I really dont think it needs much for my personal taste. I love the new weapons (at least they are new to me I didnt play 5 or 4 past singleplayer.) the skewer especially is a joy to play with, if not a little inconsistent against larger vehicles. might just be my aim on that one though.
what really pisses me off is the lack of customization choices. if they just let me change my colors primary secondary style like reach I wouldnt mind it. but really this game is modern and it has the tools it needs to make for some truly amazing looking custom spartans. the ability to color individual pieces of armor, and change the undersuit color would be a fantastic start. custom damage and cracks would be a fantastic follow up.
as for weapons I really just wanna see the burst plasma rifle be full auto or get a shot speed buff, and for the ravager to not suck. other than that, weapons are really working fine for me. if anything id like to see more skewer/mangler style heavy drop off dart weapons.
I dont like the wasp myself, and I think its a little too good in the hands of an experienced pilot, but I cant seem to hit the broad side of a barn with the thing, so maybe its fine. I am a fan of the gungoose though.
as for the XP system. im gonna be honest if they just gave us the reach CR system, and by proxy any reason to play objectives I would not have an issue paying for their battlepasses. give me XP for in game feats, and make challenges actual challenges with big XP/CR bonuses.
343 has a big chance here, to make a halo game that really lives up to its name. they have the opportunity to give us unrivaled customization options, a truly expansive multiplayer, and a singleplayer/coop to rival other companies’ singleplayer RPGS. if they use that advantage to make a game for their players, it will be one of the best selling games in the halo franchise, if not best selling in general, and its community will live on for years to come.
if they make it a battlepass battle royale game, it will be dead in the water in a years time. I am for the first time since reach hopeful and excited about a halo game, and I want it to succeed. I just hope that the dinguses for shareholders or whoever else has real control over what gets put in and what doesnt understand that they will make more money if they give us what we want. if they tell us what we want, they will have a dead game, and maybe a dead franchise. the new COD game and the new battlefield game seem to be following the dying game/franchise route. 343 needs to let halo be different.