[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] anton1792 These books don't deal with the fallout of the Human-Covenant war and about how Humanity and the Sangheili might go about interacting with each other in that time. They deal with the authors gripes about Humanity, and about how 343i can have the Elites as enemies again for Halo 4.[/quote] Right on the mark. My biggest issue with Halo 4 is not the change to the Forerunner's tech (which apparently was hinted at in books I have not read), nor the fact that the setting is essentially Halo CE all over again. My problem is that they specifically state they want to take MC out of his element, and instead they bring back the UNSC and make the Covenant enemies again. That is the exact opposite of putting him in a situation he is unfamiliar with, and 343i has tried their darndest to get Elites back as enemies in this game. They missed a huge opportunity to primarily focus on the Forerunners, possibly the Precursors and Master Chief's relationship with Cortana as well as the psyche of Smart AI's and how they deal with their extremely short life spans. They'd rather shoehorn in the tried and true formula that is, at this point, holding the game back from evolving (no pun intended).