sadly I don't think 343 is capable of creating a game with a high skill cap.
You've obviously never played competitive Halo 5 then lol
I have and its not good.
I wouldn't call Gold 6 "competitive Halo 5."
not allowed to stat flame on waypoint :P
either way theres nothing that makes halo 5 a hard game. after you figure out how to traverse all the maps theres nothing much to it other than killing the other team.
You could say that of literally any game ever. And the whole idea of a competitive shooter is to kill the other team. Counter-Strike is like insanely more simple yet has a very large competitive scene. Even just going from Gold-Platinum-Diamond there are massive skill differences beyond simply knowing how to traverse the map better. Better strafes, better accuracy, better reactions (when to challenge, when not too, etc), better prediction of your enemies, the list goes on.