I love Halo and Bungie. The only games you'll see me play thats NOT halo are Battlefield BC2 Battlefield 1943, Flight Sims, Oblivion, Skyrim, and Minecraft and CoD on occasion.
I agree, Battle Rifles beat the living -blam!- out of Designated Marksman Rifles, but -blam!- you, armor ablilities kick ass and the only thing i liked about 3 was some armor was awesome and looks bad in Reach, and there is no fall damage. I am waiting for halo 4, but the only REAL bad thing i hate about reach is that some of the levels in the campaign really bite ass. I'm glad, for once, you can play as a different spartan and customize his armor for campaign, and not just multiplayer. I love all of the halos. My least favorite is 2, but it still beats cod. P.S. The 3 ranking system might of been more accurate, but I dont really care if I have to rank up in order to get more armor. So in 1 way, 3 ranks are better, but in another, reach ranks are.
[Edited on 06.14.2011 12:53 PM PDT]