Jord

Not bothered to be honest. It's understandable after Reach most of the population just went away. And people probably have moved on with their lifes, and some of them probably switched over to other games, moved onto computer gaming. Me I don't see what the big deal is with population numbers. Don't see how that effects me enjoying the game that I paid for.

Everyone with their high self control and then there's me like; Don't look at anything Jord! -Clicks on everything- And if you look at my sig, imagine you're where Luke Skywalker is and a copy of Halo 4 is where the lightsaber is. I'll be like that when I'm at my midnight release and I can see it behind the counter xD

I wonder if 343 have collected information from how quickly they've levelled up, I guess we'll find out release day.

Maybe the legendary scene could consist of Faber (The Master Builder) approaching an imprisoned Didact. As for Cortana dying, I imagined that Chief and Cortana are on the planet that the Forerunners used as their capital. A barely usable holo platform is working among the Forerunner structures, Cortana appears on the platform. The Chief sits down, and takes of his helmet (The camera angles would consist of being behind Chief, so we don't see his face, or looking upon Cortana while the Chief and her talk). Cortana would talk about how it's beautiful there, so much lost knowledge. Then some more conversation, and I know this is a cheesy, but perhaps the sun sets in the distant, the Chief watches it, then turns back to Cortana only to find that she's not there anymore, and the holo platform has died out as well. Then it goes to dark. The dark could symbolize both how lonely Chief is without her in the years to come, as well as showing how the Chief would have to go back to how he did things before being intertwined with Cortana. Maybe as the screen goes dark, the screen gets glitchy, and it shows Cortana (like it did in Halo 3), and she says; "I knew I chose the best. Make me proud, John." As Chief walks to a transport that has just landed on the planet.

If I'm honest I like the idea of standard edition people getting helmets with the pass. If they're unable to get the LE, they can still buy the map pass, and they get an added treat! Where as those who have the limited edition, we have; - Great looking case - War Games Pass - Instant access to all 8 specializations (No waiting for them to be unlocked over time once we reach SR-50) - UNSC Infinity briefing package, with goodies - Extended edition of FUD - A bunch of downloadable stuff Very grateful I was able to secure a copy, definitely will look great in my room Next to my Halo books once I secure all them! Can't wait to get my hands on the game. Thankfully I'm getting me some security (In the form of a sibling and her German Shepard ) to escort me to the midnight release and back, as I'm wary about going out so late (I'm a weakling, I know!) I might of just rambled...I do apologize if I did, a second book I ordered arrived today. It's set in the Shannara universe, by Terry Brooks. Fantasy type books, absolutely adore them I'm going to stop rambling now >.>

I havn't been updated either! Ah well, I'll just continue to bake pies to save Albion I guess

I was getting a Ur-Didact/Faber feel from the figure. I say Ur-Didact because I'm not sure how extensive the brevet mutation on Bornstellar was. I remember in the 2nd Forerunner trilogy book that Bornstellar mentions that Bornstellar only lives on through his dreams. But the way the character was portrayed is what gives me the Ur-Didact feel from the trailer, as the portrayal of the Bornstellar Didact did not match that of the Ur-Didact's portrayal. But I guess that's in no small part due to the Librarian's influence on Bornstellar, sort of a new Didact, a better Didact sort of thing. As for the Faber (The Master Builder) feel...figure was menacing, his size and form shows power and dominance, and the fact that the figure did not speak in the trailer suggests that the silence shows that the figure is beyond our comprehension, as much as we will try, we'll never begin to understand what and who the figure is. (Much like the connection of Protheans to the primitive races in the Mass Effect universe). The stare off between the Chief and the figure reminded me of the court session in Cryptum, where Bornstellar and Faber look at each other in silence. But I'm probably trying to look into it to much, and I've probably rambled so I do apologize

I personally loved the trailer. The only two things I would of liked to of seen; - At the end when the stare off happens, I would of liked to of seen the Forerunner speak. - The beach scene. I would of liked to of seen the king of the hill scene described in the Fall of Reach novel, where Halsey and Mendez (I believe it was him with Halsey, can't remember >.<) went to evaluate John. Wouldn't of needed to see their faces, maybe John looking at Halsey (With the camera behind Halsey looking down at John) and then the camera zooms in to show the coin moving through the air. The Forerunner scanning Chief definitely intimidated me. I was getting a UR-Didact/Faber feel from the figure. Overall pretty amazing. Wasn't expecting the trailer to be as it was, the snippets of John going through the Spartan Program was a nice touch. Well Halo 4's campaign and Spartan Ops will have us attacking... Actually I'll let you see for yourself I liked the scene. It shows Chief's determination to overcome any enemy. The twist where Chief gets thrown was well executed, as it demonstrates what 343 are trying to do. They're throwing Chief into the unknown, against a threat he has no knowledge of. Chief is already known as the Hero, they have to find a way to strip that from him, and plunge him once again at the start of the Hero's journey. John being suspended in that...force field (?), having his memories torn from his mind and exposed to the figure, being thrown by the Promethean. Great ways of showing that this is a threat that John is struggling against. But like always, John will give them hell before he gets taken down.

To long didn't read version: LE versions are very awesome, especially for the games that I love. I'm still trying to get the Skyrim CE! I agree. As soon as I heard about the LE version of H4, I started saving for it. Comes with lots of goodies, in a good looking case, and the fact that it's a Limited Edition Recently I've had the opportunity to start getting back Games I have played and loved in the past. I went through a phase where I would trade most my games in just for one new game -.- I managed to get my hands on the GOTY version of Fable 2, and the limited edition version of Force Unleashed 2. I like getting Limited Edition versions of video games. It'll look nice in my room, and well, not everyone will have one which is always a bragging right (In a kind way). And it's always nice to remember the times when you saved up for the LE copy of the game, and then when you finally get your hands on it and looked through everything. I don't have Reach anymore, but I still have Halsey's journal thing xD

It would be a good idea, they could add the restriction that you can only repair the vehicle so much in one life time. Or that it takes a lot of people to repair the vehicle a good amount.