Over a bit of thinking I have realised my initial opinion halo 5 guardians was wrong “another terrible generic shooter” but after rewatching I think it has refined what halo 4 was aiming for a more fast paced halo. Pros: Sprint stopping shield regeneration adds a skill curve on when to use sprint and climbing up ledges can slow your movement leaving you exposed but giving you a higher ground advantage. The thruster being default was a good choice I used thruster more then anything else in the launch halo 4 because it was a useful mechanic. I can even see past the smartscope addition it really doesn’t act much different then then our normal zoom yet I do see some problems with it. Cons: smartscope on weapons that don’t suit it such as the AR as it is a spray and pray weapon it needs to keep that style and short controlled bursts for further away targets that was it niche against the precision weapons and that will be missed from that weapon. Abilities could be good or bad they need to have balance this is a thing the mlg testers and community need to negotiate because if anything is overpowered on launch people get frustrated and there is no reason to try any other abilities other then the strong ones. All in all I am extremely excited for the beta and the game and hope we have a much smoother launch thanks to this beta halo in my opinion is back