~on time? maybe microsoft should stop hyping shit before it's ready. both times with mcc and 5 is because microsoft didn't budge on a release date. publishers need to stop pushing devs and stop hyping shit before it's out. that's not how you make quality products or keep a lasting fanbase. ~"cop out." yes because letting the community get involved is copping out. ~free is free. but lil shits like you will always find something to complain about simply because you weren't hugged enough as a child. ~firefight has been absent for 3 titles. there has never been any indication of it returning. So I don't know why you would expect it to. ~"real" is relative. and is just another chip on your hyperbolic pile. ~Bungie never once created a perfect title. halo 2 is a good example. and you all blame 343 for "killing" halo. even though Bungie created reach and it was a game THEY really wanted to make. straight from their mouth. Not to mention none of bungies titles were ever as complex mechanically as the 3 titles 343 has put out. So I don't know what you're applauding them for. You're just another -blam!-ing fanboy who has to bash on a quality product because your unhappy with yourself. halo 5 is good. the best title since halo CE. granted it lacks a good amount of custom game types. But it launched with a VERY good base. Something most triple A titles haven't done in the past year.