agreed. as much as I like some aspects of halo 4 and reach, loadouts are not one of them. and custom loadouts are even worse. going back to standardized loadouts would be an improvement, but getting rid of them altogether is a leap in the right direction.

there are some other changes they've made that I really like, too. The carbine's new noise is a huge improvement over all previous sounds, especially halo 4. And I love the BR's new reticle. I'd like the SMG's reticle too if the new bit expanded with the inaccuracy of the weapon (ala reach's DMR reticle). as I recall, in halo 2 the smg becomes less accurate the longer you fire it.

I'm just worried that I'm not seeing the bits that I'll inevitably dislike. or that I'm blinded by optimism.