I would like to state beforehand this is just my thoughts on the controversy surrounding Memories of Reach.
The update has been pretty much the same thing that 343 has been releasing for just about every other update but arguably with less content. What the real problem is though is that 343 announced this updates months in advance and have almost nothing related to Reach in it. All we got was 2 emblems, 4 sets of armor, and Jorge’s chaingun. 343 also failed to listen to or at least tell the fans they wouldn’t add it when they asked for the falcon and other things from Reach. What was really disappointing to a lot of people was the fact we only got 1 new map which was another stupid remix and it had nothing to do with Reach. Another vehicle variation which has nothing to do with Reach, and the brute plasma riffle which was so confusing I can’t understand why they would put that in this update because they don’t have the base plasma riffle in the game and it should have been in the update with the Halo 2 br instead of the Reach update since it was not from Reach. Aside from that we got the standard selection of new weapon skins, stances etc.
I’m not trying to make another hate post but I wanted to give my thoughts on why the community has been so upset with the new update, It’s not because it was the worst it’s because it was misleading about something they were passionate about.
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Well this thread is more suited to the Halo 5 forum. Not the Universe forum. 
The hate/madness is weaker here, I guess.
As for the content, I also expected more references to Reach.
Brute Plasma Rifle → Plasma Repeater
Phaeton → Falcon
Stasis → any map from Reach
etc.
I also thought we would have got the Mark V Beta, which is potentially the (B) variant that Noble Six had. I mean, the original Mark V was called “Alpha” in a previous update, so you guys are working on a Mark V “Beta”, right? And don’t tell me the Decimator is here to replace it, they remade Kat’s Air Assault even though we already had the GEN2 Air Assault. (cool move)
Also, what about Emile’s shotgun and Jun’s sniper rifle?
Still, I have to say the lore bits were interesting, like:
- New MJOLNIR variants that correspond exactly to Noble’s customized armors.
- The name of Jorge’s machine gun.
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> The hate/madness is weaker here, I guess.
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> As for the content, I also expected more references to Reach.
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> Brute Plasma Rifle → Plasma Repeater
> Phaeton → Falcon
> Stasis → any map from Reach
> etc.
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> I also thought we would have got the Mark V Beta, which is potentially the (B) variant that Noble Six had. I mean, the original Mark V was called “Alpha” in a previous update, so you guys are working on a Mark V “Beta”, right? And don’t tell me the Decimator is here to replace it, they remade Kat’s Air Assault even though we already had the GEN2 Air Assault. (cool move)
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> Also, what about Emile’s shotgun and Jun’s sniper rifle?
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> Still, I have to say the lore bits were interesting, like:
> - New MJOLNIR variants that correspond exactly to Noble’s customized armors.
> - The name of Jorge’s machine gun.
I think they thought they might have too many shotguns to add another right now, (especially considering that people are asking for the CE Shotgun) and if anything, it would be the Oansworth-like with increased speed.
For Jun though, I feel he would have the Nornfang-like sniper with active camo. Totally OP.
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> Well this thread is more suited to the Halo 5 forum. Not the Universe forum.
You’re right, my bad.
I was talking about the mythic weapons featured in The Art of Halo 5: Guardians. I just want to know if they were supposed to be added in this update, or if they’ve been cut maybe.
It would also be a way to add some lore tidbits, like for the name of Jorge’s machine gun.
No friggin’ Falcon. That’s the problem here.
And I suppose some more Reach-esque weapons would’ve been nice. I’m pretty down with the old Plasma Rifle, though.
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> The hate/madness is weaker here, I guess.
>
> As for the content, I also expected more references to Reach.
>
> Brute Plasma Rifle → Plasma Repeater
> Phaeton → Falcon
> Stasis → any map from Reach
> etc.
>
> I also thought we would have got the Mark V Beta, which is potentially the (B) variant that Noble Six had. I mean, the original Mark V was called “Alpha” in a previous update, so you guys are working on a Mark V “Beta”, right? And don’t tell me the Decimator is here to replace it, they remade Kat’s Air Assault even though we already had the GEN2 Air Assault. (cool move)
>
> Also, what about Emile’s shotgun and Jun’s sniper rifle?
>
> Still, I have to say the lore bits were interesting, like:
> - New MJOLNIR variants that correspond exactly to Noble’s customized armors.
> - The name of Jorge’s machine gun.
Difference is Jorges turret actually had a unique model in Reach. As I understand it Emile and Jun just had the standard versions of their guns. Also there are already lots of shotties and snipers in the game but only 2 chain guns.