Huh. Read OP's post. Signed~!
As far as decrying the company goes, or at the very least not willing to keep an open mind before their first solo project - let alone with little to no information as it is - is setting up oneself for disappointment. There's changes I did and didn't like with Reach, but I'll remain positively tentative.
This is pretty much a clean slate for them, so I understand why some people see it as easy to taint or sully. But who knows, they could wind up polishing that name for themselves instead :3