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8/10 At least there is no rickroll

The Awkward moment when you are playing Reach with a friend, tell them you have to go, then stay online for another 3 hours.

I suppose they are right about Spartans not having allied with elites yet, however I do love playing as elites just for stickys. They're just so awesome

Maybe something with elites, I never seem to play as them enough

lolwut? If anyone messed up the game, it was bungie, they made it after all...

Only US members

Sarcasm? But believe it or not, some people do not want to play and loose their rank.

Many people buy consoles based on their budget. I certainly bought my Xbox because it was a hell of a lot cheaper than the ps3. And Xbox live, where I live, is only £28 a year, which IMO is well worth paying. If just the Xbox banned preowned games I can't help but feel less and less people would buy it, as the price of buying a new game is well over the price for Xbox live. The price I payed for my first Xbox 360 "fat" was £60 (preowned), and the cost of a single new game is now over £40. Not to mention the Xbox came with a controller, all cables and a hard drive. Does something not quite add up? So that is where preowned games are so useful, and if they were scrapped for Xbox, I can't help but feel Microsoft would lose many, many potential new users.

The awkward moment when you are Playing reach with a friend, you tell them you have to go then stay online for another 3 hours.

MW3 much? I still can't believe I payed £45 for that game :/ And yeah, this would be completely unfair on a large number of people - those with multiple xboxes, no Internet/XBL, download restrictions, not as much money, and many more. I think this could be the kind of thing Microsoft would do, but I doubt they actually will…

Mystic, I agree, if companies want people to buy their games new, they need to provide an incentive to do so.

Nice job, I think you have got some good criticism which I agree with.

OP - what was the TU beta for?

Halo reach feels competitive because I am always trying to win. And when you win you do get more credits, allowing you to level up quicker. But yes, the halo 2/3 ranking system does increase the level of competitive feeling in players - however the problem I see is that less experienced players are put off playing ranked playlists as you can get de-ranked.

No problem. It's an easy 30,000 credits IMO.

IGN: Last month, rumors began circulating that the next Xbox will block the play of used games. Saints Row: The Third design director Jameson Durall has spoken out about the rumor, calling the idea "fantastic." In a blog post on #AltDevBlogADay, Durall writes, "Personally I think this would be a fantastic change for our business. Even though the consumers would be up in arms about it at first, they will grow to understand why and that it won't kill them." "The system is already there for Microsoft. All they'd have to do is use the DLC and codes model they have to tie a game to your Xbox live account," Durall continues. "Each retail disc would likely need that unique key somewhere in the code so the account would be able to link it properly. Ideally it would tie a full version to the console it is registered on so family members can play even if the main account isn't signed in." As far as lending games, Durall notes that Microsoft "could implement something similar to what Amazon is doing with their Kindle Books Durall believes that the system could be similar to rental services, and that Microsoft could even create its own rental program. "I could see Microsoft implementing their own rental service which would maybe give them a code that activates the game for X days and they are charged a small amount," Durall suggests. "This could work when you borrow the disc from someone or even with digital download of the full version. It would also send a percentage of the rental to the Developer with each rental, likely improving the overall revenue we would receive from it." Durall concludes by commenting that used game sales hurt the industry more than most people realize, and that "we have to do something about these issues or our industry is going to fall apart." For Durall's full thoughts, check out his entire blog post. What do you think? I think that If Microsoft blocked preowned games then games sales would not actually be increased, but decreased, as gamers, inclusion myself, don't want to fork out £40 for a game every single time :/

The Awkward moment when: You get some biscuits, energy drink and your phone. You get your laptop, open up waypoint, set up some custom challenges. You put on your headphones, crash out in your gaming chair for a good night of gaming. You boot up Reach. You go to MM: "The reach server is currently unavailable."

8/10 Nice

I couldn't be bothered to read your whole post. I don't mind the reach ranking system, and I'm not a bad player. I also don't mind the other Halo ranking systems. However I hate it in H3 that you have separate custom and ranked play lists, that annoyed me. But yeah, 343 are gonna do what they think is right and I trust them to make that decision.

Good list. I pretty much agree with that.

Wow. I suppose that really speeds it up. I will edit the post accordingly.