"New-age" Halo and its "success"

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I want to pose a very simple question to you supporters of Halo gameplay as offered in Halo 4.

If Halo 4 had been developed, marketed, and released as a “Classic Halo” game would you be defending that decision and the game itself if the popularity/population of the game mirrored what we see currently?

I highly doubt the population would get that low with classic Halo. MLG probably would have not dropped Halo, more players would be still playing, and the gameplay would be far more enjoyable.

Thread locked, please discuss population trends in this thread.