First of all I'm not a H2 classic or die kind of guy. But I do know Halo and I'm all for the game moving forward but some things HAVE to be taken in to account for this to happen.



It isn't the elitest or purist crowd who favors BR starts. The BR was the bread and butter of almost every Halo game. So it stands to reason that the reason 343 is trying to cater to that crowd because that's what what Halo was built upon. Even Halo: CE had the pistol as it's go to weapon. Not just because it was powerful but because it was precision based. Believe it or not the competitive crowd/veterans know what makes Halo fun and have replay value because we've played the game more than most should probably ever play a video game.



Having a skill gap is so imperative to this game. It's vital.



The game that always keeps players learning new tricks and encouraging them to get better will keep players longer than any other competitive shooter. Part of what made older Halos great was that skill gap. You as a player kept evolving and trying new things. There was always something to work towards.



The competitive Halo really is the best Halo.



343 does not have to cater to casual gamers. Doing so only annoys the players who play more than an hour a day. Which is the majority anyway. Shoving these unnecessary medals in our faces and rewarding players for sub par performances. Part of what made Halo was the fact that if you quit a match you were penalized. That you had to earn your rank. And they had the social playlists/custom games for if you want to just mess around and not worry about stats. If they want the game to survive they need to quit dumbing the game down because it's making the gameplay repetitive. It gets old fast if you don't have something more than some shiny new armor piece to work towards.



Now that being said I believe they are doing some good things with the game. But it's definately got more that needs to be done. It's still missing some of that Halo feel and 343 needs to find a way to get that back.