Halo 4 Will Have a HUGE Sandbox

So if this game is going to mimic CoD (and I’m not saying that’s completely a bad thing), we’re going to get a lot more options considering we get to customize loadouts. We know the covenant will make their return, so does this mean we can choose our player model? Spartans, elites, forerunners perhaps? Also I speculate that if we get weapon customization, they’ll be bringing a lot of weapons back. Silencer for SMG? Silencer for all weapons maybe? The return of a balanced DMR? Mortars on pistols (as seen in the first Halo 4 reveal trailer)? And much much more. If they balanced everything right I think that Halo 4 could be a refreshing installment to the series, this means the biggest sandbox we’ve had yet. What do you think?