the downing effect

I just dont understand why the halo franchise has deviated so far away from what made i successful... so dumb.

Reach was a terrible game. This game is like CoD and Halo had a baby, and it is a very ugly baby. It is not as bad as Reach but not even close to as good as H3 much less H2. Apparently game developers don't grasp the concept of an even playing field. I don't want some scrub hiding behind a deployable shield (reach), I dont want rifles that are inaccurate at range (reach), I don't want experienced players to have an advantage because they have unlocked weapons that the newer people haven't (H4). What a disappointment