Halo 4 has a new loadout system called Specializations . Rather than everyone rolling out with the same weapons online, players bring customized gear into battle. Everyone packs a primary and secondary weapon, armor abilities (including Active Camouflage , Jetpack , and Hologram ) and a grenade type.

There are a total of ten multiplayer Maps in Halo 4, with an additional nine maps releasing in packs of three in the near future. These ten maps do not include the three different Forge environments players will be able to use as canvases for their own masterpieces.