User blog comment:James12708/Reapers VS. Forerunners VS. Angels from Darksiders VS. Humanity from Halo VS. Council and humanity from Mass Effect VS. Imperium of Man/@comment-50.80.96.33-20130131065438/@comment-1786741-20130201062857

It's not a stalemate, the Reapers will lose no matter what. And keep in mind that the Forerunners are essentially dead in the current Halo universe and that all the forces you encounter in Halo 4 are from a SINGLE Forerunner. I doubt we'll learn any new revelations about forerunner technology next game considering they've already been well established as killing the f*** out of anything that crosses them. Just accept that the Reapers will be obliterated by any scenario against the Forerunners.