: People will always complain about features that go missing. And them being
: missing will always make less sales. It's a balance, just like everything
: else in life, to see what can be thrown away without affecting the bottom
: line. In Halo 5, which this topic of course began as, it has proven to
: have a negative effect on the bottom line. Unsure how that is reaching.

It's entirely possible you're correct, but you sure as hell have not proven anything. Unless you're telling me that:
1) You're a data analyst, either as an amateur or by profession
2) You have access to a massive amount of behavioral and survey data
3) Analyzed the data accounting for all the other differences between Halo 5's release and Halo: Reach's release...

then you haven't proven anything. You're merely positing theories and engaging in conjecture. It's cool to say you think this could have an affect, but that doesn't make it so.