When something was there before, and it's no longer there, that would be the definition of it being taken away. These "featured" events were what was part of the original game. Weeklies, iron banner, trials should still be available (and by that, I mean we should be able to reach lvl 40 to compete) to people who have paid $95 for the game. And this happened after 1 year. Yea I get the new maps/missions/strikes should be dlc, but not essential parts of the game. Halo had weekly matchmaking events for years after release, and it was never exclusive to dlc. We paid $95 for a beta, and after they used us to help create their game, they're charging us more for a game we should've gotten a year ago. There was already an extra subclass slot in the vanilla game. This means that they had every intention of having three subclasses, and instead they decided hey, why not wait to finish the game, and then charge them more. They are milking us. The content that is available now should've been part of the original game. The dlc that we've paid for should've been part of the original game. The interface, weapon tuning and leveling system should've all been a part of the original game. They sold us an unfinished product, used us to finish it, and is turning around and selling it right back to us. If you honestly think this game and the content that is available now is worth $135, then go ahead and spend your money on it. But I think you've all been scammed, and are enabling companies to follow this trend of having their consumers paying for early release, using them as crowd source beta testers, and then charging them again for the final.