i like to think that halo is a game that i can come to play and have a fair chance against other people online, a game where i can play to show off skill or just have fun and play with friends. A game where I can have an actual battle and use our own personal set of skills to kill the other player not a game were its just a draw and and you die in half a second like Call of duty, so in that sense halo is still halo, but dont get me wrong halo is going to change and it has but still that makes halo even more like halo because halo changes Call of duty does not. For all those who want halo 4 to be like Halo CE or Halo 2 or 3, THAT IS NOT HALO. And also you have to remember that halo is a game that has a wide array of different communities like those who come to play halo for forge , fun, competition, a team experience, lone wolf, cool screenshots, and even jumps and HLG. So you see halo is not one community it is many so stop giving hate to others because of our different opinions because, we all come to play for a different aspect of the game and Halo 4 is going to have it all. HALO IS STILL HALO!!! 343 is doing a fantastic job and is bringing new life to halo. So please just have faith because a true halo fan would 
Halo to me is shields, bouncy (some not so bouncy) and sticky grenades, 2 hit melees, and a variety of different weapons for different purposes.
What makes halo…Master Cheif, Grunts, all of the covy, spartans and a bads multiplayer.
Plus forge and a epic campaign. Thats what makes halo “Halo” to me
what makes halo, halo there is no true answer to that question. Every fan has different views on what makes halo halo so essentially there is no halo that is right for everyone. Thats the problem with the halo community they think that their beliefs in what makes halo halo are right and that everyone whose opinions differ is wrong