I agree, quality over quantity. At least the Elites and Grunts had different difficulty levels and unique weapons every once in a while. But at their core, they were perfectly balanced and functional as enemies.
And while I do find the Flood annoying, I can understand that they're SUPPOSED to be annoying. They're the potential extinction of entire galaxies worth of species. Every level with them is annoying because they are like super zombies. Fast, deadly, smart and capable of using weapons, aka, the kind of zombie that would leave even Ash and Doom Guy peeing their pants. And here MC is, one Spartan against an extremely deadly and numerous force. They spell doom for almost all if not contained, and as such, fighting them should reflect that power. The Library level is hell, because it represents the kind of hell that the Flood could unleash on any group of remaining resistance if they ever spread beyond control, hell, they were enough of a reason to glass part of Africa. Considering how devastating it was to lose Reach, I'm pretty sure that allowing part of your freaking home planet to suffer such a fate would be the last thing anyone would want, but the Flood force is hellish enough to warrant and justify that kind of destruction.
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