[quote][b]Lars Bakken:[/b] The equipment comes back pretty quickly in the default setup, which makes for a lot of equipment usage.[/quote] [quote][b]Blake Low:[/b] ...the energy drain comes in far more handy on this map than those of the past. You can cut off paths and force flag carriers to take a longer alternate route giving your team more time or throw one down a hall and weaken a cluster of enemies.[/quote] So the design decision was made to focus on the weakest aspect of Halo 3's gameplay, equipment, in the weakest playspace, the closed corridor?