: I've heard rumors that Reclaimer was Halo 4's "Cortana"--it had
: some of the biggest development hurdles and that's why, among other
: things, the Lich didn't have its own AI. Too little time to redo the
: issues.
I remember asking a question about Reclaimer in an AMA topic on Reddit, where I was told the Mammoth used up a lot of memory due to it's scripting. It's a shame so much resources went into that thing. It's actually an inconvenience. Now if it had AI, I could at least get inside of it whenever I wanted rather than waiting for it to go to a certain point.
Yet I don't think Halo 4 has anything as grinding as the infamous Flood levels. Midnight comes close though. Really, really close.