One on hand it’s like, yeah, I don’t think cat ears are the most “Halo” thing they could’ve added, but personalization is definitely one of the big appeals to Halo (strictly speaking from a MP aspect), I can’t imagine a good Halo game where you don’t have the option to make your spartan look cool, it would be a huge step backwards at this point.
And when we’re talking about a literal Halo, as an armor effect, like, that’s honestly way better and more fitting than the hearts or bug clouds they had in reach, and Halo being F2P isn’t the issue, MCC makes this clear, where they straight up just have Vikings, Plague doctors, a fire axe, Mountain dew back-pack and some other things, they are clearly trying more new and “out there” things and are going to keep on doing so regardless of whether or not you pay for it, heck, they gave that ugly peppermint skin away for free and a rainbow mohawk
It’s just one of those things that changes over time and either you like it, or you don’t, 343i won’t change course, the store is gonna stay, Halo infinite is already F2P, they’re gonna sell whatever they’ve got made already, at this point the only way to stop it, is by having Halo infinite generate so little revenue that if they make the next Halo, they have no choice but to make it a traditional (Halo 3 / reach-esque) experience, and even then, they’ll have some more exotic things, even if they’re toned down e.g. Helioskrill, warmaster, Fotus.
@Trand0, you’re gonna make him feel bad over a grammatical error? You knew what he meant, I know you did, I know you’re smart enough to figure it out, and I know you’re better than that, everyone makes mistakes.