Agreed. Though it didn't start out that way...

: (the Prometheans were a missed opportunity for some really unique and interesting weapons).

Double agreed. The "we play it safe because too different might be scary for the CoD fans that we're trying to snag and retain" tactic was incredibly stupid, and in a way I'm glad that it failed. Hopefully they're not afraid to be different next time. You'd think that games like TF2 and other class-based shooters would have shown 343 that there is success to be found in the atypical. Looking forward to Halo 5 bringing something NEW to the table in terms of gameplay, if not map design.