[Why??]

I would like Halo 4 to be more like Halo 3 but the one thing I disagree with you on is armor abilities. They are much more useful than equipment, but I also thing you should have to pick them up off the ground rather than having preset loadouts for each of them.

[GET IT RIGHT ! (Halo 4)]

Half of the Forward Unto Dawn did make it back to Earth and chief's armor didn't look so different that he got new armor, he may have simply sustained some damage.