, teaching them what it truly means to be Spartans.

He was talking about Cortana asking him earlier to figure out which of the two of them was the machine. I believe her exact words were "Please figure out which one of us is the machine."

Yeah, it appears that they did. And I don't blame them, as they evidently had to cover up some not insignificant story content.

I will lose my **** if The Flood come back. In a bad way. They were a significant part of the original trilogy, but some of my favorite Halo games are the ones without The Flood. Specifically ODST and Halo 4. Also keep in mind the Gravemind was destroyed with the firing of Installation 04B at the end of Halo 3. So unless there is another one out there... Not to mention that at this point, after 3 games, the plot of The Flood being released and the Chief/Cortana stopping them is just plain tired. Stopping The Flood was the subplot in every game in the Halo trilogy. It was finished in Halo 3, and it needs to stay that way. Now, with that out of the way, I think your points about The Arbiter are fair. I think it would be funny if he were the only one not surprised by the Master Chief still being alive. And I think them uniting the humans and the non-Storm Covenant to take down Didact and his Storm Covenant servants would be epic.

That's fair enough. And the more I think about it, the more I think her return is pretty much inevitable. Because as much as I believe her "death" was required to humanize the Master Chief, I also believe that humanity is wasted if there is no one there to truly appreciate John's transformation. So given that, I think that the ending of Halo 5 (most likely the Legendary one) will feature Cortana's return in some fashion.

If Halo 4 didn't add anything new to the multiplayer, THAT is what would make it more like CoD.

I so agree. The AI definitely needs driving lessons. Please 343, for the love of all that is sacred and holy, FIX THE DAMN DRIVING AI!!!! :'(

OP, did you honestly expect The Flood to be in this game after the ending of Halo 3?

Go look up Halo 4 on Amazon.com. Currently, there are a total of 178 reviews and 115 of those are 5 stars. I also just checked Metacritic. Out of 1122 user reviews, 632 are positive and 451 are negative. So overall, the majority reaction to this game has been positive. If anything, Halo 4 has simply split the fanbase between those who were hoping that Halo would evolve under 343's care (myself included), and those who were hoping it would stay exactly the same.

My personal favorite gametypes are Oddball and Domination. Being able to pass the ball makes Oddball SO much more fun for me than it has been previously. I'm personally hoping for a dedicated Single Flag CTF playlist. I loved that mode in Halo 2 and 3 and can't wait for it to make its return.

Might I point you in the direction of a thread I started about this? http://www.343industries.org/forum/topic/17116-opinion-why-cortana-was-a-good-thing/ Might give you a different way to view the ending.

Pretty much this. The story is really covered in a new trilogy of books bridging Halo 3 and Halo 4, like how the First Strike novel bridged Halo: CE and Halo 2. The first of those novels is Halo: Glasslands, and the second is Halo: The Thursday War.

Agreed. That's why it's pretty much the only way I'd back a return.

Comparing the DMR to the Sniper Rifle is flat out stupid. The SR is a two shot kill, and a one hit headshot kill. The DMR takes 5 headshots to kill someone. If the DMR has its damage or range nerfed, then it will either be inferior to the BR, or become a functional clone of it.

So because there are a number of us who like/love the game, we're automatically in denial? And as I said in my earlier post: "The reason why the negative voices are the loudest is because the people who have positive thoughts about the game don't generally feel the need to scream their opinions over every internet outlet they can find." And also, everything I've always loved about Halo 4 is still here. And Halo:CE was THE reason I got an Xbox.

Honestly?

So then what's wrong with the BR? Because on most maps, the BR and DMR function exactly the same. The only time the DMR seems to come out on top is on the big maps. My biggest problem with tweaking the DMR at all comes from the fact that the BR is also in this game. If we reduce the accuracy or range of the DMR, then it becomes a BR clone. If we nerf the damage, then the BR becomes more powerful by default. So unless you have another solution, nerfing the DMR in any way makes it so that it no longer has it's own place in the sandbox. You might as well just ask 343 to remove it from the game entirely.

If the graphics in Halo 4 are bad, I must really need new glasses.

This^. So this. Even though I don't play much multiplayer, that's just because I prefer the attack/defense gametypes like Single-Flag CTF and Assault, which are sadly nowhere to be found thus far. :'(