magnum's back, but the job is only half done... what about the original Assault Rifle?

I am exited that the magnum is coming back, but the job is only half done… there were eight usable weapons in the original, and only two of them experienced signifigant changes in more recent halo games. those would be the magnum and the assault rifle.
I apreciate the return of the best handgun ever, but I also would like to see the original 60 round assault rifle make a return in multiplayer. they replaced it with a shorter range SMG in halo 2, then brought it back with 32 rounds in halo 3 with a worse SMG, then they got rid of the SMG and gave us an even shorter range, 32 round assault rifle in Halo Reach. my point is, they had an awesome assault rifle in Halo CE, then replaced/down graded it in later Halo games, and I think that the original should make a return.
And if you think that it was overpowered, then you cannot be glad that a 3 shot pistol is making a return
also magnum needs original 12 round clip
but I’m glad that none of the other original weapons have experienced signifigant changes otherwise it would be a real problem trying to enjoy original maps
anyone else think the same or have an opinion on this?

As long as the AR gets a faster fire rate and less damage, so its not any better than it is now. Its already a spray and pray weapon.

> As long as the AR gets a faster fire rate and less damage, so its not any better than it is now. Its already a spray and pray weapon.

If you spray and pray outside of 6 feet you will fail hard.