>>724991876
my theory is that OG halo fans largely bailed after the blatant insult that H4 was, and then H5 killed any hope left and cleaned up any stragglers. Halo 4 was basically literally a spat in the face to the fans, and the backlash from it is pretty much lost history at this point.

The history revisionism is the worst aspect of it. Halo 4 was never received well by the fans. It's just a confirmation bias because all the fans eventually abandoned all hope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONUN3iGJYEo