It would be for the better , that people could ( like in borderlands 3 , doom 2016 ) be able to individually change the colors of their patterns , layer by layer , and it would be even better if we could make our own colors using a circle with colors that cannot always be copied , there should also be more pieces to change , half of the arms , half the legs , torso , undersuit, not necessarily a change to armor cores , but variants within the armor core , weapon trinkets/stickers , if it’s not in the game , vehicle/“dumb” ai/weapon effects.
It’s not gonna happen unfortunately. Coatings are here to stay
The coatings definitely feel a little restricted in my opinion
You get the game for free, and the cost is having to unlock specific armor shaders.
As someone who has always cared way more about the armor setup I was using than the colors, I could care less, and it just means I’ll probably end up with a cooler looking spartan over time than any previous title, while also not having to pay for a new game 
halo 5 has that tier system but absolutely basic customization on armors. So they did it the other way around this time. There will be thousands of combinations though with the coatings so everyone will have a favorite for sure. It nothing major this we have just got massive customization options for armor components enjoy!
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> You get the game for free, and the cost is having to unlock specific armor shaders.
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> As someone who has always cared way more about the armor setup I was using than the colors, I could care less, and it just means I’ll probably end up with a cooler looking spartan over time than any previous title, while also not having to pay for a new game
Only you don’t get the rest of the game for free, you only get the MP free. I’ll admit the shadings bothered me less than I expected, but I didn’t find any of them that I was interested in. I was going to spend $60 on the game either way so the change in system is just a net loss for me.
The armor customization options were also weirdly Halo 5-looking… they felt more like novelty options in a video game than cool variations of SPARTAN armor a la Reach
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> It would be for the better , that people could ( like in borderlands 3 , doom 2016 ) be able to individually change the colors of their patterns , layer by layer , and it would be even better if we could make our own colors using a circle with colors that cannot always be copied , there should also be more pieces to change , half of the arms , half the legs , torso , undersuit, not necessarily a change to armor cores , but variants within the armor core , weapon trinkets/stickers , if it’s not in the game , vehicle/“dumb” ai/weapon effects.
I actually agree that the various coatings should have varied color types of the same design. But I feel the coating system is meant to allow for better monetization of the game (F2P MP). They have a lot of potential to be very interesting but I think multiple colors of the same coats should exist.