If anyone from 343 is reading this...please private message me with your thoughts on it. I honestly think that, while most of the replies in this thread are probably ridiculous (didnt look so dont quote me..) i believe most if not all of my sugguestions are spot on. Some are very minor, others, complete 180's from the current Halo experience. So without further doodoo, ahem:
1 - Farther grenade throwing. Same distance as in halo 2.
2 - Human shotty should shoot faster to be as good as the scattershot
3 - In forge, a toggle system for objects and magnets. Example: Say youve got a ramp 1x2, toggle the bottom of it on or off, leaving you with just the ramp as a flat piece. Magnets, a toggle system between magnet points in the middle of sides (like they are now) to points on the corners so you can snap blocks to corners of blocks, for example
4 - Wraith should shoot a bit farther, its lil ridiculous how high up you gotta look to get the blast anywhere but in front of your bumper...
5 - Put 1 flag ctf and assult back in the game
6 - Armor abilities should be pick ups, not loadouts.
7 - Remove sprint. You will get used to the way halo is meant to play, dont worry
8 - The sound fx for the human sniper and rocket launcher is retarded...change em back
9 - Human sniper takes too long to shoot a second shot...beam rifle is so superior to it right now
10 - Battle rifle sounds like a single shot laser or something, once again, change the sound back to what it was
11 - Put a "Press Y" to pull up a halo style version of your friends list, like Halo 2 invented and Call of duty now has. The xbox interface lags.
12 - Put a visible 1-50 rank for each playlist right next to your name for the world to see...**** some online investigating your opponents bull****
13 - 60% of the helmets and different armor customizations look retarded. Hire a new designer for this in H5.
14 - Fix the rotation glitch in forge. You know..how you cant rotate something on 2 axis' with roto lock turned on...
15 - Make a controller setting like the default is now but with Melee back to the "B" button. I absolutely HATE the bumper for that.
16 - Its a long shot but **** it...i want to see AI opponents in customs and especially forge for testing your maps! And to practice on ppl when u got no friends. lol
17 - Remove the grenade indicator. This isnt COD god damnit! The fun in halo is walking around a corner and unexpectedly catching a frag to the foot!
18 - It should be easier to avoid preforming the assassination Animation.
19 - On CTF, i dislike how you automatically pick up the flag if you touch it. Press "X" to pick up the flag! And able to drop it again!
20 - Spartan laser takes too long to charge up imo..
21 - Remove the bolt shot...alltogether
22 - Study the halo 2 and halo 3 maps very carefully....and dont you dare release another game with such ****ty maps to begin with.
23 - Gauss hog is too strong i think...idk how it could be fixed tho
24 - Remove flood. Zombies is only fun when you dont actually HAVE a zombies GAMETYPE. THIS makes it *** and something most only children play.
25 - Id like a flying counterpart to the banshee...whether it be UNSC or promethian...
26 - Where is the Flood in campaign anymore?? I just remember the library on halo ce...soooo much carnage
27 - The announcer's voice becomes cheezier with each new halo game. Its up to a higher pitched, cartoon network commercial type voice. What happened to the deep low sinister "Slayer." voice from before? Did the guy quit?
28 - The grav lifts should act like the used to...now its like no matter what angle you hit it, it constricts your jump to the same jump each time. I miss the way the old ones worked.
29 - Grenades should bounce a bit more. Also, their explosions look lame now.
30 - NO BLOOM. PERIOD. Halo has ALWAYS been about consistancy and this is simply not halo, dont care how you spin it.
31 - Ugh... fix the BR so it doesnt jump up in the air...once again, this aint COD and it dont need ****** recoil..christ sake we're talkin spartans here, if he can flip a vehicle over he can hold a damn rifle steady.
32 - Id say start with 2 grenades, but make the carrying capacity back to 4.