Before I start, I think I should make a few things clear to prevent any sort of misunderstandings, or anything similar. Also to make my intentions and thoughts clear, so we can focus on the points and ideas I’m developing instead of having silly arguements about ‘defending’ or ‘hating’ or ‘criticising’ 343.–This post is none of those, it is going to give feedback and ideas to make these updates better for everyone, so I appreciate it if you at least read the whole post before commenting, to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings and such. Now that’s out of the way, let’s get to it.
Now, the community is clearly upset with these updates, whether it be the lack of content, the skins, or remix maps- everyone has a view on this matter. Now, we all know this game is lacking in the content, and as we see, these updates focus more on REQs than anything else (please keep reading before you make assumptions). Now, I know the team that works on skins and other REQs cannot make gamemodes, and that’s something not many understand. If they stop making REQs, they can’t exactly speed up the production of gametypes. So my solution to this, it to give them ideas to work on REQs we all appreciate, and feel will add to the game. Such an example is the Mark IV armour, and the SPNKR. These fan favourite items were appreciated by the community, and many were happy to see them. So, some of you may have seen my following idea in a previous thread, but regardless, give some feedback on it and add to it if you want, as I’m only trying to get some better things in these updates.
My idea- ‘Remember Reach’ pack. So- instead of them working on rainbow skins (if you like them that’s fine, but there are better things they can work on) skins for already exisiting armour, emblems and other things no one is going to use, these things just get in the way and bloat the RNG system when it comes to getting the items we want/good items. So this remember reach pack will consist of Noble teams armour (Jorge, Emile, Jun, Kat-yes I know air assault is already in, but it doesn’t look the same) then other reach weapons, like maybe the Reach DMR, plasma launcher etc. Then, this pack/update will also include the option to have the UI and lobby the same as reach (IMO halo 5s lobbies are horrible). If it’s not possible to have it as an option, then change it to make it closer to that style-again, if possible. Now before anyone asks about gametypes, we can also have headhunter (this gametype was later added to reach from memory). Further, 343 did not work on the gametypes prelaunch, so these are going to take a while, we have no choice but to wait -gametypes take long post launch, I’m assuming. HOWEVER–gametypes such as doubles and snipers that were weekend playlists have NO REASON to not be put permanently.
If you like the idea, be sure to tell me- with a reason, so in the case 343 does read this, they know why, if you don’t, again comment that you don’t and with a reason as to why. And if you have ideas to add to this, be sure to comment.
Again, to make it clear, I don’t ‘hate’ the game, I love it, but there are areas where it needs improvement. The only way to help 343 improve their games is to criticise and give honest and CONSTRUCTIVE feedback, they won’t know how to make it better if we don’t tell them what is missing.
EDIT- Firstly, thanks to everyone who commented some great ideas and feedback, and read the post and out their opinion in the comments, I appreciate it! This edit is to add in the ideas that members had, and others agreed with, so here they are.
Weapons–
MA5K carbine- Lupinthrope has a thread on this and the Mark V B armour! scroll down a few posts for the link
Needle rifle- I know there is a carbine variant of this coming, but it’s clear many want an original one back.
Grenade launcher
Vehicles-
Revenant
Falcon
Armour-
Mark V B
<strong>Haunted Helmet</strong>
CQB
<strong>Maps-</strong>
<strong>Spire- Warzone map, would be perfect for warzone assault, and normal warzone with some modification.</strong>
<strong>Blood Gulch</strong>
<strong>Sidewinder</strong>
<strong>Forge world</strong>
<strong>So those are the community ideas so far, I will add to the list as I see them. Also, a bit of clarification. Some think this post aims to make Halo 5 a carbon copy of reach. No, this is not what it is about. It is about the updates REQ content being inspired by Reach, and the UI/Lobbies, well we all know how bad Halo 5 lobbies are right? However, I feel this confusion could have been avoided if the member who made such comments had read the whole post. Keep the ideas coming everyone 
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