First of all I would like to give a shout out to the clowns that started the sophomoric remarks that resulted in the topic being locked. Additionally, as I confessed in the "OP" I am ignorant of online gaming discussion and very much appreciate those who redundantly informed me again thrice...
I realize now this forum clearly was not the place to complain about 343 (although my name suggested otherwise, it was a parody off of Will Ferrell's response to internet questions. By the way if you haven't seen this video, I highly recommend it). In regards to lag, it would seem that most are in agreement that my internet connection is at fault. I was reluctant to concede this as Halo 4 is the only online game in which I experience these lag issues (all other online gaming I experience absolutely no problems). Perhaps it requires the most data transfer for the games I play (if I confess I'm also ignorant of computer science will the nerds' onslaught continue?). It is indeed encouraging to hear that hackers are as prominent as the prize I won for my OP calling out Halo 4 - my man Edward Kenway knows what I'm talking about.
I'm not one for addressing individuals, most of the time I think it's counter productive, but I do have some thoughts in regards to HatsuneMiku's comments. One, he seems to be very obsessed with my name - he addresses it 4 times in the first 5 sentences. I think that was a little ridiculous, like my name. Two, you seem to be contradicting yourself by slamming my "first impression", my OP comments, then "agreeing that people are welcome to criticize a game, by all means..." yet your entire post clearly has the feel that agreeing with people and criticizing a game, are, in fact, not welcome...
I appreciate all the respectful comments. I'm not sure why a new member would receive such critical remarks for a fellow player who really does love and enjoy the Halo franchise (if I didn't I wouldn't be on here writing this). At times I do get frustrated with the Halo 4 game, but it's only because I expect a certain level of playability that often times comes with a high standard. Anyway, HatsuneMike is probably correct; I won't post much on here, if at all, but I do appreciate what you guys do here in the nerdom of Halo 4.