Figured I may as well follow through. This list will continually grow and change. Sliding Ghost and nesteggfailure are free to add as they will and I'll add them to the OP. [quote]Characters[/quote] [b]Elites[/b] CE: -consistently competent enemies -clear roles & colour progression for each rank -each rank had predictable behaviours and fighting styles -competence and abilities increased with rank -increased difficulty results in increased aggression and numbers; slightly increased ROF, damage, and punishment capacity -melees avoidable and damage/speed progressed with rank -only Spec Ops Elites threw grenades -Active Camoflouge Elites had no shields as compensation for stealth Reach: -Competence highly variable -ranks difficult to discern from one another -simplicity of colour progression replaces with random colour scheme -no clear indicator or role between several ranks (General v Zealot v Bob) -increased difficulty results in damage sponge and massive ROF/damage increase in addition to -movement unpredictable at all times, no pattern to movement -melees unavoidable, always massive damage (one-hit kill with difficulty) -all Elites throw instant grenades -all Elites have shields more later