I have a feeling that I may receive a crap-load of backlash for this. But, I'm going to drop my thoughts anyway. Halo 4 is a cool game. 343 took Halo to an entirely new place, and I see nothing TOTALLY wrong with this because they did it in a new way; and ultimately, it's their call on what gets created. However, with the incoming of the new, there's some old elements that got literally crushed into oblivion that could have sent the game to an incredibly high level. I also feel that since we're the ones consuming / purchasing their product, we should have a SAY in the game. The in-game ranking system is totally destroyed, they've removed the classic X on the radar, etc. The community has fallen apart in such an awful way as a result of this all, too (from what I've come to notice.) There's so much that has degraded the fun of Halo, the value of Halo, the competitiveness of Halo. Halo 4 isn't that bad, but it really lacks that core; to the point that it's heartbreaking to me as a dedicated player of the game. I know I'm not the first to post something of this fashion, and I won't be the last, but it's really sad to see where it has all went. And I really want 343 to see what guys like myself have to say about this. From Reach up to H4, these games seem like nothing but fillers for cash. But, even with that, with some simple changes / additions to the Matchmaking experience, we could build something so amazing off of what we have. Until then, it'd be awesome to see people rebuild the Halo 3 Community up again. Like I said, I may receive nothing but hate for this, but it's a desire of mine. Me and my friends get way more of a thrill when we play Halo 3 even to this day. I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but I hope so. Would be amazing to see people take a step BACK from wherever 343 is trying to take this game, and let them physically see that "progression" isn't always a good thing, and doesn't necessarily mean to remove all classic elements. /endrant
