I’m questioning the legitimacy of what people and 343i are saying and responding by saying it is unreasonable, unrealistic, and just downright absurd. Just completely illogical. There was absolutely no reason or reasonable suspicion to justify the decision to throw out Elites for the reasons that they specified in that Q&A that took place.
The bottom line and what I’m trying to do in this story of mine is trying to get people on my side and convince them to fight for playable Elites. There is nothing wrong with feeling indifferent about the whole situation and just considering that they are an extra. You have a right to feel that way or have the feeling or opinion in regards to playable Elites. It is better than saying “No playable Elites.” However, Elites matter to me a lot. I grew up with Halo and to say Halo changed my life is a massive understatement. It inspired me to be a video game designer. Which I am going to college for. Playable Elites for me was everything in my Halo experience. I was fascinated by them. their design, the way they sounded and fought, their culture, and their lore. Even where Bungie drew their inspiration from feudal Japan and I’m guessing the predator from AVP. The Halo community is supposed to be like Family. We are family 
I would support something like split-screen and fight for it just as hard even though I don’t care for it. Why? Because I understand why it is important, although realistically speaking, hardly anybody uses that feature XD. Now obviously that is my choice and other people will feel differently. But I hope this final call for help does not fall on deaf ears. I cannot imagine it would gain much attention because I’m just some random guy. But if by some miracle people do pay attention to this, I want you to know that getting playable Elites in Halo again is not far away. It is not too late. It is only too late if we do not act now and put our foot down for the LAST TIME! It is only too late… If we decide to do nothing.
I have since begun to understand this the Halo community as a whole does support playable Elites making a return but are lacking the energy to fight for it. People feel indifferent about it, and if we are going to get them back or at the VERY least allow Elites to be FULLY customizable in Halo Reach we have to get more excited, motivated, angry… We have to fight for this as much as people did for Split-Screen. We need to shout it out and declare by the thousands, in quick succession “WE WANT PLAYABLE ELITES”, or “NO ELITES? NO INFINITE.” It may seem extreme to not buy Halo Infinite at all because of no playable Elites but if you think about it AFTER everything I just discussed, it is really? Also, dominating the forums with constant posts back to back and talking about it constantly on Reddit would be awesome! People can come together, it is just a matter of choice. If after all this you are not convinced or nobody cares then so be it. I cannot change that. Especially for how small I am.
If the truth is that people have lost their interest or passion for Playable Elites, perhaps because they have been gone for so long then fine. But I do believe the community can do a thousand times better. It always has and always will be a matter of choice. Are you going to let this happen to the beloved Sangheili? Or are you going to do something about it? Keep in mind this is much more serious than it has ever been. If Elites do not make a return in Infinite, then it is very likely that ELITES will NEVER again be playable for the rest of the franchise unless they do a Remaster, hopefully correctly next time (Cough Cough) Halo 2 Ann. Multiplayer. Halo Infinite is going to last eligibly 10 YEARS… That is a long time and that is also part of the reason why the decision to not have playable Elites in this game is so devastating. If this does not change, like RIGHT NOW, I fear that Elites along with the Sangheili community will completely vanish slowly and painfully.
IV. Conclusion
Although I can no longer put up with 343i, this isn’t a true goodbye. If playable Elites are guaranteed in the future of a real, MAIN Halo game or in the future of Infinite + allowing Elites to be customizable in Halo Reach on MCC, I will return. But until that day comes, I will no longer support 343i in any way, shape, or form. We all have our reasons for leaving, for many of us Sangheili fans, this is why…
I hope that people now understand how much playable Elites mean to people like me and I hope we can finally get some real change. But we have to do it together.
Playable Elites do MATTER. I think they matter more than many people even realize. They are not extra, they are essential. They won’t make the game unfair or broken I promise, as long as they design, scale, and configure them appropriately, things will work. Halo Infinite can work and who cares if using a grappling hook looks weird. or sprinting looks weird on an elite. It’s a game, enjoy it
P.S: I feel like I am forgetting even more details and things I wanted to say but at this point, I have said and exhausted everything I got at the moment. I know that I wrote a lot and that I recall having a few brain farts. But hopefully, people get the message and finally band together for Elites in a much larger fashion and better than EVER before.