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Thanks Choot'em, I will always will be a member first. I think that any who reads this original thread in it's entirety and see how even though there were some slight personal comments being made, the discussion continued in earnest all the way through. Obviously there were other threads being created or commented upon during the time of this one, but one thing to really take note of is how each of us talk, respond and listen to each other. Then take a look at who those current members are today in these forums. Peaceful words from John alleviated a potential personal argument and Jester's overall comment seemed to sum it all up. Just remember we will all be here for a long time awaiting the newest game. There will be plenty more discussions like that one, let's keep moving forward.

I believe it would be a good buy for you, especially if your have been a fan of the series or played the original. The campaign is still as good as it was the first time, the best campaign in my opinion, and when played with the newer graphics you get a rich feel of the old campaign. There will be some instance that you will need to adjust your fire, for me the rockets due to higher clearances of the vehicles from the ground, but quickly it becomes second nature. The coop campaign play has some lag issues that are dependent on factors that we have no control and the lag of the "guest" or non host player can be significant. The tech guys debate the reasons, but in the end, do not count on the coop being a seamless, enjoyable experience. Match making is the chance to play the maps that were part of the original Combat Evolved game, including one from the PC version, and see just how beautiful the maps are with today's graphics. There is a Classic playlist as well as the traditional Reach play lists. If your are a fan of Reach you should really enjoy the new map pack. If you were not a fan of Reach the Classic play lit is definitely the place for you. Though you are not playing with any weapon as it existed from the original CE, the modifications made are as close as they can be for now. For those of you who are fans of the series and disliked Reach for whatever reason, Halo CE Anniversary is still a good buy. It still offers the same great campaign that started it all and gives a chance to play some of the best original maps that Halo has ever offered it's fans.

Music and remixes added on 11/29/11.

Welcome to the forums. Don't hold your breath on the H2 remake unless you are really good at lowering your BP and can go without air for years. Anyways, kick of the shoes, put your feet up and get relaxed.

Welcome to the forums Omega. There are a number of forgers in the forums including myself, though i have little time anymore to forge. Hope you like what you see and get involved.

Hey Andy9330! Good to see you here........kick up your feet and stay a while.

I disagree with you on thisTwin in that the fans who bought the game, nearly 8 million, did try the game and left. You can call it opinion or fact, but the fact is numbers do not lie. It was not long after the game was in play, just a period of months, that the numbers took a dramatic drop. I personally have given that game all sort of chances and I see it is a failed attempt in the series. in my opinion. They tried too much change within one title jump. I sure as **** do not like be called a "whiner" for stating that and neither do other Halo fans. You can compare our stats at Bungie,net and you will see I seriously outweigh you in MM and Arena. I played the game, I did not spend the vast majority of my Reach career in Firefight or campaign chasing credits. I agree that Bungie and 343i should never give the fans to much voice in the game for the sheer fact that most players and fans never become part of forums like these and are not represented. A video game is put on the market and survives or fails dependent on how good it is. COD is not a game I like at all, but it overwhelms the current Halo game for one reason. It works for it's fans. It has now taken numerous Halo players and shows no sign of slowing down. Halo 4 will have to address whatever the developers feel the Halo series truly needs and not listen to just the current members in the forums who are a small percentage of the millions of Halo fans.

Tell you what smart guy, I have that button and it's pointed right at you. This is a friendly forum, you want to trash talk fellow members simply because you feel differently than them? Bungie.net is still there and has a warm seat waiting for you.

Yeah, I know that feeling! From the very first time I played it I could feel the awesome nature of the game.

Game Stop or EB Games has it wrong, period! The member above my post simply miss read the date within their own post.

Ahhhh.....hate to break it to you, but 2012 is next year.

That is why I, in fact, go to the member above you for forgiveness of these sins. The member above me gets excited when he gets a show stopper. The member below me is the one he gets a show stopper on.

4,000 post should be "Frankie" and 5,000 and above should be "Halo". Beyond that is stratosphere and we can worry about that when the time comes. Gravemind, Prophet, and General are all Halo related titles and rank. The membership status should change at 500 post to "Elite Member" and 1,000 be "Mythic Member", then 2,500 be Protector.

You know what Impetuous....forget those who had an issue with your monitor persona. Do not let others define who you are or your place in this forum. I know you had some "bite", monitors do by their own "Light Bulb" nature as Johnson might say. You and that persona are welcomed in this community, I mean look at the ones who complained and what they are into......psffffft!

If you have not already done so, post in the Technical Help thread. If you have and received no response send a Private Message here and state your issue. Sorry to hear about your issues with Waypoint on the 360.

This is an old and unneeded topic. I am locking it to kill it.

If it is made by Egyptianghetto it is fine.

Now Geordie......I saw your status update and yes we will be fair, of course. We are a friendly group of Halo fans, but you too have to be fair and take a little time to look around and see what is up. With that said, "Welcome to the forums!", hope you stay for a while. Kick off your shoes, get comfortable and use the hat box for help and to get to know the community. I believe Jester has locked this topic, do not take it the wrong way, we attempt to keep duplicate threads for cluttering the forums. He is a nice guy, just don't eat his crumpets!

Pulling the OP's original back up to restate the nature of the thread. Stay on topic, this is not an AA's thread guys.

I will keep my response brief. First, your last analogy between the Bubble Shield and Armor Lock has no validity in my view. The shield does not make you indestructible, emit an EMP, destroy vehicles, denature the blast of a stuck on sticky. deflect rockets back at players, etc, etc. The bubble shield can be entered by another player to continue a fight, vehicles can pass through it and it is available to any player that happens across it. With that said, I do agree with some of your points, but to me what set Halo apart from the other games was the "mild" target lock that exists. The maps were better, on whole, in the original Halo titles to me and had an overall better feel. I will, or we will, never know what the current maps of Reach may have felt like if not clouded by all the other factors. I honestly believe there is no way AA's will be seen again. Like you, I expect change and advancement of the original series and feel there were enough unliked changes that drove away or alienated fans. Nice OP to bring forward another good discussion.

Share your Halo 3 and ODST screen shots here. I had so much more fun and creativity when it came to making screen shots in Halo 3. Most likely because of how much I enjoyed the game and also it was the first time you could easily create in game images to share. Which ones do you want to share? Limit the total number to four and please place in one post please. Simply vote for your favorite persons images by using the like button and lets see what you've got! I'll start by Sharing these two: 1 ) Nightmare- I even kill you in your dreams 2 ) Airborne - Death From Above