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part two
1. Bungie is taking and pushing the Halo franchise in new directions
This fact can be seen with Halo Wars, the real time strategy game based on the Halo universe which was a complete departure from traditional halo gameplay. Another reason this is true is Halo 3 ODST, which is a first person shooter but has an open world environment and focuses more on things like exploration and stealth. Both of these titles generated or are generating a lot of hype and keep the Halo name in peoples heads for marketing purposes. Halo Wars is an incredible game, is also a great success, and I think it's safe to say ODST will be too. Why should Bungie stop renewing their IP, It is no secret that Bungie is looking to apply Halo to new things, and new things to halo. A personalized weapon class system is definitely not beyond belief, Armor is now customizable, and it is an extremely popular feature.
2. Call of duty 4 and 5 have had success with their class systems and Bungie Is too smart not to apply a great feature to their great game.
I know this sounds like Im saying Bungie is copying their franchise but they are not, they are simply broadening their franchise to include excellent ideas from other products or taking new ideas and applying them to their game. Look at the new Firefight cooperative mode in Halo 3 ODST, a concept that is quite similar to Gears of War 2s Horde mode, however when compared together they seem to be quite different due to different gameplay mechanics like cover and environment. It is these gameplay mechanics that make a game and a concept itself can be applied to many games with different gameplay resulting in new experiences every time. Customizable classes are proven to make an enjoyable playing experience, which is what developers want to give gamers, and it would be great to see this great feature applied to Halo.
3. Theme picture
Shown at the top of the page, it shows different figures all wielding different weapons, sniper rifle and assault rifle seem to be identifiable but the fact that every figure in the picture isn't holding the same weapon only helps this theory.
4. The Halo Novels really, really support this theory, if you read the books; especially Fall of Reach and First Strike then you know about Dr Halsey and the other Spartans on the planet Reach.
The page 140 in First Strike really helps hold up this theory. The specific passage I am talking about I will put below