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*ponders the idea* Sorry, mini, but I don't see it. Care to share what makes you think that? I'm curious to know. You might have information that I don't. I'm still wondering how heavy the ARC Gun is. It looks like a big brick with a split in it. Anyway. I enjoy the schematics of the re-styled guns, too. They make me happy.

Well, you know what they say... "History repeats itself." Different setting. Different people. Same story.

Oh, I clicked Like, then saw the last line you put there, Patt. I had to Unlike because we've already been informed that there will be Covvies in H4. They may very well bring some of their vehicles, but who knows which. Personally, I think some of the vehicles in Wars were geared toward the gameplay in Wars, and would be over the top in the FPS genre. I voted "Maybe".

I'm not sure, but I think at the center of our galaxy is a series of binary, triplet and quadruplet stars locked in a seemingly endless ballet, all spinning and twirling about one another, pulling streams of burning gas from one another as they pass each other at the closest points in their individual orbital paths. One day, they may collide, merging and becoming too massive to retain shape as even one colossal star. Then, maybe, it'll be supermassive black hole time. I just wonder how much tickets will cost to see the show.

Microbes, huh? That's cool. I could believe it. Water is all but essential to the growth of many forms of life. The geography of Mars tells me it used to have actual liquid water all over the place (dried-up riverbeds and such). Also, here's a corroborating article from NASA that suggests water may still, in fact, flow on Mars during its warm months: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/news/mro20110804.html I have to wonder if maybe billions of years ago there was life on Mars that went the way of the Dinosaur, or maybe ended up destroying itself the way Humanity is, ravaging the planet's natural resources until life is no longer sustainable. Billions of years later: microbes! HOORAY!

Not a huge Infection fan, myself, but it occurs to me that the more versatile a map is, the more popular it will be, and the more popular its creator would be. I vote Yes.

iPod 4gen. I don't think I need to explain why. WYR know the future, or know the truth about things as they become history?

Science! Me being picky: "Minus Green". Not "Anti-Green"?

1) Greater character customization: Greater selection in the Armory. Greater selection of armor upgrades. More paint colours. More visor colours. A Service Tag that may be placed on the armor like an emblem. More emblem options, and a D.I.Y. emblem-maker. The option to place multiple emblems on the armor. Multiple options for (or full control of) emblem placement. Paint scheme options for armor (rather than just Primary, Secondary, Detail options), and/or even a D.I.Y. armor paint tool. The option to maintain a custom paint colour on a part of the armor during Team matches where armor paint is overridden (a la Halo 3). 2) A true and accurate Ranking system for the most even matchmaking possible for the benefit of the casual gamer as much as the hardcore and MLG gamers. It should also take into consideration red flag player statistics such as "Betrayals Per Game", "Suicides Per Game" and "Quits Per Game", to group the real poor-sport players together as much as possible, and ideally keep them out of matches with players who would not fall into that category. (I'll keep thinking.)

Great stuff! I love hearing about the progress of our members' levels of activity. I love it because it saddens me to think of it not happening anymore. So, 'grats, Bobo. Keep up the good work.

Twin, I love you. You're the best and I'm proud to call you a friend. Point of concern: Members of the original Halo community and fandom seem to me to have become the minority. The majority consists of the Youth demographic. Of that demographic alone, the majority consists of those less mature individuals (not necessarily kids) who just don't have the time to really be part of the community. The only involvement of these individuals in the community seems to be on the fringe where the extent of their involvement is to boast about how awesome they are, and to complain about the details that they have a problem with. They really don't want to work together with anyone, or even go about expressing themselves in a decent and civilized manner. I don't know how to explain it with my mind as haywire as it is (my Thought prioritization and organization charts out like the storyboard of a Tarantino flick), but I'll give it a shot: The rifts between "cliques" or "sub-communities" are like cracks in the clay ball of our world of Halo. But if you follow those cracks down toward the core of the world, I'm sure you'll find that they don't all run as deep as one. One crack (no jokes, please) runs all the way through the world, and it divides those of us who genuinely care for Halo from those individuals who really don't. I adore those of you here in this particular site who take the time to really think, who bear a deeper understanding of the state of affairs, and who offer services and aid to those who want to be better in-game, who want to create in Forge or Theater mode, or who just want an awesome sig for the forums. I think it's incredible how many of you there are, and that alone gives me a nice, warm feeling inside. Despite this, working together to try and guide 343 Industries in future iterations of what has always been our game will be a push - a big push - because we'll be competing with an aimless, immature and sometimes malign anti-community of gamers whose selfish mind-state would unintentionally see Halo continue to lower itself to the standards of unintelligible, no-skill-required FPS's whose titles shall not be named here by me but that offer a truly false sense of superiority when someone's a higher Level than you (for example). A push. Like childbirth. It'll be long. It'll be painful. And it'll be messy. But in the end, if and when we're successful, our baby will be the most beautiful, the smartest, the fastest and the strongest baby in the world. I'll push with you, Twin. I'll push with you until the bloody end. Oh, also, those individuals - the Fringers I was talking about - are the types who aren't at all likely to read posts that are as long as these, and those that would read them aren't likely to w00t! *fistpump* and jump on board with us. That said, I was wondering if maybe it would be a good idea to create a video - a Machinima - with this message of unifying the Halo community under one banner (so to speak), and people could show their support for it just by hitting "Like" and maybe dropping a comment. In this way, the message might go further and resonate with more intensity in the minds of those who might be disinclined to read long spiels. Not to mention that it would cross borders with more ease. This is assuming, of course, that there isn't somebody already running rampant across the vast wilderness of the Internet spreading the word by hand on every Halo community forum they can find, and doing so with flashy posts that are short, sweet and to the point, or maybe using .gifs to portray the message with clarity and pointed humor. Hey, that's another idea...

I'm having the same issue as Thel'Vadam. Step 1) I click the link. Step 2) I see my FB profile. Step 3) I log-out and click the link again. Step 4) I log-in and see my FB profile. Step 5) I paste the URL into the Address bar. Step 6) I see my FB profile. Step 7) I come tell you my frustration step-by-step. Step 8 ) need healz plz

235,182 years of non-stop Halo. Kinda blows the mind.

Holy smokes, HH! I'm genuinely surprised you included me in that short list, considering y'all are currently, or formerly (in Choot's case) community staff. Now MY life is complete. Thanks, bro. It's alright, DB. It's not a competition, and if it is it's been rigged.

Oh my. I don't know what to say. It's an honor just to be nominated.

Yikes. I'd rather start school from the beginning. I would do SO MUCH BETTER. It would be a breeze. WYR live forever as a "smart" AI like Cortana, Mack, and Eternal Spring (immune to rampancy), OR be a SPARTAN (of any generation) with an average life expectancy of about 30 years after activation?

I agree that the individuals you have there can be quite funny, Shadow. I also find many others funny as well, though some of them are, sadly, no longer with us. They haven't passed away. They just don't come around much (or at all).

A cleric, eh? We'll see... Oh, yes, we will see. Jokes. Welcome to the community, ZC. I'm FB and it's good to have you with us. I hope you enjoy the site and I look forward to seeing you around the forums and the Shoutbox. Twam guide you.

T'would be a great tragedy indeed should you choose to leave us alone in this cold, grey world. You know what I think you should do? The opposite of suicide. That's right. You deserve to have a good life, and all you have to do to get a good life is work a little bit for it. Very few people are beyond redemption, regardless of their wrongdoings. So unless you're an unrepentent sociopath with a propensity for violence, I think you're the bee's knees, Eli.

Hi and welcome to the community, irawsumguy.

But...! Oh, alright. One of the hazards I come across from treating people equally here: I tend to forget about the "Rated E for Everyone" aspect of the site. No worries, though. I will be much more mindful of my thoughts from now on.

Luck: Ah, you see I already know that luck is a factor in all games, but the games in question are Halo Reach and Halo 4. So, moving right along... The three AA's I find problematic: The reason that those three AA's are used so often in standard playlists can be summed up in the old saying: "If you can't beat them, join them." That's the short version. Skip the following paragraph if you understand what I mean. The long version of that reason: Early in Reach's release (and still today but nowhere near as often), players attempted to utilize the less popular AA's whether to keep things fresh, or because they just wanted to be different. While this reasoning was inspired and often full of lolz, the fact is that while many of us kept this up, others were figuring out which AA's had the greatest overall impact on each match, and these creative, if diabolically clever people were successful in their endeavor. When this came to pass, those of us who were still toying with Hologram and Drop Shield found ourselves beaten again and again. And the truth is that even if you play for the fun and the lolz, losing all the time gets real old. So eventually we all came to realize that if we wanted to even-out the playing field we would have to play on the same terms as our opponents. And when you're up against random opponents, you'll go with what you feel will work best because you can be almost certain that your opponents will be doing the same. Disfavouring AA's: Do I disfavour AA's based on principle? No. Do I disfavour them based on my experience in Reach? Yes, I do, but only because of how unbalanced I have found them to be, and, in some cases (ie: Drop Shield), how virtually useless they've proven to me. That said, I have no problem with Bloom or weapon loadouts, and actually like being given an option between, say, a DMR and a Needle Rifle, or a DMR and a Shotty. I'm in favour of the implementation of AA's due to tying into the Halo canon (Armor Lock, for instance, having been used to survive falling from incredible altitude), but I just hope that AA's in Halo 4 are better balanced against each other and against the multiplayer maps. And from what we've all heard on the matter, I find myself looking forward to H4 with great enthusiasm. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to clarify these points, PL. I've read some of your posts, and you're okay in my books. May the Twam be with you.