[quote]They didn't specifically call it an arena shooter in their marketing but I'd say "feels like Halo (an arena shooter)" counts for something.[/quote] in terms of core gunplay, they were certainly correct. all they said was "feels like halo." [quote]How is this not comparable?[/quote] because in the quoted section frankie is [i]straight up denying[/i] that there were supposed to be loadouts in the build they were playing. thus this is a direct quote from the developers openly stating that there are supposed to be no loadouts, and if there are loadouts in this mode it will be a lie. halo 4's scenario was not a lie. [quote]"Feels like Halo" and slipping in a bunch of "accessible" elements and saying "there are also other options" isn't so far off from "Feels like Halo 2" and slipping in a bunch of "accessible" elements and saying "there are also other options." [/quote] correct, but that fails to model the situation appropriately. [quote]Who's to say (besides 343) the picture I posted is the extent of what we'll be seeing, in terms of "accessible" mechanics?[/quote] i don't know. can you prove to me that it isn't? because you're the only one making a resolute claim here.