Nor has anyone else lol

Damn, I was there quick, before I finished reading your post.

double post

Hopefully it’s that simple and there are playlists for both styles 

Didn't these "rumors" of Halo ditching sprint get dismissed as being fake?

I really don't see how removing sprint makes any sense at this point, unless they compensate by drastically upping standard movement speed, but I honestly don't think that would be a better solution than simply keeping sprint. Preventing shield recharge on sprint was the best balancing option to allow for quick traversal of space, without the frustration of having opponents simply run away every time things got hot. If you supercharge standard movement, combat engagements, with strafing and the like might start to become a bit cartoonish.

Can't imagine they'd go this route.

You have no idea how split the fanbase is on this. Many popular Halo youtubers are stuck in 2007. They maintain that with sprint, maps have to be larger to compensate for the faster speeds. That it “ruins” the classic dynamic.

Pro sprinters like the increased speed, shield not recharging as a balancing mechanic, I myself like the lore accuracy (why my super soldier doesn’t know how to run always raised an eyebrow). 

If 343 picks any one side the community will go back to 2015 and become toxic again. Not looking forward to This one aspect of the July reveal 

I don't believe it's possible for them not to "pick a side" in this matter. Designing and balancing enough maps for both styles of play is far too much work, because yes, maps do have to be made differently to account for sprint. 

But ya, I'll be honest, I generally have no idea how the greater Halo community feels about sprint, or some of the other mechanics that 343 has added to the game. All I can really say is that in my personal group of friends the Halo 5 mechanics were generally well received. 

I promised you some Mafia 3 glitches so here they are. Also make sure to enjoy the muddy graphics:

Nothing too spectacular here.

That one was crazy. No idea why your own car suddenly disappears.

Got some really nice headshots here, with and without slow motion. I left that part in, the glitch happens at the very end. NPC seems to be invincible in water... that is until he drowned through the bottom of the pool.

You can see the NPCs running out of the house at the beginning of the video. I guess they ascended into heaven but had to left their bottles behind.

I agree with removing Charge, but I disagree with removing Pound and Slide. Pound has an actual risk/reward factor for using it, leaving you highly exposed for the duration of the wind up, weighed against the upside of a potential one shot kill. It's a fun addition. I also don't really agree with it looking dumb, but that's subjective. Slide...sure, you could get rid of it and it wouldn't be a big deal, but...why bother? You've already added it in, and it doesn't negatively influence the gameplay loop, or tie up any buttons that you might use for something else. Taking it out doesn't provide any kind of net positive, and you might just annoy some people who liked having it.

As for Clamber...having it doesn't mean you can't still have grenade jumps. It just means those grind jumps can get you to higher areas than before.

According to trueachivements.com weekly gaming charts, MCC has more players than Halo 5. Overall more players last year as well, but MCC probs has much more people playing campaigns.

Both are doing well though and there's demand for both classic and modern Halo multiplayer.