Spartan ops server/connection malfunction

Every time i’m in a spartan ops mission (alone or public game)(oh! and now even multiplayer games) right around 3/4 of the game passes, then all of my armor turns into default armor. And, better still, after a few games of earning credits, it says “offline credit limit reached” even though i’m still very much in a game with other online players. has anyone else been experiencing this phenomenon? I’m sure it’s some network error, but it doesn’t kick me from the game and still thinks im offline. fix this. What really sucks is i just picked the game up after about a month, maybe giving this game another chance. its blowing it, hard like a -Yoink!-