Opinion : What I would like in Halo Infinite

I would like to start by saying this is my opinion by my know means am I saying I want this or I’m not getting Halo, because just like the 8 times I also bought Halo.

First off no Battle Royale. Why? Well I don’t like BRs and from what I’ve seen on the forums and in game, some of the fans don’t want it either (haven’t seen any supporting it but I haven’t met every Halo player so).

Advanced movement I? always wanted it since Halo 3 so I kind of enjoy it in H5 so definitely keep that. Helps in Warzone BTB and Firefight.

Firefight, I don’t know what the problem was just putting a normal Firefight mode like ODST or Reach in but I do enjoy Warzone FF so I want to see both but will probably get one. Also please give credit to people who actually defeat or highly damage the Bosses. Too many reqs I’ve wasted to show that my team got the kill but not me, even though I brought the Bosses health down low than got killed last second.

Spartan Ops. OK I know what you’re thinking (ie Halo 4) but for me I enjoyed Spartan Ops. I was only bitter towards it basically because it “replaced” Firefight but other than I enjoyed playing it. I think tinkering with it and getting more feedback would turn it into a fan favorite.

More commendations like Reach. The commendations in 5 were OK but more would like in a way that Halo Reach was set up.

Armor customization. What in the Oblivion happened to armor customization in the first place? Halo 3(2007!!!) has more armor customization than 5(2015). Like at least give some armor for completing achievements. And please bring back Hayabusa. Please. And Fotus too since I’ll get the Series X Halo Edition (if there is one).

And to wrap it up a Halo Edition Series X. This is probably going to happen so I’m looking forward to what it looks like.

These are just my thoughts the passed few weeks. I look forward to seeing some replies or any thoughts you guys have as well.

I second the motion for a Halo Edition Series X though I’m sure there will be one at some point, here’s hoping it makes it at the launch date. Not a fan of Battle Royales either. I like Warzone FF (I feel your pain with campers stealing boss kills) but I’d also like a Reach style FF with an endless mode. I liked the survival/stand your ground feel some of the Reach maps had so I’d like to see a spin on that.

  • Completely remove advanced mobility, including sprint. I understand that some people enjoy it, but I personally dont enjoy having it since it takes away from what CE-3 felt like which really defined how a Halo game should feel. To me that was what made it so fun, the fact that the focus was on the sandbox like vehicles which facilitate collaboration between players (Hornet, Falcon), maps which emphasise strategic thinking more so than now and finally the weapons. Thats what I would like in terms of movement,iInstead of having some cheap gimmick like spartan charge, sprint, etc. which just alienates a large portion (if not the majority) of the fan base from the game which they used to love.

  • Reach style customization, the RNG system in Halo 5 was awful and just served as a way to scam people. The whole RNG/MTX aspect as a whole should just be completely removed from the game, I want to earn cosmetics, that way I can actually choose what I get and not have it decided for me by some standard lib function.

  • A focus on the story which embraces what Halo used to be in terms of setting and how the stores are told. A longer than usual campaign that really focuses on Chief and emulates the atmosphere of previous halo games would also be nice given that the campaign in Halo 5 kinda lacked in that department (among others).

I know that the people at 343 work very hard on everything they do, but at the same time I felt that the more receent mainline Halo games have neglected classic fans in terms of making radical changes to the game (artstyle, advanced mobility, etc.). From what I see from infinite im hopeful that it truely is a spiritual reboot, but im more skeptical than hopeful. Idk just my opinion of what I would like

I have never agreed more with a forum post.

Playable Elites

Forgeable AI that can be recolored, scripted, tweakable rank, stats and behaviour.

Forgeable firefight

Scarabs and Flood returning.

60 FPS minimum… but hey wishful thinking

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> I would like to start by saying this is my opinion by my know means am I saying I want this or I’m not getting Halo, because just like the 8 times I also bought Halo.
>
> First off no Battle Royale. Why? Well I don’t like BRs and from what I’ve seen on the forums and in game, some of the fans don’t want it either (haven’t seen any supporting it but I haven’t met every Halo player so).
>
> Advanced movement I? always wanted it since Halo 3 so I kind of enjoy it in H5 so definitely keep that. Helps in Warzone BTB and Firefight.
>
> Firefight, I don’t know what the problem was just putting a normal Firefight mode like ODST or Reach in but I do enjoy Warzone FF so I want to see both but will probably get one. Also please give credit to people who actually defeat or highly damage the Bosses. Too many reqs I’ve wasted to show that my team got the kill but not me, even though I brought the Bosses health down low than got killed last second.
>
> Spartan Ops. OK I know what you’re thinking (ie Halo 4) but for me I enjoyed Spartan Ops. I was only bitter towards it basically because it “replaced” Firefight but other than I enjoyed playing it. I think tinkering with it and getting more feedback would turn it into a fan favorite.
>
> More commendations like Reach. The commendations in 5 were OK but more would like in a way that Halo Reach was set up.
>
> Armor customization. What in the Oblivion happened to armor customization in the first place? Halo 3(2007!!!) has more armor customization than 5(2015). Like at least give some armor for completing achievements. And please bring back Hayabusa. Please. And Fotus too since I’ll get the Series X Halo Edition (if there is one).
>
> And to wrap it up a Halo Edition Series X. This is probably going to happen so I’m looking forward to what it looks like.
>
> These are just my thoughts the passed few weeks. I look forward to seeing some replies or any thoughts you guys have as well.

I know this is your opinon so im not going to be very critical of it… but :
Im one of those people who like halo… and also like battle royale. Im a big fan of large maps with smaller maps in them… big fan of choosing spawnpoints… big fan of being able to access every part of the visible map… A perfect map id say (and i believe they included in halo 5 warzone) is the silent cartagropher map. The large amount of players on map in BR im a fan of too.
There are things i dont like in a battle royale thou… the free for all or largely seperate groups of people against each other… in contrast to 2 teams… lack of objectives based gameplay… and the whole first person to get to a good weapon kinda thing with in game rng…

Id say i dont want a BR… but i want some elements of BR to come to halo. Primarily the option to spawn in drop pods to choose your spawn point in non classic gametypes or an entirely new gametype… and the player limit cap in custom games to go up… alot.

There are parts of your opinoins that i disagree with, but you are entitled to those.
My quick Opinions:
Spartan ops… yes please, story add ons and oppurtunity to expand on some characters.
Advanced movement… well i want a rehaul… a fresh take on it… that simplifies rather than complicates the gameplay. Not asking for “classic” gameplay. Im asking for new… simpler gameplay… but also with more layers. Simple, but also diverse.

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> I would like to start by saying this is my opinion by my know means am I saying I want this or I’m not getting Halo, because just like the 8 times I also bought Halo.
>
> First off no Battle Royale. Why? Well I don’t like BRs and from what I’ve seen on the forums and in game, some of the fans don’t want it either (haven’t seen any supporting it but I haven’t met every Halo player so).
>
> Advanced movement I? always wanted it since Halo 3 so I kind of enjoy it in H5 so definitely keep that. Helps in Warzone BTB and Firefight.
>
> Firefight, I don’t know what the problem was just putting a normal Firefight mode like ODST or Reach in but I do enjoy Warzone FF so I want to see both but will probably get one. Also please give credit to people who actually defeat or highly damage the Bosses. Too many reqs I’ve wasted to show that my team got the kill but not me, even though I brought the Bosses health down low than got killed last second.
>
> Spartan Ops. OK I know what you’re thinking (ie Halo 4) but for me I enjoyed Spartan Ops. I was only bitter towards it basically because it “replaced” Firefight but other than I enjoyed playing it. I think tinkering with it and getting more feedback would turn it into a fan favorite.
>
> More commendations like Reach. The commendations in 5 were OK but more would like in a way that Halo Reach was set up.
>
> Armor customization. What in the Oblivion happened to armor customization in the first place? Halo 3(2007!!!) has more armor customization than 5(2015). Like at least give some armor for completing achievements. And please bring back Hayabusa. Please. And Fotus too since I’ll get the Series X Halo Edition (if there is one).

The few firefight fixes, yeah they needs help if FF returns. I’d rather have firefight matchmaking and offline FF than Warzone FF. I can 100% agree with not having the battle royale. If people want to forge it, go for it, but PLEASE do not make it a main gamemode. For spartan ops if that comes back, they need to actually balance that for single players. I tried but there’s just so many dang watchers everywhere I ended up watching the movie clips instead.

For customization, I’m feeling a lot of people want some things are purchasable by INGAME credits that can ONLY be earned in game (play or watch a bit of Xbox 360 Reach), and then have some things locked behind achievements like H3. I’m am way more on board with this method rather than random unlocks.

Having custom AI in forge is a must. (Also making forge offline would be great too… it required gold in H5)

Maybe reducing the advanced movement. H5 was too much, so I think just keeping sprint is fine. Smart link… eh makes it feel more like a call of duty… I like the classic way in which only some weapons could zoom in.

This is a half and half, but reduce the weapon sandbox. Some guns just do the same thing as other, and some are so useless they are just unused. If brutes are back, take away some of the useless weapons to make room for the brute weapons like the spike grenade, spiker, and maybe a high damage-slow projectile spike sniper?

Make the enemies unique. The covenant had well established roles, but the prometheans almost feel like reskinned covenant. And if the flood are coming back, please do not tone down the gore there. The best part about the flood in H3 was seeing them explode. The blood doesn’t have to be over the top like gears or doom, but enough to feel like the older halos. An issue I had with H5 was how little the aliens bleed now, and how humans don’t at all.

If we’re talking about dream halo’s that will never be created? Sure.

Multiplayer:

  • Classic halo, no advanced movement. (No sprint/AA ect.)
  • H3 style matchmaking system (Social/Ranked separation, parties match parties, 1-50 ranks, H3 style exp.)
  • Have the ranking system show MMR once you hit 50 (Team Slayer 50 [2552], top 200 for each playlist get halo 5 champ ranks. Rank resets to base MMR for level at end of each season, so you never lose your 50, but everyone can grind for top 200 again. [Give them a cool unique armor effect/piece/title/emblem on player card or something])
  • Halo Reach style armor customization/aesthetics with H3’s style of unlocks. (It’d be nice to get Halo Online’s armor light customization as well)
  • One remade map from each halo ever released included at launch. It’ll give you a solid six maps you know work and play well. (please… not Valhalla/Blood Gulch again… at least not on release)
  • Forge and Theater working on release.
  • All previous game modes in halo included on release. (Even if they only have one map made for them.)
  • File share and a community favorites system that works on release with an unique helmet that can only be unlocked via getting on it.
  • H5’s custom game browser
  • H5’-Yoink!- detection.
  • Preferably H3’s weapon balance. DMR included but make it take longer to kill then BR at medium to close range. Assuming we got H3’s BR it’ll suck at long range anyway giving the DMR a purpose. Also give me Reach’s pistol, I don’t think a pistol should be a pocket dmr or entirely useless either.

Single Player:
Even I don’t have any advice for you guys… kinda put yourselves in a box fighting the glowie boys and dead but not dead A.I. frienemy.

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> > I would like to start by saying this is my opinion by my know means am I saying I want this or I’m not getting Halo, because just like the 8 times I also bought Halo.
> >
> > First off no Battle Royale. Why? Well I don’t like BRs and from what I’ve seen on the forums and in game, some of the fans don’t want it either (haven’t seen any supporting it but I haven’t met every Halo player so).
> >
> > Advanced movement I? always wanted it since Halo 3 so I kind of enjoy it in H5 so definitely keep that. Helps in Warzone BTB and Firefight.
> >
> > Firefight, I don’t know what the problem was just putting a normal Firefight mode like ODST or Reach in but I do enjoy Warzone FF so I want to see both but will probably get one. Also please give credit to people who actually defeat or highly damage the Bosses. Too many reqs I’ve wasted to show that my team got the kill but not me, even though I brought the Bosses health down low than got killed last second.
> >
> > Spartan Ops. OK I know what you’re thinking (ie Halo 4) but for me I enjoyed Spartan Ops. I was only bitter towards it basically because it “replaced” Firefight but other than I enjoyed playing it. I think tinkering with it and getting more feedback would turn it into a fan favorite.
> >
> > More commendations like Reach. The commendations in 5 were OK but more would like in a way that Halo Reach was set up.
> >
> > Armor customization. What in the Oblivion happened to armor customization in the first place? Halo 3(2007!!!) has more armor customization than 5(2015). Like at least give some armor for completing achievements. And please bring back Hayabusa. Please. And Fotus too since I’ll get the Series X Halo Edition (if there is one).
> >
> > And to wrap it up a Halo Edition Series X. This is probably going to happen so I’m looking forward to what it looks like.
> >
> > These are just my thoughts the passed few weeks. I look forward to seeing some replies or any thoughts you guys have as well.
>
> I know this is your opinon so im not going to be very critical of it… but :
> Im one of those people who like halo… and also like battle royale. Im a big fan of large maps with smaller maps in them… big fan of choosing spawnpoints… big fan of being able to access every part of the visible map… A perfect map id say (and i believe they included in halo 5 warzone) is the silent cartagropher map. The large amount of players on map in BR im a fan of too.
> There are things i dont like in a battle royale thou… the free for all or largely seperate groups of people against each other… in contrast to 2 teams… lack of objectives based gameplay… and the whole first person to get to a good weapon kinda thing with in game rng…
>
> Id say i dont want a BR… but i want some elements of BR to come to halo. Primarily the option to spawn in drop pods to choose your spawn point in non classic gametypes or an entirely new gametype… and the player limit cap in custom games to go up… alot.
>
> There are parts of your opinoins that i disagree with, but you are entitled to those.
> My quick Opinions:
> Spartan ops… yes please, story add ons and oppurtunity to expand on some characters.
> Advanced movement… well i want a rehaul… a fresh take on it… that simplifies rather than complicates the gameplay. Not asking for “classic” gameplay. Im asking for new… simpler gameplay… but also with more layers. Simple, but also diverse.

Your battle royale opinion… here’s my visualization of what you mean (correct me if I’m wrong)

  • Very large maps for players to roam and fight in - Rotating (constant moving) large spawn areas that you can choose where to drop into (ODST style would be awesome) - 2 teams or maybe even 3 or 4 teams on the large maps - Power weapons are all around the map, but the players all start off with the same weapons As for everything else… spartan ops I’d like to see come back but with a stronger story in the gameplay area, not just cutscenes… and better suitable for solo players. The gameplay mechanics, you said simpler, but more layers. To my mind, that sounds like scrap some of the over advanced stuff, making it feel like older halos, but keep some of it to make it feel new, so like: Keep sprint, keep ground pound, maybe keep ADS for all weapons (not a big fan of that, rather have it for only a few), and then get rid of the rest of H5 movement mechanics. I don’t like having clamber because I feel like it changes the use of highground and skill crouch-jumps.

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> 60 FPS minimum… but hey wishful thinking

this is a no brainer i genuinely doubt 343 will make infinite 30 fps. No im 100 percent sure its gonna be 60 fps they focused on making halo 5 60 fps so much they remove splitscreen

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> > 2533274891972127;6:
> > 60 FPS minimum… but hey wishful thinking
>
> this is a no brainer i genuinely doubt 343 will make infinite 30 fps. No im 100 percent sure its gonna be 60 fps they focused on making halo 5 60 fps so much they remove splitscreen

Hopefully it runs at 60 on a one s too… I don’t want to dish out 500$ for a new console yet. If splitscreen drops to like 35-50, that understandable. They just need to optimize it for series x and the other xbox ones.

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> I would like to start by saying this is my opinion by my know means am I saying I want this or I’m not getting Halo, because just like the 8 times I also bought Halo.
>
> First off no Battle Royale. Why? Well I don’t like BRs and from what I’ve seen on the forums and in game, some of the fans don’t want it either (haven’t seen any supporting it but I haven’t met every Halo player so).
>
> Advanced movement I? always wanted it since Halo 3 so I kind of enjoy it in H5 so definitely keep that. Helps in Warzone BTB and Firefight.
>
> Firefight, I don’t know what the problem was just putting a normal Firefight mode like ODST or Reach in but I do enjoy Warzone FF so I want to see both but will probably get one. Also please give credit to people who actually defeat or highly damage the Bosses. Too many reqs I’ve wasted to show that my team got the kill but not me, even though I brought the Bosses health down low than got killed last second.
>
> Spartan Ops. OK I know what you’re thinking (ie Halo 4) but for me I enjoyed Spartan Ops. I was only bitter towards it basically because it “replaced” Firefight but other than I enjoyed playing it. I think tinkering with it and getting more feedback would turn it into a fan favorite.
>
> More commendations like Reach. The commendations in 5 were OK but more would like in a way that Halo Reach was set up.
>
> Armor customization. What in the Oblivion happened to armor customization in the first place? Halo 3(2007!!!) has more armor customization than 5(2015). Like at least give some armor for completing achievements. And please bring back Hayabusa. Please. And Fotus too since I’ll get the Series X Halo Edition (if there is one).
>
> And to wrap it up a Halo Edition Series X. This is probably going to happen so I’m looking forward to what it looks like.
>
> These are just my thoughts the passed few weeks. I look forward to seeing some replies or any thoughts you guys have as well.

  1. I would like to see a Halo Battle Royale, but I think a stand alone would be better than a mode.

  2. Advanced movement. We could run, jump and shoot in Halo 3 at the same time, I think it was more advanced than Halo 5, and I’m not a Halo 3 fanboy, I’m one of the games biggest critics, and I had no issues with Halo 5’s movement either. I’m easy to please on that note.

  3. Firefight ? No comment really, I’m happy if it’s there for those who like it. I’m not a fan.

  4. Spartan Ops ? It had potential, I would like to see a better version of it, but not at the cost of another mode.

  5. More commendations ? Yes I agree, nothing to add.

  6. Armour customisation ? For sure, but full custom mode not just head and torso. Hayabusa is unlikely, the copyright belongs to Team Ninja not 343i or Microsoft. Still, they could have sit down and come to an agreement, we won’t see it without that.

  7. Emblem editor too, Halo Reach’s version would do imo.

  8. Blood and gore.

  9. Elimination.

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> - Completely remove advanced mobility, including sprint. I understand that some people enjoy it, but I personally dont enjoy having it since it takes away from what CE-3 felt like which really defined how a Halo game should feel. To me that was what made it so fun, the fact that the focus was on the sandbox like vehicles which facilitate collaboration between players (Hornet, Falcon), maps which emphasise strategic thinking more so than now and finally the weapons. Thats what I would like in terms of movement,iInstead of having some cheap gimmick like spartan charge, sprint, etc. which just alienates a large portion (if not the majority) of the fan base from the game which they used to love.
>
> - Reach style customization, the RNG system in Halo 5 was awful and just served as a way to scam people. The whole RNG/MTX aspect as a whole should just be completely removed from the game, I want to earn cosmetics, that way I can actually choose what I get and not have it decided for me by some standard lib function.
>
> - A focus on the story which embraces what Halo used to be in terms of setting and how the stores are told. A longer than usual campaign that really focuses on Chief and emulates the atmosphere of previous halo games would also be nice given that the campaign in Halo 5 kinda lacked in that department (among others).
>
> I know that the people at 343 work very hard on everything they do, but at the same time I felt that the more receent mainline Halo games have neglected classic fans in terms of making radical changes to the game (artstyle, advanced mobility, etc.). From what I see from infinite im hopeful that it truely is a spiritual reboot, but im more skeptical than hopeful. Idk just my opinion of what I would like

In my opinion if they completely removed advanced mobility, I would predict Halo servers would die down faster. Mainly players will go to other games that are more fast paced. Like I said before I’ve only seen a few select people complain about Sprint but most people I’ve met in game support it so that’s basically cutting the community in half.

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> > 2533274935998499;3:
> > - Completely remove advanced mobility, including sprint. I understand that some people enjoy it, but I personally dont enjoy having it since it takes away from what CE-3 felt like which really defined how a Halo game should feel. To me that was what made it so fun, the fact that the focus was on the sandbox like vehicles which facilitate collaboration between players (Hornet, Falcon), maps which emphasise strategic thinking more so than now and finally the weapons. Thats what I would like in terms of movement,iInstead of having some cheap gimmick like spartan charge, sprint, etc. which just alienates a large portion (if not the majority) of the fan base from the game which they used to love.
> >
> > - Reach style customization, the RNG system in Halo 5 was awful and just served as a way to scam people. The whole RNG/MTX aspect as a whole should just be completely removed from the game, I want to earn cosmetics, that way I can actually choose what I get and not have it decided for me by some standard lib function.
> >
> > - A focus on the story which embraces what Halo used to be in terms of setting and how the stores are told. A longer than usual campaign that really focuses on Chief and emulates the atmosphere of previous halo games would also be nice given that the campaign in Halo 5 kinda lacked in that department (among others).
> >
> > I know that the people at 343 work very hard on everything they do, but at the same time I felt that the more receent mainline Halo games have neglected classic fans in terms of making radical changes to the game (artstyle, advanced mobility, etc.). From what I see from infinite im hopeful that it truely is a spiritual reboot, but im more skeptical than hopeful. Idk just my opinion of what I would like
>
> In my opinion if they completely removed advanced mobility, I would predict Halo servers would die down faster. Mainly players will go to other games that are more fast paced. Like I said before I’ve only seen a few select people complain about Sprint but most people I’ve met in game support it so that’s basically cutting the community in half.

Trying not to go off topic. You can have fast movement without sprint. DOOM is a perfect example of that. Up the base movement speed and give us a FoV slider. I would also like to add to my 7 points above…

  1. Blood and gore. Halo used to have blood, I want that to return.

I think it would be amazing if 343 brought back playable elites. I also think it would be interesting to see other playable species like jackals, brutes, maybe even playable promethians.

Battle Royale should be called what it actually is in Halo: Elimination. It’s a custom game mode variant, and with the right Forge options you could have a specific map variant that includes randomised weapon pick ups.

If this custom mode gains popularity, then yes you should consider including it as a matchmaking hopper, like Grifball, Infection etc. before it.

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> Battle Royale should be called what it actually is in Halo: Elimination. It’s a custom game mode variant, and with the right Forge options you could have a specific map variant that includes randomised weapon pick ups.
>
> If this custom mode gains popularity, then yes you should consider including it as a matchmaking hopper, like Grifball, Infection etc. before it.

I can agree with that. As long as it isn’t the sole playlist. In a way it could attract more players to Halo. Thank you for your input.

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> Battle Royale should be called what it actually is in Halo: Elimination. It’s a custom game mode variant, and with the right Forge options you could have a specific map variant that includes randomised weapon pick ups.
>
> If this custom mode gains popularity, then yes you should consider including it as a matchmaking hopper, like Grifball, Infection etc. before it.

That could work. What gets me is that Battle Royale is basically last player / team standing. We’ve been playing it in one guise or another since online gaming began. Infection, Flood game types and Firefight all come to mind, along wth FFA. FFA is just small Battle Royale. I don’t get the hate for Battle Royale at all, it’s just a big FFA with no respawns.

Edit. Elimination is number 9 on my list above, I like that idea.

> 2533274819130554;1:
> I would like to start by saying this is my opinion by my know means am I saying I want this or I’m not getting Halo, because just like the 8 times I also bought Halo.
>
> First off no Battle Royale. Why? Well I don’t like BRs and from what I’ve seen on the forums and in game, some of the fans don’t want it either (haven’t seen any supporting it but I haven’t met every Halo player so).
>
> Advanced movement I? always wanted it since Halo 3 so I kind of enjoy it in H5 so definitely keep that. Helps in Warzone BTB and Firefight.
>
> Firefight, I don’t know what the problem was just putting a normal Firefight mode like ODST or Reach in but I do enjoy Warzone FF so I want to see both but will probably get one. Also please give credit to people who actually defeat or highly damage the Bosses. Too many reqs I’ve wasted to show that my team got the kill but not me, even though I brought the Bosses health down low than got killed last second.
>
> Spartan Ops. OK I know what you’re thinking (ie Halo 4) but for me I enjoyed Spartan Ops. I was only bitter towards it basically because it “replaced” Firefight but other than I enjoyed playing it. I think tinkering with it and getting more feedback would turn it into a fan favorite.
>
> More commendations like Reach. The commendations in 5 were OK but more would like in a way that Halo Reach was set up.
>
> Armor customization. What in the Oblivion happened to armor customization in the first place? Halo 3(2007!!!) has more armor customization than 5(2015). Like at least give some armor for completing achievements. And please bring back Hayabusa. Please. And Fotus too since I’ll get the Series X Halo Edition (if there is one).
>
> And to wrap it up a Halo Edition Series X. This is probably going to happen so I’m looking forward to what it looks like.
>
> These are just my thoughts the passed few weeks. I look forward to seeing some replies or any thoughts you guys have as well.

Yes yes yes to it ALL!!! and lets hope that Halo Infinite has a good protion of an open world like type something like Gears 5 had in their story but better and also an open world separate on its own.