1. Better handling of vehicles, I don´t like the warthog, that thing is all over the place plus the engine sounded worse than a lawnmower
2. Be able to use more tactics, as in taking cover.. even though the spartans are armored like a tank with energy shields I would still like to be able to take cover like in Deus Ex HR or the Gears of war games
3. Carry more weapons. todays soldier carries a knife (for the silent kills) a sidearm or pistol, a primary, usually an assault rifle and then a secondary, maybe a shotgun or sniperrifle. more choice. picking your weapons and "designing" them to fit your way of playing. for example implement attachments like a certain aim sight or be able to attach a grenade launcher to a battle rifle or extended magazine and so on...
4. more realistic difficulties. I hate when playing on harder difficulty that you have to burn an entire magazine on an Elite ( for example) just to get his shields down and still he can take a half a clip to the face while they can almost oneshot your shields and.. well you get the idea right.... it should only be harder to stay alive, not to kill the aliens.
5. More diversity when it comes to missions, more stealth would be nice, would be so cool having some futuristic crossbow design that uses a form of pressurized air to fire an arrow or spike or see the knife.. and again taking cover where possible.
6. a zoom function in chiefs helmet. and as a standard function not some crap you have to pick up, like the promethean vision. thought it was stupid wearing a helmet and not have a zoom function buildt into the damn thing or nightvision.
7. to see the chief in a third person view. I for one would like to see the hero in action as I´m playing the game and not just when its a driving mission or a take down. Again this is just me but I feel more immersed when I play 3rd person game because I can see the things happen. even if its just pushing a button or running through a jungle.
8. Be able to aim down the rifle.. now I know chief has that big helmet on, but come on.. If Isaac Clarke can do it, then a spartan should be able to
Again I just feel like halo is a shoot from the hip, run and gun it game..
I still think 343i did an amazing work taking over the Halo franchise but something new has to happen and it needs to happen with Halo 5
I´m looking forward to see what you guys are going to do with Halo 5 and the direction you will take it.
Well thats some of the ideas that been running through my mind since Halo 4..
Take all and again I can wait to see whats in store for the chief AND Cortana