I'm going to have this review put in sections. My opinion will change if they make changes.

Predatory practices: They have locked basic colors and shades (white) behind a paywall that some are also time limited items. Majority of the cosmetics are locked behind a paywall as well as a limited paywall. No signs of being able to unlock cosmetics just by completing challenges like previous installments. Experience gain is next no nothing to force the consumer to pay up. Season pass with bonus is overpriced.

Weapons and gear: Most weapons are watered down versions of previous installments. It can take up to 4 shots with the shotgun point blank. So far the plasma related guns are unreliable. The mini rockets hardly deal damage. They nurfed the plasma pistol so bad that it's not longer fun to use. I can't say much with the special gear since I hardly use them to begin with. The grapple hook is fun to use and the shield wall is trash. Not sure if removing dual wielding was a good thing or a bad thing. Plasma swords and gravity hammers have become easier to dodge.

Vehicles: The warthog feels fragile compared to previous installments. The ghost feels weaker than previous installments. The banshee is trash. The chopper can't even destroy other vehicles upon ramming into them. Good luck spawning a tank. I've only seen it happen twice. The four wheeler is the only vehicle that didn't really change. Driving is iffy for the warthog and could potentially flip if you hit that blade of grass wrong.

Game modes: You can't pick which game mode you want to play resulting in players refusing to play the objective.

Hacker: Theirs already script kiddies with aim-bot.

Bots: They're dumb. I've watched (and recorded) multiple bots just stand next to a dropped flag. They will not pick up anything to help the objective.

I hope they listen to the consumers. So far this is just another free to play with paywalls and overpriced season passes that has Halo slapped on it.

I'm going to have this review put in sections. My opinion will change if they make changes. Predatory practices: They have locked basic colors and shades (white) behind a paywall that some are also time limited items. Majority of the cosmetics are locked behind a paywall as well as a limited paywall. No signs of being able to unlock cosmetics just by completing challenges like previous installments. Experience gain is next no nothing to force the consumer to pay up. Season pass with bonus is overpriced. Weapons and gear: Most weapons are watered down versions of previous installments. It can take up to 4 shots with the shotgun point blank. So far the plasma related guns are unreliable. The mini rockets hardly deal damage. They nurfed the plasma pistol so bad that it's not longer fun to use. I can't say much with the special gear since I hardly use them to begin with. The grapple hook is fun to use and the shield wall is trash. Not sure if removing dual wielding was a good thing or a bad thing. Plasma swords and gravity hammers have become easier to dodge. Vehicles: The warthog feels fragile compared to previous installments. The ghost feels weaker than previous installments. The banshee is trash. The chopper can't even destroy other vehicles upon ramming into them. Good luck spawning a tank. I've only seen it happen twice. The four wheeler is the only vehicle that didn't really change. Driving is iffy for the warthog and could potentially flip if you hit that blade of grass wrong. Game modes: You can't pick which game mode you want to play resulting in players refusing to play the objective. Hacker: Theirs already script kiddies with aim-bot. Bots: They're dumb. I've watched (and recorded) multiple bots just stand next to a dropped flag. They will not pick up anything to help the objective. I hope they listen to the consumers. So far this is just another free to play with paywalls and overpriced season passes that has Halo slapped on it.