Everytime I read a comment about Halo 4 must get/needs/should get big changes, a German folk wisdom comes into my mind. We German says "Only if you lost it, you understand which value it had." People never really clarify what they mean with "big changes". I grasp that they want big gameplay changes. I heavily disagree. Reach is a good example. Reach has big changes in the gameplay fomular. Some people love it first. (I belong to them, too) But at the end I start hating it. Do not misunderstand me. It isn't like that Reach is bad. The gameplay is great now. And if I play Custom games or lag-free games where no one quits, I have fun too. But I miss the former gameplay. I miss the freedom in level-design I had in Halo CE, Halo 3 or ODST. etc. About the multiplayer I share Ramirez' opinion.
Now that I'm late to the discussion, no one cares about this post. I shall continue sleeping and dreaming about the hoodie.