Dear 343i,
First off, I want to say that Halo 4 is a great game. Without a doubt, it is better than Reach in almost all aspects. Yes there are some bugs and glitches that need to be fixed, but you guys seem to be on top of it and as a person who plays halo for fun and competitively, I say thank you 
I’m not somebody who jumps on the bandwagon to trash your name and call you failures like some of the inconsiderate and immature people that play Halo. I’m sticking with you guys as long as Halo is a thing. I don’t want to get all “I love 343 so much, kiss me!” or anything like that. No, I respect and appreciate all that you guys have done, what you’re doing, and what you’re going to do for the Halo community.
The campaign was incredible and amazing without a doubt! It was so addicting and extremely good looking I just couldn’t put down my controller! It was very tough and it took me 8 hours straight, but I beat it. I got the game at midnight, went home, played it solo legendary until I beat it, and then passed out in my bed.
Halo 4 Multiplayer was so much fun when I started to play. All of the new things I could do and customize was awesome! I was so overwhelmed with all the cool things I could do and that sprint was now a default button in the game instead of an armor ability made me so happy!
It has now been about 23 days since Halo 4’s release and I still play it every day when I am home. I wanted to give you guys over at 343i an opinion from somebody who has played every Halo since the day each game was released. I played them all online (even Halo: CE on Xbox Connect), on LAN, and split screen. This is my opinion on multiplayer only and I am not going to mention any bugs or glitches that you guys are already fixing as I type this.
The Good:
- Endless amount of fun with friends online
- Tons of customization options
- Better competitive play than Reach
- Still plays like Halo (for the most part, but I’ll get to that after)
- Hitscan baby and I’m lovin weapons are really cool!
- Being able to stay scoped in when getting shot at except for the sniper (refer to below)
The Not As Good:
- Flag and oddball are automatic pickup instead of holding down a button to pick them up
- Being able to stay scoped in with the sniper when getting shot at makes sniping too easy
- Not many symmetrical maps, but you have three map packs coming out so yay!
- Most playlists in MM seem to be long range DMR spamming which gets old real quick
- Lack of close range combat because of the long range DMR spamming
- BR is now 5 shot. I miss getting a crispy 4 shot hehe =)
Those are most my opinions for Halo 4. I love the game and will continue to play even if things don’t go my way. I can’t say I like change, but I think it’s something we can all adjust to. Thank you 343i I’m not trying to start an argument or criticize 343i. I just wanted to give them opinions from a fan that has been there since the beginning of Halo.