It's people finding more little pointless things to complain about. I find it amusing when people complain about things because its not going to change the fact that its there. Its not like 1 day 343 was like fuck it, you can't drop the flag. No, they took a lot of time and consideration in developing what they have put in the game.
If people think that 343 is doing the things they are doing to spite you, you need to get off your soapbox. 343 is building for a larger audience than just us so attempting to cater to every possible person is impossible.
The changes that we see in Halo 4 are a product of a new developer. It was expected that there would be differences when 343 took over. Yes some of the changes or lack of things seems odd, but they have their reasons. The overwhelming majority of people on here that have played the game however like it. I think that speaks a lot for don't bash it until you play it.
Like Josh Holmes said about the leaks, he has worked on this for 3 years. The employees at 343 have poured countless hours into what looks to be a great game. Why don't we give Halo 4 a chance to release before we completely toss it back to the big salty ocean.