For reach yes it was bad, even the campaign was bad in reach. I think that armor lock was against everything that made Halo Halo...
For Halo 4 MP I guess that the random location of the guns, guns drop and points instead of kills in the slayer goes against the halo principals as well, but I have just played a couple of matches with a friend.
It is turning into a skilless game catering to the casual player. I've said it before, I will get halo 5 but if its as disappointing as reach or 4 im done with the series
IS it that skilless? I also dont like the load out and abilities thing, I rather have a game that is fair to everyone. I have never understood the concept of unlocking stuff in a MP game