A public BETA for Halo 4 would have revealed flaws in the gameplay. Something 343 could have fixed before it launched. Deadlines aside for a moment, had there been a public BETA AND time enough to make changes/fixes based on player feedback from playing the BETA, we most likely would have had a lot of the features we wanted instead of a lot that we didn’t want. Playlists would have been better from the get-go instead of playing catchup many months after release.

I SERIOUSLY hope 343/M$ has learned their lesson here and gives us a PUBLIC BETA for Halo 5. Not for Campaign/Spartan Ops. Just for Multiplayer.

I’m going to buy the game regardless. However, I’d like to know that my feedback has at least some impact on the final released game. Rather than we not having ANY feedback to give and being asked to trust a NEW company. By the time Halo 5 is released, 343 will no longer be new and a LOT will be expected of them. They won’t be given a “pass” on Halo 5 if it’s screwed up and not darn near completely ready to be released.

-Sal