I didn't mind Halo 4 too much, although speaking as an Elite player all throughout Halo 2, 3 and Reach, I was disappointed with the treatment of the "Hinge-heads".
ESPECIALLY what they did in Multiplayer. I know it's supposed to be a Spartan Training Simulator, but if Humanity is [u]allied[/u] with the Elites, shouldn't the two be training together? If there's obviously splinter groups out there, why not fight against/alongside them?

Actually, if anybody here's played through or watched the Cutscenes from Spartan ops, does anybody think that [url=http://youtu.be/2md2Y4iXfo0?t=4m28s]this scene[/url] was a little bit... much? 
I mean one spartan, unarmed and alone, versus at least five energy sword wielding Splinter Elites... and he manages to slay nearly all of them before he gets clocked in the head.
It seems like Elites got bumped down from deadly-brutal-intelligent-cunning-and-loyal foes to Saturday morning cartoon villains.