: With the Arbiter's design, it fits his role. He's no longer a shamed
: commander forced to wear an honorary title with an open chestplate that
: shows his Mark of Shame. He's the practical unifier of an entire species,
: the leader of the Sangheili into a new age, one without the rule of the
: San'Shyuum. He's wearing the armor of a Kaidon. Calling this a redesign
: and bitching about it is like calling Johnson's formal suit at the
: beginning of Halo 2 a redesign.

This. I was under the impression he was not necessarily the Arbiter anymore, even if he goes by the title to some, hence the new armor to fit his role as Master Kaidon, or Head Kaidon or something.