: ...or lack of armor, I had a idea after rewatching the ending of Halo 4 last
: weekend. Our last shot is of the Chief removing his armor. I'm going to
: presume that he's going to be debriefed by ONI and stuck somewhere out of
: the way by them between Halo 4 and 5. I also think that's the last we'll
: see of the Mark VI armor.

But Halo 3 was the last we'd seen of the Mark VI armor...

: What if we start out Halo 5 without armor? What if we play as the Chief for
: the first couple of missions to get to his new armor? We could have an
: ODST style health system until he can suit up again.

So, would he be slower? Would a single bolt of plasma cripple him?
I get that the point is to show how capable Spartans are outside of their armor, but the games aren't all that great at showing the capabilities of the Spartans INSIDE their armor. How are you going to get across the idea that Spartans are strong, but MJOLNIR makes them stronger?