I think Spartan Ops in Halo 5 should be DLC. Let me explain. Halo 5 releases you get Campaign, Multiplayer, Firefight, Forge Modes just like Halo: Reach So we get our Moneys worth. I know it would be convient for Spartan Ops to be free, but otherwise we would get Spartan Ops from Halo 4 again. It would be a mass collection of replaying levels and just fighting through same thing over and over. What I feel 343 should do is after the game is released have a small team work on the new Spartan Ops. Have them design new levels, and try to bridge the gap between Halo 5 and Halo 6 with a new story experience. Have the story revolve around a Spartan Team just like the original Spartan Ops, but give it the player actually play as their Spartan, just like in Halo: Reach with the armor customization, and it transfering into the story and cutscenes and all that. Make the players pay for Spartan Ops so that 343 can get the funds they need so they can make more. This way they are not using more money than they are bringing in. 343 can also use this DLC as a way to do a little experimenting. They can add a few things and get some player feed back without wrecking the whole experience. Doing this we as players will get more "meat" with the overall game, can potentially add to the overall replay ability of the game, and 343 will get a chance to make some more money, and provide more to us more for the game. Without it just being map packs. (Don't get me wrong. Map Packs are awsome.)