: I remember in h4 hearing enemy units on the roof above me. I paused before I
: went outside so I listen to the footsteps to guess what units were above
: me. I realized that I couldn't tell Elites from Grunts, from Hunters. They
: all sound loud and heavy.

You ever realize that the melee's all sound the same now too?

Punch a rock, "KER-FWAP"
Punch a tree, "KER-FWAP"
Punch a Spartan, "KER-FWAP"

I feel like they're cutting down on the number of sounds and making the remaining ones so loud and generic that they aren't distinguishable. You play Halo 3, you can tell when someone is firing a BR across the map. Halo 4? Someone is shooting something somewhere. KER-FWAP.